fnk:

Guys, show us pictures, it makes it more exciting to everyone of us following on this tread. My birds will be coming in tomorrow, I am going to Obasanjo Farm myself to pick them up. It will be fun to see the progress

leverage12: Here are some pix of both my broilers and cockreals. The crocks are now a 2 months and 2 days today, while the broilers are 2 months and 9 days today. Hope the pix are clear. Cheers

leverage12: here are some more pixs of my broilers.

Idango: My birds at day 2
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Idango: at one week and a day
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fnk:

This pix looks good. How is the pot heater working? and how much is it?

samshoz: Which feed are they having?

leverage12: Hello guys, am planing of starting up layers in weeks time, but want to ask- between broilers and layers which has more profit?

Idango:

We use top feed starter for now, we intend to mix our own feed in the coming weeks to reduce the cost.

Idango:

The pots cost about N700 each. You will need to buy charcoals, a bag is about N1200 around IFO area of ogun state. You fill the pot with charcoal and and light the charcaol, you empty the ash and replace with new charcoala after 4-5 hours. The lenght of time the charcoal can last before completely burning off depend on the type of wood the 'coal was derived from. So far there are working perfectly. After the second week the pot will no long be required untill another set.

Idango:

The pots cost about N700 each. You will need to buy charcoals, a bag is about N1200 around IFO area of ogun state. You fill the pot with charcoal and and light the charcaol, you empty the ash and replace with new charcoala after 4-5 hours. The lenght of time the charcoal can last before completely burning off depend on the type of wood the 'coal was derived from. So far there are working perfectly. After the second week the pot will no long be required untill another set.

Idango:

My brother, a lot of farmers beleive that broilers are more profitable if you can get buyers for your birds, it is easier to sell your eggs because buyers look for you, but for the broilers , you need to go and look for them. But once you get your sales outlet, i personally beleive that it is through broilers that you can make real money from poultry.

leverage12: Hello guys, am planing of starting up layers in weeks time, but want to ask- between broilers and layers which has more profit?

Idango:


The pots cost about N700 each. You will need to buy charcoals, a bag is about N1200 around IFO area of ogun state. You fill the pot with charcoal and and light the charcaol, you empty the ash and replace with new charcoala after 4-5 hours. The lenght of time the charcoal can last before completely burning off depend on the type of wood the 'coal was derived from. So far there are working perfectly. After the second week the pot will no long be required untill another set.

eugeneric: guys some of my broilers are kinda slow,eyes closed, watery stool and dripping saliva Wen carried. Hv already lost quiet a Good number already despite using N.C.O and intracox. any ideas plz.

condi1704: @fnk, I was going through this thread. Very intresting and inspiring. Pls can u pls and pls in the name of God send me the excel stuff on 25 broilers to 2.5kg in 7 wks discussed on pg 13. My e-mail is oyeyemioyewo1704@gmail.com. God Bless.

Gozychuks: I have abt 100 9wks old broilers. I am rationing feed for them to get to Dec. Hope its feasible they eat abt 75kg to 100kg of feed(grower) per week hope am not making a mistake.

Tmex: what u re about doing is like throwing your hard earned money inside the lagoon and that's exactly wot it is because ur broilers don't just continue grown till eternity any feed given to broilers after 12 weeks is a big waste of resources because at ds level the broiler converts feeds into fats and hence a low return on your investment .so I advise that u sell off the birds and stock another fo december

Idango:

The pots cost about N700 each. You will need to buy charcoals, a bag is about N1200 around IFO area of ogun state. You fill the pot with charcoal and and light the charcaol, you empty the ash and replace with new charcoala after 4-5 hours. The lenght of time the charcoal can last before completely burning off depend on the type of wood the 'coal was derived from. So far there are working perfectly. After the second week the pot will no long be required untill another set.

obnelly:
Profit should be the second thing ,first is your interest ,do you like eggs or meat.Both are profitable but you must do your marketing right.Livestock isnt a paper thing its purely practical.

fnk: My day olds came in yesterday, give then v-mix and mixed it in their water, that is all they are getting for medication. and we will see how they turn out in 7 weeks. We got 500 birds If everything works out, they will be between 2.5kg and 3 kg by the 7th week. I will post pix as internet allows.

leverage12: I gave mine 3 days vitalite + glucose, and 3 days admacine + glucose for the first 30 days. All the best