What to feed my new chicks???

[MrsH527]

I'm sseing all of these posts about people feeding their new chicks yogurt and oatmeal and other things. I thought the food from the feed store was sufficient? Do I need to supplement with other things or will that be fine? I want my chickens to have the best life possible, but I don't want to spend a fortune on them. We are going to be eating them one day...well some of them. We are getting a nice mix of strictly layers, and some dual use birds too. I even want to find some big ol' meat birds, just cause they are huge and awesome!

What do you recommend starting my chicks off with?

 

[Fred's Hens]

The chick starter feed is completely sufficient. They don't "need" to have anything else.

 

[TrufflesTheChic]

Ill actually add to this and ask, does the chick starter need to be medicated? I've always bought just regular chick starter but see others have bought medicated.

 

[ChickensRDinos]

It does not have to be. I don't use it. Some people prefer it and some do not. I think it depends on a lot of factors and how you are choosing to raise your flock. I would recommend reading about amprolium (the most common medicine in medicated feed) so you can understand what it does and then decide if it is something you want or not.

 

[MrsH527]

Thank you so much! Great info!