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Sounds like a good plan. I scored some nice ones....I haven't weighed them all, but the 4 I got day before yesterday totaled 80.05 pounds...I got some bigger ones yesterday and will be storing them for use over the winter. it will certainly help to have them since i will have plenty of birds to winter over. although tomorrow is culling and processing day for sure
How many pumkins would it take for a flock of say 40?
I'm not totally sure...I just go by site on things. I bought quite a few because they are selling them for 3.99 no matter what the size or weight at my job and got first pick...So it I figured I'd rather be safe than sorry half way through the winter. On Kim's reply she mentioned she used just a couple pints of either frozen or canned pumpkin in each batch. I used quite a bit more last year as my chickens went ape for it. I don't cook mine...I heat up everything else in the mash mix....and then shred the pumpkin in my food processor and stir it in the mix. They absolutely love it. last year I had pumpkins a fraction of this size and could get away with about 4 feedings from those...I only feed the warm mix on just the coldest days or when the temps dip really low at night, I'll feed in the late afteroon so they have something warm in their belly for overnight. That's in addition to their regular meal in the morning....I just watch the weather and don't fill their feeders quite as full since I want them to eat up the warm stuff before bed.
I'm sure people are going to laugh at me, but I bought a dozen pumpkins...but I know I am going to have quite a few more than 40 to feed through the winter. Also...it might differ in the amount you feed yours then Kim's because of the differences in temps from the west. It gets downright nasty here sometimes with the cold.
