Size feeder and waterer needed for 17 birds

[Viking84]

What size feeder and waterer should I get for 17 birds

 

[Wezdin]

it depends, are they chickens, quail, turkeys? Another factor is how often do you want to fill their feeder, the bigger the feeder the less you will have to fill it.

 

[happyhens1972]

If you have 17 birds, you need several feeders and waterers. They will have a natural hierarchy....the pecking order....and dominant birds will prevent subservient birds from eating and drinking so it is important to have multiple options available, preferably out of line of sight of each other. I have 16 birds with four 3kg feeders and three waterers, two of which hold 5 litres and the other holds 20 litres.

 

[Viking84]

If you have 17 birds, you need several feeders and waterers. They will have a natural hierarchy....the pecking order....and dominant birds will prevent subservient birds from eating and drinking so it is important to have multiple options available, preferably out of line of sight of each other. I have 16 birds with four 3kg feeders and three waterers, two of which hold 5 litres and the other holds 20 litres.

So 1 five gallon waterer would not be enough? Ones that size on Amazon says it's good for up to 50 chickens

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

If you have 17 birds, you need several feeders and waterers. They will have a natural hierarchy....the pecking order....and dominant birds will prevent subservient birds from eating and drinking so it is important to have multiple options available, preferably out of line of sight of each other. I have 16 birds with four 3kg feeders and three waterers, two of which hold 5 litres and the other holds 20 litres.

I have 28 chickens of 3 different ages and 1 5 gallon homade bucket feeder, and a 5 gallon waterer, it lasts
about 2 to 3 days, when we go away I double it up. There are never any fights or chickens not getting food or water, I would go with a 5 gallon water and make a 5 gallon bucket feeder (very easy to make).

 

[GC-Raptor]

For 17 chickens.
Figure 4.25 pounds of feed a day on average.
A 15 pound feeder is good for about 3 days. Consumption goes up in winter, down in summer. Get 2 feeders.
Water is harder to figure. In the desert consumption is higher than a temperate climate with frequent rain. Chickens like to drink from puddles more so than from a waterer.
Get 2 waterers 3 to 5 gallon, depending on your climate.
With 17 chickens its best to have 2 smaller feeders and waterers than one bigger of each. Because of the pecking order.
Be aware that a 5 gallon waterer will weigh about 45 pounds. A lot if you have to carry it.

 

[Al Gerhart]

Everyone is about spot on. Figure a quarter pound of feed per day for a laying hen, a bit more for broiler getting close to his demise. Our 26 pound feeder will feed 100 hens for a day (competition though, need plenty of feeders available to get that kind of traction) or ten birds for ten days. Our largest feeder holds 63 pounds of feed, over a sack, so you could feed one chicken 252 days, two thirds of a year, or 63 birds for four days. Wider too, two, even three birds can eat at a time.

Water, the more the better, nothing worse than thirsty hens for causing a drop in egg production. I have seen some cool automatic fill water cans but they vary on the ability to keep them clean.

Best thing to be asking is how to keep the wild birds out of your feed and water. Learn from California please.