What to feed 6 week old chicks and ducks?

[MrsJewelsRae]

We have 20 RIR and Barred Rocks that are 6 weeks old. Some are for meat, some for eggs, there are some roos. So far I have fed them medicated Purina feed that they recommended at the feed store where we bought them, but it's getting low. Can I switch to unmedicated feed now? Do they still need to be on a grower/starter feed? I plan to let them start free ranging soon, do i need to give them grit before I start offering them treats? When can I offer them treats like food scraps?

How about my ducks? We have 2 Pekins and the duck feed is about gone now, do I just get the same unmedicated starter? These ducks are not for eating, just for fun. I'd like to give them some treats too....

[Chicky2]

I don't know what others do, but by 6 wks my chicks are always introduced to the rest of the flock so they eat what the others eat-lay rations and scratch grains and bugs and kitchen scraps. My neighbor has Pekin ducks and is feeding them what her chickens eat. HTH!

[MrsJewelsRae]

So, when you start them on scratch and scraps do you have to introduce grit to them?

[Chicky2]

I don't, but that's because we have soooo many rocks out here, and lots of little tiny chips of the rock are what ours use for grit.

[MamaMonica]

We feed the chicks and ducklings Flock Raiser. I think it's made by Purina.