Hello, Thank you for the question. None of the NatureWise poultry feeds are considered organic.

Hello, Thank you for the question. While chick starter is not ideal for adult birds, particularly layer hens, due to low calcium levels, if you ensure free-choice access to oyster shell or another calcium source while feeding chick starter, they would be OK for the duration of feeding the chick starter. Ideal would be to provide an all-flock or layer feed with the proper nutrition for those adult birds, however.

Hello, Thank you for the question. Yes, you can feed the non-medicated NatureWise Chick Starter/Grower to ducklings. If you have any further questions, please let us know! Thank you ~ The Nutrena Team

Sixteen weeks is for standard laying breeds, it fits the vast percentage of chicken laying breeds. Twenty-two weeks would be for some of the larger, slower-growing breeds like Brahmas, Jersey Giants, and Langshans.

Hello, Thanks for the question. Here is a list of typical ingredients used in our NatureWise Chick Starter/Grower: Ground Corn, Dehulled Soybean Meal, Processed Grain By-Products, Yeast Culture, Kelp Meal, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, dCalcium Pantothenate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (source of Vitamin K activity), Thiamine Mononitrate, Biotin, DL- Methionine, L-Lysine, Dried L-Lysine Fermentation Product, Choline Chloride, Calcium Carbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Salt, Manganese Sulfate, Manganous Oxide, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Chloride, Copper Sulfate, Zinc Oxide, Zinc Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Colored with Tagetes (Aztec Marigold) Extract, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Hydrolyzed Vegetable Oil, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium thermophilum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product, Pichia pastoris Fermentation Extract Dehydrated, Citric Acid (a preservative).

Hello, Thanks for the question. We recommend ducklings be on a starter feed until 8-10 weeks of age, to complete healthy development. One thing to note, if you are feeding a chick starter not specifically designed for ducklings, you may want to consider supplementing niacin. Most vitamin and electrolyte mixes have niacin, and you can provide it through the water. If you have any further questions, please let us know!

Hello, Thanks for the question. None of the Nutrena brand poultry feeds contain grit. Please make sure to offer it separately for your birds. Thank you!

No this particular chick starter grower is not medicated.