I have a question....please respond soon.

[PattiS72]

I have 12 chickens--3 roosters, 9 laying hens....how much feed should I be going through every week?

 

[Percheron chick]

You should be going through 3-4# a day. More if it's cold or before POL, less if they free range. A 50# bag should last 2 weeks.

 

[PattiS72]

You should be going through 3-4# a day. More if it's cold or before POL, less if they free range.

I've been going through a 40 pound bag a week. Hubby keeps saying it's too much. But I wasn't sure.

 

[Percheron chick]

You're a little on the high side. Are they bigger dp birds, do birds come over to the all day buffet...? Switch to pellets if you don't already.

 

[PattiS72]

You're a little on the high side. Are they bigger dp birds, do birds come over to the all day buffet...? Switch to pellets if you don't already.

okay, thanks. I feed twice a day. I don't know if any of you know what I'm talking about, but years ago my mom had bought a shaker to mix chocolate milk in....I just measure (with water), it's about 2 cups. So for the smaller chickens (there are 8)--I fill it almost full 3 times (so a total of 12 cups a day) and the big Cornish Crosses (there are 4), I fill it twice. So 8 cups a day. So I am feeding about 20 cups a day total...how much should I be feeding? Oh and I feed egg maker.

 

[Percheron chick]

Cornish X notoriously eat and eat and eat some more. Are to going to process them soon?

 

[PattiS72]

Cornish X notoriously eat and eat and eat some more. Are to going to process them soon?

No, we are just getting the eggs. We didn't know what they are when we got them as chicks....

 

[Percheron chick]

Typically they are very short lived and will just keel over. You should think about replacing them.

 

[PattiS72]

Typically they are very short lived and will just keel over. You should think about replacing them.

we figured we would just let them live out their lives...and not get anymore.

 

[Percheron chick]

The 3 roosters are non productive freeloaders. I'm guessing they're all cornish X If you don't thin them down to no more than one, your hens will pay the price and egg production will suffer. I understand if doing the deed is not part of the plan but you could try swapping them with someone on CL for chicks or a pullet.