About how much feed do chickens go through in one week?

lanibeegirl · Feb 22, 2008

I have my first batch of 15 Australorp chicks in the brooder right now

. I plan to keep about 6-7 chickens for eggs. They sure seem to be burning their way through the first 25lb bag of crumbles. How many pounds of feed does an average chicken go through in one week? Or I guess maybe I should ask how many 50lb bags will I need to buy in a month for 6 chickens?

bigzio · Feb 22, 2008

During the winter when the flock can't free range, I go through 100lbs of layer mash per month for 14 hens. During the summer when the birds would rather eat live feed that they find, I prolly only go through 50lbs in 6 weeks. They are always fed free choice as much as they care for.

bigzio

patandchickens · Feb 22, 2008

I think, if my mental calculations are correct, that a 50 lb bag lasts me about 6 months per chicken. (So for 6 chickens it oughta last one month). Mind, I'm not making any enormous effort to avoid waste or loss to occasional mice, but otoh the girls do also get various table scraps, bugs in summer, etcetera so it may even out.

Pat

AtRendeAcres · Feb 22, 2008

I had 8 chicken in one pen they went through 50lbs every 6 weeks they get daily table scraps!

silkiechicken · Feb 22, 2008

I have 6 banties and 16 standard adults. They go though 50 lbs in two weeks, with about one bowl of left overs a day and free range over a few acres from sun rise to sun set.

greyfields · Feb 22, 2008

50 lbs per day. I'm not sure how many chickens I have though. Probably about 110 hens in lay. Maybe 15 roosters. The ducks and geese rob a bit, too.

panner123 · Feb 22, 2008

You can figure each chicken will eat app. a third of a pound of feed per day. So if you have 6 chickens, you will use about two pound per day.

hcammack · Feb 22, 2008

for my 12 pullets around 15-20 weeks old I go through around 1 and 3/4 back of layer feed/ Starter in a month in the summer I think this should decrease I am also getting rid of 3 hens and possibly getting 3 more chicks to replace them.

Henry

lanibeegirl · Feb 23, 2008

Thank you all so much. You gave me a great idea of what to expect in the feed bill. All your helpful answers also gave me a great idea for what size feeder I will need to buy. Thanks again

thechickman04 · Feb 23, 2008

i have 23 large hens and this time of year they are eating 0ne 50 lbs pound bag per week.

About how much feed do chickens go through in one week?

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