Meditated pheasant feed for quail chicks?

[Dani334]

I have a newly hatched batch of quail chicks and my local feed store only carries Turkey starter or pheasant starter. I got the pheasant starter, because it is a finer ground up feed. It is medicated for cocid. Is this okay to feed them. The feed protien content is 27. I believe. Will this feed harm them? There is another local feed store, but they were out of stock on their game bird starter. So I opted for the pheasant starter. I have more quail chicks arriving in the mail wed.

 

[muddy75]

Ive never used medicated but it shouldn’t hurt them if it’s formulated for game birds

 

[007Sean]

Medicated feed won't hurt them but I'd get them on regular gamebird feed, with 24 to 28% protein, ASAP!

 

[Dani334]

Medicated feed won't hurt them but I'd get them on regular gamebird feed, with 24 to 28% protein, ASAP!

This feed is 27% protien. What is wrong with this feed? I have very limited options in my area

 

[Dani334]

Ive never used medicated but it shouldn’t hurt them if it’s formulated for game birds

It is a pheasant feed. With 27 %protien. I don't have very many options here. And I live an 2 hours + from other feed stores

 

[vall]

It's fine, I bought it once not realizing it was medicated.

 

[natyvidal]

I am also interested in this subject. I just got quail chicks also and giving them turkey feed 28%. Someone told me that coccidiosis is bad for quails and keep them off the ground. I prefer to get them a big cage where they can hide in the grass and little bushes etc. even fly around if they want to. I am doing quails for their eggs not meat. Can they get medicated quail feed? And what about eating their eggs? I live in Dade City Florida.

 

[Dani334]

It's fine, I bought it once not realizing it was medicated.

Thank you! The freshly hatched chicks made it through the night. So that's good right?!?

 

[ColtHandorf]

And here I was hoping they'd finally made a feed that calmed gamebirds down...lol

Medicated feed won't hurt them but I'd get them on regular gamebird feed, with 24 to 28% protein, ASAP!

But yes, Sean is correct.

 

[Nabiki]

And here I was hoping they'd finally made a feed that calmed gamebirds down...lol
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But yes, Sean is correct.

Here I was, afraid I was the only person who was imagining a bag of feed sitting in a corner going "Oooohhhmm".