Hello all,
While searching the question "how much to feed adult chickens per day", we find that the answer seems to be "1/4 lb per chicken, 1/3 lb if it is a very large chicken".
I don't know about you, but the feed scoopers that I use aren't measured by the pound!!
This question has been eating at me for weeks now, SO- I finally broke out my postage scale and measuring cups, and got to weighing chicken feed. The feed I used for weighing was Dumor Grower/Finisher Crumble.
I discovered that:
So if I have 4 average size hens, I should be giving them 3 cups of feed per day. 8 average size hens get 6 cups per day. And so on. I'll have to see if the weight varies a lot by brand or formula, but at least now I have SOME idea of how much feed equals one pound!
Hope this information helps someone out there desperately searching for information on how much they should feed their chickens.
Jenne
While searching the question "how much to feed adult chickens per day", we find that the answer seems to be "1/4 lb per chicken, 1/3 lb if it is a very large chicken".
I don't know about you, but the feed scoopers that I use aren't measured by the pound!!
This question has been eating at me for weeks now, SO- I finally broke out my postage scale and measuring cups, and got to weighing chicken feed. The feed I used for weighing was Dumor Grower/Finisher Crumble.
I discovered that:
- Exactly 3/4 cup = 1/4 lb. So one average size chicken should be fed 3/4 of a cup per day.
- Exactly 1 cup = 1/3 lb. So one very large chicken should be fed 1 whole cup per day.
So if I have 4 average size hens, I should be giving them 3 cups of feed per day. 8 average size hens get 6 cups per day. And so on. I'll have to see if the weight varies a lot by brand or formula, but at least now I have SOME idea of how much feed equals one pound!
Hope this information helps someone out there desperately searching for information on how much they should feed their chickens.
Jenne