Daily carb and protein requirement per bird

[shortstaque]

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Thanks for all the great links. I'm going to have to wait for a rainy/freezing day to lock myself inside with all this material and see if I can wrap my head around it.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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I had some dust left (was at the bottom of the feeders from previous days) and pumpkin seeds left this morning that I wanted them to eat.

I mixed it in with some stale granola with warm water and they ate it ALL. I got the idea of using up the remaining dust at the bottom with mash from one of the threads.

 

[shortstaque]

Yeah, thanks for the suggestion ChickensAreSweet, I wondered about mixing it in with yogurt or something. Also thought I might try to make up some forage cakes with some nuts and seeds that are getting old in my freezer and could throw it in there too.

 

[Kassaundra]

Thanks, I have been looking everywhere for this info!!!

I'm at work right now and can't concentrate on it, but will study it when I get home.

 

[Kassaundra]

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Is a kcal the same as a calorie? If not what is it?, and if so at 1300 cal/lb, and average 6 lb chicken would require approx 7800 cal/day, and adult active 200lb man only requires around 2500/day? Or did I missunderstand?

 

[shortstaque]

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kcal is a kilocalorie

I think if you just mix your ration to 16%-18% protein and figure 20 grams of protein per bird for the daily serving, the calories will work themselves out.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

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kcal is 1,000 gram-calories. The basic unit is the gram calorie (or small calorie). kcal could also be defined as a kilogram calorie (large calorie). Human food is actually measured in the large calorie (or kcal). So yes, in your example the kcal is equivalent to the human food "calorie". It's just your math that is wrong.

If a hen is eating a quarter pound of 1300 kcal/lb feed she is getting 350 kcal of energy (metabolizable energy), or about 14% the energy of an adult man.

 

[Kassaundra]

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kcal is 1,000 gram-calories. The basic unit is the gram calorie (or small calorie). kcal could also be defined as a kilogram calorie (large calorie). Human food is actually measured in the large calorie (or kcal). So yes, in your example the kcal is equivalent to the human food "calorie". It's just your math that is wrong.

If a hen is eating a quarter pound of 1300 kcal/lb feed she is getting 350 kcal of energy (metabolizable energy), or about 14% the energy of an adult man.

Oh, the 1300kcal/lb is per lb of feed, not the amount needed per lb of chicken!!!!!

That makes alot more sense!!!!! I thought you were meaning 1300 cal/lb weight of chickens.

Thanks for the clarifiaction.