This is hen was bought 4month ago, started laying on May 2022 and hatched on 18th of May 2022.

I did not let nature that it place, I removed the chick brood it separately and let out the mother hen.

The hen started lay again on 9th June 2022 and the hen start incubate on the eggs) one month after she hatch it first batch) 18th June 2022.

The hen hatch again 8th July 2022.

Okay

Am working towards a factor that by the end of the year I would be able to gather at least 50 chicks with just one hen.

Do the calculations.
50 chicks ×500=20k minimum.

I only feed the hen once a day, with patience and focus this can generate alot of money for your household as plan B.

Tommymoses:
This is hen was bought 4month ago, started laying on May 2022 and hatched on 18th of May 2022.

I did not let nature that it place, I removed the chick brood it separately and let out the mother hen.

The hen started lay again on 9th June 2022 and the hen start incubate on the eggs) one month after she hatch it first batch) 18th June 2022.

The hen hatch again 8th July 2022.

dem fit die if that woman isn't wit dem..probability of surviving is 40% now compare to earlier 80% if the mother is with dem

They can!!
This is how I raised all my local hen with 99%

dem fit die if that woman isn't wit dem..probability of surviving is 40% now compare to earlier 80% if the mother is with dem[/quote]

@op, how can your hen start laying on the 9th of a month and hatches the eggs on the 18th of same month, that's impossible, since it takes 21 days for a hen to incubate and hatch, how come yours is taking only 9 days? Haba naa

chukskafor:
@op, how can your hen start laying on the 9th of a month and hatches the eggs on the 18th of same month, that's impossible, since it takes 21 days for a hen to incubate and hatch, how come yours is taking only 9 days? Haba naa

I said they it started laying on 18th of June and hatched on July..

chukskafor:
@op, how can your hen start laying on the 9th of a month and hatches the eggs on the 18th of same month, that's impossible, since it takes 21 days for a hen to incubate and hatch, how come yours is taking only 9 days? Haba naa

I said they it started laying on 18th of June and hatched on July..

No sir, they don't. I can't count how many times I have done this and haven't lost any except for a day hawk took one when I let them out while cleaning their place. Birds don't necessarily need their mother. What the mother does is cover them from cold and find food for them. Give them those two and of course water in a clean place and that is it. I take care of mine the way I would broiler, noiler etc.

Healthquest:
dem fit die if that woman isn't wit dem..probability of surviving is 40% now compare to earlier 80% if the mother is with dem

@op, that's just the logic...

NextDayPP:
No sir, they don't. I can't count how many times I have done this and haven't lost any except for a day hawk took one when I let them out while cleaning their place. Birds don't necessarily need their mother. What the mother does is cover them from cold and find food for them. Give them those two and of course water in a clean place and that is it. I take care of mine the way I would broiler, noiler etc.

Thanks a lot for this info op.
I have this same idea. The only info I was looking for is how long it takes a local hen to lay again if you do not allow it to brood the chicks and you have given a precise and practical answer to that.
God bless you!

Tommymoses:
This is hen was bought 4month ago, started laying on May 2022 and hatched on 18th of May 2022.

I did not let nature that it place, I removed the chick brood it separately and let out the mother hen.

The hen started lay again on 9th June 2022 and the hen start incubate on the eggs) one month after she hatch it first batch) 18th June 2022.

The hen hatch again 8th July 2022.

rsd:
Thanks a lot for this info op.
I have this same idea. The only info I was looking for is how long it takes a local hen to lay again if you do not allow it to brood the chicks and you have given a precise and practical answer to that.
God bless you!

I'll use my hen as a case of study, she hatch by may 18th I removed the chick to brood it myself. The hen started lay again and started brooding on 18th June making a month interver. And hatch another clutch of chick on 9th July..

Tommymoses:


I said they it started laying on 18th of June and hatched on July..

Oga the reason for my quote was to correct your blunder in the process of your write up but instead of proof reading your article once more, in order to correct the errors, you felt that I was ridiculing you, thus you retorted back by quoting me not once, but twice...... I rest my case

Tommymoses:

I'll use my hen as a case of study, she hatch by may 18th I removed the chick to brood it myself. The hen started lay again and started brooding on 18th June making a month interver. And hatch another clutch of chick on 9th July..

What do you feed them with?

Tommymoses:

I'll use my hen as a case of study, she hatch by may 18th I removed the chick to brood it myself. The hen started lay again and started brooding on 18th June making a month interver. And hatch another clutch of chick on 9th July..

What do you feed them with? And also do you provide them with any source of heat.

Op! We're following you on this one, pls carry us alone by explaining how you feed and nurture them.

Modified: Regarding the hens, are you allowing them to roam about? Won't people steal them?

Shade more light pls man

todto:

What do you feed them with?

I feed them with granded corn.

todto:

What do you feed them with? And also do you provide them with any source of heat.

I don't give them any source of heat, I just pack them inside one indomie carton.

Obaman12:
Op! We're following you on this one, pls carry us alone by explaining how you feed and nurture them.

Modified: Regarding the hens, are you allowing them to roam about? Won't people steal them?

Shade more light pls man

Thanks boss Man, for following this thread.

Concerning the feeding I feed the chick with just granded corn, local fowl don't need any commercial feed.

Also I free range them exactly after 4 weeks, plus I do pack them in the evening inside the cage.

They roam around my compound, if them steal my fowl them don steal ogun (God of iron) b dat.

Tommymoses:

Thanks boss Man, for following this thread.

Concerning the feeding I feed the chick with just granded corn, local fowl don't need any commercial feed.

Also I free range them exactly after 4 weeks, plus I do pack them in the evening inside the cage.

They roam around my compound, if them steal my fowl them don steal ogun (God of iron) b dat.

Lmao [I dey believe you man].

But don't you think that it'll be nearly impossible to notice when your fowl get stolen especially as the number increases?

Remember, your plan [from your write up] is to target close to 500 hens, each producing 50 chicks per year. All amounting to 25,000 fowls. That will be too much wahala to cope, and plus the fact that local fowls dey craze on a norm.

When I start, I won't go that high sha, 100 hens at 50 chicks per year [5000 fowls] will be a great target for me.

Obaman12:


Lmao [I dey believe you man].

But don't you think that it'll be nearly impossible to notice when your fowl get stolen especially as the number increases?

Remember, your plan [from your write up] is to target close to 500 hens, each producing 50 chicks per year. All amounting to 25,000 fowls. That will be too much wahala to cope, and plus the fact that local fowls dey craze on a norm.

When I start, I won't go that high sha, 100 hens at 50 chicks per year [5000 fowls] will be a great target for me.

Na to chop ham and sell off some, I can't control such numbers of birds...

Weldone op

Good evening peeps.

Just a little update about local chicken farming, I was surprised on Sunday when my mom called me.

I was told by mom that shrew(Eku-Asin) has killed my whole newly hatch chick, I was depressed and scattered. How could this be possible? How come.

I went to check by myself to see how far, I almost vomit when I saw the innocent chick killed by that wicked shrew(Eku-Asin)...

I packed the chick and give them befitting burial.
So sad to loose my precious chick...

Tommymoses:

Thanks boss Man, for following this thread.

Concerning the feeding I feed the chick with just granded corn, local fowl don't need any commercial feed.

Also I free range them exactly after 4 weeks, plus I do pack them in the evening inside the cage.

They roam around my compound, if them steal my fowl them don steal ogun (God of iron) b dat.

Make i see ur fowl first...

Let me open your eyes to this hidden Gold about this local chicken farming......

After I burial the chick I lost recently, some of my hen were currently laying and two hen was laying in the same nest.

I try to create another nest but NO they're fight themselves for custody of the same egg, till they break like 4 eggs.


Since I was down financially, I was annoyed and pack like 10 egg, I wanted to boil the egg but my mom said I should sell it rather.

I went to market, see as I was being called and rushed by those market woman. I later sold the 10 eggs for 1k.

That is 1 local fowl egg is #100...

LikeAking:


Make i see ur fowl first...

This picture below is how I brood my local chick

Tommymoses:

This picture below is how I brood my local chick

Why don't you build cage for your chicks?

Tommymoses:
Good evening peeps.

Just a little update about local chicken farming, I was surprised on Sunday when my mom called me.

I was told by mom that shrew(Eku-Asin) has killed my whole newly hatch chick, I was depressed and scattered. How could this be possible? How come.

I went to check by myself to see how far, I almost vomit when I saw the innocent chick killed by that wicked shrew(Eku-Asin)...

I packed the chick and give them befitting burial.
So sad to loose my precious chick...

Sorry for the loss!
Why don't you consider investing in intensive farming?

EdozieRx:

Why don't you build cage for your chicks?

I have a cage, but can't keep this chick inside a keep till they are 3 weeks.

EdozieRx:

Sorry for the loss!
Why don't you consider investing in intensive farming?

As time goes on I would navigate on that, I have limited space in my compound.

DISEASE OUTBREAK!!

I was treating my turkey for watering stool not knowing that the disease has gotten all my livestock except my duck.

At this point, I realized it was from the fulani cock my mum bought from farm (iregba in oyo state).

I was contemplate weather to dispose them all....