kay best: sir, happy new week.please i need a clarification on this issue
Dec 24th 2012, i tried to cross my pig so introduce Boer to her.
afetr a week i.e 2 January the boer was taken to anoda sow in anoda firm.
this 2nd sow gave birth on Fri 19th last week.
but my sow i i guess has crossed on Dec 27 2012, is yet to deliver.
From my caculation the one that has born the gestation is not up to 114days
and my is 117 now yet to born. what could be the cause.
Thank you.

excelsiorfarm: first I cant conclude on the timing the sow(female pig) was serviced or it became fertilized, but I want to enlighten you on a little fact, the gestation period of pigs are 3 months,3 weeks and 3 days i.e. 115 days in all, it also important to note that there is an allowance of plus or minus two days. from the data you provided, what it means is if the sow receive servicing on 2 jan on getting to the other farm, on fri 19, it delivered on 107 days. And yours if it crossed on dec 27 2012, today should be 116 days, which of this signs do you observe, blood coming out, weakness, heavy or difficult bringing, inability to rise, reddening of the sow's eye or not feeding,if any call a vet doc, also it important to verify from the other farm if he had not try to cross it previously with a boar before(though such experiences of early instance do occur under induce labor i.e use of medication eg oxytocin etc.),your calculated observation might be wrong,but if non of those sign is observed, there isn't any tension, but do get a vet doc for on ground assessment

kay best:

Am happy to in form you that the pig deliver over to seven piglet. after i red your post i went to the farm and observed that pig is okay no sign of any problem as you suggested. though my pigs have always use 117 days for gestation, my worry came as result of the that born at less than 107 days, cos no previous attempt to cross those pig it was after the pig left my farm for their farm. i cant still fathom the cause of such early birth. anyway glory be to God for the increase.
thanks i love you.

missylizzy: Hi
i was just going through the post on the topic of fish farming, im a corper about to finish my servce i saved some money and i want to invest with 50k, i was going through the thread,pls i nid guidance on how i can start with the 50k, my email is fizzliz4@gmail.com. Thanks.

missylizzy: Hi
i was just going through the post on the topic of fish farming, im a corper about to finish my servce i saved some money and i want to invest with 50k, i was going through the thread,pls i nid guidance on how i can start with the 50k, my email is fizzliz4@gmail.com. Thanks.

jonnathin: good day sir please can you send me details on snail farming @ jonnathin@yahoo.com thank you

ihedioramma: GOOD DAY MY BROTHER AND HAPPY NEW WEEK.

excelsiorfarm: I will send you a mail, part of the content will be that I would recommend you get fish farming manual(it will help you avoid the mistakes many have made and is still making),in it is precise description of how you can use 30k to start your own hatchery(though without the cost of fish tanks),but iam presently in Abuja, DV will be back in the south west this week, I intend to show many how one can use simple and cheap plastics to start hatchery(cheaper than wood),though for starters, i do all my plumbing works in relation to my fish projects myself, saves cost and I do it as ideas come. But if you are in Ibadan and iam around, i can easily take you through the practical of hatchery i.e. using ova prim and alternative i.e. using pituitary gland to inject your brood stock to hatch etc, so with your 50k you can go into fish farming, even if is grow out(in case of grow out i.e. small farm) and as you progresses funds and support will come

akonucheinfo:


N50k? For hatchery I agree wit u. But for grow out you are wrong..how many grow out do u expec him to raise with 50k?

excelsiorfarm: is there any reason to raise an argument? I always say it is the understanding of one from the other that makes two different people with the same resources and opportunity get different result, I said small farm, I said as that effort progresses support and funds will come. the reason why many will never do anything is because they have analyses to a stage that paralysis sets in and they do nothing ,year in, year out. with 50k, with your available containers, you can raise as much as 300,500-600g fishes and sell them for btw 250-350 naira and you already have a profit. fingerlings is 300 x 20 naira= N6000, feed to achieve this, you cannot spend up to N130 each( EVEN IF YOU SPEND N130 EACH), before you say anyone is wrong, bring in your prove and properly we can tell you if what you think you are doing right is really right, God Bless.

akonucheinfo:


No argument my guy, I know u want pple to do sometin instead of sit idle,but let's call a spead a spead. Venturing into fish farm with N50k is not advisable. Even if he has tanks,female boodstoCk goes N1800 per kg and male 1500 per kg. I Am a fish farm in Lagos. Every is possible, but always tell people the implications. Powers supply is anoda, getting customer for ur product is anoda, for fingerling, with d amount yes is possible but not visible for growout. I like this trend, and am here to learn as well. I hope to learn from u. Pls wat oda biz can a young man venture into in nija and make good return continually.

excelsiorfarm: Gd mornin, beyond wanting people to do something, i want people to do things that is feasible, for more than seven years I have been in fish farming sorts(practical), I have always identify the importance of having your water, it is visible, with the cost stated, your fishes must at least to have gotten to the 500-600 grams stated. we all learn every day,hence as I stated you still profit. It is not until your fish gets to 1-1.5kg that you sell, there are people( especially those market women that roast fishes prefers moderate side fishes) ,Lets assume for the 300, you sell them for N250= N75,000,as I said previously, with your structures down, You cannot use N25,000 for power if you already have where to keep water( remember, you are not keeping this fishes for the same duration as the one going for table size).
Lets forget that, if you want another source of income, you can go to the north and bring honey to the south to sell, either you brand in your personalize bottles or sell in bulk. I did my project on bee keeping, but you don't need to have a bee farm to sell honey. There are lots of wild hives in the north . but your own is sell, all the big time hospitals buy in tens of jerry can, to combat cases of wounds that do want to heal etc. Kogi is a good place to go, but presently I don't have the contact of the woman that I introduce to it in lokoja, hence you have to find your path, but get the original, real honey wont dissolve in water easily, great quality don't really mix well in water, ants can not feed on real honey, except Nigeria ants as improve, if you dip a match stick in honey, it will still light when you strike it, you can do more research before going to it.

akonucheinfo:



Tnx for yah reply. The honey business is a nice one, but won't be ok wit my kid. My gradma once into before she buys from Nnsuka.but the market is very low sometime she take a month to finish a gallon. For me I was considering start a fish feed selling business like coppens, vital etc. Pls do u know about the business and how profitable is it?. Cos I feel the major gainners in the fish farm business are the market women and feed salers. Pls tell me what u tink about it

robonski15:

Fish feed business is a good one.. But it requires a reasonable amount of capital.. U will need a mixer,grinder, dryer and a pelletizing machine with a good feed formulation... Am planning to venture into the business big time..

akonucheinfo:


I heard it is, I know how much I spend on my farm for feeds only. Actually am talking about veturing into local fish feed production. Am talking about starting as a mini distributor of COPPENS, VITAL, muti feed etc. Have u done any research on sometin as dis?

akonucheinfo:



Tnx for yah reply. The honey business is a nice one, but won't be ok wit my kid. My gradma once into before she buys from Nnsuka.but the market is very low sometime she take a month to finish a gallon. For me I was considering start a fish feed selling business like coppens, vital etc. Pls do u know about the business and how profitable is it?. Cos I feel the major gainners in the fish farm business are the market women and feed salers. Pls tell me what u tink about it

excelsiorfarm: fish feed is good biz, beyond having a good capital outlay to do it, you can always start with reasonable number of bags and either resale in smaller quantity to fish farmers or sale in bags, to really enjoy good profit, why your best to buy close to the manufacturer i.e. eliminate as many middle men as possible. sincerely if you do feed, sales might be low(the reason is the low quantity from abroad or Nigeria agric institution had be processed thru rigorously process that they can float, palatable, though cheap , but has what nutrient the fish needs to grow well, any feed produce without having all of this will have low sales