chiefdiye hope this saw dust will not affect their health? because I left there by 11pm in the night and they were all sleeping despite enough light:
I use saw dust o, sourcing carton may give me tough time but I never knew the implications

i pray money cones before I exhaust my budget o:
God go bless our hustle. I wonder if 200k will be enuf for ur project sha If u are targeting 12 weeks before sales( say average of 4kg per bird ). These boilers dey chop o my brother . and the more u feed them , the bigger they get.

chikum: Nice one. Which feed are you giving them?

chiefdiye:
plz can I use old lantern in place of charcoal fire?

chiefdiye:
I use saw dust o, sourcing carton may give me tough time but I never knew the implications

ok I will try and do something about that:
You can see from the picture, they are not close to the coal pot. Which means they do not need that amount of heat, if they do, you will see them very close to the coal pot. Please, quickly work on this, as I said earlier, lattern will be okay for them, just get two or three latterns will be okay.

thanks for that :
I wanted to just come here, read and zoom off buh I've got to doff my hat for the op and make input
I WAS into poultry before ...WAS being the word(in Dr Lyor Boone's way). I just wanna reassure the op that you'll make it...simple things u need are
never say never
doggedness
prudence
RECORD KEEPING

Business idea? next time, pls don't invest all ur money at a go
many more ideas buh I've got no time to check time

fjjc:
You can see from the picture, they are not close to the coal pot. Which means they do not need that amount of heat, if they do, you will see them very close to the coal pot. Please, quickly work on this, as I said earlier, lattern will be okay for them, just get two or three latterns will be okay.

PureGoldh:
@ Op kindly use cartons instead of the sawdust.

When the birds get to 3weeks plus then you can use sawdust.

I wish you all the best bro

PureGoldh:
@ Op kindly use cartons instead of the sawdust.

When the birds get to 3weeks plus then you can use sawdust.

I wish you all the best bro

VULCAN:
Pls what's the difference BTW the two as far as the chicks are concerned.

PureGoldh:


The chicks are still too tender and as such their nostrils ain't that wide...they might tend to inhale the particles of dust when playing on it

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[/b]Thanks so much man, I appreciate ur effort and the information, may His bless you ]@chiefdiye.

It is so nice to see new farmers spring up every day...It is a move to secure our food security as a nation..

When you want to embark on such project, make sure you have acquired the necessary technical know how.


Now to the business of the day, If you are raising 200chicks, you will have to work on 1200-1400 x 200chicks for 8-10weeks.

This money covers money for purchasing of birds, drugs and feeding.

pay attention to bio-security.( That is, cleanliness of the farm, farm tools, protective wears for attendants and proper sanitation).

Looking at the pictures you shared, you need to place news paper on the wood shaving. This will help you prevent the chicks from picking up particles from the litter...This stays till 3days, then you remove all the papers. By this third day, they can differentiate properly between wood shaving and feed.

Again, If you are using such a big space for brooding, get blocks to restrict the birds, and gradually expand every 4-5 days till the birds gradually take up the whole space.

Also, monitor the chicks spread, if they cluster together around heat source, It is cold.
If they run away from heat source, it is hot. What you need is warmth environment and a temperature of 33-30°C. Which you reduce by 3°C every week.

Avoid use of kerosene lamp.

And ensure you observe the birds carefully.

Wishing you luck!