What Type of Chick Starter Grower Do You Use?

[gokan68]

I am currently using Acco Feeds Paymaster

Chick Starter-Grower medicated crumbles until the chicks get 6 weeks old. Is 6 weeks too early to switch to a layer feed?

What brand and type should I go with until they reach 20 weeks? Acco, Purina, Nutrena???

Thanks!

 

[Zinnia-Hen]

I actually started my chicks with normal feed at around 15-ish weeks and they did just fine. At first I used purina and they liked it, but I found another brand that may or may not be sold in your area, it's called "Beaver brand poultry feed" and is probably sold online somewhere if it's not at your feed store. Anyway, this feed has done a good job for my birds; since the package was huge it has been lasting me for a few months now and hasn't gone moldy or nasty. I did have some problems with purina when I kept the package for about 5 days bugs began to hatch in it...so that's why I switched to this brand. Hope this helped!

 

[nurseshelly]

Hi,
Mine just love the purina non medicated crumbles ... they don't like the medicated as much, but I'm paranoid! I would imagine they are all pretty similar. If I could find an organic chick starter near me I would do that.
Michele

 

[MsPony]

I don't like medicated, I feel that the weak need to be seperated from the strong, and that their immune systems need to be as exposed as possible. I've never fed medicated and had success.

With that said, I fed w/e my local feed store had (mill brand normally) and recently with this new batch went organic.

I should have a new batch coming soon, they will not be mine personally (I'm growing them out for.a customer) and they will be started on manna pro non meidcated. I'd continue on w/e your TSC or feed store sells. My store that I work at happens to sell some brand that I can't remember. Otherwise they'd continue on manna pro/layena/dumoor.

 

[True Grit]

I used one from Fleet Farm called Sprout medicated starter grower. You shouldn't switch to layer until they start laying. Too much calcium in it. You can switch to a pullet feed 14-16% protein at 8 weeks until they start to lay but you can slowly mix in oats til it gets to a 50/50 blend to prevent them from laying too early which can cause problems.

 

[MsPony]

Btw it is too early! I didn't switch until they started laying. I kept them on starter until then.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

I have a recipe that the local co-op makes for me, its non-medicated, i use it for any bird i have that are not laying (chicks, meat birds, turks, gooselings, ducklings, quail)

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Two thirds Purina Start & Grow and one third FRM game bird starter.

 

[onthespot]

Purina Start N' Grow

 

[Ourfamilyflock]

11.00 for a 40 lb bag of beaver brand. The girls love it, will change them to layer mix when they start laying. Plan to stay away from Purina if I can. Anyone know anything about Beaver Brand? The local feed store had it, and suggested it, but cant find much on it online.