Excess starter grower feed

[Ponte]

Can you post a photo of the feed tag so we can see what medication is in the feed?

 

[FarmerGirl101]

The medicated feed is fine to use until you empty the bag. Just pick up a bag of oyster shell and leave some in a dish for the layers.


Guys...the 'medicated' part of the feed is not antibiotics or anything that will 'hurt' anyone.

It is simply a very low dose of amprolium to help prevent Coccidiosis.

ah. Thank you

 

[GC-Raptor]

Would it be a problem if I fed, until it runs out the med starter grower feed to all our chickens. One is laying and two should be laying fairly soon.

I fed my laying hens Medicated (Amprolium) Start and Grow feed for 10 weeks when I was feeding Chicks.
The hens always have Oyster Shells available.
All my Chickens are over a year old now. GC

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I have about 30-35 lb of medicated country feed starter grower feed which I give my 7 week old chicks. The chicks keep trying to eat the layer feed so want to switch to an old flock feed.
Would it be a problem if I fed, until it runs out the med starter grower feed to all our chickens. One is laying and two should be laying fairly soon.

Great! Thanks for providing a photo of the tag Most all medicated chick starters in the US contain Amprolium, but you never know that's why I try to remember to ask. Every once in a while I run into someone that has chick starter that contains an antibiotic.

So, that said, it should not be a problem for your laying hens to eat chick starter that you have which contains Amprolium. There is no egg withdrawal period for Amprolium either, so their eggs are fine to eat too.

 

[Ponte]

As always appreciate the help