EMMAACHILE:
Day 93
Picture taken yesterday. I am yet to take their weights. I will do as soon as possible for this week

Dude!!! You've come so far o! Look at dem big birds!! How I wish I could get that male one closer to you. It looks tasty. I haven't had chicken in a while. I've been in the bush... So sad.

pls emma how do i formulate feed for brolier finisher and starter thanks

DammyOlu123:


Dude!!! You've come so far o! Look at dem big birds!! How I wish I could get that male one closer to you. It looks tasty. I haven't had chicken in a while. I've been in the bush... So sad.

omejeo:
pls emma how do i formulate feed for brolier finisher and starter thanks

Where is your location?

My 16 weeks old Noilers.

kayo80:
My 16 weeks old Noilers.

Ready for meal already.

EMMAACHILE:
Where is your location?

enugu

omejeo:
enugu

Broiler, layer and Cockerel feed formulations
See the link here
http://www.winfeed.com/knowledgebase/a01.shtml

I only asked of your location, because most of the ingredients are not found in smaller cities though it can be improvised.

Check the last table on that page.

Day 95
Looking to raise Zartech Cobb 700 broiler to 9 weeks or Cascada Marshall broilers to 10 weeks.
I chose them before of their weight at those ages and their resistance to heat over Arbor Acres.

Looking at end of February 2017 for stocking when the end of my noiler project will be completed.
I will be creating a thread for it.

I hope to get the weights of my noilers this week with snapshots. Stay tuned.

EMMAACHILE:


Broiler, layer and Cockerel feed formulations
See the link here
http://www.winfeed.com/knowledgebase/a01.shtml

I only asked of your location, because most of the ingredients are not found in smaller cities though it can be improvised.

Check the last table on that page.

thanks sir

Day 98
Dropped two noilers in the pot yesterday and this is my observation

Two cocks (orange colour)
Weight 3.2kg and 2.8kg
Duration: 97 days
Dressing weight: 2.7kg and 2.3kg
Meat is like cockerels in terms of hardiness, sweet flavour and strong bones.

Though almost heavy like some broilers but meat feels bony in the mouth unlike broilers.

Will freeze more during the week and preserve for future use.

EMMAACHILE:
Day 98
Dropped two noilers in the pot yesterday and this is my observation

Two cocks (orange colour)
Weight 3.2kg and 2.8kg
Duration: 97 days
Dressing weight: 2.7kg and 2.3kg
Meat is like cockerels in terms of hardiness, sweet flavour and strong bones.

Though almost heavy like some broilers but meat feels bony in the mouth unlike broilers.

Will freeze more during the week and preserve for future use.

i must admit here that you re doing a great job for taken your time to share your experience on noiler with we in this generation and the generation to come which wl browse internet on information abt noiler, more power to ur elbow.thanks

aquila3:
i must admit here that you re doing a great job for taken your time to share your experience on noiler with we in this generation and the generation to come which wl browse internet on information abt noiler, more power to ur elbow.thanks

You are welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

Dressed weight here means full chicken minus head, gizzards, intestines and legs

Rico Gado new prices (Lokoja)

Super starter mash =3900
Starter mash=3800
Finisher pellet =3700

Layer pellet =3400
Grower pellet =3000
Chick mash =3400

Coming to the end of my noiler project hopefully before the end of the month.

Next stop with be broilers raised fully on Rico Gado feeds

Day 100
Hurray, the noilers are now 100 days and I will be updating the thread this weekend on cost of feed, medication, feed conversion ratio, etc

Feed update
17 bags for 50 noilers averagely

Rico gado
1 Super starter
1 Finisher
2 chick mash
1 grower

Hybrid
3 finisher
3 grower

Vitalfeed
4 grower
1 Starter
1 Chick mash

EMMAACHILE:
Day 100
Hurray, the noilers are now 100 days and I will be updating the thread this weekend on cost of feed, medication, feed conversion ratio, etc

Have you raised broiler before? if yes, can you compare them with noiler in terms of feed conversation, growth rate, feed intake, resistance to disease and mature size weight? Thanks

Dolypson04:

Have you raised broiler before? if yes, can you compare them with noiler in terms of feed conversation, growth rate, feed intake, resistance to disease and mature size weight? Thanks

No way. Broilers are far more efficient than noilers and far cheaper to raise.

The only advantage for noilers may be egg laying. For commercial business, don't even think of raising noilers.

Feed convert ratio though it's an estimate because I feed them occasionally on pure cracked maize averagely 15kg. That one may twart the result here

Average consumption per bird= 25*17/50 = 8.5
Where noilers =50
No of bags= 17
Weight of feed= 25kg

FCR= average consumption per bird/weight of bird
Sampling from the average since I didn't take all their weights
It should be about 2.9kg
Thus FCR=8.5/2.9 = 2.9 average

Though I had 51 noilers but lost 2 at 6 weeks but using 50 as average here

Compared to broilers, you have a difference here
1. It takes longer to raise noilers and more consumption to reach some weight as broilers

2. The meat is far tastier than broilers but more bony.

3. Some of the cocks are above 3kg at 14 weeks

4. Average expected weight at 14 weeks from my observation is 2.6-3kg

5. For personal consumption, noilers are still good to raise

6. The nemesis for noilers is coccidiosis because as at today, still seeing brown poo which is disgusting. My calendar popped up this morning alerting me of anti cocci treatment. But I decided to go organic since I may want to slaughter for my freezer during the week. I may not want to wait for the 14 days withdrawal period.

EMMAACHILE:

No way. Broilers are far more efficient than noilers and far cheaper to raise.

The only advantage for noilers may be egg laying. For commercial business, don't even think of raising noilers.

Thanks for your sincere review

please all,
where can I get cracked corn? and how much is it?
thanks

jackomagnus:
please all,

where can I get cracked corn? and how much is it?

thanks

Cracked corn is just maize grounded into bits.

Turks:
Yeah we supply. We still supplied last week. Though the birds are scarce but they're available if you know where to look; the minimum we supply is 10. From a reliable hatchery sir. Trust us.

where yu based Pls

Ibadan sir.

Tompeters:
where yu based Pls

EMMAACHILE:
Rico Gado new prices (Lokoja)
Super starter mash =3900 Starter mash=3800 Finisher pellet =3700
Layer pellet =3400 Grower pellet =3000 Chick mash =3400

Can I get fowl pox vaccine (100 dose) in Lokoja and where?
Here (Ajaokuta) they say they only sell 1000 dose i.e. For 1000 birds.
I only have 100 birds to vaccinate.

IdisuleOurOwn:


Can I get fowl pox vaccine (100 dose) in Lokoja and where?

Here (Ajaokuta) they say they only sell 1000 dose i.e. For 1000 birds.

I only have 100 birds to vaccinate.

I didn't vaccinate. I only treated it. Last time I checked, the drugs i saw were for treatments and not vaccine.

EMMAACHILE:

I didn't vaccinate. I only treated it. Last time I checked, the drugs i saw were for treatments and not vaccine.

There is. The wing web type, I think for birds that will stay up to 2 years.

I wish you had pictures to back up the claims of their weight. For most people, seeing is believing.

kayo80:
I wish you had pictures to back up the claims of their weight. For most people, seeing is believing.

Let me share the weight I took last week before I slaughtered two.