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Food Amount Table and Approximate Number of Insects

Brief table of food amounts

chick age (days) Required food amount per day (g) banana crickets per day (pcs) house crickets per day (pcs) small house crickets per day (pcs) large marbled roaches per day (abdomen pieces) small whole marbled roaches (pcs)
10-16206010020080160
17-2018549018072144
21-3815457515060120
39-451236601204896
If you add up all days56917072845569022764552

Detailed table with approximate chick weight by day

chick age (days) Approximate chick weight (g) Required food amount per day (g) banana crickets per day (pcs) house crickets per day (pcs) small house crickets per day (pcs) large marbled roaches per day (abdomen pieces) small whole marbled roaches (pcs)
1023,5 (15,5−31,1)206010020080160
11*206010020080160
1228,5 (24,2−34,2)206010020080160
1328,5 (24,2−34,2)206010020080160
14 28,0 (17,5−38,0)206010020080160
1533,0(28,5−37,8)206010020080160
1635,5(26,6−45,0)206010020080160
17*18549018072144
1837,5(32,5−43,0)18549018072144
19*18549018072144
2040,0 (31,5−48,0)18549018072144
21*15457515060120
2243,5 (35,7−51,0)15457515060120
23*15457515060120
2442,0 (30,8−52,2)15457515060120
25*15457515060120
2644,5 (37,7−51,0)15457515060120
27*15457515060120
2847,5 (45,3−49,4)15457515060120
29*15457515060120
3045,5 (40,5−49,0)15457515060120
31*15457515060120
3245,3 (37,0−50,5)15457515060120
33*15457515060120
3444,0 (37,5−51,0)15457515060120
35*15457515060120
3647,5 (40,5−54,2)15457515060120
37*15457515060120
3843,0 (34,5−47,5)15457515060120
39*1236601204896
40*1236601204896
4143,0 (37,0−46,7)1236601204896
42*1236601204896
431236601204896
44*1236601204896
45*1236601204896
TOTAL56917072845569022764552