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Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by TheUnbeatable(m): 10:53pm On Aug 23, 2013 |
If you want to reach me, you can drop your questions here, in my mail if you like(bsadewumi@yahoo.com) or give me a voice call or sms on +2348024051709.once I see it, I will try torespond to those I am sure of and can help you inquire from my "Big brothers" if need be. I WANT MANY PEOPLE IN AGRIC. Above the gains, let's join hands and feed our people. I respect and salut all my readers. EnjoY brekete!!! |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 11:11pm On Aug 23, 2013 |
@The Unbeatable you are very right agric is not that easy and you need to start small but the problem we have with our nigerian youth is that they want quick money and dont want to work, agriculture is just like every other business you need to work hard to reap the fruit |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by kentochi(m): 3:09pm On Aug 24, 2013 |
@Doctor isa that notion is not for everybody. pls sir i want to learn any thing about farming cos i so much have passion for it any material that will help me to learn is welcome sir, i will round up from school by next month and need to start my life at once. please i need help from you sir or any one who can as well help, i want to start with poultry farming for now cos of the season.thanks this my e-mail tobestboutique@gmail.com |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 3:36pm On Aug 24, 2013 |
@kentochi mail me sunmonuolawale@gmail.com |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by gyusuff(m): 3:56pm On Aug 24, 2013 |
@Dr Isa:you are really doing a great job by exposing and giving out real-time info on agribusiness,this is because agriculture is the future of economic growth in Nigeria.Nigeria just lost about 40% of oil revenue which is a pointer to the fact that our oil boom will soon stop and run dry and by then there will be rush into the agricultural sector.I hope our Leaders will rise to the occasion and act responsibly and accordily.For more info on agribusiness like us on www.facebook.com/lesgupnigeria |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by makinde3: 4:00pm On Aug 24, 2013 |
@Doctor Isa am equally interested in poultry farming my email is makinde3@yahoo.com |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 4:31pm On Aug 24, 2013 |
@makinde can you please mail me using my mail above |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by makinde3: 5:16pm On Aug 24, 2013 |
doctor isa: @makinde can you please mail me using my mail above Thanks |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by kentochi(m): 1:10pm On Aug 26, 2013 |
@Doctor isa thank you may God bless you sir. |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Jeromproject(m): 1:21pm On Aug 26, 2013 |
You can come for our intensive practical seminar on Grasscutter Farming, with the extra knowledge of catfish and snail farming together. Dont be told; doint miss it......we have recorded alot of testimonies from our trainings. This is another great opportunity to all intending farmers, unemployed graduates, retirees, business owners/executives and investors, especially in the fortunes of rearing grasscutter. The training goes with a huge practical and technical know-how on grasscutter, catfish and snail farming together with a certificate of participation = N7, 000 only. Date: 5th Oct 2013 by 10am prompt. Venue: Ocean Hotels, behind R-Jolad Hospital, Gbagada Phase II, Lagos. We have limited space; so reserve your seat now! For more into, call 08095663885, or visite www.jeromfarmprojects.com, email:jeromprojects@gmail.com |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 8:21pm On Aug 26, 2013 |
doctor isa: few innovative ways Good Day Sir! First of all let me say a Big thank you to you for the good work you are doing. The information you provide above applies mainly to grasscutters. Pls can you kindly provide a similar analysis basically on rabbit rearing, how lucrative is it? What's the mortality rate? What do they eat? Who are the potential buyers? Pls kindly provide this and any other useful information you might have @ your disposal on rearing rabbits. Thanks and God Bless. |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by kentochi(m): 11:33pm On Aug 26, 2013 |
@Doctor isa. i have send the mail sir thank you |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 5:04pm On Aug 27, 2013 |
@gist4real sorry for replying late am busy with the 300 pages eBook which features all aspect of animal farming rearing, how to construct there house, feeding, marketing, diseases, how to be successful in it etc but here is a hint about what you ask for details are in this eBook With the meat situation what it is and the economy in a turmoil, now is a good time to consider the rabbit business. The best way I know to put good food on the table and a few naira in your pocket, without a large investment, is raising rabbits. The profits can come in many ways: You can sell the urine for laboratory use, the manure for fertilizer or worm growing, even the feet for good luck charms. we call them iya oni wosi wosi in yoruba language they buy this in big money.Meat, however, is by far the most important product. What follows is a mini-manual that tells how to get started on a shoestring, without the costly items the so-called experts say you should have. I'll try to cover all phases of a new operation and to help the novice avoid pitfalls that aren't mentioned in books or other guides to this subject. Nevertheless, experience is still the best teacher. |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 5:11pm On Aug 27, 2013 |
@gist4real not marketing my eBook but just trying to let people no I have detail eBook that touch every section of animal rearing you can mail me if you are interested in.purchase of the book thanks actually to tell the real fact there is a lot of work in rabbit rearing but here is a hint on how to do it Ensure that you will have homes for the kits before you do this. Check that you will have spare hutches for when the babies are weaned, and that you will be able to afford the costs of breeding. Also talk with breeders and friends, they might become customers. 2 Only breed from healthy, happy rabbits. If your rabbit is aggressive or unhealthy, don't breed him/her. Breeding aggressive does (females) is especially unrecommended, as you may have to inspect her hutch or kits (babies). 3 Put the female in the male's hutch . A female's cage will smell like her. If you put a male in there he will spend more time sniffing around than getting down to business. 4 Leave them together for 5-10 minutes . Try staying with them though. This time depends on how long it takes the male to breed with the female. If the female is anxious, aggressive or trying to get away from him, separate them immediately. Do not leave the rabbits in together permanently. Females can get pregnant twice! Their womb is a Y shape, so they can carry two litters at once. If there is a gap between matings, both litters will be harmed as one will be premature and the other may be late. The parent's safety and health is of the utmost importance. ARBA rabbit judges have recommended attempting a mating once a week until the does becomes resistant to a male's advances. Palpation is the best way of telling if a doe is pregnant or not. This is the method of feeling her abdomen to see if there are any babies inside. For beginners, this method is most easily done at two weeks after breeding or more Pregnancy lasts approximately 28-31 days depending on the breed. Don't try to re-mate until at least 40 days have passed since the last breeding. 5 Provide plenty of extra hay and bedding . (Do not use towels or fibrous materials, hay is fine.) This is for the doe to build a nest with. You may find her fur all over the hutch - this is normal, she will pluck her chest and stomach to fill the nest. However, this is not a sure sign of pregnancy as females often have phantom pregnancies if they convince themselves they are pregnant. 6 Give the doe peace and quiet . Don't lift her up unless you absolutely have to, and if you do, don't lift her by her stomach! 7 Feed the doe more . Once the kits are born, give her as much dry food as she likes as feeding kits will drain her. Don't stop with her veggies, etc., but don't increase it and stop completely if her droppings become loose. Listen for "cheeping." Kits sound like baby birds, and hearing them is one way to tell if the mother has given birth. You can also tell by seeing movement in the nest, or if the doe has a little blood on her nose. Leave her to it if you do catch her giving birth, though chances are all will be done and cleaned up long before you are awake. Babies tend to be born before dawn. The doe will clean the hutch to ensure no predators smell the blood or other scents and investigate. 8 Know how to treat the mother. If doe is happy for you to stroke her and is acting normally (and you have a very good relationship with her), it might be a good idea to let her out for a little exercise (for no more than an hour) if she is used to it. This will give you a chance to inspect the nest and remove any dead kits. Do not attempt to go near the nest if the doe doesn't trust you or gets upset! She will abandon the kits if you do this and they will die unless you are lucky enough to successfully hand-rear the kits, which is unlikely. 9 If you determine it is safe, let the doe out of the hutch. Does normally give birth on the covered side of the hutch, so be extremely careful when opening this side, as the nest may be there. If you suspect the doe has made the nest on the covered side, the best thing to do is abandon the idea. Before touching the nest, rub your hands with straw from the area the doe defecates in to ensure that you have her scent on your hands. 10 Check the temperature of the nest. Before doing this, ensure your hands aren't cold, and that the weather isn't chilly. Slip a couple of fingers into the nest to check the temperature. If it is cold, you will need to remove any dead kits and warm up the remaining quickly. The nest should be quite warm, as if there is a hot water bottle underneath. The kits may wiggle and cheep at you, but this is normal. Once you've ensured that the kits are safe and removed any dead ones, replace the nest if you moved it and leave the kits alone. 11 Check on the kits daily, unless your relationship with the doe is not strong enough . Always do this mid morning/ afternoon as the doe will feed them early in the morning and late in the afternoon. You may want to view the mother feeding the kits, but be sure that she does not see you or she may stop feeding them. 12 Keep the doe's routine normal. Let your doe out during the day, but keep in mind that she will have lost hair on her stomach and chest, and putting her on wet grass or out in the cold can be unwise. 13 Watch the kits. The babies generally open their eyes at about 10 days, but some will take longer or shorter. The babes will start nibbling at the doe's food quite soon. This is normal; let them. 14 Wean the babies at 6-8 weeks, depending on their size . Smaller ones should stay with the doe longer than bigger ones to let them catch up. The babies can be re-homed at eight weeks if they were weaned then, but it's best to wait until 10 weeks. |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 5:12pm On Aug 27, 2013 |
@ ketochi ve reply your mail |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by kentochi(m): 2:47pm On Aug 31, 2013 |
Pls i want start with quail farming how will you help me. |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 4:32pm On Aug 31, 2013 |
@ketoshi I'll post the details about quial farming soon |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 9:14pm On Aug 31, 2013 |
Common Quails @ketoshi and all those who have intention or plan to setup a small scale farming business in the Poultry sector. The farming with quails is an ideal one for the beginners and who have their own small capital. Now am going to introduce with the quail farming for eggs only. Advantages of the Farms of Quail: 1) A layer quail lays 250-300 eggs per year. Most of the eggs are well fertile and almost 86%-90% eggs are hatchable. 2) It requires comparatively small amount of capital. The environment and weather of our country is suitable for the quail farming. 3) It requires small place to be raising/rearing. 4) Quails are almost free from various diseases, so, it is quite suitable to be raised with very little risk. 5) Quails usually lay eggs at their 6-7 weeks age. 6) Its eggs and flesh are so tasty and nutritious with less cholesterol and fat. Its eggs are almost equal to the chicken’s eggs in nutrition. 7) There is no need to supply special feedings to quails, it consumes very little food (20-30 gm per day), but grows rapidly. It grows rapidly and within 6-7 weeks at its age, quail starts to lay eggs. We can consume its flesh at its age of 6-7 weeks. 9) From a quail farm, within one year anyone can get his capital back with at least 15%-30% profit margin. 10) Quail eggs are quite hatch-able within 17-18 days. 11) More over, anybody can do this business just like a normal poultry farming. Even the feed of the quails are similar to the normal poultry feed the cage makers are also quite familiar with this cage. Varieties of the Quails: Japanese quails are most valuable variety in this farming business. There are several types of quails according to their characteristics and productivity. Those are as below: 1) Layer Quail: Layer Quails Farao, English White, Manchirial Golden, British Range, etc. are the main cast in this category. These are raised in the farm for eggs only. 2) Broiler Quail: Coturnix Quail American Bob White, Indian White Breasted Quail, Coturnix Quail, etc. are the main casts in this category. These are raised in the farm only for their flesh. Brooding and Nursing the Quail Chicks: Quail Chicks Collect the Quail chicks of one day aged from the breeding farm and put them in the brooder. 1) Put the chicks in the brooder within 24 hours after hatching in the incubator and give them glucose mixed water first. After that you need to give them food in the brooder. But glucose mixed water should be provided up to 3 days along with their food. 2) Ensure the correct temperature in the brooder from the very beginning. Keep the initial temperature at 350C for the first week. Then reduce it gradually in every week by 3.50C. The below temperature chart will be helpful in this sector: Age Group Temperature First week (0-7 days) 35.00 C (950 F) Second week (8-14 days) 32.20 C (900 F) Third week (15-21 days) 29.50 C (850 F) Fourth week (22-28 days) 27.60 C (800 F) 3) Provide sufficient food and water in the brooder daily. 4) Observe the chicks, if they gather under the bulb, you need to increase the heat of the brooder by changing the bulb with higher capacity. If they move away from the bulb, you need to reduce the heat of the bulb by changing it with lower capacity. 5) Keep those chicks in the brooder up to 2 weeks in summer and 3-4 weeks in the winter season under the appropriate temperature. 6) Expand the spaces every week according to the requirements. Nutrition: Ensure the appropriate food stuff in their feedings. The below table will be helpful in this sector: Age Group Type of Food Protein (%) Metabolic Energy (Kilo Calorie) 0-3 weeks Starter Mash 27% 2,800 4-5 weeks Growth Mash 23% 2,700 6-6 plus weeks Layer & Breeder Mash 22%-24% 2,500-2,700 Lighting System: For the layer birds, 14-18 hours’ continuous light would be required. Otherwise, the production of eggs would be hampered and it might be reduced. Light should be ensured for layer birds according to the below table: Age Group (weeks) Required Light (hours) 5 12:00 6 12:00 7 13:30 8 13:30 9 14:30 10 14:30 11 15:00 12 16:00 Disease Control and Treatment: - Quails are almost disease free. - Emphasis on to take care of 0-2 weeks aged chicks. This time is very crucial for the chicks. - - Keep the brooder nit and clean and hygienic. 1) The brooding quails may be affected with Brooder Pneumonia. Treatment: Mix 2 gm Calcium Propionate with 100 kg foods. Antibiotic may be provided in this disease. Have to consult with the veterinary on this issue. 2) Another disease is Quail Disease (Ulcerative Enteritis). It is a serious disease for the quails. Antibiotic have to provide in this disease. In the same time, you need to consult with the veteranery urgently for the treatment. What should we need to start the farming with quail? Here is a farming plan for around 6,000 plus layer birds. The below things should we have to start this business: 1) Planning 2) Land according to the size of your planed farm 3) Two Tin shed houses: 18’ x 34’ x 10’ each. 4) Cages – 20 cages (6’x 2' x 6 storied each) Sample Cage for Layers 5) Supply of Electricity or alternate energy sources, like, Generator 6) Food – (25 gm x 6,000 x 60 days) preserved 7) Small but sufficient working Capital Instruments and others: De-beakers, spades, trolleys, Vans, Fans, Lights 9) Full time man power – at least 1 person and extra labors when needed. check my signature for other details |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 9:17pm On Aug 31, 2013 |
sorry i dont no does pictures wont show
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Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Lawmann: 9:35pm On Aug 31, 2013 |
@op,what of grasscutter and pig farming?thank you |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by tugrow(m): 8:55pm On Sep 01, 2013 |
pls can some 1 help me, i want to start a poultry business, pls i want to knw drugs given to boiler bird and how to feed , infact every things abt poultry |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 8:57pm On Sep 01, 2013 |
broilers don't need much drug mail me I'll send how any u plan to raise so I can give u feed formulae |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by olaakinyinka(m): 7:23am On Sep 02, 2013 |
please how can I get supply for SPENT GRAIN? |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by makinde3: 11:57am On Sep 07, 2013 |
doctor isa: broilers don't need much drug mail me I'll send how any u plan to raise so I can give u feed formulaeI am interested my email is makinde3@yahoo.com |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by bawelat: 2:59pm On Sep 07, 2013 |
doctor isa: broilers don't need much drug mail me I'll send how any u plan to raise so I can give u feed formulaei am equally intrested my mail is gbolahan.basheer@yahoo.com |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 4:21pm On Sep 07, 2013 |
Plz send a mail to sunmonuolawale@gmail.com ill treat your request |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by michelism(m): 4:57pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
[color=#006600][/color]Dr. Isa, you are wonderful.Thank God we still have good man left in this country. I wish to start a snail & grasscutter farming.But what I need is 'practicals', especially the snail farming.Any help? Or anyone in the house can help me with a contact because I need to see what I intend to venture into. |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Lawmann: 7:15pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
Yeah,practicals is what you need.forget all this useless ebooks.i recommend songhai farm port novo benin republic.God bless you. |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Ademat7(m): 9:53pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
As dis man has give to us on dis thread can we send if only 50naira mtn transfer? I dnt lyk taking without giving. I wish u could explain maketability of pig |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Nobody: 9:54pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
michelism where do you base I can teach you practicals if you can visit my farm |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Ademat7(m): 9:58pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
Lawmann: Yeah,practicals is what you need.forget all this useless ebooks.i recommend songhai farm port novo benin republic.God bless you.It a gud comment but rememba a lot of effortgoes into putting ebook 2geda dnt rubish one's effort like dat,it doesn't speak well of u too by the way do u have a link to shongai farms?? |
Re: Agriculture Can We Really Make A Living From It by Hugoboy: 10:03pm On Sep 09, 2013 |
I'm also interested in snail and grass cutter farming on a commercial scale. I'll love to learn all I can. I'll love to have good practical training and other info as to the viability of these businesses. I live in osun state. Thanks. |
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