Turkey feed consumption chart
Finding good solid numbers for how much feed each type of poultry consumes in its lifetime is anything but an exact science. Here’s an interesting chart from Cashton Farm Supply that I thought was worth capturing here:
Tamil Nadu farms offers another take on it:
A turkey farming guide from India lists:
A University of Alaska Extension document offers another cumulative consumption chart for turkey of different varieties:
It’s starting to look fairly consistent: in the 50lb or 25 (ish) kilo range for total feed consumed in the lifetime of an adult turkey. In other words, one whole 25kg bag of feed per bird? So let’s just round up a little and say $25 in feed per bird.