My babies eat like horses!

[Kanga77510]

I go in there and fill up the feeding dish a few times a day. They eat nearly non stop, I swear! Will they slow down?

 

[A.T. Hagan]

In time. Until then let them eat what they want. They are babies and need a lot of feed.

If you're feeding in a dish chances are a lot of the feed is ending up in the brooder litter when they scratch it out.

.....Alan.

 

[Tala]

They also eat more of the cheaper foods that have a lot of fillers.
I noticed that my current chicks on Purina eat a lot less than when I raised chicks on Dumor feed.

I bet they're probably scratching it out though. Use a feeder designed for chicks, that will help some, also you may want to put their feeder on a piece of wood or something so they can eat the food off the ground after they scratch it out.

Babies just eat a lot because they grow almost before your eyes!

 

[Chook-A-Holic]

I have 22 RIR's that will be 5wks old Thursday. They empty a 7lb. feeder everyday now. I thought maybe they were wasting some but when I sifted through the bedding there was not a spec of feed to be found. I have noticed that every time I check on them, they are at the feeder gorging themselves. They are growing though, and fast.

Marty