Any N/landers who are keen on horticulture may be keen to start farming the most delicious okra. Here is link to an online resource to help you farm profitably - please enjoy and share if you find it useful:

https://thebigbookproject.org/knowledge-base/okra-production/

Covers: yeild, spacing/planting, soils/fertilisation /irrigation etc.

All feedback welcome!

teamwilly:
Looks kinda ingenious but how does on capture the larvae and farm it?

Hey there thanks for replying - there is a video in the post on how to do it: https://thebigbookproject.org/question/what-about-black-soldier-fly-larvae/

Many with swine and horses want this stuff and it is very important for soil quality.

Good evening all,

Amongst the farmers, agri producers and agripreneurs on N/Land has anyone come across Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) as an effective animal feed:

[url]https://thebigbookproject.org/question/what-about-black-soldier-fly-larvae/ [/url]

It is increasing in interest and demand in the US and EU with US already starting commercial production.
The larvae are nutritious for poultry and other animals and can be bred on manure and food waste, producing beneficial soil additives that are lucrative in their own right.

Is anyone using this or considering in Ng? Also anyone breeding insects for feed please get in touch.

Warm regards,

The Big Book Project

guidefreak:
Why not find out how to combat coccidiosis organically with bitter leaf extract? You'll be glad you did, and you don't need all the leaves in the world to help your chicks. Find out here: https://guidefreak.com/how-to-use-bitter-leaf-extract-for-coccidiosis/
In case you worry if your birds will drink the mixture, see how mine reacted the first time here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6yEhep3aIQ

Thanks for taking time to share that vid - could you link it here: https://thebigbookproject.org/ask/

EMMAACHILE:
Here's the problem as I see it.

1- Banks and credit unions loan too much money. My local credit union will loan 40 years on a house now and 7 to 10 years on vehicles. Thus, creating a system where no one will ever actually own their own truck or home.

2- people do not care how much something costs as long as they can make the minimum monthly payment.

3- people are not pursuing they're own dreams. Instead they do what they're told to do, thus creating a system of employees, not innovators and pioneers.

4- most young adults feel that all the economic opportunities are already taken by somone else.

5- the cost of living is way too high. New homes in my area are selling for over 400k. A new diesel truck costs 60k or more! Crazy!

6- young adults spend thousands on college instead of using that money to start they're own business.

As I see it, if the cycle continues, in the long run, it will create two classes of people. The extremely rich and the poor who work for them. The rich will own everything. They will own all the farms and real estate, they'll own all the businesses

You have laid down some very good points - This current young generation has largely been sold out by their parents on the gamble that the entirely fabricated economic system of the last 70 years (since WWII) which has been little more than a roulette wheel can be spun again in their favour. Therefore households rather than building and establishing profitable and sustainable sources of labour have relied on employment and credit to blow the heads of their young sky high, teach them divorce, lifestyles,vain science and other imaginations rather than HARD WORK from the dirt up. In fact hard work has been despised and mocked in many communities and cultures as it does not bring enough glory to the parents.

What is needed now is for young people to wake up and stop leveraging their souls for image. Many are IT literate and skilled and need to become self starting and learn to live on the scraps which they put brick on brick and pay down the foolish debts. Activities like starting a poultry farm (https://thebigbookproject.org/agri/poultry-farming/how-to-start-for-beginners/), even with 1 or 2 chickens if that's all you can afford, turning all that book stuff into something that someone can use.

Younger people need not be ashamed of being poor but willing and hard working. The humble will be the ones to laugh when the debt bubble finally bursts.

Also get over yourselves and marry - don't pamper each other - hit the dirt and work together:Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

9 Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

10 For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.

11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

FarmInstitute:
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Thanks for sharing this - can you share some key pointers on incubation with us at the following link? https://thebigbookproject.org/ask/

EMMAACHILE:

Yes of course. Onion or Garlic or Pepper work almost the same

Grow wild onion and garlic and add to feed - just chop up - regularly done in smaller farms in India. If you have any questions or need advice you can ask here > https://thebigbookproject.org/ask/

Horbar1:
Here are the prices of day old chicks from major hatcheries accross Nigeria :
Broilers
Agrited- #180
Sayed - #180
Chi - #170
Zartech - #130
Farm Support - #130
NPG - #140
G.S - #140
Goldsmine - #140.

Black cockerel
FOL HOPE - #100
White Cockerel
Amoo - #30
Chi - #30
Brown cockerel- #130

Pullets
ZARTECH - #195 ( Brown)
Boom - # 200.

For enquiries WhatsApp : 07085654116. Call: 07031380149,08022590311,08050224967.
E mail: y2ffarms@gmail.com.

Hi there, thank you for this good information - would it be possible for you to share your details on this link? https://thebigbookproject.org/ask/ - we are seeking prices for day old chick breeds in Nigeria - please state where you are located and where you deliver and you website/contact.

Hindsight:
House,
I am about to venture into poultry farming with my best friend. We intend stocking 1000 layers. Presently we are constructing our coop. I intend to reach out to poultry farmers and other enthusiasts with this thread. i will be uploading pictures as we go along. Comments and criticisms are welcome.

Great thread - and it looks like you are making great progress - there may be some good resources for you on this site:
https://thebigbookproject.org/agri/poultry-farming/how-to-start-for-beginners/

Could I share your building picture on my pintrest? I love to collect ideas on good affordable designs.