How long will a 50 lb bag of feed last 27 chickens?

[chuckachucka]

50lb bag lasts me a month for 7 chickens. So 27 would probably go through that much in around 7-10 days.

 

[Redhead Rae]

I have 66 birds of various ages (60 of them are over 16 weeks). 50# bag of feed lasts me 4-5 days. We soak our food, so it goes a bit further. It would go even further if I sent the 9 cull roosters to freezer camp.

 

[chuckachucka]

This makes me wonder how on earth the egg companies are making money...

 

[Ruralhideaway]

They aren't paying retail!

 

[Redhead Rae]

This makes me wonder how on earth the egg companies are making money...

They feed the cheapest stuff they can get.

 

[kwhites634]

Hi, I buy Non-GMO feed from Sunrise Farms. They sell for $16 for a 50 lb bag of layer. I need to know, how long this will last 27 chickens? I want to sell eggs for $3 a dozen.

Depends mainly on the size of your birds, time of year, weather, & their food consumption while free-ranging.

 

[Egghead_Jr]

This makes me wonder how on earth the egg companies are making money...

High production layers eat less than dual purpose birds and buying feed in bulk is far less expensive.

 

[kwhites634]

This makes me wonder how on earth the egg companies are making money...

For one. they're buying in bulk, directly from the mill.

 

[Beer can]

Feed never lasts long enough Lol! I have a couple dozen birds plus or minus, sometimes down to a dozen? up to 60 in the summer, and do not keep track of feed costs, it'd scare me.
Sometimes I wonder how I got myself into this mess but then again some people blow as much as I spend on feed on a cup of coffee, donut and the morning paper and think nothing of it.
I make my own coffee, don't eat donuts and read the morning paper online for free.
I just like having chickens

 

[Chickassan]

I'm in the 7 chickens go through 50lbs in a month crowd. I can squeeze an extra week in during the summer due to bugs and grass but no more than a week. I have no idea what it costs, i don't keep up with it anymore than i keep up with what my food costs.