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Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by davidzfarm18(m): 6:40pm On May 07, 2015 |
Omotiti. Welcome from the sabbatical leave. as per above, keeping broilers up to 12 weeks off season is not really encouraged. try and feed them with additnal light when possible and dispose them by 6-8weeks. on a lighter mood. the women in question does not know how to price the birds, hence her comment. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 7:57pm On May 07, 2015 |
omotititi. Your experience is the exact reason I have chosen not to do broilers. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by bigiyaro(m): 8:09pm On May 07, 2015 |
omotititi:lol 'chicken sprit' indeed. I sold to mr biggs @ 700 per kilo, bt i think it depends on location. Am in jos. 1 Like |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by segun1976: 8:24pm On May 07, 2015 |
Hello good people, Please I need guidance on what quantity of feed I should be feeding my pullet. They are currently 18wks 1day, ISA brown. A guide I saw on the website says 85g but the breeder who sold to me says about 95g. From your experience, what do you suggest? |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Annabechick(f): 10:09pm On May 07, 2015 |
Hello house please am constructing a poultry house for 2000 birds but am not around to supervise the construction. Please this is the picture for the house its 20ft by 90 ft. I want to knw if it will house 2000 birds to maturity? pls i need ur opinion
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Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Haryobame: 10:44pm On May 07, 2015 |
davidzfarm18:naa deep litter ooh |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by FarmTech(m): 10:46pm On May 07, 2015 |
bigiyaro:.. Welcome bro, I'm happy to hear that. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by FarmTech(m): 10:54pm On May 07, 2015 |
noblefarm:.. That's huge. But I think as a first timer, you start with small and gain experience. But if you're so rich that making costly mistakes means nothing, of course u can go ahead. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by FarmTech(m): 11:02pm On May 07, 2015 |
segun1976:.. Check the plan here for Hyline brown. There feed consumption is slightly lower. http://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/livestock-farming/poultry/feed-consumption-plan-body-weight-target-laying-hens/. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by FarmTech(m): 11:08pm On May 07, 2015 |
Annabechick:.. Layers require 3 birds/m2 (deep litter). Checkout the link below for other breeds: http://www.fao.org/docrep/008/y5169e/y5169e05.htm. 1 Like |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by davidzfarm18(m): 5:26am On May 08, 2015 |
Annabechick: Thumb up dear, for layers: battery cage 1500-1800 Layers deep litres: 900 broilers: 1000 SE,SW,SS. 900 North 1 Like |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by segun1976: 5:33am On May 08, 2015 |
Annabechick: What type of roof did you use? Are u planning for cage or deep litter system? This would affect the number you can raise in any given space. 1 Like |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by segun1976: 5:36am On May 08, 2015 |
Haryobame: Wonderful performance! What is the age of the birds? |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 6:53am On May 08, 2015 |
Annabechick. Your pen won't do for the number you are looking at. You need to increase the width to at least 26 feet. segun1976. 85g/day for 18 weeks old pullets in cages is OK (according to ISA Brown Management Guide). However, I'll suggest you pick several of them at random (especially, the smaller ones), weigh them to see if they are up to 1.5kg. If yes, stick with the 85g/bird/day for the week; if no, increase it to the 95g suggested. Success. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by segun1976: 7:36am On May 08, 2015 |
Eggcelent: Thanks forthe enlightenment. Please how do i weigh the birds I mean the type of suitable scale, etc) |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by noblefarm: 7:41am On May 08, 2015 |
FarmTech: ok sir. pls u any of any poultry farm in Ilorin I can visit? |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Belexy(m): 7:49am On May 08, 2015 |
noblefarm: Oga Noble, u dey this place too |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by noblefarm: 8:04am On May 08, 2015 |
Belexy: yes o Oga Bel really want to explore agric. buying and selling is not favourable again |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Annabechick(f): 8:58am On May 08, 2015 |
davidzfarm18:. Good morning, please i dont understand your writeup |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Annabechick(f): 8:58am On May 08, 2015 |
davidzfarm18:. Good morning, please i dont understand yowur writeup |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Annabechick(f): 9:01am On May 08, 2015 |
segun1976:. good morningbi am planning for deep liter system and am starting with broilers. The roof is Zinc |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 9:04am On May 08, 2015 |
segun1976. Any digital weighing scale will do. Success. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Annabechick(f): 9:08am On May 08, 2015 |
Eggcelent:thanks alot i think i will ask them to increase the length to 120ft |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Haryobame: 9:26am On May 08, 2015 |
segun1976:dey re nw 25weeks old |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by davidzfarm18(m): 10:20am On May 08, 2015 |
Annabechick: If u are planning 4 broilers, ur current pen will only accommodate 800-900 birds at maturity. it can go up to 1000 when the weather is favourable and you change the litres very often. If you stock more than the required no. you will definitely deal with a lot of mortality and spend more on drugs. Goodluck. 1 Like |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by obnelly: 11:33am On May 08, 2015 |
Anybody using top feed for the past few months? Kindly share you experience I have been having issues with my birds lately they eat like giant but produce small size eggs and production never go beyond 55-65%. I have consulted my vet , we have administered series of drugs to no avail. I tried using animal care feed on a row I have better production with good sizes but my headache now is that the chicken sneezes and they feeding rate isn't encouraging . Pls share you experience and the way forward .Anybody using livestock feed? I wanna know what I can give my chicken to improve their performance. Shalom |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Juliana7: 3:23pm On May 08, 2015 |
@grownaira, pls sir, in ur previous post when u talked about "E.S.T. - mix WSP", dat is a very effective drug for stubborn crd. Pls sir what is E.S.T mix WSP is that d name or an abbreviation! If yes what is d name in full, as in what is it called at a vet shop if one wants to procure d drug. Thanks |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by grownaira: 3:31pm On May 08, 2015 |
Juliana7: That's the name as written on d pack. Just ask for E.S.T, drug for CRD. It's a product of Kepro, manufactures of veterinary drugs in Holland. 2 Likes
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Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 5:47pm On May 08, 2015 |
obnelly. I guess the small sized eggs & low consumption rate are a result of the hot weather. Maybe, you should look at countering effects of the heat stress. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by TheShootist(m): 6:02pm On May 08, 2015 |
Haryobame: Deep litter? Wow! Thats cool. I informed the house some pages back about my intention of starting 350 layers. I intend using battery cage. Actually if i'm sure deep litter can give me good results, then i can start with 700 birds. Instead of throwing half of my funds on cage. I used to believe deep litter reduces production efficiency? What do you think guys? |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 8:29pm On May 08, 2015 |
TheShootist. There are some peculiar challenges with Deep Litter system. The major among these is infestation with lice. Also, increased manpower required to get a good result. Lastly, birds on Deep Lifter are required to eat more (about 10g/day/bird) than those in cages to attain equal level of production. Consequently, whatever savings you make on cages are lost on feeds in the long-term. |
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