olab059:

Whoa! 500 is a lot. When I lost like 10 in a week, I knew how I felt.

johngwain:
How far bro, pls we need to talk, pls send me a mail so we can exchange numbers, I am interested . email address.. johnmaince@gmail.com.,.... Thanks

quote author=TheFarmer1 post=125555568]I created this account so as to give practical steps to break into the Poultry Industry in Nigeria. I have seen posts/ threads about poultry production here on Nairaland, but I am yet to see threads that have given hands.-on practical approach on how you can raise poultry birds- Broilers, layers and others, without fear of losing your money.

This thread will be updated from time to time. It will be some kind of place where you, as a budding farmer or someone who wants to take a chance in this industry, can go to, to get a tip or two, so as to be on track in whatever activity you are engaged in.

It will be a mixture of Practical as well as Theoritical Steps to keep you in the game.

My name is TheFarmer1. I have been in the poultry business for about 4 years and i am more than willing to give you what you need to succeed in this endeavor.

obinna58:

It happened in South Africa, it’s as a result of power outage for days

TheFarmer1:

Thank u The Farmer1 for the insight. I always used Ross 308 from Sayed it always give me good result. I sell my chicken @ 3 wks old.
You are welcome, Joel.

For the first question, I will recommend you use Ultima Super Starter Feed. Use this for a period of 2 weeks or 14 days. By the 15th day, switch over to Ultima Starter till the birds are 28 days old. From the 29th day, start finishing your birds. Place them on Ultima Finisher.

For the second question, 100 birds will eat an average of between 30 - 32 bags of feed for a period of 9 weeks. This will enable you hit an average weight of 4kg by the end of the 9th week.

For question 3, Zartech Broilers belong to the broilers called Cobb 500 strain. They are good in their own right but I will suggest you use Ross 308 from Sayed, for a change. These birds will hit an average weight of 1kg by day 21 if you follow the steps and guide I have given so far. You will definitely get birds weighing over 4kg by the 9th week.

Freksy:


It will be bad too if you advise anyone to eat chicken and eggs now.

School has resumed, soon demand for egg will surge.

Amazinggrcae:


Thank u very much @TheFarmer1.
Pls can u give us the name of those energy boosters,glocuse, multivitamin and antibiotics.
Thanks

Dadatao1998:
Hello, please i am interested in chicken production ( broilers and layers.
I just want to start small by constructing cage and rearing them in the cage.
I need guidelines on how to go about it, you can reach me on : Zero Eight 1 2 -one 9 eight twenty-two 9 seven

ednut1:
Op do you have your own poultry

hartopher76:
Which feeds do you think is the best in the market?

YoungDaNaval:
Also remember to tell us about the risk involved

jmoore:
Anyone advising you now to enter poultry business is a bad adviser.

professore:
what is the least capital one can invest in this business with? Thank you.

Abaniwealth:
please this is my number 08064811410.. I am dam interested in rearing a broiler infact I have started but I need someone to educate me more.. Though I started with not less than 60,000.
Please what app me sir..

Abaniwealth:

Sir how much can one sale it at 6wks.

Ceejay501:
pls drop your contact number

gemini35:
I, love this, but a friend of mine use to produce his feed with his hand , corn,millet,soya beans, and he go to slaughter and buy cow blood cook and dry it, also buy cow bone burn it grind every thing together he told me is economical and saves a lot of money, adding multivitamin in their water feed them day and night within 1 and half month the broiler Will be so hefty like 5 months broiler, can you shade more light on this locally made feed.

TheFarmer1:

If anybody tells you there aren't risks involved, that person is definitely telling you lies. Just as in everything you do in life, there is always some level of risk. As regards this business, you could order for low quality day old chicks. They will feed till eternity and you will never get a good weight. It happens. There could be disease outbreak in your farm. This is a very common occurrence but what matters is how you respond to these outbreaks and the best way or ways to tackle it. You could also have the problem of sales. One thing is raising these birds and it's entirely a different ball game selling them.

Hence, you must be prepared at all fronts to make sure you are selling and Making profit at the same time. If you have issues of outbreaks in your farm, send me a mail here. We will continue from there.

YoungDaNaval:
What might be the cause of this?

wuyexzy01:
lol... oga OP, im 1100% sure that you are not into poultry farming. More importantly i will give it to you that your writeup abi na thesis mke i call ahm is top notch. ANY LIVING SOUL ADVISING ANYBODY TO GO INTO POULTRY FARMING AT THIS TIME IN NIGERIA IS A DEV*L INC****E. at this point in time its not financially attractive to new entrant. those of us in the business are only trying to keep the business afloat. everything is expensive. the price of maize which takes nothing less than 50% of their feed has taken all the profit. thats even if you are mixing the feeds on site.
For more INFO. ask around from real farmers.

Eberex:
The cost of feeding is skyrocketing

Seeck:
Please I have over 8months old noilers that are yet to start producing eggs, what could be the problem and what can I do to resolve it?

TheFarmer1:

With the current economic realities, you can actually raise 50 birds with a budget of N60,000 for a period of 3 weeks. You can sell the birds at this stage and make some profit.

jmoore:
Anyone advising you now to enter poultry business is a bad adviser.