About how much food would 32 chickens eat per month?

[bock]

About how much food would 32 laying hens eat in a month? I am trying to figure out the cost if I were to get 25 more layers. Thanks!

 

[bock]

I asked one of my friends today that has 68 chickens, and she said they spend about $350 a month! Wow, I think it would be just a tad too expensive, even for just 32.

 

[boogiedog]

I have 28 new-layers and 8 juvies just about to lay. I have them enclosed in a run so all food is provided by me. I go through about 100 lbs of food per month PLUS I feed out produce twice a day, and have two Flock Blocks in the run at all times. I also suppliment with BOSS (about 50 lbs a month) and scratch (50 lbs lasts 4-6 weeks). I live in expensive Bay Area Ca. so I am looking at about $140/mo for food, scratch and blocks; and about $50-60 in produce (supplimented with donated, when I can get it). But I love my spoiled ladies...

 

[bjash]

My 11 hens go through about a 50# bag/month (at about $8-9/bag).

 

[bock]

Right now my 15 free range ducks and 2 geese and my 7 caged chickens go through one 50lb bag every two weeks. It seems like 25 more free range chickens would at least add another one or two bags a month.

 

[boogiedog]

Bock, that sounds like a LOT of food. Is it possible other animals are getting into it? Do you bring in the food at night?

 

[Organics North]

I believe I have read 1/4 lb per bird per day. So 8 lbs a day?
I am not 100% sure on that number.
I have about that many birds, but make my own feed so I have no idea what the pounds are.

ON

 

[Ema]

I have 21 cureently and I go through 2 - 50lb pound bags of layer, 1 - 50 lb bag of scratch, 1 bag of oyster shell, straw and shavings.

totaling to about 100 bucks per month.

 

[bock]

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I'm sure, the food is in a plastic garbage can that is always sealed tight. Does that really seem like a lot of food? The ducks and geese get about a pound in the morning and a pound in the evening, and the chickens get it free choice.

 

[bock]

Wow! For those of you who sell your eggs, do you make up for most of the lost money or even make a bit of a profit?