EMMAACHILE:

OK but I think @IdisuleOurOwn case is layers

IdisuleOurOwn:
I notice one of my bird is not too active this morning when I went to feed them. I gave it food, it refuse to eat so, I bring another bird along side to eat with it, it was then it started eating little by little and then stopped.

I went to work hoping when I return 3 hours later it will be active but still not active.

What is wrong with it and what drug is recommended?

Cc: Emmaachile.

EMMAACHILE:

Is it layer or noiler? What is the color of the poo or is it looking stressed?
A picture of it would have been better.

IdisuleOurOwn:


Pullet (young layer). The colour of their poo is generally greenish due to scent leaf and sometimes bitter leaf they use to eat.

I went to a vet store close to me though, they mainly deal with cow drugs, I explain to the attendant and he gave me a drug which antibiotic was written on it to give to the bird.
Before I came back, I couldn't recognise the bird again because all were active.

I didn't administer the drug.

EMMAACHILE:
If I am to rear chickens again, Will I go for noilers? My answer will be no

Why? Because it is more expensive to rear than broilers

For those who want sweet broilers, just feed them raw cracked maize for the last 2 weeks (11-12weeks) before harvesting them

Turks:
LOL

EMMAACHILE:

My brother no be so.

Turks:
Was just passing by sir.

EMMAACHILE:
If I am to rear chickens again, Will I go for noilers? My answer will be no

Why? Because it is more expensive to rear than broilers

For those who want sweet broilers, just feed them raw cracked maize for the last 2 weeks (11-12weeks) before harvesting them

Turks:
LOL

obstead200:

I partially agree with u. I have followed ur progress religiously and I can't help noticing that u spend a lot on the noilers, very unlike a profit oriented farmer. It sort of turned me off my decision to stock noilers cos I feel it is not worth the trouble.
If I decide to stock noilers as an experiment, my focus will be on cost reduction by using locally formatted feed of much lower cost.
I don't see why I shud spend 13 weeks and more resources to achieve a result I can get in 8 weeks with lesser resources.

AdlatWorld:


pls, can one mix their feed with wastage of processed corn(called 'eri' in yoruba)

EMMAACHILE:

Yes of course. But I will prefer you feed them separately and not mixed with the feed in the bag.

I mean feed them the eri or maize chaff if I am correct and when they finish it, you can now feed the normal commercial feed.

Turks:
Be wary of CRD though.

shakyriri:


Sweet broilers? How please? Sweet or tough broilers?
Sorry question meant for emmaachile

AdlatWorld:


pls, can one mix their feed with wastage of processed corn(called 'eri' in yoruba)

EMMAACHILE:

It's a traditional practice farmers in my area use to sweeten and toughen meat of turkey and chicken broilers.

They feed cracked maize with their food during a period of at least 14 days. Some use up-to 25 days.

You might google the term corn fed chicken to give you a thought on this.

shakyriri:

Many thanks for ur response and screenshot. Is d cracked maize to b fed alone for 2weeks or to mixed with the commercial fed.
Market women in my area Lagos refused to buy dressed broilers. Saying too soft and people only want hard chicken. I have been at crossroads since then.

EMMAACHILE:
My noilers having pox on their comb (about 4) and i had to buy some drugs for them yesterday
Poxcure=N600
Gumbocine=N250
Lyvite Dextrose (multivitamin)=N800
total= N1650

This is to be taken for 5 days.

AdlatWorld:


what is the function of that gumbocine?

AdlatWorld:
Please, can you upload d pix of poxcure?

EMMAACHILE:
Day 81
Price of feed is still rising! This is incredible. When will it stop?
I went out with N18,000 this morning and i am seeing only N1,000 naira change on me after purchasing 2 (12.5kg) gas at N10,000 and one hybrid broiler finisher at N3,900 (former N3,700) and fuel at N3,000


Price of day old foreign turkey is now N2,500 each from the former N1,500. Its a no go area for me now