How much fermented feed do I feed meat birds

[ElevenM]

I have 200 Red Ranger chicks a 100 of them are three weeks old in chicken tractors on pasture, 100 of them are 2 days old in a brooder, I'm just starting out feeding fermented feed and looking for a guideline on how much to feed.
Would anyone have an average guideline?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Wow, 200 birds is a lot to mix fermented feed for. I occasionally make it for up to 70 birds but they have dry available too so in case I can't keep enough FF on them, they still have something to eat.
What kind of feeders are you using to feed 200 birds FF?
They won't eat a lot at that age but every day, their appetite will grow. Whatever they eat now, they'll eat a lot more in a couple weeks.
Generally speaking, you want them to have food available all waking hours. If their crops are empty, they're hungry. With fermented feed, you'll have to replenish it a couple times a day. In the brooder, the warm dry environment will dry it out and harden it to the point they won't be able to eat it.
Whatever amount of dry feed they eat, depending on your feed containers, you may only use about 70% of the current consumption FF because of less waste.

 

[ElevenM]

Wow, 200 birds is a lot to mix fermented feed for. I occasionally make it for up to 70 birds but they have dry available too so in case I can't keep enough FF on them, they still have something to eat.
What kind of feeders are you using to feed 200 birds FF?
They won't eat a lot at that age but every day, their appetite will grow. Whatever they eat now, they'll eat a lot more in a couple weeks.
Generally speaking, you want them to have food available all waking hours. If their crops are empty, they're hungry. With fermented feed, you'll have to replenish it a couple times a day. In the brooder, the warm dry environment will dry it out and harden it to the point they won't be able to eat it.
Whatever amount of dry feed they eat, depending on your feed containers, you may only use about 70% of the current consumption FF because of less waste.

I use 36in range feeders

 

[ChickenCanoe]

I'm curious how you expect it to flow. I'd expect it to gum up the sides and won't drop into the feed pan. I use either lengths of plastic guttering or black rubber feed bowls. For chicks in a brooder, I use the chick feed trays with a spindle on top to prevent standing on them.

 

[ElevenM]

I'm curious how you expect it to flow. I'd expect it to gum up the sides and won't drop into the feed pan. I use either lengths of plastic guttering or black rubber feed bowls. For chicks in a brooder, I use the chick feed trays with a spindle on top to prevent standing on them.

This is the kind I use