emmastar Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 My chicks are due next mon/tue and i need to do an order for my girls food so was thinking of ordering there food to , Ive looked and there is alfamix and alfastart im not to sure what to get any advice ? last time i had medicated food will i need to add something to there diet to give them a boost ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 I think they make an Alfa chick, either that or Alfa start will be fine You don't need to add anything else to the diet but if you are using unmedicated feed then it's worth having a bottle of Coxoid in just in case if any problems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Thanks i will add the coxoid to the shopping list .I would like them to be on the same brand as my big lot , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted February 8, 2012 Author Share Posted February 8, 2012 Any ideas on the best place to buy ? looking for the best postage price , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 the only problem I found feeding alfachick was that they tend to cherry pick all the nice bits out so all the stuff that's good for them ends up in the bedding so goes uneaten which makes it even more expensive so I only use it as a treat and feed them on a medicated chick crumb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I must admit mine did that too, I feed chick crumb now, I choose a cheap brand as they waste so much its never worth buying the good stuff. I move them on to Garvo chick pellets when they have learned some table manners Emma - try Regency Poultry for Coxoid, they are normally very reasonable with their P&P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Ill buy medicated chick food if i can find it online i got it from a breeder last time when i picked some chicks up . Anyone any ideas where to buy it ? also if i do put 4/5 undeer the broody what will i feed them ? mum is on garvo pellets will she show them what to eat ? i dont want her eating the medicated do i ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Most agricultural suppliers will sell medicated food, you can buy it online but the p&p bumps it up, you are looking for crumb 'with ACS' If you can't get it the garvo will be fine if a bit messy and expensive. If you go for unmedicated do try to get some coxoid ready to hand as if they get sick you'll not have time to wait for some to arrive. Never use medicated crumb and coxoid as they'll cancel each other out When buying chick crumb at this time of year check it's in date, I lost some chick once because the crumb was out of date and the chicks literally didn't get any nutritional value from it The broody needs to eat the same as the chicks so will eat the chick crumb too, medicated is no problem but you can't eat any eggs she lays until a week or so after she stops eating the crumb but she won't lay for some time after the chicks have hatched so this isn't usually a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Thanks tasha Ill set the eggs under the broody tomorow as there will be 3 days left then better get the chicks food asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...