The title says it all.. I read this on yahoo answers but can't find anything else when googling that either supports or denies this statement.. the medicated chick starter will kill laying/adult hens.
I need to know.. I'm getting some chicks next week and plan on integrating them with my established flock as soon as they feather out..
eta to clarify: The babies will be in a small pen inside the coop under their lamp.. while unlikely.. food could possibly be spilled and scattered to the main coop floor... where the adult hens are.. So my worry was that, even though it is a remote possibility, medicated chick feed could pose an problem.
I won't use medicated after a month or so.. I don't usually use it but these chicks are hatchery (by mail) chicks and I don't want to risk my flocks or the new chicks.. so I thought I'd medicate them for a few weeks..
New Question: 9/25
So, my local feed stores offer limited choices..but one offers Grower's Pellets.. I assume this is a better choice than feeding layer pellets to a mixed flock (ages and genders).. Can Grower's Pellets be fed indef..? Or does it need to be stopped at a certain age? If I can't get Flock Raiser.. what are my options for a group of hens, mixed ages and a rooster.. if they all eat out of the same container and partitioning them off isn't an option?
Would mixing Grower's and Layer's pellets be a safe option? Or would they be ODing on the calcium too
I need to know.. I'm getting some chicks next week and plan on integrating them with my established flock as soon as they feather out..
eta to clarify: The babies will be in a small pen inside the coop under their lamp.. while unlikely.. food could possibly be spilled and scattered to the main coop floor... where the adult hens are.. So my worry was that, even though it is a remote possibility, medicated chick feed could pose an problem.
I won't use medicated after a month or so.. I don't usually use it but these chicks are hatchery (by mail) chicks and I don't want to risk my flocks or the new chicks.. so I thought I'd medicate them for a few weeks..
New Question: 9/25
So, my local feed stores offer limited choices..but one offers Grower's Pellets.. I assume this is a better choice than feeding layer pellets to a mixed flock (ages and genders).. Can Grower's Pellets be fed indef..? Or does it need to be stopped at a certain age? If I can't get Flock Raiser.. what are my options for a group of hens, mixed ages and a rooster.. if they all eat out of the same container and partitioning them off isn't an option?
Would mixing Grower's and Layer's pellets be a safe option? Or would they be ODing on the calcium too
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