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Poultry Feed Charts


One of the most common questions we get is how much feed do I need? While there are many factors that impact how much feed that your birds and animals will need over the years we have established the following guidelines:

Starter Feed - For the first 6 weeks your chicks should be on organic starter feed. Young chicks require a 20% protein feed. One bird will eat about 1 ounce of feed per day or approximately 2.63 pounds of feed for the first 42 days.

Grower Feed - Starting with week seven, feed your laying chickens poultry grower feed. The protein level of this feed is typically 17% to 18%. You will need about 8 pounds of feed per bird based on a consumption of 3 ounces per bird per day. If you have left over poultry starter feed, mix it with the poultry grower feed.

Layer Feed - At about 16 weeks, switch your chickens to layer feed. The protein level of this feed is typically 16% to 17%. If you have left over poultry grower feed, mix it with the poultry layer feed. Going forward a laying hen will consume about 1.75 pounds of feed per week.

Free Range Broiler Chickens RCR Organic Feed Store

Broilers Free Range

 Meat Birds

Starter Feed - For the first 2 weeks your chicks should be on organic Non-GMO Starter feed. Each bird will require about 1 ounce per day or approximately one pounds of feed for the first 14 days.

Grower Feed - Starting with week three, feed your broiler/free range chickens organic Non-GMO grower feed. The protein level of this feed is typically 18%. You will need about 14 pounds of feed per bird, assuming that you butcher at week 8 or 9. Based on our experience we've created a broiler feed consumption chart.

Turkeys

 Free Range

Starter Feed - For the first 4 weeks your chicks should be on organic Non-GMO Starter feed. Each bird will require about 1 ounce per day or approximately one pounds of feed for the first 14 days.


Grower Feed - Starting with week three, feed your broiler/free range chickens organic Non-GMO grower feed. The protein level of this feed is typically 18%. You will need about 14 pounds of feed per bird, assuming that you butcher at week 8 or 9.  We've created a turkey feed consumption chart.

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