I am confused about medicated starter.

[Beekissed]

We all have those kinds of facts, don't we?

I've found UP/ACV to be 110% effective against all diseases in my flocks...evidence being that I never have any there.

 

[Chris09]

Now I see the difference. You're talking Livestock and we're talking chickens. Anyway making sure there's enough ACV to do a cow some good would sure use up a truckload of the stuff! And if it didn't do you any good, then a waste, at that.

I was under the impression though that ACV was only a part of defense against cocci. That cultured milk products prevent it too.

I thought we were talking about cocci prevention in chickens, not curing an already infected steer or goat.

Chickens can be considered a form of livestock.

Chris

 

[Beekissed]

I consider mine livestock.

 

[galanie]

Yes, but ruminants are vastly different from chickens. Not to say that ultimately their care doesn't include a lot of the very same practices, depending how you do it, but "livestock" tends to bring up pictures of steer and such to me. Maybe it's just me though.

And I do think that Chris09 was talking about ruminants unless I'm mistaken, even though chickens can be considered livestock.

 

[Chris09]

Quote: galanie did back in post 20,
They wrought;
Quote:
"I'm sure there are livestock with an overabundance of nasties in them if they were raised in filth, already had a bad infestation, etc. In short, it's overall practice of which ACV is a part, not a magic bullet."

Chris

 

[Chris09]

Yes, but ruminants are vastly different from chickens. Not to say that ultimately their care doesn't include a lot of the very same practices, depending how you do it, but "livestock" tends to bring up pictures of steer and such to me. Maybe it's just me though.

And I do think that Chris09 was talking about ruminants unless I'm mistaken, even though chickens can be considered livestock.

I was talking about all forms of livestock but mainly poultry and ruminants.

Chris

 

[Beekissed]

Ahhhh....I see.

 

[Chris09]

I consider mine livestock.

I do too.

Chris

 

[Chris09]

Ahhhh....I see.

 

[clucknpeck]

I am feeding my chicks purina medicated feed and I asked the knowledgable chicken person at the feed store if I should switch to developer feed and she told me they should eat the medicated chick feed until 18 weeks old.