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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:29pm On Aug 21, 2022 |
Day 4 I had to put the flip cover on their feeder to prevent feed wastage and the wood shavings from getting into their feed Day 5 I removed the carton I used as bedding,raised there water drinking to prevent them from pooing inside the drinker. I was not able to provide artificial lightning for them at night because there was no place to charge the torchlight. I reduced the hours used in providing heat Day 6 I stopped using antibiotics,I am careful not to overload their liver because of their tenderness. Everything seem good. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:33pm On Aug 21, 2022 |
Debauhaus1990:Thanks sir |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Lama70(m): 12:56am On Aug 22, 2022 |
Ineedajob4school: Oga, where and how did you get them, please? |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:12am On Aug 22, 2022 |
Lama70:Got it through an agent at Ibadan |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:10am On Aug 23, 2022 |
Day 8,1 week 1 day. I gave them ordinary water to give them a break from the medication. The turkeys have started flying,I had to remove them from the brick hole I used to partition the pen. I may need to put another coach of block. |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:15am On Aug 23, 2022 |
Day 9,1 week 2 days I placed them on embacox,a coccidiostat to prevent coccidiosis. I will give them for 3 days give plain water for for 2 days and repeat medication for 2 days. I will need to get an hanging feeder for the birds because the wood shavings is always getting its way into the flip-top feeder I currently use. 1 Like
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:36am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Day 10, 1 week 2 days I got them an hanging feeder and an alternative power source,a very cheap one which helped to solve power problem to an extent,I have stopped providing them external heat. I am running out of wood shavings,it is scarce and damn expensive,a 25kg bag is #500 Price of hanging feeder #2000 Torchlight and battery #500
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:41am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Update on expenses 12 turkeys @ #3200= #38,400 10 broilers @ #440= #4400 10 noilers @ #330= #3200 Transport (waybill)#1,000 Transport #1150 Charcoal #1200 2 torchlight @1000= #2000 Wood shavings #100 Syringe 2ml+5ml #100 Pos charges #100 Ultima feed half bag #4750 Transport #400 Hanging feeder #2000 Torchlight and battery #500 Total cost= #58,300 |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:47am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Sunday 28/08/22 Today makes them 2 weeks,they have consumed 12.5kg of feed which is equivalent to an half bag. I will have to get them a full bag of feed on Monday. The broilers have outgrown them weightwise,the turkeys are now becoming a nuisance by always flying over the two coaches of block used as partition.
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:51am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Monday 29/08/22 week 2 day 1 I got a full bag of new hope starter feed for #10200 transport #400 Update on expenses 12 turkeys @ #3200= #38,400 10 broilers @ #440= #4400 10 noilers @ #330= #3200 Transport (waybill)#1,000 Transport #1150 Charcoal #1200 2 torchlight @1000= #2000 Wood shavings #100 Syringe 2ml+5ml #100 Pos charges #100 Ultima feed half bag #4750 Transport #400 Hanging feeder #2000 Torchlight and battery #500 New hope starter #10200 Transport #400 Total cost= #68,700
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:54am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Tuesday 30/08/22 week 2 day 2 They completed the anticocci medication. I am contemplating separating the broilers because of their consumption rate. |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:59am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Wednesday 31/08/22 week 2 day 3 I served them a full four liter measure of feed,they finished it in two days,these guys ain't nice they are voracious eaters. Today, I will put little aloe Vera extract in their water for an hour or two then plain water for the rest of the day. Yesterday, I noticed a stunted broiler with swollen vent among the birds.
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by swaqq(m): 8:01am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Why not buy a kerosene lantern, it will serve as light and heat source, you should be able to use 1 litre of kerosene for a week. |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:05am On Aug 31, 2022 |
swaqq: Thanks sir,they don't need external heat again |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:11am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Feed ration for two days
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Princeadebayo11(m): 10:54am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Ineedajob4school:You didn't put their feed |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 11:20am On Aug 31, 2022 |
Princeadebayo11:Thanks for calling my attention to it,I never knew the it wasn't there |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ometech: 8:58pm On Aug 31, 2022 |
Ineedajob4school:That must be Marek's disease(improper vaccination of Marek's) |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by jfkenny(m): 2:23am On Sep 01, 2022 |
Great work...are u sure 150k can finish rearing the birds till maturity.. foreign turkey are voracious eaters as well. |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by uche393: 7:17pm On Sep 01, 2022 |
150k will never be enough, each turkey will finish 1 bag of feed. unless you will sell the chicken first and raise money to continue. each 10birds need 3 bags of feed to gain 3-4kg weight |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:43pm On Sep 01, 2022 |
Ometech: Thanks,it is not marek,if it was it will be permanently paralyzed with legs spread sideways |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:45pm On Sep 01, 2022 |
jfkenny: I really doubt it will be sufficient, i am just trying to see if I can run on a budget |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Sunnyhillsfarms: 8:45pm On Sep 01, 2022 |
jfkenny:Things are really expensive now oo.. Would 150k be enough for 50birds till maturity? |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:48pm On Sep 01, 2022 |
uche393: You are right sir. Turkeys FCR is between 2.8-3:1 Target weight is 15kg,which means I will need roughly 45kg of feed to achieve that weight |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 8:59pm On Sep 01, 2022 |
01/09/22 week 2 day 4 Time to separate the boys from the men I weighed the quantity of feed I gave them yesterday,it was a little bit above 2kg. I was surprised when I got to the brooding room to find their drinkers empty and the feeder almost empty. It is about time I separated them, my major concern is out to stop the turkeys from flying over the two coaches of block I want to use as partition, second is how to get an adult feeder for the noilers and broilers. The turkeys will be fed ad-libitum while the broilers and noilers will be on a ration diet, I may dispose the broilers since they have fulfilled the purpose I initially bought them for,I will keep the noilers for their eggs and meat -offspring too
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by jp130(m): 9:57pm On Sep 01, 2022 |
Wher r d noilers? Pics plz |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Roses1759: 12:04am On Sep 02, 2022 |
Great job, well done bro. |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 1:39pm On Sep 02, 2022 |
jp130:
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 6:42pm On Sep 03, 2022 |
03/09/22 week 2 day 6 I gave them Lasota vaccine as a precautionary measure against Newcastle disease,it will be giving at a month interval, I bought 100 dose for #600 and 1 sachet of dano milk powder for #70 Update on expenses 12 turkeys @ #3200= #38,400 10 broilers @ #440= #4400 10 noilers @ #330= #3200 Transport (waybill)#1,000 Transport #1150 Charcoal #1200 2 torchlight @1000= #2000 Wood shavings #100 Syringe 2ml+5ml #100 Pos charges #100 Ultima feed half bag #4750 Transport #400 Hanging feeder #2000 Torchlight and battery #500 New hope starter #10200 Transport #400 Lasota #600 Milk #70 Total cost= #69,370
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by jfkenny(m): 11:04am On Sep 04, 2022 |
Sunnyhillsfarms:Maybe till seven weeks |
Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:00am On Sep 13, 2022 |
04/09/2022 week 3 I moved the broilers and noilers to the other room reduce cost of feeding. I left the stunted broiler with the turkeys
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Re: Foreign Turkeys Diary by Ineedajob4school: 7:07am On Sep 13, 2022 |
06/09/2022 week 3 Day 2 I gave them miavit multivitamin,on the second day I noticed the turkeys were excreting black pasty poo. I suspected it might be too much of protein or they were reacting to the multivitamin, I was opportuned to visit a vet store the woman advice me to stop the multivitamin to observe if there would be changes
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