basking4me: Happy new Year to everyone on this thread and indeed the entire Nairaland Forum.

This new year will bring us very good yields and returns in our poultry farm business.

Wishing everyone the best in the new year.

Basking4me

basking4me: Happy new Year to everyone on this thread and indeed the entire Nairaland Forum.

This new year will bring us very good yields and returns in our poultry farm business.

Wishing everyone the best in the new year.

Basking4me

basking4me: Happy new Year to everyone on this thread and indeed the entire Nairaland Forum.

This new year will bring us very good yields and returns in our poultry farm business.

Wishing everyone the best in the new year.

Basking4me

Ib10001: @fnk pls kindly send me the report,my e-mail is olasalty@yahoo.co.uk

Limeone:

Wishing you a happy and rewarding year ahead Basking4me and all poultry enthusiasts.
Lets keep the thread going. I hope to share my experience so far soon.
Now on 18th week of rearing 5000 layers. Mortality so far is 213. Moved 3600 into cages in the pen house and the rest in the brooder house.
This is my third time of asking. Problems with staffs in the past due to lack of experience and now the farm is being handled by two graduates employed and assisted by two attendants. I have learnt so much from your write-ups and hope to visit Baskin4me's farm since my farm is at wasimi in abeoukuta.
My advice is whatever you do, please seek professional help otherwise you will lose money and hopes will be dashed!
I agree that when you go into the business, and have upto 1000 layers, you should aspire to make your own feedmill as suggested on this thread.This business involves a lot of capital. I have my own feedmill now hence I purchase maize in large quantities to mix with concentrates as well as wheat offal. This process saves a bit on feeds and its richer in quality. I shall download in time some pictures.
Those girls do eat alot and now we on 18.5 bags of grower feeds per day.
Goodluck to all up and coming poultry farmers.

basking4me: Limestone, I am highly impressed and encouraged by your farm size. I will like to compare notes with you regarding construction works and feeding for your 5000birds. We are currently working to move to a bigger space that can house up to 5000layers and 10000 broilers, a small farm house and a feedstore.

thanks

Limeone:
@Baskin4me,@jites
Thank you all for the compliments and i am impressed with your work too so far.
Note compare:
Spent almost 2m on the pen house construction Feb2010. the roof is slates. local cages made by some guy in oyo state. i have so far spent 1.5m. we can house 5,000 birds in the pen.I have to spend additional 500k to complete the cages and need recommendation from Basking. You earlier mentioned you have a link.
I have a farm house now that also housed the feedmill built middle of last year.its being slow and steady due to money
I am very keen on broilers this year but i am a bit concerned about the marketing aspect of it before I dive into it.
5000 Layers from Zartech cost 700k in august of last year and got delivery sept 6th.However, i have not kept accurate figures on the amount spent seperately.so far i have spent 3.6m and counting. we are still on 18th week. We get bulk of maize , but wheat offal and concentrates not yet in bulk supply. Am working on that to reduce cost. however over the last 3 years,all my profits have gone back into the business. I have 200 cockerels for sale come easter which we started breeding on the 6th of sept as well. @ Jites, I have sent you a mail and my email is olayinka11@hotmail.com
Hope i have answered some of your questions? Thanks alot.

Marco-P :
@Limeone.
Your story about your farm is really inspiring. I would have loved to send you a mail to ask some questions. However, let me make the question open for benefit of other NL members.

1. How many plots of land is your farm occupying?

2. How far can N1.2 million take me in setting up a 600 birds layers farm using one plot of land? I can get a plot of land for about N400k in my environs (Sango Ota). Or, can half plot accommodate 600 birds?

3. I'm presently constructing a demonstration pen inside my compound to house 200 layers that I have already ordered. Delivery is mid-january.

4. My Vet has offered to help me brood them for 8 weeks at his farm before moving them to my place. How much feed are they likely to consume in 8 weeks?

5. Is it advisable to combine poultry and catfish farming on one plot of land? Any negative implications?

Thanks.

Theyjih: staffs aren't smiling oh! screaming for wage increase! in as much as it wld b considered, hw soon shld wage be increased?

BasseyJ:
dude put up whatever info you have here, we have great and competent farmers helping people out on this thread, try and do the same. Also, i'll love to have any report on poultry farming, wanna set up a farm, already thought of pig farming, but i'm thinking poultry is also good. Thanks, here's my mail...johnebassey@gmail.com. Would also love reports on pig farming if anyone has any. Thanks

fnk: @willlexxx, yes you can send me your email. It will be 3 docs one is couple of them are in excel form so you can manipulate the numbers to fit the # of birds you want to raise and also the prices of some of the things you will need as I am sure them must have changed. The third doc is a compilation of my result. Remember, on this tread I have read from those who you can call guru in this industry, What I am sending you is my research and the result, it is not intended to be portrayed as the standard for poultry farming. Non the less, it was a well done job, because I personally managed it. Good luck.

cordj2: @ jites please send me the report raymond25th@yahoo.com
Wishing everyone especially those that shared quality information on this thread a blessed new year

Limeone:
@Baskin4me,@jites
Thank you all for the compliments and i am impressed with your work too so far.
Note compare:
Spent almost 2m on the pen house construction Feb2010. the roof is slates. local cages made by some guy in oyo state. i have so far spent 1.5m. we can house 5,000 birds in the pen.I have to spend additional 500k to complete the cages and need recommendation from Basking. You earlier mentioned you have a link.
I have a farm house now that also housed the feedmill built middle of last year.its being slow and steady due to money
I am very keen on broilers this year but i am a bit concerned about the marketing aspect of it before I dive into it.
5000 Layers from Zartech cost 700k in august of last year and got delivery sept 6th.However, i have not kept accurate figures on the amount spent seperately.so far i have spent 3.6m and counting. we are still on 18th week. We get bulk of maize , but wheat offal and concentrates not yet in bulk supply. Am working on that to reduce cost. however over the last 3 years,all my profits have gone back into the business. I have 200 cockerels for sale come easter which we started breeding on the 6th of sept as well. @ Jites, I have sent you a mail and my email is olayinka11@hotmail.com
Hope i have answered some of your questions? Thanks alot.

latestsunny: Abeg where is basking,hingsight and odas that startd ds forum? Does it mean they are now millionaire and couldn't relate wif us anymore or they are strugglin it out wif their poultry biz.......... You guys startd a good job here,it ll b nice if u can continue. Jites,fnk and odas,I hail u guys.pls stop sndin doc to anybody,it seems pple jes come here to request for doc without any meaningful contribution.Best of luck to us all

jites:
Basking4me is back na, it's hindsight we haven't heard from since. I think we also need some photographs to spice the thread up like at the begining