Sometimes in October I concluded that I want to venture into local chicken production.
So many factors made me choose this path
1. Low cost of feeding
2: low mortality rate, etc.

I started with 3 hens and 1 cock

As at today I have 26 local chicken

They would have been more if I did separate the chicks from the mother hen on time.

What I do now, when the hen hatch, I give her 2 weeks to raise the chicks, then I separate her from the chicks, in less than two weeks, they usually go back laying eggs.

Will keep updating on progress made

Pics

I recently got neulla male and female, so that in due time thy can cross breed, this will help the local chicken gain some size
I intend adding more Neulla female

Nice

Without the laying areas the birds won't deliver the quality they are expected to deliver. Work on that. We need numbers. If u do well you can start selling to people. The techniques is everything


U need to have atleast ten laying area where your birds can go and lay. If not they will just lay around. Your gain is in the amount of times your hen lay. Keeping them till they are fit is another way to make profit Keeping them indoor will save you a lot . The issue of hawk picking of hen will not be there. The cycle will be 4 times a year. Each hen will do atleast 40 per year.Am just coming back from my parent place. That's my formula now. I don't do this agric shit. Let them hatch and do the recycling over and over. In space of 6 month u will get 200 hen. Just create where to lay for them

marhoinspire:
Sometimes in October I concluded that I want to venture into local chicken production.
So many factors made me choose this path
1. Low cost of feeding
2: low mortality rate, etc.

I started with 3 hens and 1 cock

As at today I have 26 local chicken

They would have been more if I did separate the chicks from the mother hen on time.

What I do now, when the hen hatch, I give her 2 weeks to raise the chicks, then I separate her from the chicks, in less than two weeks, they usually go back laying eggs.

Will keep updating on progress made

The best way is to start small and grow them.
I get feeds from local rice seller. We blend alot into the feed. I will also get feeds from local restaurants for the local.

marhoinspire:
I recently got neulla male and female, so that in due time thy can cross breed, this will help the local chicken gain some size
I intend adding more Neulla female

newoffer:
The best way is to start small and grow them.
I get feeds from local rice seller. We blend alot into the feed. I will also get feeds from local restaurants for the local.

What do u blend into their feed

Corn millet wheat, groundnut soyabean rice sorghum. I pound fish head and some bone
I roast it on fire before pounding it into powder

marhoinspire:

What do u blend into their feed

newoffer:
Keeping them indoor will save you a lot . The issue of hawk picking of hen will not be there. The cycle will be 4 times a year. Each hen will do atleast 40 per year.Am just coming back from my parent place. That's my formula now. I don't do this agric shit. Let them hatch and do the recycling over and over. In space of 6 month u will get 200 hen. Just create where to lay for them

I am trying to understand how 200 chickens in six months that will take many months to attain 1.5kg is profitable. Like how much do you sell each chicken when they matured? And how long does it take...10 months or more?

newoffer:
The best way is to start small and grow them.
I get feeds from local rice seller. We blend alot into the feed. I will also get feeds from local restaurants for the local.

. Starting and grow rich is the goal

You can visit this site thou is still under construction www.farmforu.com for anything concerning poultry

Right now . It is how much birds you can get in a limited time that matters..Most people don't like Broilers. My client like local breed because of its lean meat and less cholesterol and fats in it's meats. 8 month minimum cos u have to feed them always. I cannot afford to feed 200 birds of layers when me gan never chop. I have friends who gives me chaff and seeds from their stores. We blend it. I pick feeds from few friends who does alot of food business.

epainos:


I am trying to understand how 200 chickens in six months that will take many months to attain 1.5kg is profitable. Like how much do you sell each chicken when they matured? And how long does it take...10 months or more?

newoffer:
Right now . It is how much birds you can get in a limited time that matters.. Most people don't like Broilers. My client like local breed because of its lean meat and less cholesterol and fats in it's meats. 8 month minimum cos u have to feed them always. I cannot afford to feed 200 birds of layers when me gan never chop. I have friends who gives me chaff and seeds from their stores. We blend it. I pick feeds from few friends who does alot of food business.

Saying most people don't like broilers is not accurate. Broiler's breast is lean meat. You can easily remove the fat in it. Thigh and drumstick don't have fat. You can easily remove the fat. Or you boil it and put the water in a freezer....scrape the fat off it and that's it.

It is OK if you cannot feed 200 layers, if it is 25 you can feed, it is OK. 25 will give you like 15 to 20 crates in a month. And you can easily retail it at N200 each. That's like N110,000 sales. Why should you do what you want afford. Even it is 10. It is OK. Retail it. Steady money will come in.

But still I am trying to understand the profit in this you are doing. How much do you sell each? I am trying to see if waiting for more than 8 months is really worth it.

Time is money. If you can roll money fast, why not?

If it makes sense to do 25 layers only and retail it, perhaps you van raise money from your next sales. 9 months waiting period to not sell something substantial ....does it really worth it?

Please, how much do you sell each?

I have few layer birds. For the local you have to lodge the baby birds after birth. Each hen gives you minimum 12 chicks. So most of the feeds I create is for those native chicks. I feed them so they can be fit before I let them eat. Brother we have different dimensions in this business. Am sourcing canteen waste to feed this guy's. In space of two weeks the mother hen is out laying again. Soon I will show my workings here. The profits in native fowl is slow but u will have lots of numbers. Well am cross breeding them . Before I get to the fourth stage I would have gotten something good. I sell the natives from 6k upward. I get feeds from my homies who are into food business. Every two weeks I get like a full bag of mixed corn millet n other stuffs.

epainos:

Saying most people don't like broilers is not accurate. Broiler's breast is lean meat. You can easily remove the fat in it. Thigh and drumstick don't have fat. You can easily remove the fat. Or you boil it and put the water in a freezer....scrape the fat off it and that's it.

It is OK if you cannot feed 200 layers, if it is 25 you can feed, it is OK. 25 will give you like 15 to 20 crates in a month. And you can easily retail it at N200 each. That's like N110,000 sales. Why should you do what you want afford. Even it is 10. It is OK. Retail it. Steady money will come in.

But still I am trying to understand the profit in this you are doing. How much do you sell each? I am trying to see if waiting for more than 8 months is really worth it.

Time is money. If you can roll money fast, why not?

If it makes sense to do 25 layers only and retail it, perhaps you van raise money from your next sales. 9 months waiting period to not sell something substantial ....does it really worth it?

Please, how much do you sell each?

newoffer:
I have few layer birds. For the local you have to lodge the baby birds after birth. Each hen gives you minimum 12 chicks. So most of the feeds I create is for those native chicks. I feed them so they can be fit before I let them eat. Brother we have different dimensions in this business. Am sourcing canteen waste to feed this guy's. In space of two weeks the mother hen is out laying again. Soon I will show my workings here. The profits in native fowl is slow but u will have lots of numbers. Well am cross breeding them . Before I get to the fourth stage I would have gotten something good. I sell the natives from 6k upward. I get feeds from my homies who are into food business. Every two weeks I get like a full bag of mixed corn millet n other stuffs.

I am not condemning you bro. A man who views issues using his own instincts alone without listening to others might miss out. I am trying to tap into your wisdom. Don't look at me like hey....layers are cool, native na wash...Nope. There must be something in this thing that is making you go for it. And I want to learn

If you can sell it for 6k upwards, that's a good deal. Please bro...I just want to learn and I might ask strange questions. Just pardon me. A beg. I get more excited that you can sell at N6k upward. Not bad at all.

I know you said people don't like broilers, and I disagreed previous. But after checking it out again, I think I have heard such too...and I won't dispute it further. However, there is something to unravel.

Just pardon me. Let's say someone gives you the contract to sell broilers of 3kg along with your native chicken, do you see a way out? How much would you propose to sell 1 broiler? Sure, you aren't producing the broilers, but you will pick then up and just sell in addition to your native birds.

To be honest, which will move more? What about quail birds? What do you think?

@marhoinspire... abeg, no VEX bro. I am just trying to see another view and style of chicken business. Personally, I am thrilled that you guys can sell native chickens. I produce quail birds for personal consumption and I have not thought of how to sell the birds or the eggs....but when I saw this thread.....my heart goes to quail, noilers, kuroilers, native chickens, etc. There may be gold there. This is why I am trying to figure out how you guys are doing it. Marketing and Sales are two areas that interest me so much.

newoffer:
Corn millet wheat, groundnut soyabean rice sorghum. I pound fish head and some bone
I roast it on fire before pounding it into powder

thank you for this information
I ll work with it

epainos:
@marhoinspire... abeg, no VEX bro. I am just trying to see another view and style of chicken business. Personally, I am thrilled that you guys can sell native chickens. I produce quail birds for personal consumption and I have not thought of how to sell the birds or the eggs....but when I saw this thread.....my heart goes to quail, noilers, kuroilers, native chickens, etc. There may be gold there. This is why I am trying to figure out how you guys are doing it. Marketing and Sales are two areas that interest me so much.

The market is there for native chicken, i have been getting demand for the few once I have but I declined but I don't have d numbers yet.
I want to have aleast 50 adult laying and hatching, den I can sell their offspring

Got another 1 laying.
11 eggs as at today.
Eggs can get to 20

I have friends who help with free combined grains. I get fish from restaurant dry them and grind them as proteins. You have to put in a lot of work. It is worth the stress.

marhoinspire:
thank you for this information
I ll work with it

There is gold in it brother. I want to sell some of my stock on the exchange and face it squarely. It is business that is lucrative if you have channels to source cheap feeds.we will succeed . What is my stock doing that birds can do for me..

epainos:

I am not condemning you bro. A man who views issues using his own instincts alone without listening to others might miss out. I am trying to tap into your wisdom. Don't look at me like hey....layers are cool, native na wash...Nope. There must be something in this thing that is making you go for it. And I want to learn

If you can sell it for 6k upwards, that's a good deal. Please bro...I just want to learn and I might ask strange questions. Just pardon me. A beg. I get more excited that you can sell at N6k upward. Not bad at all.

I know you said people don't like broilers, and I disagreed previous. But after checking it out again, I think I have heard such too...and I won't dispute it further. However, there is something to unravel.

Just pardon me. Let's say someone gives you the contract to sell broilers of 3kg along with your native chicken, do you see a way out? How much would you propose to sell 1 broiler? Sure, you aren't producing the broilers, but you will pick then up and just sell in addition to your native birds.

To be honest, which will move more? What about quail birds? What do you think?

@marhoinspire... abeg, no VEX bro. I am just trying to see another view and style of chicken business. Personally, I am thrilled that you guys can sell native chickens. I produce quail birds for personal consumption and I have not thought of how to sell the birds or the eggs....but when I saw this thread.....my heart goes to quail, noilers, kuroilers, native chickens, etc. There may be gold there. This is why I am trying to figure out how you guys are doing it. Marketing and Sales are two areas that interest me so much.

Na this formula na him I dey run now. I need lots of birds. Cheap grains and restaurants remnant that's how I feed them.

marhoinspire:
Sometimes in October I concluded that I want to venture into local chicken production.
So many factors made me choose this path
1. Low cost of feeding
2: low mortality rate, etc.

I started with 3 hens and 1 cock

As at today I have 26 local chicken

They would have been more if I did separate the chicks from the mother hen on time.

What I do now, when the hen hatch, I give her 2 weeks to raise the chicks, then I separate her from the chicks, in less than two weeks, they usually go back laying eggs.

Will keep updating on progress made

Waooo, I enjoying reading everything from this thread.
I have noilers too, though frizzle feathered I have them since 3 years ago, I saw them inside a carton of noiler I bought from someone on Nairaland, the mother have been laying everyday and not hatching, though I have force it to sit on eggs twice, the first time she managed to hatch 4 of her egg and the second time she hatched two, I had to sell the male crossing it to one guy at 30k, though two of the chicks hatched first time turn to be male, I killed one during last Christmas and I have one left. Two weeks ago I went to market to buy two local hen to help me hatch their eggs, since they all lay everyday and not ready to sit on the eggs. Though I force their mother to sit on the egg on Thursday. The two local hen I bought two weeks ago have started laying.
I feed my noiler anything I see, they eat vegetable leaves, egg shell is their favourite food, I'm also into crop farming, I feed them corn too, though I buy a bag of happy chicken finisher once every month

Their mother is under than basket, I'm forcing her to incubate some eggs, I gave her 9 eggs

epainos:

I am not condemning you bro. A man who views issues using his own instincts alone without listening to others might miss out. I am trying to tap into your wisdom. Don't look at me like hey....layers are cool, native na wash...Nope. There must be something in this thing that is making you go for it. And I want to learn

If you can sell it for 6k upwards, that's a good deal. Please bro...I just want to learn and I might ask strange questions. Just pardon me. A beg. I get more excited that you can sell at N6k upward. Not bad at all.

I know you said people don't like broilers, and I disagreed previous. But after checking it out again, I think I have heard such too...and I won't dispute it further. However, there is something to unravel.

Just pardon me. Let's say someone gives you the contract to sell broilers of 3kg along with your native chicken, do you see a way out? How much would you propose to sell 1 broiler? Sure, you aren't producing the broilers, but you will pick then up and just sell in addition to your native birds.

To be honest, which will move more? What about quail birds? What do you think?

@marhoinspire... abeg, no VEX bro. I am just trying to see another view and style of chicken business. Personally, I am thrilled that you guys can sell native chickens. I produce quail birds for personal consumption and I have not thought of how to sell the birds or the eggs....but when I saw this thread.....my heart goes to quail, noilers, kuroilers, native chickens, etc. There may be gold there. This is why I am trying to figure out how you guys are doing it. Marketing and Sales are two areas that interest me so much.

you have valid points my brother, I was once like @newoffer and @marhoinspire cause I have been rearing local chicken since age of 12years old I have a lot of secret of the business too but I am planing of going into layers too just like you but I was thinking how to feed them coupled with no space as I am no more home but now I got some points from your comment which give me hope and open my eyes ways to start.

marhoinspire:

The market is there for native chicken, i have been getting demand for the few once I have but I declined but I don't have d numbers yet.
I want to have aleast 50 adult laying and hatching, den I can sell their offspring

OK. It seems most people are naturally attracted to native chickens. It's OK. How much do you sell one? I am still looking at the figures. Time vs low cost of feed.

newoffer:
There is gold in it brother. I want to sell some of my stock on the exchange and face it squarely. It is business that is lucrative if you have channels to source cheap feeds.we will succeed . What is my stock doing that birds can do for me..

Interesting.

I will need to see the FCR of the whole process. Free range is the solution....but thieves around the neighbourhood is the challenge, if not, one needs to get food for them.

A very good approach is to grow poultry lawn and grasses. There are seeds mixture for chickens...then produce bugs for them. Villagers give them corn/sorghum/millet shaft also.

I have a question. Let's say I have 50 hens (females) with some cocks. Tell me...how many eggs can I get weekly if I do not allow them to brood the eggs? Their jobs is to job lay eggs....I collect the eggs and incubate in an incubator.

Tell me, how do you make the lay more and more eggs?

kenny160:
you have valid points my brother, I was once like @newoffer and @marhoinspire cause I have been rearing local chicken since age of 12years old I have a lot of secret of the business too

Interesting. 12 years. Can we share ideas? I can give you tops for layers in exchange for native chickens. Drop your WhatsApp or email. I will connect with you.

but I am planing of going into layers too just like you but I was thinking how to feed them coupled with no space as I am no more home but now I got some points from your comment which give me hope and open my eyes ways to start.

You need cages only....the reason layers and broilers are wonderful is the management of space. However, I think all birds should be allowed to roam about. Lol. But since it's not possible here...no need.

The only issue is that you need to attend to them mornings and evenings. If you can do that. You are good to go. And dedicate a day to make general cleanliness...you may want to employ someone for that to do it in your presence. You need not work too hard. Just stay there and monitor the person. Buy give them food by yourself. Only you can feed even 100 birds daily in the mornings and evenings. Then, pack your eggs at night. Or find someone to do it for you in your presence. You may be tired, just be there.

I can give you more tips. And I can run your figures for you. Don't worry...I can give you a free business plan customised for you. Just give me native info and secrets in details.

Finally, I'm going to ask you the same question I have asked above:

I have a question. Let's say I have 50 hens (females) with some cocks. Tell me...how many eggs can I get weekly if I do not allow them to brood the eggs? Their jobs is to job lay eggs....I collect the eggs and incubate in an incubator.

Tell me, how do you make the lay more and more eggs?

If u can incubate very good for you. Or just pick up eggs and add to mature hen to hatch

epainos:

Interesting.

I will need to see the FCR of the whole process. Free range is the solution....but thieves around the neighbourhood is the challenge, if not, one needs to get food for them.

A very good approach is to grow poultry lawn and grasses. There are seeds mixture for chickens...then produce bugs for them. Villagers give them corn/sorghum/millet shaft also.

I have a question. Let's say I have 50 hens (females) with some cocks. Tell me...how many eggs can I get weekly if I do not allow them to brood the eggs? Their jobs is to job lay eggs....I collect the eggs and incubate in an incubator.

Tell me, how do you make the lay more and more eggs?

Redomi:
Waooo, I enjoying reading everything from this thread.
I have noilers too, though frizzle feathered I have them since 3 years ago, I saw them inside a carton of noiler I bought from someone on Nairaland, the mother have been laying everyday and not hatching, though I have force it to sit on eggs twice, the first time she managed to hatch 4 of her egg and the second time she hatched two, I had to sell the male crossing it to one guy at 30k, though two of the chicks hatched first time turn to be male, I killed one during last Christmas and I have one left. Two weeks ago I went to market to buy two local hen to help me hatch their eggs, since they all lay everyday and not ready to sit on the eggs. Though I force their mother to sit on the egg on Thursday. The two local hen I bought two weeks ago have started laying.
I feed my noiler anything I see, they eat vegetable leaves, egg shell is their favourite food, I'm also into crop farming, I feed them corn too, though I buy a bag of happy chicken finisher once every month

Nice....bro...I am interested in getting info on Noiler and frizzled feathered too. That it lays eggs daily caught my attention. This is what I'm talking about bro.

Redomi:
Their mother is under than basket, I'm forcing her to incubate some eggs, I gave her 9 eggs

Believe me, if you need to grow exponentially, you should find an incubator. I'm telling you from experience. You will be shocked what you can get. This is a private talk for you. I won't want to expose you here that you should share some vital info. Let's see templates of incubators you can use. Believe me, you can get one. It may require you to safe...but you can get. And the money will come from your business. All I need to see are figures of your sales, and I will show you how you can safe and buy an incubator.

Every problem for me is a winning strategy. Just like how I am trying to win with high cost of day old broiler chicks. I won seriously one time with high cost of feed.

One boy wanted to japa. I had a friend who told me to get him 50 turkeys last year...but no time...he gave me 11 months upfront notification. This guy came at the right time. I just place the opportunity to on his table. He ordered 55 foreign turkeys...and boom....I guided him. He raised some good amount of money. So, this things are opportunities. I am interested in knowing about them all.

I am presently working on ducks too. Trying to find where I can order Khaki Campbell. I want to see how I can grow them to like 100 and then see how 10,000, 50,000...100,000 is possible. There is an opportunity I want to explore with that breed. It is gonna take time, and I am not in hurry.

In all these issues, my major headache is faithful workers. It is why I am slowing down.

But really, I want to invest in the health of my close family members. I don't want to grow old alone. I need people around me too. So, as I am investing in myself, I am investing in others and building a good network.

Brother...thanks for sharing those pics. Bless you. Let's connect also.

newoffer:
If u can incubate very good for you. Or just pick up eggs and add to mature hen to hatch

Hahaha. The heat of manure will incubate them.

Check online. If u want to succeed in this poultry business you must be around. Have other side hustles within your area. That way u can real heavily. U think if I make 500k per month from this I will go and answer yes sir some where u know they won't give u time for yourself. Egg and meat no dey scarce for mouth.

epainos:


Hahaha. The heat of manure will incubate them.

[Why the fowl them come naked wetin happen. Na Agbo Jedi u dey feed them. quote author=Redomi post=129794183]Waooo, I enjoying reading everything from this thread.
I have noilers too, though frizzle feathered I have them since 3 years ago, I saw them inside a carton of noiler I bought from someone on Nairaland, the mother have been laying everyday and not hatching, though I have force it to sit on eggs twice, the first time she managed to hatch 4 of her egg and the second time she hatched two, I had to sell the male crossing it to one guy at 30k, though two of the chicks hatched first time turn to be male, I killed one during last Christmas and I have one left. Two weeks ago I went to market to buy two local hen to help me hatch their eggs, since they all lay everyday and not ready to sit on the eggs. Though I force their mother to sit on the egg on Thursday. The two local hen I bought two weeks ago have started laying.
I feed my noiler anything I see, they eat vegetable leaves, egg shell is their favourite food, I'm also into crop farming, I feed them corn too, though I buy a bag of happy chicken finisher once every month[/quote]

epainos:

Interesting. 12 years. Can we share ideas? I can give you tops for layers in exchange for native chickens. Drop your WhatsApp or email. I will connect with you.


You need cages only....the reason layers and broilers are wonderful is the management of space. However, I think all birds should be allowed to roam about. Lol. But since it's not possible here...no need.

The only issue is that you need to attend to them mornings and evenings. If you can do that. You are good to go. And dedicate a day to make general cleanliness...you may want to employ someone for that to do it in your presence. You need not work too hard. Just stay there and monitor the person. Buy give them food by yourself. Only you can feed even 100 birds daily in the mornings and evenings. Then, pack your eggs at night. Or find someone to do it for you in your presence. You may be tired, just be there.

I can give you more tips. And I can run your figures for you. Don't worry...I can give you a free business plan customised for you. Just give me native info and secrets in details.

Finally, I'm going to ask you the same question I have asked above:

I have a question. Let's say I have 50 hens (females) with some cocks. Tell me...how many eggs can I get weekly if I do not allow them to brood the eggs? Their jobs is to job lay eggs....I collect the eggs and incubate in an incubator.

Tell me, how do you make the lay more and more eggs?

I'm highly interested in knowing more about the commercial side of raising layer birds.... particularly in this time of neck cutting inflation.

I know a thing or two about raising birds myself because I've tried it on a medium scale and got the management right but failed at marketing them.

Regarding local hen.... The best they can do is give you an egg each daily, but they start laying at about 5 to 6 months old just like their Isa brown cousins.

Raising crossbreed of native hen and (young) broiler Cock or big noiler, or vice versa will yield the best result.

I've always been a homesteader but I'll like to take it a step higher and do it on a commercial scale. I want to get into poultry business... for eggs🥚.

I'm also interested in full time fruits and vegetable farming.