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Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by nams77: 2:59pm On Oct 15, 2020
Good one bro. More success
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 3:26pm On Oct 15, 2020
nams77:
Good one bro. More success
many thanks
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by Benjaniblinks(m): 10:05am On Nov 01, 2020
1b8m:
many thanks
How far bro
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by Bakin3(m): 10:47am On Nov 01, 2020
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Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 10:53am On Nov 01, 2020
Benjaniblinks:

How far bro
all good bro.
I'm currently raising 150birds for Xmas. I'll be posting updates shortly
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by Skiborobo(f): 11:00am On Nov 01, 2020
1b8m:
many thanks
sir, how can I administer vaccine to my birds.
Like how can I administer 100dose gumboro to 100 birds?
The quantity of water and precautions to take
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 11:32am On Nov 01, 2020
Skiborobo:
bro, how can I administer vaccine to my birds.
Like how can I administer 100dose gumboro to 100 birds?
The quantity of water and precautions to take
use string inject clean water into the vial, enough water to dissolve the vaccine. Shake vigorously until it dissolves. Draw up the dissolved vaccine and inject it into a 4-litres drinker filled with water. Mix vigorously and share the mixture in 4 drinkers (1litre each). Serve the birds with it and observe to make sure they all have a drink.
But before you do all this, starve the birds of water for 2hrs atleast so that they will all be thirsty when you serve them the vax. Also make sure you administer the vax at the early hours of the morning before sunrise.
Be careful not to spill the vaccine in the pen. Withdraw the vaccine 30mins latest after administering

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Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by Skiborobo(f): 1:00pm On Nov 01, 2020
1b8m:
use string inject clean water into the vial, enough water to dissolve the vaccine. Shake vigorously until it dissolves. Draw up the dissolved vaccine and inject it into a 4-litres drinker filled with water. Mix vigorously and share the mixture in 4 drinkers (1litre each). Serve the birds with it and observe to make sure they all have a drink.
But before you do all this, starve the birds of water for 2hrs atleast so that they will all be thirsty when you serve them the vax. Also make sure you administer the vax at the early hours of the morning before sunrise.
Be careful not to spill the vaccine in the pen. Withdraw the vaccine 30mins latest after administering
Kai! Thanks bro
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by brain54(m): 8:08pm On Nov 01, 2020
Skiborobo:

Kai! Thanks bro
100 dose should go for 1liter of water...not 4 Litre's bro...
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 6:07am On Nov 02, 2020
brain54:

100 dose should go for 1liter of water...not 4 Litre's bro...
@ skiborobo
How old are your birds? How much is their water consumption in a day?
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by brain54(m): 6:11am On Nov 02, 2020
1b8m:
@ skiborobo
How old are your birds? How much is their water consumption in a day?
are u quoting me or skiboribo?
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 7:14am On Nov 02, 2020
Skiborobo:

Kai! Thanks bro
how old are your birds? How much water do they consume in a day?
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by murshid09(m): 10:04pm On Nov 03, 2020
Ops do u plan to formulate feeds if u ve access to raw materials and good formulae
Like myself I would have loved to use formulae if I can lay my hands on good one that can compete with chikun ,ultimaor breedwell
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 3:03am On Nov 04, 2020
murshid09:
Ops do u plan to formulate feeds if u ve access to raw materials and good formulae
Like myself I would have loved to use formulae if I can lay my hands on good one that can compete with chikun ,ultimaor breedwell
yeah I'd love to make my own food. Who wouldn't want to?
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by murshid09(m): 8:22pm On Nov 04, 2020
1b8m:
yeah I'd love to make my own food. Who wouldn't want to?

I would also love to
I ve some formula but not sure if it's very rich
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 9:09am On Nov 08, 2020
So about a month ago, I ordered for 150 agrited birds. When they came in I was crazy angry because of their disheartening small size and frail look. I went to work anyways putting them in a warm conducive place and feeding them adlibitum.

The pictures you are about to see is 4wks later. Average weight of 1.05kg and 4% mortality.

Thank God I didn't raise the 400 birds I wanted to initially. The cost of feed is outrageous at 5k/bag

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Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 9:10am On Nov 08, 2020
They've consumed 9bags of chikun superstarter so far

Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 9:11am On Nov 08, 2020
Hoping to achieve 3kg average weight before xmas

Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by brain54(m): 9:16am On Nov 08, 2020
1b8m:
Hoping to achieve 3kg average weight before xmas
looking good at 4weeks...how do you intend selling at exams and what's your projected price?
seems agrited do very well. never reared them before though..each time I try getting them they are scarce...
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 9:28am On Nov 08, 2020
Thanks bro...
brain54:

looking good at 4weeks...how do you intend selling at exams and what's your projected price?
seems agrited do very well. never reared them before though..each time I try getting them they are scarce...
I will take them to the market and busy places. I intend to start selling at the first week of December and with atleast 4 selling outlets I'm of certain selling them off before newyear. The predominant price here at Christmas is 4k but with the leap in price of feed, I guess I'll sell for 4.5k....agrited gains weight rapidly due to their good food conversion ratio (fcr)
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by brain54(m): 9:42am On Nov 08, 2020
1b8m:
Thanks bro... I will take them to the market and busy places. I intend to start selling at the first week of December and with atleast 4 selling outlets I'm of certain selling them off before newyear. The predominant price here at Christmas is 4k but with the leap in price of feed, I guess I'll sell for 4.5k....agrited gains weight rapidly due to their good food conversion ratio (fcr)
were is your location? would try getting agrited birds again after selling off my present birds by December... they are 6 weeks...wana clean the pen today or tomorrow I might post pic after.
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 9:52am On Nov 08, 2020
I live in portharcourt
brain54:

were is your location? would try getting agrited birds again after selling off my present birds by December... they are 6 weeks...wana clean the pen today or tomorrow I might post pic after.
ok that would be nice. What bird are you raising now and how many are they?
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by brain54(m): 9:58am On Nov 08, 2020
1b8m:
I live in portharcourtok that would be nice. What bird are you raising now and how many are they?
couldn't get agrited...so got vertex...they also do well..though initially at 4weeks I was worried about their growth... but they are doing well.
I have 200...plan to sell the smaller ones 5k...the bigger ones 5.5k and biggest 6k....don't know their weight though...always skips my mind to get a scale and other times I procrastinate.
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 10:29am On Nov 08, 2020
brain54:

couldn't get agrited...so got vertex...they also do well..though initially at 4weeks I was worried about their growth... but they are doing well.
I have 200...plan to sell the smaller ones 5k...the bigger ones 5.5k and biggest 6k....don't know their weight though...always skips my mind to get a scale and other times I procrastinate.
you should weigh, that's the best way to know if you're making progress. 200? That's amazing
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by brain54(m): 10:36am On Nov 08, 2020
1b8m:
you should weigh, that's the best way to know if you're making progress. 200? That's amazing
lol...some people get like 10000...I wanna get to that stage...but again I thank God for were I am.

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Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 11:11am On Nov 08, 2020
brain54:

lol...some people get like 10000...I wanna get to that stage...but again I thank God for were I am.
that's true sha. But cost of feeding at a time like this, even if it's 100birds, no be play o
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by murshid09(m): 7:38pm On Nov 18, 2020
1b8m:
I spent about N85000 in raising 51 birds. N25500 on a carton of agrited doc, N45000 on 10bags of fees, N15000 on drugs, charcoal and miscellaneous. I started selling at the 5th week for N2500/bird.

Note that the cost of breeding must have risen as a carton of doc is now about 35k.


Big boss
I can see the first birds u rested developed faster than the second one
At least u got 1.3kg at 3rd week. And 3kg at 37days.



But this one highest was 1.1kg at fourth week

Could u plz tell us what went wrong

And secondly u said u spent 15k on drugs, charcoal and miscellaneous
But to me u spent average of 10k on drug

Could u plz tell us d names of d drugs and how u administer them
Cos to me I used gumboro, lasota and multivitamin, blood tonic
I also used glucose the first three days they bring them
Thank u for ur usual honest reply
And lastly when u lay ur hands on good formular
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 5:59am On Nov 19, 2020
murshid09:



Big boss
I can see the first birds u rested developed faster than the second one
At least u got 1.3kg at 3rd week. And 3kg at 37days.



But this one highest was 1.1kg at fourth week

Could u plz tell us what went wrong

And secondly u said u spent 15k on drugs, charcoal and miscellaneous
But to me u spent average of 10k on drug

Could u plz tell us d names of d drugs and how u administer them
Cos to me I used gumboro, lasota and multivitamin, blood tonic
I also used glucose the first three days they bring them
Thank u for ur usual honest reply
And lastly when u lay ur hands on good formular
I couldn't achieve the feat I achieved in the first birds because I didn't pay much attention to them because of my tight work schedule. Hence there were cases of disease outbreak which hampered there growth.
The 15k is not only for drugs. It includes cost of woodshaving, transportation etc. The drugs I used was amintotal, centre cipro, amprolium, tylodox and the vaccines
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by InfinixMine: 7:12am On Nov 19, 2020
1b8m:

I couldn't achieve the feat I achieved in the first birds because I didn't pay much attention to them because of my tight work schedule. Hence there were cases of disease outbreak which hampered there growth.
The 15k is not only for drugs. It includes cost of woodshaving, transportation etc. The drugs I used was amintotal, centre cipro, amprolium, tylodox and the vaccines

the detailed attention you gave to the first set of birds was closer than the second set...

Kudos brother you are doing well �
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by Ginaz(f): 12:53pm On Nov 19, 2020
My birds stool are watery and whitish. Pls what can I give them for it to go back normal? 1b8m
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by 1b8m: 8:33pm On Nov 19, 2020
Ginaz:
My birds stool are watery and whitish. Pls what can I give them for it to go back normal? 1b8m
how old are they? Do they look weak? Hows their feeding plan? Did you change feed?
Re: My Journey Into Poultry Business by Ginaz(f): 8:36pm On Nov 19, 2020
1b8m:
how old are they? Do they look weak? Hows their feeding plan? Did you change feed?

They don't look weak, they eat well. Though some sleep while eating but apart from that they eat well. Whenever they see me coming with their food, they chase after me.

Its just this watery stool that is giving me concern.

They are 3months old

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