Purina Start & Grow Medicated 18% Protein Crumbles Chick Food, 50-lb bag

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  • This feed supports immune and digestive health with prebiotics and probiotics.
  • It’s a complete and balanced feed with all essential nutrients for chicks.
  • Each serving contains 18% protein and essential amino acids for muscle and skeletal development.
  • The added marigold extract for bright beaks and plumage.
  • This formula is medicated with amprolium to help prevent coccidiosis safely.

Ingredient Information

Feeding Instructions

Nourish Your Flock with Nutrition You Can Trust

Purina feeds and supplements are packed with the good stuff your birds love and the science you can trust! Backed by decades of research, every bite helps your flock strut their stuff, stay healthy and feel amazing from chick to hen. Because happy birds make happy homes.

Feed the Joy in Your Backyard

From sunrise strutters to garden explorers, your girls give you their best every day. Our nutrition supports strong shells, egg laying and fuels the day-to-day joy that keeps your hens strong, spirited, and thriving from beak to tail feather. When your girls feel good, the whole coop comes alive.

Where Nutrition Meets Innovation

Every Purina feed is crafted by our poultry nutritionists and proven by the birds in our care. From hatchlings to layers and backyard companions, we’re dedicated to flock health and setting a high standard for what nutrition can do.

Proven Performance at Our Farm

At our 1,200-acre farm in Gray Summit, Missouri, we care for thousands of animals and conduct extensive nutrition research to help ensure Purina poultry feeds help deliver results you can see—like strong eggs and healthy birds.

About Purina

At the heart of everything we do is our respect and appreciation for animals. They bring so much joy and meaning to our lives, especially the flocks that brighten our homes and hearts. We believe they deserve the very best care, and how we nourish them is one of the most meaningful ways we can give back to them.

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23 Customer Reviews



Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Forby on Jan 9, 2026
Received Free Product

Good complete feed for chicks

Purina Start & Grow Medicated 18% Protein Crumbles Chick Food has been an excellent choice for raising healthy, strong chicks. The crumbles are uniform and easy

Purina Start & Grow Medicated 18% Protein Crumbles Chick Food has been an excellent choice for raising healthy, strong chicks. The crumbles are uniform and easy for young chicks to eat and digest, which helps them get a great start right away. The medicated formula gave me peace of mind by helping protect against common early health issues. Overall, it’s a reliable, high-quality feed I would gladly use again. Buy the larger size bag - you'll need it at the rate the chicks eat - for best pricing


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Emma on Dec 7, 2025
Received Free Product

Happy Peepers!

My chicks love this feed. The crumbles are the perfect size and easy for them to eat. It isn’t dusty, and it smells fresh when you open the bag. I’ve noticed good

My chicks love this feed. The crumbles are the perfect size and easy for them to eat. It isn’t dusty, and it smells fresh when you open the bag. I’ve noticed good growth, bright eyes, and healthy feathers since starting them on it. I also like that it’s medicated so they have extra protection when they’re little. Overall, a great starter feed and very easy to use.


Rated 1 out of 5 stars
By Josie on Jan 5, 2026

Damaged Item

My package just arrived and I could hear stuff moving around inside the box when I opened it found out that the chicken feed had popped open and there’s chicken

My package just arrived and I could hear stuff moving around inside the box when I opened it found out that the chicken feed had popped open and there’s chicken feed all over the box. I am not too happy. I better get a refund or get it replaced.


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By HJHJ on Dec 6, 2025
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Take it or Leave it

They were impartial. I mixed this with some other food items and scattered around, and although they pecked at this, they were more interested in the other stuff

They were impartial. I mixed this with some other food items and scattered around, and although they pecked at this, they were more interested in the other stuff to eat. Could be that when the weather is nice out there are many other things to peck at around the farm? They seemed like they could take this or leave it.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Kathy on Nov 30, 2025
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Great starter feed

I switched to Purina Start and Grow Medicated when my chicks seemed "bored" with their regular feed. From the first feeding with Purina, they devoured it. They seemed

I switched to Purina Start and Grow Medicated when my chicks seemed "bored" with their regular feed. From the first feeding with Purina, they devoured it. They seemed happier(if chicks can be happy). They seemed more lively and energetic. They ran towards me when i was feeding them, instead of running away.


Rated 3 out of 5 stars
By Bee521 on Jan 18, 2026
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Great item for littles!

Chicks love this food since it’s easy to get in those little beaks. Their growth was easy to see and happy chicks is what it produced. I will definitely use this

Chicks love this food since it’s easy to get in those little beaks. Their growth was easy to see and happy chicks is what it produced. I will definitely use this again!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Healthy Whole Food on Dec 2, 2025
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Great healthy start for your chicks

I love this product! We use it every year when we get new chicks and it really seems to give them the best start for a long healthy life. Since we’ve started getting

I love this product! We use it every year when we get new chicks and it really seems to give them the best start for a long healthy life. Since we’ve started getting chicks we always start them on this and have had no health issues with any of our chicks over the years. I highly recommend it!


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By TammyM on Dec 8, 2025
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High quality food.

I have to be honest...it's the wrong time of year to have chicks to actually try this own but my older girls enjoyed it. I have used this product many times in the

I have to be honest...it's the wrong time of year to have chicks to actually try this own but my older girls enjoyed it. I have used this product many times in the past with actual chicks and it has always worked well. I have raised many healthy babies with this.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Chicken radiance on Dec 5, 2025
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great chick feed

I have slowly introduced the chicken feed to our newest chicks. They loved it. They have not had any issues with the feed and every time I fill the feeder it's

I have slowly introduced the chicken feed to our newest chicks. They loved it. They have not had any issues with the feed and every time I fill the feeder it's empty real fast! They are growing rapidly, and it hopefully is what's keeping them healthy and growing.


Rated 5 out of 5 stars
By Dustin on Jan 3, 2026
Received Free Product

Excellent for chicks

This worked exactly as advertised and provided great nutrition to my baby chicks! The product has zero moisture and minimal dust. I will use the product again in

This worked exactly as advertised and provided great nutrition to my baby chicks! The product has zero moisture and minimal dust. I will use the product again in the future!