2Radii:
Vawulence

Broilers are something else

coldzobo:

3-4 months depending on how big you want them to be

6weeks is okay but food and water must be with them always

Kingsnairaland:
So they don't like cold environments

I thought they need ventilation to survive

They are warm blooded so its better to keep them warm.

They do need ventilation but that would be when they grow older.

adeoba2008:

6weeks is okay but food and water must be with them always

Consumable size in six weeks ? That is not proper. Brooding alone is 3-4 weeks

coldzobo:
Day 6
We changed the newspapers on the floor today.

Gave them food and water. (Same mixture of drugs)

why do use newspaper to cover the floor

BoldBrainz:


Agrited chics are way better than Olam. If you're having good sizes, it's all down to your feeding commitment and level of attention. Chikun makes good feed, but they don't hatch quality chics.

Man the agrited we once knew is not what we have now. My aunt brood them the last time and we saw too many variable growths, it may look normal but it's not so. Some where sold but there are still some we are feeding uptill date cos they were like having stunted growth. We went out to observe and realized it was same with other farmers of the product. We realized not all the hybrids are the same. Besides I knew Olam right from the time I graduated from secondary school. I was even a sales boy to a vet dealing strictly with Olam products and the customers testimonies were highly positive. That's why I opted for them. Mind you it's my first time of doing it practically ever since then. Meanwhile my aunt is a pro in the system.

coldzobo:

3-4 months depending on how big you want them to be

You rear broilers for 3-4 months and expected to make profits? You can only raised broilers for 3-4 months and make profits only December period. It is advisable you se broilers between 8-10 weeks.

Good job, keep it up and greet mumC she is doing well, but take note of the observation and corrections too.

zhirkovrado:
Yeah it's quite nice but I think you really need to consider feeding costs before deciding on the number of chicks you need to brood so as avoid stories that touches the heart. From what I could observe from the above data, the competition amongst them is really high, within a while now they'll start having insufficient feed supply and that will really affect their growth and health. I'm brooding mine too but the quantity is just like half of what you stocked, but they are doing very fine, no death recorded so far and they are 12 days old.

That wouldn't be an ussue
We are brooding for a month

coldzobo:

3-4 months depending on how big you want them to be

Properly raised broilers should be ready for sale from exactly 8 weeks, that's about 2 months. If over 60percent of your 200 broilers do not weigh 2.8kg upwards at week 8, then your practices were wrong. No commercial poultry farmer keeps broilers for more than 10 weeks, not to talk of 3 months.

Mccullum:
Fantastic... may God bless your business.

Thank you. may he bless yours too

viyon02:
Good job bro. I love hard working dudes like you.

Thank you

Nice one

zhirkovrado:

Man the agrited we once knew is not what we have now. My aunt brood them the last time and we saw too many variable growths, it may look normal but it's not so. Some where sold but there are still some we are feeding uptill date cos they were like having stunted growth. We went out to observe and realized it was same with other farmers of the product. We realized not all the hybrids are the same. Besides I knew Olam right from the time I graduated from secondary school. I was even a sales boy to a vet dealing strictly with Olam products and the customers testimonies were highly positive. That's why I opted for them. Mind you it's my first time of doing it practically ever since then. Meanwhile my aunt is a pro in the system.

Points duly noted.
Quick question though: does your aunt buy her Agrited chics by herself from the hatchery in Ibadan, or does she order her purchase through a high-end agent/distributor?

bluefilm:
Man's inhumanity to powerless and defenseless animals.

Imagine being raised so that you will be eaten at the end of it all?

;DVery funny comment here

coldzobo:
After over 10 years of abandoning this business, my mum has decided to pick it up again (yes, she is the one brooding not me).

Ive decided to post this here for possible future reference. I didn't pay much attention when i was younger

On this thread, i will share what is cost to start this business from scratch, and i will also share daily updates to enable anyone to use this as a practical guide to start their own business.

Follow this thread if you're interested

Thanks for the knowledge

Xkale1996:
why do use newspaper to cover the floor

Same reason you put socks on the feet and mittens on the hands of babies. Prevent them from cold and germs.

coldzobo:
Items bought to start the busines

1 four cartons of agrited broilers - 74,000
2 charcoal pit - 1500
3 feed - 11500
4 Feeder(6) & drinker(5) - 6600
5 1 bag of charcoal - 6000
6 1 and half divider board - 4500
7 kerosene lamps(2) - 6000
8 drugs (glucose, vitamin, antibiotics) - 3100
9 iron net for covering pit (2) - 1000
10 old newspapers - 500

Pics of their home

Which of the feed is it starter?

Well done op.
However, something is wrong with the birds having cough at that early stage, and I don't think your handling of it is poor, so I'm not sure it's from your handling.
Checking the birds and the carton, I doubt it's from Agrited. Kindly check the seal by the carton side if it's intact, also, Agrited normally dye their birds, so you can easily confirm if the color you got tally with the date, your birds do not looked dyed, so I doubt the source.
Btw, next time, don't insist on a product except you want to go to the hatchery yourself for such product, don't trust any agent. Just request for prices of different product and make your decision from there, if you prefer Agrited, call them to request for the agent or rep in your state.
I don't know your state, but considering the weather, 2½ bag of charcoal is a little much, try save cost, the temperature from day 1 is around 36⁰ then it reduces gradually. I used 1bag for for 3cycles(200, 100, 100) here in Lagos.
The tylo you are giving them, kindly stop it so they don't build resistance against it, give them a lighter drug, so if they should fall sick tomorrow, you can easily use it and they will respond.
Tylo and Amoxicol are little too strong for baby birds.
You can get doxycycline and administer only prevention dose for them, it will treat them, no need to use treatment dose, as that's a double dose which might be too strong.
Well done once again, dey no go die, and you go live to eat your reward.
Regards to Mama. God bless all mothers.

zhirkovrado:
My chicks are from Olam(Chikum) and their feeds also Chikum. Still less than two weeks old but bigger than your above chicks. I'm not capping, just an update I'm not trying to advertise any company but try Olam(Chikum) products next time and the results will speak for you. Also feeds are really costly now so try going for the quantity of chicks you can afford to feed at a time to avoid stories that touches the heart.

Cani get contacts to buy from them

Well done, we are learning

God bless your hussle. No be small thing broilers rearing take my eye see. Well all the best .

zhirkovrado:

Man the agrited we once knew is not what we have now. My aunt brood them the last time and we saw too many variable growths, it may look normal but it's not so. Some where sold but there are still some we are feeding uptill date cos they were like having stunted growth. We went out to observe and realized it was same with other farmers of the product. We realized not all the hybrids are the same. Besides I knew Olam right from the time I graduated from secondary school. I was even a sales boy to a vet dealing strictly with Olam products and the customers testimonies were highly positive. That's why I opted for them. Mind you it's my first time of doing it practically ever since then. Meanwhile my aunt is a pro in the system.

People are buying so many fake Agrited ooo, thinking it's original. Agrited don't sell 100/200birds so you have to go through agents whose integrity you can't vouch for

coldzobo:

Consumable size in six weeks ? That is not proper. Brooding alone is 3-4 weeks

Wait o

Are you rearing the birds for personal or commercial consumption?

If it's for the later, then I think you won't be in profit on the long run

I need a poultry farmer that can be supplying broilers around Enugu. Hit me up with your WhatsApp/phone number.

Shampoo77:


You rear broilers for 3-4 months and expected to make profits? You can only raised broilers for 3-4 months and make profits only December period. It is advisable you se broilers between 8-10 weeks.

Non festive period what should be the cost of 10 weeks boiler, and are there market for them when its not festive period?

Tijani009:


Cani get contacts to buy from them

Look for trusted dealers closer to you and tell them you wish to book for Olam chicks. Include their feeds too.

Well done bro

OlujobaSamuel:

People are buying so many fake Agrited ooo, thinking it's original. Agrited don't sell 100/200birds so you have to go through agents whose integrity you can't vouch for

It ok, we all know everything is possible now.

coldzobo:

That wouldn't be an ussue
We are brooding for a month

That's nice!

Nice

Following this lovely, profitable thread diligently.