How Much do you all feed your chickens?

[Beccichka]

For 110 birds (over 30 are chickens; the rest are ducks and geese), I'm currently using 25lb of feed a day. This translates to 3-4 oz per bird. They free range and are fed twice a day.

Question: I am trying to find how much feed I need to give my chickens to supplement their free range diet. It seems people recommend about 4 oz/bird regardless. Is that correct? I would think free range chickens would need less feed.

 

[FrostRanger]

I have no idea, I just fill their feeders and let them figure it out. They do a good job of it so I see no need to interfere with my micromanaging. If I had broilers or something that'd be different since they tend to overeat but most other breeds and hybrids are pretty good about eating only what they need

 

[quackingdom]

Question: I am trying to find how much feed I need to give my chickens to supplement their free range diet. It seems people recommend about 4 oz/bird regardless. Is that correct? I would think free range chickens would need less feed.

Well, it depends on the quality of your pasture and range. Chickens are not grazers; only a relatively small percentage of their diet can actually be grass. My birds are averaging 3.2 oz per bird per day, in general.

 

[Some Old Guy]

They say one quarter pound per bird. I dont know how much of a cup that is
Mine seem content with it though

A pint's a pound, the world around. We learned that little rhyme growing up. So, two cups to the pint, a cup of feed is about 1/2 pound. Liquid measures and weight don't always match up, of course, primarily because there is a lot of empty air space among the grain you are measuring. For my purposes, they match close enough, since my birds free range during daylight hours.

 

[cubalaya]

3.5- 5 oz daily per bird depending on size