lagbaja:
Here are some of my farrowing pigs sucking on the water ni.pples.

Piggery can command even more revenue if you combine it with fishery. On my farm, we use our pig manure for growing maggots which we feed to our catfish. It saves on cost of fish feed and promotes quicker growth of our catfish. One pig's manure can produce up to 20kg of catfish per annum.

glowdot4:
Help!!!!!!
I am starting my farm wit 6 pigs so I employed an experienced attendant that will help take care of d pigs because am still working. The pigs will arrive my farm already crossed (largewhite crossed with durok),the attendant is asking for 50k to buy feed(pkc,bdg,groundnut cake,industrial salt and soy meal) then I asked how long will they eat it, he said 2-3 months. Is pig rearing that expensive? I thought I should share with you. My farm is in apata in ibadan and this is my first time wit pigs. Sincerely I dnt ve 50k to buy feeds. He said its beter to buy d feeds in bulk dan buying piece meal. Pls I need your input asap, I cnt be milked on ur watch.

REUBEN010:
Gud day house. Pls is there any pig farmer in UYO? I need his/her contact info.

boluwajokosegun:
@glowdot4, pls check the analysis given by lagbaja carefuly
4% of 60kg of gilt weight is 2.4kg of feed that the 60kg pig will eat in a day so in a month it will be 2.4kg X 30 days = 72kg
Hence if your feed is made at N60 per kg then 72kg will be comsumed by a pig in a month will cost 72kg X N60 =N4,320
Then 6 gilts of same sizes & weights will eat N4,320 X 6 = N25,920 worth of feed in a month
So in 6 months 6 gilts of same sizes & weights will eat N25,920 X 6months = N155,520 worth of feed
But mind you since they are pregnant they will eat more as they increase in size per month before they liter and as soon as they litter after 3moths 3 weeks 3 days 3 hrs 3min 3sec , the sow will eat more to breast feed the piglets well & to get robust sizes piglets.
Also on or before 8 weeks the piglets may start to eat part of the feed so tat feed will not take them 6 months.
So pig business must be calculated well ordewise you may not get the good result.
Thanks to Oga Lagbaja, am not disputing your advise but l only notice a small oversight. You can still view my analysis & make correction.
Many Thanks
Pls also stick to the final advice made by Lagbaja below:
My advice for you is to agree with him on a feed routine as above, get his feed formula and the cost of the feeds, do your maths. Also, be there when the feed is purchased.

glowdot4:
Wow, great house indeed. Lagbaja n Boluwajokosegun many tanx for your time. More questions please, I will keep asking until I get my bearing pls bear with me. Is maize chaff from pap(left over after sieving for ogi) safe for the animals and how will it be presented(dry or wet). How safe is cassava peel or flakes and how will it be fed? Can they be fed along side other feeds? Then what is the different btwn the local pkc and industrial pkc? Thank you for your help so far.

Niyoga:
Who is at oke-aro farm, I'm new in the business

boluwajokosegun:
@Antofrie, u are welcome to d club. Pls can u give us d breakdown of what it cost u to start d project.
Cost of each about to cross gilt
Cost of pen
Cost of monthly labour
Cost of monthly feeding
What is ur plan ? Expansion or fstten

So that we can advice

lagbaja:
That's a good price. Perhaps, it's location specific. It makes sense to buy it dry. Where in Ibadan is it sold ?. Does anyone know if same is available in Lagos?

ops:
@Lagbaja; I'v

@Lagbaja; Retail price of dry brewery waste in ibadan is between N11-N15 per kg. I had to confirm earlier 2day because I was surprised when you said whole cassava is cheaper than brewery waste.
Mayb the price is location specific though. I've been using spent grain for years but I had to confirm your analysis.