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Pick the growth stage, enter the flock size and the number of days, and enter your bag weight. The calculator returns feed per bird per day, daily feed for the whole flock, total feed for the period, and bags needed rounded up. Multiply bags by your local bag price to get the feed cost for the period. These are planning estimates, not a balanced ration: breed, sex, temperature, and free-range grazing all move the real figure.
Turkey feed per day by age rises steeply as the bird grows. This calculator uses the staged rates from a general poultry feed reference: turkey poult 60 g per bird per day, turkey grower 180 g, turkey finisher 280 g, and breeder 250 g. The formula is simple: daily feed in kg equals flock size times grams per bird per day divided by 1,000, and total feed equals daily feed times days.
Worked example: 20 finisher turkeys at 280 g per bird per day eat 5.6 kg per day, 168 kg in 30 days, which is 4 bags of 50 kg when rounded up. A second example: 100 poults at 60 g per bird per day eat 6 kg per day, 42 kg in 7 days, which is 1 bag of 50 kg. For 10 turkeys per month at finisher rate, expect about 84 kg, or 2 bags of 50 kg.
Use this turkey feed chart to pick the right stage, and switch feed when the birds reach the next age band, not on a fixed calendar date alone.
| Stage | Age guide | Feed per bird per day | Protein guide | | Poult starter | 0 to 6 weeks | 60 g | 28 to 30 percent | | Grower | 7 to 12 weeks | 180 g | 24 to 26 percent | | Finisher | 13 to 20 weeks | 280 g | 20 to 22 percent | | Breeder and layer | 20 weeks and over | 250 g | 16 to 18 percent |
Turkey starter grower finisher protein percentage falls as the bird ages, because young poults need dense protein for fast growth and older birds need more energy than protein. Broad breasted turkey feed consumption per bird is at the upper end of these ranges, because broad breasted birds grow faster and heavier than heritage breeds. Published totals for a bird to 6 months run around 20 to 25 kg of feed, which matches the staged rates above over a 24 week grow-out.
If you compare guides, you will find sharp disagreements, and this page states them plainly. One guide puts finisher turkeys at 0.6 to 0.8 lb per bird per day, which is about 270 to 360 g and close to the 280 g used here. Another guide puts grow-out birds at 1.5 to 2 lb per bird per day, which is far higher and likely reflects a different breed, a different age, or feed plus waste rather than intake alone.
Breed, sex, temperature, feed form, and free-range grazing explain most of the gap: toms eat more than hens, heritage birds eat less than broad breasted birds, birds eat less in heat, and birds on good pasture eat less bought feed. Weigh feed offered and feed left over for a week if you want a flock-specific rate, and treat any single published number as a starting point, not a fixed truth.
Turkey feed bags per month follow directly from the total: divide total kg by your bag weight and round up, because a part bag still has to be bought. For cost planning, multiply bags by the price per bag in your area, and remember that feed is usually the largest cost of raising turkeys, often quoted around 25 dollars per bird to market weight in some guides, though local prices vary widely.
Cut waste before you cut rations: use feeders at back height, keep feed dry, avoid overfilling, and clean out stale feed. Birds eat about twice their feed weight in water, so a feed change that looks like a feed problem is often a water problem instead. These are estimates for planning, not veterinary or nutrition advice for a commercial flock.
It depends on stage: about 60 g per day for a poult, 180 g for a grower, 280 g for a finisher, and about 250 g for a breeder. Toms eat more than hens, and broad breasted birds eat more than heritage breeds.
Feed a turkey starter crumble at 28 to 30 percent protein for the first weeks. Poults need small crumbles, fresh water, and warmth, and they must be shown feed and water on arrival, because they do not always find them alone.
Switch from starter to grower at about 6 to 7 weeks, then to finisher at about 13 weeks, then to breeder or layer feed at about 20 weeks. Move gradually over several days, mixing the old and new feed, to avoid digestive upset.
For a short time, yes, but chicken feed is usually too low in protein for poults, which need about 28 percent protein, and medicated chick feed is not always safe for turkeys. Use turkey starter for poults when you can get it.
Yes, if they eat anything other than commercial crumbles or pellets. Grit grinds whole grains and forage in the gizzard. Free-range birds often pick up grit themselves, while confined birds need grit offered separately.
Small amounts of plain vegetables, fruit, and grains are fine as treats, but scraps should stay a small part of the diet. Avoid salty, mouldy, or spoiled food, raw potato peel, onion, and anything with chocolate or caffeine.
Free-range turkeys eat less bought feed, get exercise, and find grit and greens, but they also face predators, parasites, and weather. A fenced range with shelter and a return to a secure pen at night is the usual compromise.
Check steady weight gain, a full but not distended crop after feeding, active behaviour, and clean droppings. Hungry birds crowd feeders, pick at each other, and grow slowly, while overfed birds waste feed and gain excess fat.
Multiply the bags from this calculator by your local bag price. As a rough guide, a bird to market weight eats about 20 to 25 kg of feed in total, and some guides quote about 25 dollars of feed per bird, though local prices vary widely.