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All broiler farmers want their broiler chickens to be big while they earn optimal profits from the birds. To achieve this, it is important to know the right or expected quantity of feed to give broiler chickens which usually comes as a broiler feed consumption chart. This is required to avoid wastage or overfeeding as well as allow the farmers to plan how to buy or produce feeds for the chickens.
With the broiler feed chart below, you will be able to answer the following questions related to feeding broilers. These questions include:
- What quantity of feed does broiler require before they reach market weight?
- What is the total quantity of feed required to feed broilers to maturity?
- What is the total quantity of feed consumed by a broiler per week?
- What is the growth rate of broilers?
- What is the average weight of a broiler each week?
Also Read: Layers Feed Intake and Weight/Growth Chart
Expected Broiler Weight Per Week & Feed Consumption Table
Broiler Weekly Feed Intake Chart and Weight / Growth Chart
| Age (Week) | Feed Consumed Per Bird (kg) | Cumulative Feed Consumed (kg) | Average Body Weight Per Bird (kg) | Average Body Weight Gain Per Bird (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | 0.167 | 0.167 | 0.185 | 0.185 |
| Week 2 | 0.375 | 0.542 | 0.465 | 0.280 |
| Week 3 | 0.65 | 1.192 | 0.943 | 0.478 |
| Week 4 | 0.945 | 2.137 | 1.524 | 0.581 |
| Week 5 | 1.215 | 3.352 | 2.191 | 0.667 |
| Week 6 | 1.434 | 4.786 | 2.857 | 0.666 |
| Week 7 | 1.593 | 6.379 | 3.506 | 0.649 |
| Week 8 | 1.691 | 8.070 | 4.111 | 0.605 |
| Week 9 | 1.715 | 9.785 | 4.649 | 0.538 |
Note:
From the above chart, it could be deduced that:
- A broiler will consume approximately 1.2 kg of feed (broiler starter + grower) from week 1 to week 3
- A broiler will weigh about 1.52 kg at the end of week 4
- A broiler chicken will eat about 8.6 kg of feed (broiler finisher) from week 4 to week 9
- A broiler will have an average body weight of 4.65 kg at the end of week 9
Kindly Note:
- The above chart did not consider the sex of the broiler chicken.
- The above is just a standard chart. It is meant to be a guide for you.
- You can get get a better body weight (e.g. 3 kg) before the end of the 6th week. Yes, click here to learn more.
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Also Read: How to Increase the Body Weight of Broilers
Separate feeding by sexes for broilers
When male and female broilers are being raised separately, there is an opportunity to increase profitability by using different feeding programs for each sex. The most practical method is to use the same feed for both sexes but reducing the feeding period for the growing and finishing stages for the female broilers. It is recommended that the duration of the initiation period be kept the same for both sexes in order to guarantee adequate early development.
What does cumulative feed intake mean?
It is the total quantity of feed eating right from day 1.
Sir but my chicken was 3 kg in 38 days in summer but now in winter its only 1kg in 22 days so why is it so can u please explain me
Feeds and Feeding might be the reason. Are you giving the same feed you gave the previous one, and in the same quantity? Are the birds from the same source and breed? Do you have the chart from the hatchery or vendor you procured them from?
Pls what is the formular used to get those figures
The last table at week 5 we have 1.186kg per birds. If that is correct are you saying we will be needing 593kg feed for 500 birds in their 5th week amounting to 23bags per day? Pls explain
The 1.186kg is the total feed consumed in the 5th week. So your assumption is wrong.
1.186kg is the total feed consumed in the 5th week per bird.
Yes
Thank you for your explanations. Your table ends at 6 weeks. Please what will be the total feed (in Kg) a broiler bird will require from day old to maturity using a 10 weeks scenario.
Around 10kg.
how much feed will a broiler chicken eat to get to 4-5 kg
Thanks
About 8kg
Good evening sir
Pls sir what is the best broiler feed in Nigeria sir
Well, I will recommend Amo and CHI Feed. You can also try out my Premium Special Broiler Feed Formula.
How are you sir lm intrested in you premium broiler feed formulation
Thank you soo much for this information!!Am Zambian by the way,well I would like to know? do I have to give my broilers Starter in Week 1&2,Grower week 3&4 and Finisher week 5&6….please help
Don’t bother with giving grower. Starter from week 1-3 and finisher from week 4-6
Thanks for your analysis. Please can you help to calculate the amount of feeds needed to raise 1,300 broiler for 12 weeks.
THE MAXIMUM weight that can be achieved by a broiler for 12 weeks.
Thanks
Comment: Sir, thanks for your attention. please is there any local method to boost broiler feeds and make it grow faster
how you can calculate the average of body weight gain??
Dear sir
I don’t understand why on 2nd week the chicken is weighing 0.45 yet on first week it was at 0.179. And on third it gose up to 800. Can someone please explain. Am confused
You shouldn’t e confused. Broilers are known to grow faster than other chickens, even within a short time. So if you’re surprised because of the rapid weight increase, please don’t be. That is how it should be. By the way it is 0.8kg and not 800kg
Pls any poultry farm in Port Harcourt for rent? thanks.
I don’t reside in Rivers state.
Good evening. Pls, how many bags of feed am I going to give to 100 pieces of birds til they reach 12 weeks and what will their weight be by then. Thanks
i want to ask that if i have 30000 broiler birds in control shed so how much feed i needed per week by birds and maximun how much weight they gain ?
Nice information Thanks Sir 🙂
You’re welcome Salman
Please what does the cumulative feed consumed stand for and how did we arrive at the figures.
Super weights what brand of feed you give.
What’s the weight range for a ten day old broiler
Should be around 0.30-0.33 kg (300-330 grams)
Sir, can I mix starter/finisher feed with wheat offals for weighty broilers?
No sir/ma. Never advisable!
How do I get your number and how can I join your wassap group
please what is the maximum weight of a broiler? And how many weeks will it be, to achieve that weight?
Well, I can’t give a specific figure. It’s a matter of the quantity of feed and duration of raising them.
Thank you for these figures
my starter feed runs out and now am feeding my 3weeks old broilers a finisher feed I bought for my 8weeks noiler pending to when I can get the starter feed. is that going to harm them?
No it won’t.
i rear my broiler for about 4months to make it very big and attractive to my customers as they dont like all these non strong broilers. pls can u give me daily intakwe up to 16 wks
Please i have been raising broilers for more than 2 years now, my birds have never attained 3kg in 8/9 weeks. Please which breed and feed are you working with. Thanks.
Also the chart on this page and the download are not the same figures, please what is difference between both chart.
Pls sir what causes cough and weak feathers in birds