Mixing vaccinated and non-vaccinated chicks- feed question!

[Racesay]

Hi everyone!
We have some seven week old chicks (vaccinated, on non-medicated chick feed) and another group (non-vac, on medicated food). They are going to be moved to their outside coop together and I'm wondering...

Can I feed all of them the medicated feed until the younger ones reach 7 weeks when I was advised they could start unmedicated feed?

Are the 7 week olds fine now in terms of the vaccine getting canceled out?

Thanks in advance!!

Sarah

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

What was the vaccine for? Cocidiosis?

 

[Racesay]

What was the vaccine for? Cocidiosis?

Yes

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I believe you are alright feeding medicated feed to vaccinated chicks. I personally haven't fed it so I'm not totally sure. The vaccine is different than the medicated feed in how they work.

 

[rosemarythyme]

I'd just switch them both to unmedicated, and keep Corid on hand to treat for coccidiosis if that becomes necessary.