What is the daily feeding amount of a laying hen?

What is the daily feeding amount of a laying hen?

Answer:

1. Before 10 days of age: Days + 2.

For example, for 8 day-old chicks, the daily feed amount for each chicken is: 8+2=10 (grams)

2. 20–50 days old: equal to the age in days.

For example, for 30 day-old chicks, the daily feed amount for each chicken: 30 (grams). 

3. 51-150 days old: 50+(days-50)÷2.

For example, the daily feed amount of 100 day-old  chickens is 50+(100-50)÷2=75 (grams). 

4. Breeding chickens over 150 days old can be stable to more than 100 grams, and the daily feed consumption of chickens in the peak egg production period is about 120 grams.

According to the above calculation method, when a hen reaches the age of 150 days, the cumulative feed consumption is 8.84 kg, and the annual feed consumption of laying hens is 36.5 kg, which can basically meet the needs of laying eggs and avoid waste.