- May 2, 2012
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Hello all.
the breeder I'm dealing with was expecting the chicks I ordered to hatch this past weekend, just sent an email asking if the hatch completed successfully. So I expect to be getting 6 Wyandottes this week.
I bought a "chick kit" from TSC last week and it came with a small bag of chick starter but I'm sure I will need more feed real soon after getting the chicks.
So my question is how much Chick Starter will I go through with 6 chicks to feed? On the one hand I don't want to end up buying 10 5lb bags of chick starter when one 50lb bag would have done the same job at less money. On the other hand I dont' want to buy a 50lb bag of starter then only use 20lb of it.
So is there a "rule of thumb" that I can use to estimate how much starter I'll need to raise these 6 chicks?
thanks
the breeder I'm dealing with was expecting the chicks I ordered to hatch this past weekend, just sent an email asking if the hatch completed successfully. So I expect to be getting 6 Wyandottes this week.
I bought a "chick kit" from TSC last week and it came with a small bag of chick starter but I'm sure I will need more feed real soon after getting the chicks.
So my question is how much Chick Starter will I go through with 6 chicks to feed? On the one hand I don't want to end up buying 10 5lb bags of chick starter when one 50lb bag would have done the same job at less money. On the other hand I dont' want to buy a 50lb bag of starter then only use 20lb of it.
So is there a "rule of thumb" that I can use to estimate how much starter I'll need to raise these 6 chicks?
thanks