How much crumble feed should I buy????

[Anianna]

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The man is on crack. In one week, 27 cheeks did not eat 5 lb of food.

When my initial 11 chicks hit about 1 week old, they went through the 5 lb bag in one and a half weeks, so I don't doubt 27 chicks went through the 5lb bag in one week. My 11 are now a little over 4 weeks old and eating 4 cups of food a day. They're freakin' pigs and they eat like crazy. It's no wonder considering how fast they're growing.

Of course you still have some of the 25 lb bag left. Yours are only 3 weeks old and even at 5 lbs a week once they hit about 1 week old, that's 10 lbs of food for those two weeks and probably about 2 lbs for their first week, so you've likely used about 12 lbs of food, which leaves about half of what you initially bought left. They'll eat it even faster as they get bigger.

 

[Mommysongbird]

Our chicks are 6 weeks old and are still on crumble, should I switch them to something else???

This is what our feed store carries. They bag it fresh daily and I usually get there to get a few bags just after mixing and bagging.

POULTRY FEEDS


We stock Starter & Grower Crumbles in 25 lb and 100 lb bags.

We also stock Lay Crumbles and Lay Pellets, both in 25 lb and 100 lb bags.

We have Hen Scratch (a mix of wheat and cracked corn) in 25 lb and 100 lb bags.

We have Whole Corn (100 lb bags), Cracked Corn (100 lb bags), and Intermediate Cracked Corn (20 lb and 100 lb bags).

 

[Fred's Hens]

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Stay with what you are doing. There is nothing else your feed store offers that I would feed chicks until 16-18 weeks of age.

 

[chickensinwasillaAK]

I have 76 5 week olds and they eat 50lbs a week. And to the previous poster, I'm not on crack....

 

[Fred's Hens]

If one lives within a mile or two of their feed store, and want to pay the premium for smaller bags, that's all fine. Some folks, like us, live 30 miles from a feed store, so when we go, we always get 100-150 lbs of feed. The price of gas and all........

 

[Mommysongbird]

Fred's Hens :

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Stay with what you are doing. There is nothing else your feed store offers that I would feed chicks until 16-18 weeks of age.

Thank you. I thought I was feeding them wrong and something would happen to them. They love this crumble, so I hope to stay with it for a bit longer. Hope they like the other feeds that our feed store carries as well. I like that it is mixed and bagged every day so I can get it at it's freshest (is that a word?). Anyway, thanks.​

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

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I'm confused about your "starter and grower crumble."

Is it one product or two?

Some companies have starter with grower separate, and some have starter/grower combined.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKRaisingChicks.html
This website recommends going to grower at 6 weeks. But if you are on starter/grower, then that is correct.

Some folks do feed starter all the way through to the POL (point of lay), and have no troubles.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=358980
see post #2

Starter feed around here usually is 20% protein
Grower is usually 17%
Layer is usually 16%.



"Therefore, the ration for growing pullets, from leaving the brooder at 6 weeks to about 14 weeks, should be about 18 percent protein." This quote from the below website.

Read more: http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-choose-commercial-chicken-feed.html#ixzz1NHwBkrr5

 

[Mommysongbird]

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I'm confused about your "starter and grower crumble."

Is it one product or two?

Some companies have starter with grower separate, and some have starter/grower combined.
http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/BRKRaisingChicks.html
This website recommends going to grower at 6 weeks. But if you are on starter/grower, then that is correct.

Some folks do feed starter all the way through to the POL (point of lay), and have no troubles.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=358980
see post #2

Starter feed around here usually is 20% protein
Grower is usually 17%
Layer is usually 16%.

It is all in one!

 

[clarkechick]

Oh, thank goodness. It seemed a bit much for me! With 27 you would certainly be a better judge than I! I guess I'll wait and see how much they actually eat and waste. Thanks for the encouraging response!

 

[naakte]

I buy 50 lb bags, just have to make sure it does not get wet, and should be used within 6 months

Donna