feeding - ANYONE???

[vtgirls]

I am wondering how much less Midget Whites would consume in feed from day old to butcher in comparison to say a Narragansett? I have five heritage mixes now (4 look to be Narraganesett - and one Bronze) Two are Toms and 3 hens. They EAT all the time! They were hatched mid August and are about 3 months old. Will their consumption slow down with age? They currently eat organic turkey pellets (21%) protien, forage some and munch lots of pumpkin.....
I have 16 Midget Whites on order for spring and am hoping to guestimate cost! Thanks for your help!

 

[Steve_of_sandspoultry]

We have about 30 Midget Whites in a grow out pen now and I would guess they are eating about 20 pounds a day, they are about 6 months old. The feed does go down when they get full size - think of a teenage boy (bottom less pit) vs an adult.

Steve

 

[sonew123]

Hmmm mine are about 8 months old now and still eat like crazy-Im attributing it to the cold weather? When I bring down daily treats they are the first to guard the treat bucket until they are done-they are hoggers!!!

 

[vtgirls]

What kind of treats are they fond of? My turkeys seem only to like pumpkins and apples, all the other scraps they ignore and the chickens eat instead.
I recently read that a MW eats about 4 pounds of feed per pound of their finished size, at around 8 mos. Does this sound reasonalbe?