Peckish for Natural Feed

We were thrilled to see this article, and then, after special ordering chick and turkey starter, shocked. When we got home we found "medicated" stamped in green ink on both labels.
This feed is medicated with amprolium, which is not an antibiotic, but IS a medication. This was never mentioned as an ingredient on the website. Several phone calls later, we discovered this feed comes both medicated and unmedicated. In some areas of the country the unmedicated feed is readily available, however, that was not the case for us. A minimum order of 2 tons was needed for each of the feeds, per their regional sales rep.
After speaking with the main office in MN, we were able to get the mill to provide us with the Fast Grow feed, unmedicated, and they provided us with the recipe to add their Chick-en-Egg to make our own turkey feed. We will use Fast Grow as the only starter for our heavy breed heritage chicks.
So, be sure if you order Homestead feeds, that you are able to purchase the unmedicated feeds. Hubbard is replacing our medicated feed at no cost, but it cost us a week's delay and a bit of a headache.

I'm trying to convince my wife to get a few fowl, and pasture feed them. However her Uncle tells her that pasture fed flocks are more susceptible to Bird Flu. When I asked him to prove this he baulked. Does anybody have any #'s or facts, government or university studies would be nice