newoffer:
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.

newoffer:
[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

epainos:


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?

epainos:

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.


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.

Ade3131:


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.
More like noiler. Im interested to know what you know about this....amd your results so far.

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.

marhoinspire:

Each hen can lay as much as possible in as much thy aren't boarding d eggs, 1 egg each day.
I currently have a hen that is currently laying, as at today she has 18.
I just have to lock her up so she can board.

In as much she remains with the cock, she will keep laying

Redomi:
hahaha, I said the name is frizzle feathered chicken, it's not normal feathered chicken. Mostly used by the herbalist

Redomi:
I'm happy to meet you sir.
But the cost of incubator is not that easy plus naija unstable electricity

epainos:

I know. If you know the cost, you can plan to buy one and solar can power it. You may even import it yourself and can be cheaper. Yes, expensive ....then see how to stress yourself for 6 months and make money with your birds....then...get it. This is why you need numbers to know how much of stress you will endure to raise such cash.

This is how many boys use poultry to "japa". 1 year solid preparation to learn various ways of cutting costs. Then, use another 1 year to execute it. Then 3 months to recuperate before japa. After japa, life changes completely. Can you stress yourself beyond the ordinary to enjoy later?

The only way out is knowing how to check your numbers and formulate a strategy to achieve it. If you need help, you should find one and tackle such like your life depends on it.

You can do everything. But you need to know when to stop so you don't collapse or land in the hospital. Those guys even asked me to put the cost of effective supplements. Also, they "yacked" chicken, eggs, etc anyhow during the hardworking period. Loaded enough food at home.

Na project sir.

I laugh the way ppl complain on NL. And the way, they do things without getting their numbers right first.

It is well.

newoffer:
Hahahahahahahahaha. I know say na something related to herbalist. Lol.

Redomi:
Thank you so much sir, I understand everything you said. But I will have to save towards buying an incubator and also a solar. That's not gonna be easy cos I know it's going to be expensive. I'll see what I can do

epainos:


Why do you think it is not going to be easy? Do you think you can't buy one from this business you are doing? It seems you all still don't tap into what I am sharing here. Guy....nothing is impossible. Find out what it is going to take. Nope. You just gave up again. Oh. Incubator is expensive...I can't do it. Lol.

OK. Let me teach you negotiation technique. OK. Let me write it here.

How many chickens can I sell to buy an incubator using solar. Of course, the first step is to know the kind of incubator you need. Well, I know it is hard to do if you don't know much about electrical and electronics connections. Then, match it with the power (always below 100w...I think around 40W to 80w). Let's say you can hatch 100 eggs at a time with 40W....just saying...you need to configure it to arrange yourself. Also, look into using hatcheries...see...if its cost effect. What you can do is...bulk up...store eggs for 7 days... let's say you have 50 birds....for 7 days...you get like 450 eggs. Candle them and let's say you need 1000 females...think...you can do it.

If i was close to you, I would definitely look into working with you....maybe trade by barter....but I think we live in different states. But I can assist you configure the right incubator for your setup...so that you can know what you need....and the cost.

Redomi:
Thank you sir, please can we talk on Whatsapp? I will like to have an incubator, but I don't know much it will cost to have an incubator that uses solar or batteries

epainos:

OK. drop your WhatsApp number

Redomi:
haha, apart from herbalist, it's exotic birds. They have more meat than normal birds

newoffer:
U know better.

Redomi:
That male among them weight more than 5kg

epainos:

The challenge with you is that you don't get your numbers before and during production. Is this not what I have been trying to check? See...its not an issue of meat and eggs no dey scarce for mouth. With layers, I can make even millions per month. Same with broiler. Yes, despite all odds. However, I am interested in this native too. Do you think I will rush into it with getting my numbers right? How much you sell? How many eggs they produce...you have said nothing na. Except you don't keep record and you aren't observant. You should know by now what it takes to make N500k per month. The question is that...is it worth the stress? No need to answer me...I'm just asking a rheotical question I don't need answers to.

If you don't know what it takes to make N500k per month from this native chickens after the time you have spent, then, you really need to evaluate your approach.

Personally, I dont go with...the is lucrative. Maybe to the person. I want to see the numbers and make my decision. If you don't want to share...its OK. One way or the other, I will get what I need. That's me. I always find a way out.

newoffer:
Seriously. Cold no go do them sos with their feather that looks scanty. Hope this season will be good for poultry farmers.

newoffer:
Am building a bigger pen house for the birds. I cannot give u numbers till I put the standard birds cage in place. They lay between 12 to 15 at most times.

I sell 6k. While my own people sell cheaper to people around. Am putting all my skills into the new phase of the local chicken because it's another arm of the poultry. The new cage will take like 100 layers while the local be on their hundreds because people from different section comes for it.
Plain white plain black are in high demand. The management is what am improving now. So we can forecast expectations. It is lucrative

epainos:

Mercy. I'm getting excited. Please, are they fully indoor to lay daily? Or do they still roam about? How do you find their eggs?

Thy roam around, once thy lay, u will definitely know if u are around
You did hear cry of celebration

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

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

Smitaro100:



Y ur fowl come resemble wetin craze na.. abi dem dey take kolos.

Forumites:
that specie of
Chicken is very expensive in some part of the world.