Poultry Is it recommendable to feed 3 days old chicks with Growers mash,and what are the consequences if Incase I fed on them till they grow

[Hillary Koech]

• Is it recommendable to feed 3days old chicks with Growers mash only for the first 8 weeks?
• If Incase I feed on them what are the consequences?

 

[nedward]

It is not recommended. The best is chickmash as the feed is specially fortified with premix to correct any defficiencie that might arise as a result of mulnutrition. You might experience crop compaction and chick paralysis.

 

[Hillary Koech]

So I should stop feeding on them if I have already give them??

 

[nedward]

Your chicks will be missing on essential nutrients if you feed them on growers.

 

[Mildred Moore]

So.for clarification please, note the type Nd name of the food that a new born chicken needs, (one day old!)

 

[nedward]

Chick and duck mash is the name. Get it from reputable feed stores within your area. Otherwise Unga feeds still the best

 

[Yamu]

What about growers?

 

[Yamu]

I've been feeding mine with growers and are doing great

 

[nedward]

Kindly doing great can be relatively expensive in the long ran. To avoid cases of defficiencie as the birds mature farmers should stick to ration as per each category of birds. They might be doing great now but if layers you might have egg yolk syndrome or penguin birds in later stage.