Best medicated chick feed Chicks are susceptible to the protozoa coccidia and the disease it causes, coccidiosis. So you may want to choose a medicated starter-grower feed, Blatchford says.

“Then you want to get your starter feed for your chicks, and those can either be non-medicated or medicated,” Heare said. “The medication is going to help them boost growth and keep away all ...