medicated or non-mdicated feed......

[j and bs hens]

We have 10 chickens, all on non medicated food. We hatched one egg, and we can't seem to find the 'medication' to give it. We know that we can order it online, but it usually comes in a very large order.

SO, can we just give the chick the non-medicated food, as all of the other girls have been vaccinated. There are chickens about a 1/4 mile down the road. Will our one chick get sick, or carry something that could get our other girls sick?

Thank you for ANY help with this

 

[Achickenwrangler#1]

I'm curious, as why medicated in the first place? And I'm not pro vaccines in ordinary backyard chickens in uncrowded conditions. I haven't vaccinated and feed ordinary food...no problems there.
But in the one chance there was exposure, the sole chick would get sick and not the vaccinated ones.

 

[RonC]

I may be incorrect but from what I understand the "medicated" food has something in it to stop a specific parasite from developing. That is all it does. Also if it does get the parasite it can spread to the rest of the flock. If anyone knows differently please correct us.

 

[j and bs hens]

Ok, that is what I was thinking. My husband suggested to get medicated starter, for the time being. So, we might do that. But once 'she' goes with the other girls 'she' will eat what they eat. The non-medicated.

thank you for the feedback

 

[California_chickie]

The sole chick should be fine-- if the other hens are healthy & happy, your chick will be too.

 

[Dingo]

Mine are all being raised on non-medicated, mainly because I don't believe in indiscriminately medicating, and because I have quail. Medicated feed is fed to prevent coccidia. As long as you keep your birds clean you shouldn't have any issues with non-medicated.