How Much Do Chickens Eat

How much do chickens eat? A chicken will eat about 1/4 cup of food per day. My chickens get a hanging feeder with a layer pellet, that’s available to them 24/7. Then twice a day I throw them my homemade chicken scratch. This makes them pick and scratch around to eat it so they have their natural behavior.

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[GmaAlice]

Great advice for those who have never raised chickens and want to try it.

[cj]

Hi Becky, I noticed you’re a bit confused on the chickens’ digestive system. They do have a stomach. Food goes down the Oesophagus into the crop, where it sits, the Oesophagus leads from the crop to the Proventriculus (stomach), this is where digestion starts, the food will be mixed with digestive enzymes and hydrochloric acid. The food then travels to the gizzard, where it’s completely ground up and mixed with digestive enzymes. The crop is just storage, they eat what they can through the day and digest it on a night.

[HRWWW]

Hey Becky! I was given four chickens for Christmas from my Brother and my Sister in-law. one mother hen and three of her little ones, when we got them the young ones were just over four weeks old. I feed them a general feed my brother gave me with them and I mix a birdseed mix and also table scraps.

[zoebergman]

Your videos are so informative! Thank you for spreading the right way to treat animals!

[cassityart]

Scratching and pecking is what they do! You are right. Ground casting feed is the best way to ensure that everybody is fed and inspected for health. Growing black fly larva is also a natural “fast food” that they love and will provide a constant natural source of protein. Thanks!

[Lauryn]

My chickies Love cat food too!! It’s a great treat.

[justinewhite-hadley]

Side note!! Do NOT give them a lot of corn in hot weather. They can't handle heat in general and corn will heat them up more then normal. So feel free to add more in the colder months. 😊💖

[Crystal-ogoq]

I love watching your videos. They're so soothing and I wish you made more.

[BestFarmingTips]

True that, adult chickens and layers eat about 1/4 to 1/3 of a pound of feed a day. This is, however, dependent on breed, life stage, and how much other stuff they eat, such as greens and bugs. Broilers eat more. They will eat pounds of food a day unless you limit it. However, I ferment the commercial feed, so that it gets more palatable, the birds eat less but quickly get full and there is less waste when they eat fermented feed. I also prefer buying pellets and crumbled feed as compared to chicken mash because when fermented, pellets and crumbs multiply more than mash which is not machine compressed.

[coopah]

I'm like Elly Mae Clampett on "The Beverly Hillbillies"... I'm a creature lover. LOL

[juliecramer]

Becky, it’s none of my business but you look so pretty in brown hair. But It really isn’t any of my business. Thank you for your videos😊

[peterlanglee]

Thanks becky your advice is real useful im buying a farm in a few months because i wanna get out of the city thank you for your tips

[TheWetPotat]

That’s a beautiful white ameruacana rooster 😍

[essserleem]

Thanx Becky. I am your new fan. Your videos are have helped me as a new chicken keeper

[samtobin]

Becky, PLEASE! make a video about your great Pyrenees, and his or her role on the homestead. I saw em in the background.

[pamelareader]

How much does it cost roughly to feed them per month Becky? Love what you do here!!

[michaelelcatrinvasquez]

You are really right sometimes my chickens don't eat all the food throw them in the coop I would want to what are the best times of the day to feed my chickens

[pkomegathunders]

Um Becky i know i haven't posted a comment for you to laugh at in a long time but alot of family stuff is happening and i just wanna say thanks for replying to me all those times you made my life happier thanks Becky

[Darkflametailz]

learned fast with my silkie XD I was feeding her out of a bowl and she just started to knock the bowl over and would scratch at it lol

[inaices]

Hi Becky your roosters and hens are gorgeous looking they radiate health. I have seen a lot of homestead videos from other homesteaders and their chickens don't look as good as yours.