Hello everyone, join me as I share my experience with raising Broiler chicken....


The Brooding pen has been prepared, rice bran was used as the beddings...

Day 1. Thursday, Feb 8, 2024...
I collected Valentine Chicken's DOC
2 Pack was delivered, with 50 chicks each...

I gave them glucose -D and upon arrival

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Day 2...
Birds are doing fine, very active.
I got a rechargeable bulb today as alternative as IBEDC disappointed last night.
I repeated the medication as yesterday, it will be for the first 5 days

Shinjawestside:
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Thank you

One mortality was recorded this morning, this particular bird is a runt, i observed this on day 1, as it was assisted with water intake.

I heard a sound like a distress kinda sound, on getting there, i saw a bird on it's back, picked it up and in less than 2 mins it stopped breathing, i couldn't fathom what and how it happened.

2 mortality recorded so far.

risgold:
Day 2...
Birds are doing fine, very active.
I got a rechargeable bulb today as alternative as IBEDC disappointed last night.
I repeated the medication as yesterday, it will be for the first 5 days

Will this provide the chicks with enough heat? I'm not an expert. Just wondering.

Kehfie:

Will this provide the chicks with enough heat? I'm not an expert. Just wondering.

It is for illumination, the heat we experiencing at the moment is on the high.
The bulb lasts 4 hrs.

This heat is getting excessive, all outlets are opened.

Day 7: They were given Gumboro vaccine

3 mortalities recorded, i want to assume this was due to heat stress

risgold:


It is for illumination, the heat we experiencing at the moment is on the high.
The bulb lasts 4 hrs.

Thanks

Kehfie:

Will this provide the chicks with enough heat? I'm not an expert. Just wondering.

Not really

A 25kg bag of feeds got exhausted earlier today, now on the second bag.
The birds are doing great

Day 14: 1st dose of Lasota was administered

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Day 19: Birds are doing fine, moved to a bigger pen

I observed some are sneezing, tylodos was recommended and administered

Cost of everything is on the high, from chicken net (someone advised boko haram net, i couldn't as it's higher for my budget)

1st Lasota should be on the 7th day. 1st Gumboro on the 14th day. 2nd Lasota on the 21st day and 2nd Gumboro on the 28th day. 3rd Lasota follows on the 35th day then they are ready for the market. Well done.

Osinachiadinma:
1st Lasota should be on the 7th day. 1st Gumboro on the 14th day. 2nd Lasota on the 21st day and 2nd Gumboro on the 28th day. 3rd Lasota follows on the 35th day then they are ready for the market. Well done.

I used this : gumboro day 7, lasota 14, gumboro 21, lasota day 28

It's still done like that. But with the pattern i use, i've been getting very low mortality rates

risgold:


I used this : gumboro day 7, lasota 14, gumboro 21, lasota day 28

risgold:


I used this : gumboro day 7, lasota 14, gumboro 21, lasota day 28

While sourcing your vaccines pls change the source or outlets .

Thanks for the feedback on vaccination.

I've been down a bit for the past few days as we had Newcastle disease outbreak, it was unexpected

risgold:
I've been down a bit for the past few days as we had Newcastle disease outbreak, it was unexpected

Green and white coloured feaces was observed and before I say jack, there were mortalities. I came to the farm to put on the lights around 8 pm only to meet the casualties....
GOMBO ND and another drug was prescribed

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