how much should 12 full grown chickens eats...

[buckmaster 42]

i've got 12 full grown chickens (rir, isa browns, maybe a something else) which are goin through 50 lbs of fees in 2 weeks, just wondering is that too much...i know they say a chicken is suppose to eat 1/2 cup a day, 6 cups total for 12 chickens but that seems like it's too much to go through for two weeks time

 

[Pentatonchix]

I personally think it should be okay, I let my five eat as much as they want and they just eat what they need and no more. I'm not an expert though.

 

[K0k0shka]

I have 5 full grown hens and they collectively eat 1 lbs per day right now (I measured it out of curiosity). If that helps, for reference.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I think that should be fine, as long as they aren’t looking like they’re overeating or anything.

 

[MissE]

My 18 chickens go through 100 lbs every 3 weeks, which comes to .26 lbs each per day.

 

[Meg-in-MT]

A good guideline is between .25-.33 lbs per chicken per day. A lot of factors will move those numbers up or down, however. Looks like yours are eating about 0.3 lbs/day. Seems good to me.

 

[Sequel]

My 6 eat a 50 lb bag in about 5 weeks but they do have pasture and garden to forage in. Your consumption sounds about right.

 

[buckmaster 42]

i've got 12 full grown chickens (rir, isa browns, maybe a something else) which are goin through 2, 50 lbs of feed in 2 weeks, just wondering is that too much...i know they say a chicken is suppose to eat 1/2 cup a day, 6 cups total for 12 chickens but that seems like it's too much to go through for two weeks time

 

[buckmaster 42]

sorry i had a miss print in my thread...meant to say 2, 50 lb bags of feed in 2 weeks

 

[NatJ]

A good guideline is between .25-.33 lbs per chicken per day. A lot of factors will move those numbers up or down, however. Looks like yours are eating about 0.3 lbs/day. Seems good to me.

Just what I was going to say!

sorry i had a miss print in my thread...meant to say 2, 50 lb bags of feed in 2 weeks

Since that's about double what would be expected, the chickens are probably not eating it all themselves. Check to see if they are spilling a lot, or if some other creatures are eating it too (creatures that might eat chicken food: rats, mice, squirrels, deer, birds, almost any kind of farm animal, even a pet dog...there are lots of creatures that will eat it if they can.)