are we over feeding?

[RAWR]

we have 35 chicks or chickens however u wanna look at it, but should they be going through 40 lbs of food a week?

 

[trilyn]

Yepper, they eat-alot!! I have 22 and they go through about 14 lbs in 2 days! They're only 10-6 wk olds. Good luck!

 

[purpletree23]

Free range them. This cuts way down on my feed bill.

 

[sjh]

THe average adult chicken eats 1/4lb / day
So lets say all your are full grown.
35x.25x7=61 lbs.
So I think your right on target.

 

[Davaroo]

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Good math. Kinda surprising aint it?

Its even more surprising when you learn that 70% of what a chicken eats - goes right back out as manure!

 

[39jdeere]

A good rule of thumb is 4oz a day per bird