Troubleshoot my chicken

[aart]

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The Chick starter is MannaPro as well with Amprolium.

Feed bag looks like 'scratch grains', low protein and nutrition,
and not meant to be the main diet.

Amprolium is a coccidiostat, not a wormer.
Won't hurt them and has more nutrition but you'll have to supply some kind of calcium, like oyster shells, for the active layers.
Many of us feed a 'starter' or 'all flock' type feed(18-20% protein, 1-2% calcium) to our flocks with a separate feeder of oyster shell.

 

[Just2relax]

Feed bag looks like 'scratch grains', low protein and nutrition,
and not meant to be the main diet.

Amprolium is a coccidiostat, not a wormer.
Won't hurt them and has more nutrition but you'll have to supply some kind of calcium, like oyster shells, for the active layers.
Many of us feed a 'starter' or 'all flock' type feed(18-20% protein, 1-2% calcium) to our flocks with a separate feeder of oyster shell.

Yes, I got the scratch grains as supplemental feed. They're free to roam a 1/2 acre from the moment we let them out until they decide to put themselves in the coop.
I do think I will change the supplemental feed to the started feed though. Not really happy with the mixed grains.

I put safeguard in her water this morning. She seems to be perking up. As I understand they're more susceptible to worms until they reach 4 months. So, I will add that to the others water as well. They're maybe only 2 months old.

 

[aart]

I put safeguard in her water this morning. She seems to be perking up. As I understand they're more susceptible to worms until they reach 4 months. So, I will add that to the others water as well. They're maybe only 2 months old.

Not sure why you think they need worming.
And I don't think safeguard can be applied in the water.
Might want to make new thread about that, or at least search it out.

 

[Just2relax]

Not sure why you think they need worming.
And I don't think safeguard can be applied in the water.
Might want to make new thread about that, or at least search it out.

I think that because I searched it out. The other three seem fine but she had symptoms that indicated she could have worms: loss of appetite and listlessness. And I'm fairly positive I found a tapeworm in a stool from last night.
Multiple articles mentioned that some chicken keepers give dewormer twice a year as a precaution. And the recommendation is to add one to two pea sized drops to their drinking water.
So, I figured it couldn't hurt.