Alright, that makes more sense. We had 9 chickens together and added about 13 more. (17) So now we just got more chicks and they are 92% girls. (27). If we put them together (when they get older..) will our 5 quart feeder be enough? As of now.. at the end of the day, around 5, the feeder is completely empty other than the little crumbs.
It sounds like nothing to be worried about. The only thing I might do is check her crop before she gets off the roost in the morning to make sure she her crop is emptying correctly.
5 Quarts is about 8.8lbs. Is this feeding all the birds, or just the chicks? If so it wouldn't be enough for everyone.
So I looked at her this morning and I saw that she had a big crop in the morning, and last night I saw her she had a big crop too.
Alright, I looked at her and she looked like she had eaten a pound of food, her crop was enlarged a bit.
The 17 older chickens. We have a long plastic feeder for the baby chicks and we fill it twice a day (I understand that cause we have 27 chicks all together). What would be a recommended size of feeder?
For everyone, or just the chicks?
For everyone
I would get a 60lb feeder.
Alright, thanks!
