[quote author=orenteasa post=58302626]please can I put 16 weeks old chickens in their laying cages? [/quote if you are introducing them to a battery cage at 16weeks,i wld say u are doing it too late. By nw they shld be used to it. Cos changing of their housing when it's alrdy abt tym to start laying isn't too gud. At 16weeks u shld b expecting 5% eggs,at 10weeks max,ur layers shld hv gone into their cages n get used to it....by d tym they are laying there wld be to interruptions. Pls cage them nw nw

tasho105:
Traces of feed in 4 wks broilers poo.pls what could be the cause and treatment.
2 wks broilers,litter gets very wet with their poo.what can I do pls?

it's either too small a space for them,and if it's big enough then jst clean when it gets dity nau..abt d feed in their poo,dont really know abt dat,tot it was normal to see dat frm tym to tym...

crossblane1:

different age but highest is 8 weeks
signs are
green poo
coccidiosis
coryza and acute crd

cocci is not an issue to handle bt d green poo,do a test n pray it's not virus infection,deadly n almost impossible to deal wit

razyduf:
HELLO guys,

Please I have 700 pullets at 21weeks that are yet to lay, I gave them all the required vaccination and currently use Hybrid Feeds. Again the farm is at GRA Ilorin. It has eaten deep into my pocket and has fallen short of my expectation. I bought them at "DOC" from Agrited at Ibadan on January 5th 2017. I'm confused as to what to do right now. Please advice.

saw the pic....brown? Wow. Sorry man,wit d experience I'm getting wit my layers I'm sticking to just black layers. Brown delay alot,n will start up slow skipping days of laying,well I am still hoping n waiting to see improvement on my own,while d blacks have been laying for over 2mnths nw,d over 40browns are jst giving me roughly 10eggs. I sold 10browns n currently wanting to sell all them browns away

baggiosne:
why pple dnt reply dis day again?

any antibiotics with tetracycline for 5days n then liver tonic. Sickness in farm can be so expensive,stresful and discouraging.best to avoid it

EMMAACHILE:

Estimate between N1000 - N1300 per Bird

is that a day old price or what?

Turks:
Yes we supply Agrited birds from the reputable source. Thanks @shakyriri

what's ur price like for layers and broilers n cockerel day old? Do u have an office in Lagos?

bigthingz:
Good morning house. My 5weeks pullet have chronic coccidiosis that's what the pm reveals..and are dyeing. The seems to have resistance of coccs drug...pls any suggestion what I should give them?

try any liquid anti -coccid drugs. I stopped using powder anit-cocci doesn't work as far I'm concerned.

EMMAACHILE:

I advise you take other drugs like embazin forte and use the right dosage (3ml/5 liters) for three days.

High or low dosage could make your chicks resistant to the diclosol.
The recommended dosage and Administration is below and its given continuous for 2 days

Add 1 ml DICLOSOL liquid / 4 liters of drinking water (2.5ppm) for 48 hrs.
I was having cocci problems till a great farmer told me,its better to over dose that under dose ur birds. Sometyms u jst to top a required dose written on d reflect of the medcine
In severe cases :
Add 1 ml DICLOSOL liquid / 2 liters of drinking water (5ppm) for 48 hrs.

a big farmer tot me it's more dangerous to under does ur birds than over dosing them...so some tyms I up d dosage written on d medcine,thats when I stopped having problems with drugs not working

Turks:
I agree. Admacine or Gumbocine + Polidine for 5 days should do the trick. After which he'd have to administer La Sota to the whole flock.

hmmmm....I have been having kind of same issue. No deaths thou.bt watery n greenish poo. I tot it's normal bt thinking of it,im having I'm jst 40% production in eggs. I have given them LA injection 2wice nw. I gve them vitalyte multivitamin like evry week. They eat well bt jst wont lay up to d required amt. Over 120hens and I get jst 45/50eggs a day....I feed them wit top feed. I'm thinking for trying this combo medcine on them o

Turks:
Yessir. Lethargy has set in alongside green poo. Those are pointers. The Fowlpox is something else all together which can be treated after they must have improved.

hmmmm....I have been having kind of same issue. No deaths thou.bt watery n greenish poo. I tot it's normal bt thinking of it,im having jst 40% production in eggs. I have given them LA injection 2wice nw. I give them vitalyte multivitamin like evry week. They eat well bt jst wont lay up to d required amt. Over 120hens and I get jst 45/50eggs a day....I feed them wit top feed,half a bag evryday. I'm thinking for trying this combo medcine on them o After I must have given them garlic and ginger this morning wld watch for 3days to one week n no impediment,wld go for gumborocine n d other 2 medicines mentioned

trusteeggs:
Hello house, please how do I manage my litter? I generate about 50kg of wet litter daily and I'm tired of digging pits that fill up quickly, flushing down septic tanks that cost more to evacuate or renting trucks to remove from farm.
I need a solution like yesterday.

you don't sell Manure ??

KofoBams:
Am into poultry farm, I have PS pullets and Broilers,
I do my hatching at Obasanjo Hatchery in Ibadan.
If you need day old Pullet or Cockerel I can supply them
to you at no extra cost, provided you are within 100 KM from Ibadan.
Contact No 07054012835

what's your price range? Day old layers,broiler n cockerel?

Turks:
*Yes sir, CHI have begun selling their male line but not line but it's a momentary thing

*Hatchery to buy from? There are a number of hatcheries i can recommend which are guaranteed to give you good results. This is solely dependent on why their feed as well as their management which you earlier mentioned. As long as he feeding and management is good, they'll do just fine.

*3kg in 6-7weeks? I'm not quite certain if this is achievable if you're going to be feeding your birds with commercial feeds but it's certainly achievable if you'd be making use of concentrates.

pls what do mean when u say "male line" ?? Secondly what are concentrates? What abt crumbles?

please at what week do layers start laying eggs, and how can I get people that buy manure.

vmacford:
is that a day old price or what?

Cost of raising a broiler including day old price to 10 weeks

vmacford:
mistake u made was using saw dust from day 1.....at day one they don't knw feed frm SawDust. So d 1st 3days u shld have put newspaper on d floor covering d sawdust 1st. Then when u notice they are eating their feed well. U can remove d paper

Tnx a lot....I did that, they are doing well now

[quote author=vmacford post=58400380][/quote] 5% at 16 weeks? bros please where can we get such birds in Naija?

orenteasa:
please at what week do layers start laying eggs, and how can I get people that buy manure.

18 to 24 weeks old. it can vary depending on a lot of factors. it could be 19weeks,or 20, up to 24 which is the standard based on statistics from research findings and farners' experiences.

there are buyers for droppings , where is your farm?

Babacele:
18 to 24 weeks old. it can vary depending on a lot of factors. it could be 19weeks,or 20, up to 24 which is the standard based on statistics from research findings and farners' experiences.

there are buyers for droppings , where is your farm?

Thank you, my farm is in agoro around ogba iyo, ijoko ogun state.

I experienced a month long drop in production of eggs. From 58 crates per day to as low as 39 crates. My birds are AMO, and even after lasota production drop further to 33 crates. Someone advised I use keproceryl, it seems to do the magic, I got 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 48, 47 and today 48 again. My point is I want to return production to 58 crates, please advice me. Should I repeat keproceryl treatment, and if yes, what dosage? Should I repeat deworm, keproceryl and then Lasota? Please help.

They started laying one week ago, apparently layers don't lay according to age but according to weight and by extension Agrited LOHMANN pullets needs to get to 1.7kg at most before they start pushing eggs unlike ISA BROWN'S that weigh 1.5kg at the onset of lay but that's ofcourse under proper feeding. I've come to a conclusion that should your birds attain this weight earlier than 18th week of age, production will kick in, that's why people advice to feed ad libitum .

vmacford:
saw the pic....brown? Wow. Sorry man,wit d experience I'm getting wit my layers I'm sticking to just black layers. Brown delay alot,n will start up slow skipping days of laying,well I am still hoping n waiting to see improvement on my own,while d blacks have been laying for over 2mnths nw,d over 40browns are jst giving me roughly 10eggs. I sold 10browns n currently wanting to sell all them browns away

Spot on! This is why I'd rather ISA browns to Agrited Lohman brown. That 0.2kg additional weight costs money if you have a large stock.

razyduf:
They started laying one week ago, apparently layers don't lay according to age but according to weight and by extension Agrited LOHMANN pullets needs to get to 1.7kg at most before they start pushing eggs unlike ISA BROWN'S that weigh 1.5kg at the onset of lay but that's ofcourse under proper feeding. I've come to a conclusion that should your birds attain this weight earlier than 18th week of age, production will kick in, that's why people advice to feed ad libitum .

orenteasa:


Thank you, my farm is in agoro around ogba iyo, ijoko ogun state.

how many bags do you have ma?

LC14052016:
I experienced a month long drop in production of eggs. From 58 crates per day to as low as 39 crates. My birds are AMO, and even after lasota production drop further to 33 crates. Someone advised I use keproceryl, it seems to do the magic, I got 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, 48, 47 and today 48 again. My point is I want to return production to 58 crates, please advice me. Should I repeat keproceryl treatment, and if yes, what dosage? Should I repeat deworm, keproceryl and then Lasota? Please help.

Please how many birds are giving you such drops per day?

Please I need the price for the imported battery cages that were posted here. You can email me at hgkassim2010@gmail.com.

Babacele:
how many bags do you have ma?

well I don't know how it is bagged, I am just heaping it cos i don't know what to do with it for now, how is it bagged please.

Bostin:
Please how many birds are giving you such drops per day?

2100 birds

Pls how do I order for day old isa brown here in lagos

There are good hatcheries in Ibadan to order from,and we have some agents here on nairaland.
I normally order from poultryplaza.com,they are very reliable.

tasho105:
There are good hatcheries in Ibadan to order from,and we have some agents here on nairaland.
I normally order from poultryplaza.com,they are very reliable.

Thanks dear, I will check poultryplaza

Hello my good people. Pls I need a help. Gumboro attacked my broilers at 5weeks of age. Though I have sold that batch about two weeks ago. I treated my farm with formalin and amonia mix together on wednesday last week and I just stock birds on friday. Pls is there any preventive measures I can use together with the routine vaccine to avoid having such experience again. I learnt once gumboro attack a farm it takes time before one can eradicate it in the farm.
Pls help me, am worried.
Thanks sooo much.