Gozychuks:
I have about 200 broilers they r 10wks old now and not well grown. They consume 175kg per. Week. How can I boost their immune system n growth. Whithin 3wks.

valarinz:


My dear, you're terribly underfeeding your birds, at 10 weeks of age 200 broilers should consume at least 282 kg of feed. Improve their feeding and also add vitalyte or any other multivitamin to their water, you may never make up for lost time but you'll surely stop their decline and thereby reduce your loss.
In case of next time please refer to this webpage -http://www.homesteadorganics.ca/meat-chickens.aspx- for a table on the expected feed consumption per bird and the expected weight per week.

Thanks

Gozychuks:


I av actually increased it to 250 kg per week. I can't afford more than that. They r actually 192 birds

Perpetual459:
House,how many days would egg stay before it get spoilt especially for this hot weather?

jamp:

egg can stay up to 2wks. in this hot season try n sell ur eggs as soon as possible or krep it in a cool place.

fnk:
Take time and go through the tread again, someone have already given that breakdown. From my research the breakdown that I used to feed my birds from day old to get them to between 2.5kg to some of them at 3.5kg within 7-8 weeks was N313.60/bird. with this info, you can multiply it by the number of birds you want to raise. The advantage though that I had was that I discovered a solution that I call Virushiled. that was what I used in place of any medication. At day old, I put a few drops in their mouth, and I repeat that again two more time within their first week. And I have a mixture of the solution in the water they drink through out the 7 weeks.
My result was that I had zero mortality, the birds grow fast because there wasn't any bacteria, or any virus in their system to stall their grow and course them to eat more. No any chemical in their system through the water they drink that can also have adverse effect on their growth and development. No medication or hormone that can affect the taste of the bird. What I had at the end of 7 weeks was some of the birds weighing about 3kg and 3.5kg, taste like free range birds and no fat. The bone of the birds were a lot stronger than the typical poultry bird. I give one to a franchisee of Mr. Bigs, she ate it call call me back and said that "she has not eaten any chicken like this before"

So, if you ad the cost of medication, it might cost you a little more than N313.60/bird, shouldn't be a whole lot though. So the breakdown for me was that to get a bird to about 2.5kg, the bird will need about 4kg of food. With this info, you can work out the cost of the bag of feed in your area and the number of birds you want to raise.

Good luck.

fnk:

Done.

Gozychuks:
I have about 200 broilers they r 10wks old now and not well grown. They consume 175kg per. Week. How can I boost their immune system n growth. Whithin 3wks.

laposta:


Guess you've made the error from when they were Day Old chicks. Broilers have a marginal rate in weight gain. They lose their ability to gain considerable weight as they grow older. You should feed them ad libtum from DOC till you get your market weight.

Cut your losses and move on. Next time, rear inky what you can afford to feed fully (no rationing). Note that it will take you around 6-7 weeks to attain 2kg weight and they should have co aimed between 3.8kg - 4.5kg of feed in that time frame depending on your level of skill in their management.

All the best

laposta:


Guess you've made the error from when they were Day Old chicks. Broilers have a marginal rate in weight gain. They lose their ability to gain considerable weight as they grow older. You should feed them ad libtum from DOC till you get your market weight.

Cut your losses and move on. Next time, rear inky what you can afford to feed fully (no rationing). Note that it will take you around 6-7 weeks to attain 2kg weight and they should have co aimed between 3.8kg - 4.5kg of feed in that time frame depending on your level of skill in their management.

All the best

Tmex:
if I get u right, that's 125g average per bird per day? That's so small, gabbage in gabbage out your bird will give you what you give to them I guess your under feeding them could be the reason they are not performing well.

Gozychuks:

What's the appropiate quuantity. They r improving am giving them 250kg. I just want to know how best to boost performance whitin the next 3weeks

laposta:


Give them as much as they want to eat. NO RATIONING

Gozychuks:

What's the appropiate quuantity. They r improving am giving them 250kg. I just want to know how best to boost performance whitin the next 3weeks

valarinz:

I think you should buy PKC(palm kernel cake) or fishmeal and mix in with their feed, PKC is cheaper though, I believe they aid with weight gain.

valarinz:

I think you should buy PKC(palm kernel cake) or fishmeal and mix in with their feed, PKC is cheaper though, I believe they aid with weight gain.

laposta:


Ask for a quote...a trial will convince you...

utchlady:


I am asking for a quote here.

Gozychuks:

Thanks What's the measurement to use

valarinz:


Sorry for my late reply, I haven't been online lately, you should ask your feed dealer about it they usually sell per kilo, I buy 1kilo for 80naira over here bat Abuja

Trueigbo:


bros can I ve ur email. I need to talk to u. Plssss

valarinz:

Kk, valarinz@yahoo.com

utchlady:
Please i need a consultant, i don't want to make mistakes. Please if you are interested let me know.

fnk:


Biafran Soul, Sorry ooo I never said that I am a farmer, go back to all my post, i said that I ran a research and I shared my result with some people here. I come here to learn so that when I am ready to start my own farm I would have learn and know where to go to in order to get what I need. This tread is full of great people giving great ideas.

This is not a tread where you attack each other. I have not tried to sell you anything or to take anything from you, lets show respect to each other as we all try to learn from one another.

ezo4fta:
One of my broiler died today. When I cut it up,i notice that the liver was way bigger than a normal liver. Please why is the liver so big(what could be the cause)?

utchlady:
Please i need a consultant, i don't want to make mistakes. Please if you are interested let me know.