They won't stop eating!!!!!

[Jeffross1968]

LOL, I had no idea! I have 3 chicks, around 3 weeks old, who are eating a quart of grower/starter every day...sometimes a bit more. Is this normal? Should I be limiting their food some? It's out first hatched chicks...have 20 more on the way and want to make sure I'm not overfeeding.

Good lord they are growing!!!

 

[acoustic-rooster]

the more they eat the more they grow! Don't worry about overfeeding though, its normal

 

[SteveBaz]

Babys eat poop drink play and sleep , then eat poop drink play and sleep

I am sorry but thats how it goes for about the first 2 months. See how many crickets they eat

or how many mealworms

 

[raymondjames]

thats healthy. my chicks dont eat as much but oh well

yours are healthy though there fine!

 

[jmtcmkb]

I have 5 and they dont eat as much, but who am I to say that's not normal, I also offer about 1/4- 1/3 cup of sprouts a day!

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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Impressive! I'll bet they're all roolets!

 

[saladin]

This is no where near normal.

They are not eating this much! They are wasting it.

At 3 weeks of age you should still be feeding them in a covered feeder (long tray looking thing with a slide top that has holes in it). The feed is not filled to the top of the tray as they will knock it out.

Chicks are very wasteful. A quart of chick crumbles at three weeks of age would feed near twenty five chicks.

 

[Melissa Rose]

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I just gave my newly hatched bcms and lavendar orps some live meal worms this morning

They look like little fuzzy elephants running around with the worms protuding from their beaks

 

[Jeffross1968]

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So far, I've noticed very little waste. I have the feeder up on a 2x4. I took them out of the brooder yesterday and into a small run outside while I cleaned the brooder. I want poking through it all, and could not have strained out enough food to make any difference. They are seriously eating nearly a quart a day between them. I have one of those other feeders, with the slide top. I'll try that and see if I'm missing something. But I really think they're eating that much, LOL.

 

[urbanfarmer101]

You had best start a savings account for feed right now.

Mine haven't stopped eating like feathered piggies.