Layer feed calculator
A laying hen eats about 110–120 g of feed a day, so 1,000 layers eat about 115 kg a day — roughly 35 quintals a month. Enter your birds, stage and feed price to see kilograms, quintals, sacks and cost.
Feed needed
These figures are a guide, not advice. Feed, prices and diseases differ from farm to farm: check with your veterinarian and use your own records.
Typical feed per bird
These are average figures for commercial layers; the breed, the weather and the feed quality change them.
- Chicks, 0–8 weeks: about 20–50 g a day, rising each week (average about 35 g)
- Growers, 9–18 weeks: about 60–90 g a day (average about 75 g)
- Laying hens: about 110–120 g a day
Check against your own records
Weigh what you give for a week and divide by birds and days. If your hens eat much more than 120 g but lay normally, feed may be wasted from the feeders; if they eat much less and lay drops, check water, heat and health.
Questions and answers
- How much feed does a layer eat per day?
- About 110–120 grams of layer feed a day for a commercial brown layer in lay.
- How many quintals of feed do 1,000 layers need a month?
- About 34–36 quintals: 1,000 birds × 115 g × 30 days = 3,450 kg.
- How much feed does a chicken need from hatch to laying?
- Roughly 6.5–7.5 kg per bird from day one to 18 weeks, then about 3.5 kg a month in lay.
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