- Mar 10, 2013
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I switched to a hanging feeder and the food bill has gone way down.Apparantly my birds liked scratching most of the crumbles out looking for choice pieces and wasted tons of it on the bottom of the brooder and coop. Also I heard someone on another board recommend switching to pellets instead of crumbles,and there is always the discussion about fermenting the feed to make it more digestable to achieve alot less waste.I have a question...
I keep reading how many pounds of starter feed everyone's chicks are going through vs how old they are.
I have 14 chicks that range from 7-10 weeks old. I have just purchased my 4th 50 pound bag of the chick starter feed after the first 2 25 pound bags only lasted a week. Is it normal for my chicks to be eating this much? That is 250 pounds of starter feed in just 10 weeks! I feel like I am constantly filling their food containers because they seem to eat it so fast. My 3 silkies (7 weeks) don't eat as much as my 10 week old chicks do. They also seem to be eating more and more as they grow so I having to purchase feed more often.
Is this normal or do I have pigs with feathers instead of chickens?
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