Chick Starter VS Medicated Chick Feed

[LeeLeesFarm]

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okay....
I just read on another Thread that chicks should go from the Medicated food to Chick Starter.

When?
Why?

Can I NOT leave my chick on the medicated food until 20 wks of age and then just switch to the laying feed?


THANKS for everyone's help!
Lee


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[sovia]

Here in western SD, it is impossible to find non-medicated chick feed.

Not only that, there is no chick starter available so I will have to feed the medicated feed until 20 weeks of age when I switch to the layer feed. It seems to be standard practice around here and these people have been doing it for ages. I don't have much of a choice so I just have to go with it.

 

[LeeLeesFarm]

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THANK YOU for the reply ....

I wanted to make sure that feeding the medicated feed for the full 20 wks or so wasn't harmful (over-medicating?)


Lee


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[panner123]

You won't over medicate with the feed, but you will have healthy chickens. Once they start laying put them on lay feed. The pellets are not as watseful as crumbles.