How much do they eat?

[Coock-Ol-Doodle-Doo]

I have two chicks and there eating alot.Dose that mean there meat birds. When I turn on the light they start to eat but there not allways eating.is it normal.


help please
thanks

 

[bunch-a-chickens]

they may be, but they may be just a fast growing bird.

 

[skeeter9]

Chicks generally do eat a lot. Sometimes you wonder how in the world they could possibly process that much food in one day, but then you realize that they also poop a lot!!!! If you really want to know, post pics and someone will probably be able to identify their breed for you.

 

[dbjay417]

its really amazing/disturbing to see a chick poop WHILE its eating. It really gives perspective on the nature of the animal.

 

[SugarLandChickenMan]

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I've seen some college roommates do this, I am assuming to save time...it's very disturbing behavior to me, but quite common in the universities during finals week

 

[earthnut]

my chicken book says as a very general rule of thumb, 10 lbs for the first 10 wks per bird

 

[Tsagirl]

sugarland you are hilarious!

 

[Scrambled Egg]

its really amazing/disturbing to see a chick poop WHILE its eating. It really gives perspective on the nature of the animal.

when we had that little pygmy goat, "Spike", this was an every moment occurance!! Look in a field of goats, particularly (sometimes chickens do sit quietly on a roost during the day!!) and notice if you EVER see them NOT eating!! We used to call it "straight exhaust", something was always going in as something else was coming out!! Can't imagine how he got so fat, seems hard to beleive nutrients can be absorbed that quick, lol!!​

 

[halo]

omg, hahahahha....and you know who you are....hahahahah