Manna Pro Chick Starter Grower Medicated Crumbles (5 lb)

Complete Amprolium-Medicated Crumble Feed for Chicks

Product Description

Medicated Chick Starter Grower by Manna Pro is a complete crumble feed for replacement chickens from hatching through 16 weeks of age, medicated with amprolium to help prevent coccidiosis and support the development of active immunity. Formulated with 18% protein for muscle development and weight gain, fortified with a full vitamin and mineral panel. Provide free choice as the sole ration from day one through the transition to layer feed.

Benefits

• Amprolium Prevents Coccidiosis: Amprolium is included as the active medication to help prevent coccidiosis, a common and potentially fatal intestinal disease caused by coccidia in young chickens during early development.
• Supports Active Immunity Development: Regular consumption of this medicated feed helps chicks develop active immunity to coccidiosis over time, building resistance while the medication supports them through the process.
• Crumble Form for Small Beaks: The fine crumble texture is sized specifically for small chick beaks, making it easy to eat and digest from day one.
• Fortified with Vitamins and Minerals: A full panel of minerals and vitamins, including vitamins A, D3, E, and K alongside copper, zinc, manganese, and selenium, supports bone health, immune function, and feather development.
• Complete Feed: This is a complete and balanced diet that provides everything chicks need from hatch to 16 weeks without requiring additional grain, supplement, or protein sources alongside it.

Ingredients

Corn, Wheat Middlings, Soybean Meal, Corn Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Calcium Carbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Salt, Choline Chloride, Propionic Acid (a preservative), l-Lysine, dl-Methionine, Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Ferrous Carbonate, Manganous Oxide, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Biotin, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Menadione Dimethylpyrimidinol Bisulfite, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Cobalt Carbonate, and Calcium Iodate.

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How to Use

Directions for Use

• Feed as the sole ration: Give this feed as the only ration from hatch through 16 weeks; do not supplement with additional grain, scratch, or protein sources.
• Feed free choice: Allow chicks continuous free access to consume as much as they want throughout the day; do not limit intake during the starter and grower phase.
• Use as the sole source of amprolium: Do not give additional amprolium supplements or other coccidiosis prevention medications alongside this feed; it is formulated as the sole source.
• Transition at 16 weeks: At approximately 16 weeks, begin transitioning chicks to a layer feed or grower feed appropriate for their species, size, and production purpose.

Additional Information

Precautions

• Do not vaccinate for coccidiosis: Do not use this medicated feed on chickens that have been or will be vaccinated for coccidiosis.
• Use as sole source of amprolium: Do not give additional coccidiosis treatments alongside this feed; using multiple sources of amprolium or combining with other medications can cause overdose or reduce effectiveness.
• Provide fresh water at all times: Water must always be available alongside medicated feed; withholding water reduces feed intake and can concentrate amprolium intake to unsafe levels.
• Feed is perishable: Store in a cool area away from insects and rodents; avoid feeding moldy, spoiled, rodent-infested, or abnormal feed as it can cause illness or death.

Storage Information

• Reseal after each use: Close the bag securely after every feeding to keep air and moisture out and maintain freshness and nutritional quality to the end of the bag.
• Check before feeding: Always inspect feed before use; do not give any product that appears moldy, abnormally damp, or has an unusual odor.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: What is coccidiosis and why does this feed help prevent it?

Ans: Coccidiosis is a common intestinal disease in young chickens caused by coccidia, microscopic parasites that damage the intestinal lining. It can cause bloody diarrhea, lethargy, and death in young birds. Amprolium, the medication in this feed, works by limiting coccidia's ability to replicate, slowing infection while the chick's immune system develops resistance.

Q2: What is amprolium and how does it work?

Ans: Amprolium is a thiamine analog that competes with thiamine in coccidia's metabolism. Since coccidia need thiamine to reproduce, blocking its uptake slows their replication. At the levels in this feed, it is not harmful to chicks but is enough to inhibit coccidial development. Chicks must be fed this ration continuously for full protective effect.

Q3: Why can't I vaccinate for coccidiosis if using this medicated feed?

Ans: Coccidiosis vaccines work by exposing chicks to small, controlled amounts of live coccidia so they develop natural immunity. Amprolium in the feed suppresses coccidia replication, which also prevents the vaccine strain from establishing the controlled exposure needed to trigger immunity. Using both together means the vaccine cannot do its job, and chicks end up with neither amprolium-based protection nor vaccine-based immunity.

Q4: Can I give this feed to ducklings or goslings?

Ans: No. This medicated feed is formulated for replacement chickens only. Ducklings and waterfowl should not be given feed medicated with amprolium as they are more sensitive to it and have different nutritional requirements than chickens. Use a non-medicated chick starter formulated for mixed flock use, including waterfowl if ducks and geese are part of the flock.

Q5: When exactly should I transition chicks off this feed?

Ans: Transition at approximately 16 weeks of age, when chicks are close to the point of lay for laying breeds. At that point, switch to a layer feed with the elevated calcium levels that laying hens need for eggshell formation. Transition gradually by mixing the starter grower with the new feed over 5 to 7 days.

Q6: Why is it important that water is always available with medicated feed?

Ans: Chicks regulate their amprolium intake through how much medicated feed they eat. If water is restricted, chicks eat less feed, which can concentrate the relative amprolium intake when they do eat. Consistent water availability keeps feed consumption steady and maintains the medication at the correct effective level throughout every day of the feeding period.

Q7: Can this feed be given to adult chickens?

Ans: This feed is specifically formulated for chicks from hatch to 16 weeks as a starter and grower. Adult laying hens need higher calcium levels for eggshell production than this feed provides. Feeding medicated starter grower to adult hens is not recommended as it does not meet their nutritional requirements and continues unnecessary amprolium exposure beyond the target age.

Q8: Why is the crumble form better than pellets or mash for chicks?

Ans: Crumbles are sized between the very fine texture of mash and the larger size of pellets. For young chicks with small beaks, crumbles are easy to pick up and consume without the effort larger pellets require. They also produce less waste than mash, which chicks tend to scatter and walk through.