chick starter

[Desarae]

What's the best chicken starter? We are completely new to chickens and are leery about the medicated chick starter. Do we want non-medicated? I feel like we would be putting unnecessary medication to new chicks if we gave them the medicated chick starter. What are the pros and cons to both? We are getting our chicks next week, so we are getting everything together this week. We are wanting our chickens for laying. Any and all advice is appreciated. Thanks so much!

 

[familyfarm1]

It's really up to you about medicated feed. My store didn't have it so I medicated there water instead.

 

[lazy gardener]

An excellent non medicated option is multi-flock starter grower which is 22% protein. The amprolium in medicated feed is a thiamine blocker, some say it's an artificial thiamine. I choose not to use medicated feed, instead, I give my chicks a clump of sod within the first 2 weeks. This gives them gradual exposure to the cocci in my soils, allowing them to build a natural immunity. I've never used medicated feed, never had coccidiosis issues with my birds.


Amprolium

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Amprolium

Names​

IUPAC name
5-[(2-methylpyridin-1-ium-1-yl)methyl]-2-propyl-pyrimidin-4-amine chloride
Other names
1-[(4-Amino-2-propyl-5-pyrimidinyl)methyl]-2-picolinium chloride

Identifiers​

ATCvet code QP51AX09
CAS number 137-88-2

ChEMBL ChEMBL97350

ChemSpider 66070

EC number 204-458-4

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MeSH Amprolium
PubChem 2178

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Properties​

Molecular formula
C14H19N4+ · Cl−
Molar mass 278.780 g·mol−1
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)

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Amprolium (INN, trade names Amprovine, Amprolium, Amprol, Anticoccid) is a coccidiostat used in poultry.
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The drug is a thiamine analogue and blocks the thiamine transporter of Eimeria species. By blocking thiamine uptake it prevents carbohydrate synthesis.
Despite only moderate efficacy it is well favoured due to few resistance issues and is commonly used in conjunction withsulfonamides prophylactically in chickens and cattle as a coccidiostat.