How much feed?

[Mrs. K]

Mine have always varied quite a bit. I take down food each day, at night when I lock up, I check, if completely empty, I feed a little more the next day. If there is a little left over, I feed a little less.

When I first started with chickens, there became a terrible smell, and I finally realized it was rotten food. I was way over feeding them, they would scratch it out, and mix it with the soil, and it would rot. I also think that 24/7 food availability leads to rodents.

Interestingly - the amount of feed changes quite often.

Mrs K

 

[Solanacae]

That’s about the same rate as mine.

 

[MaritimeFlock]

A chicken eats 3-4 Oz of feed a day, 10 x 4 is 40oz= 2 1/2 lbs of food a day, they should eat through a 50lb sack in 25 days. some birds eat less though, 3 of my hens have dainty crops, and the rest have crops fit for smuggling fruit.

Really? I heard chickens eat 1/2-1 cup a day, more in winter months.

 

[nuthatched]

Really? I heard chickens eat 1/2-1 cup a day, more in winter months.

No, the size of the crop doesn't change for the seasons. :]