They ate 30 bushels of ear corn in under a month. I thought it would actually save me money, but I don't think it will. $120 a month in shelled corn is 16 50# bags from Rural King. They were only eating 3 of those a week, so I was dropping less than $100 a month on shelled corn. I cut back now anyways, so I'll decide what to do in a couple of weeks. I'm investing in a quality gravity feeder before long to see how they take to it. I'd like to be able to feed protein pellets in the summer.