Do Vaccinated Chicks Need (Medicated) Chick-starter?

[nrs3]

I am beginning the endeavor of raising meat chickens, and am receiving the chicks this week. They have already been vaccinated, but I am unsure if normal meat-bird food will provide the necessary nutrients they need in their first weeks of life. Should I buy some chick-starter or just raise them on the meat-bird food?

 

[azygous]

"Medicated" feed has no real medicine in it. It's basic chick formulated feed with a small amount of amprolium in it to help chicks develop resistance to coccidia in the soil.

As long as your meat bird feed is in crumble form and not pellets, which are too large for chicks, you don't really need any other feed.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Mareks vaccinated, it doesn't matter. Cocci vaccinated, no medicated feed

 

[nrs3]

Thanks for the help! I checked out bag and it is 20% protien, so it should fit the chicks needs.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Mareks vaccinated, it doesn't matter. Cocci vaccinated, no medicated feed

x2. You didn't specify what type of vaccine they got, so the main thing to remember is medicated feed nullifies coccidiosis vaccination.