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Pdizzle:
Hello everyone, i am looking to invest in pig farming, i want to visit a piggery in ibadan and understand some things while i ask questions. Any suggestions?

Ask questions and take your time, be careful when it comes to breeds matter and don’t rush in.

PstYoms:
Hello All,
Does anyone know where I can get truck loads of Pig dung in and around Sagamu axis?
Thanks in anticipation.

Go to farm settlement in Odogunyan, Ikorodu...not too far from Shagamu... you will get more than enough there.

And more...

More...

These are some of our pigs now.... TN, Camborough, Landrace etc

Nnefada:
Thanks for freely sharing your knowledge.
I'm still new in the piggery business (about 6months).
My major challenge at the moment is marketing.

Your location is critical to your market,
1. What quantity are you selling: that will determines how easily you can get buyers.
If your farm is within the town you can easily get buyers if you intend to sell few animals but if your farm is far from town then you should consider selling larger numbers, you can easily attract bulk buyers especially if you have good animals i.e no fat etc
2. If your target is selling of weaners: Provided you have good breeds, you can easily attract buyers when you have a brand i.e you’re well known for breeding exotic animals and you’ve been tested. I always advice farmers to fatten to finish, you have a great advantage with good breed(fast growth); then along the line if people come and likes your animals then you can sell premium but always prepare feed to market.

If you have any question you can ask me here or ask me on whatsapp if I don't respond here.

We are into farm planning/set-up and management follow up, I may not always be available to respond here especially when work resumes after this lockdown... You can always reach me on: 08120403609 (Preferably on Whatsapp)
I actually thought of doing this during this lockdown, to help intending farmers from loosing their hard earned money like I did, and also promote my farm. This business is the best decision I've made in my life and its my early retirement plan but a lot of people are loosing money everyday because majority of the people out there are wicked and do not care whether you're spending your gratuity or you're packing shit to make that money. I once saw a farmer who posted black dotted weaners for sale as pure landrace, if you will make findings you'd realize that is what he was told when he buying their parents.

Nonetheless, getting to this point where I can confidently tell people about pigs has been a real journey. We are in a tough part of the world where people no longer see integrity as anything. If you check my profile you will notice I stopped posting since 2017, and one of the last few things I posted about was breeds. I realized a lot of things as at that time that I needed to tackle with regards to my breeds, I had to sell all the animals in my farm and restart. Well, now I have TN, Camborough, Landrace, Largewhite and Hybrids

How profitable is pig farming in Nigeria?
You can begin piggery business with a little start-up capital and still make profit. Pig farming can bring you impressive sum of money, successful farmers get decent returns but believe me, it’s a journey. The demand is high, and pigs grow quickly, pig meat is sold very quickly. The rest is the elementary calculation. Of course, you will need money for the beginning: to purchase land, build housing, pigs, feed etc. In addition, you can save money on a feeding of pigs if you will grow your own pasture, or to plant potato, maize, cassava etc or if you have bulk purchase power.

Pig farming business plan
Each successful business starts with a business plan, piggery is not an exception. Don’t be lazy and create your personal pig farming business plan, this can save from the failure or even a disaster in future. Calculate the expenses for one year: land, housing, breeding, feeding, supplies, medicines, salary, transport expenses and other. You also will need to write down all necessary things. Another important calculation is a breeding plan, it helps to avoid overcrowding. For instance, take that one sow will bring you ±20 piglets a year, with this in mind you can plan your space and capacity to feed. Analyze the experience of existing farmers, who know the secrets of building a prosperous farm.
Pig farming equipment
Modern pig farming is impossible without special equipment, so please note that it would not be a miss to buy special hog pens, watering system, water bowls, drinker nipples, pit scrapers, fogging systems, scales, hog feeding, buckets, heat lamps, dirt blaster wash and other. As you see, piggery is not a very difficult business, you just need to make your own business plan, have money and desire, take into account experience of other farmers, who work in this field for at least several years. We hope that we have provided you with necessary information that will be useful for building a successful business.

PIG FARMING GUIDE
To receive pig-farming profits you should build your business taking into account many things.
Feeding
Provide your pigs with fresh, nutrient rich and high-quality food, to be healthy and grow fast. Feeding your pigs well also helps prevent different pig illnesses. Pigs are not choosy about feed; you can easily get a good feed formulation for your pigs at different stages. Please remember that piglets need more protein than mature pigs, due to intensive growth. Pigs require not only high-quality feed; they also need a satisfactory amount of fresh and pure water each day. We have mentioned above that a good water supply is a first need at your farm.
Breeding
The pigs’ gestation period is about 114 days. Usually, piglets are born two times a year. Each sow can have approximately 10 piglets a time. A sow feeds piglets breast milk for the first 8 weeks, after this period a sow is ready again for semination.

Marketing
You can market pork both on the local and international markets, the demand for this type of meat is rather high. In my experience, marketing has never been an issue. China is the leading international consumer of pork, even Ghana and Nigeria imports pork. Pig farming for beginners can become a real challenge but if you read special books or search on the Internet, ask for advice of more experienced farmers, very soon you can become a successful pig farmer. Knowledge is always a big plus, if you comprehend the business you will get profit and achieve success.


Employing people
Having a hundred pigs or more, it can be difficult to cope with such amount of pigs by your own, so it will be wise to employ 2-4 people. They will assist you in feeding, cleaning and other. You also will need service of a veterinary doctor/experienced consultant; a successful business is impossible without one.

Housing
For profitable farms in Nigeria, housing is essential. Building of a good house for your animals is a guarantee of healthy pigs and will prevent predators’ attacks. Places, where pigs sleep and eat are called pens. Housing helps to control temperature level during cold weather and excess of heat. Pigs are vibrant to temperature; they even can die. Ensure good ventilation, sanitation and illumination inside. You should also organize a place for pig’s bedding and feeding. The bed should be dry. Some people consider pigs as dirty animals, in fact pigs love clean environment. You should create a drainage system of free flow of pigs’ waste. If you want your piggies to be happy, just build a small water pool, where they will be able to play and swim, as well as get rid of dirt and cool themselves in hot weather. Change the water in the pool periodically.

Buying high-quality Pigs
Commercially, Return on Investment (ROI) in pig farming is usually influenced by breed or genetics.
Every pig farmer wants pigs that have rapid growth, lean carcass quality and good feed conversion ratio. Some pigs have poor growth rate, low feed conversion ratio, high fat content and farrow small litter, such pigs are usually produced from poor pedigree.
To have a profitable pig farming, it is very important for pig farmers to consider these Five exotic breeds.
This first two are genetically built to meet the demand of modern commercial pig farming
1. Topig Norsvin (TN)
Use of TN Tempo as a terminal boar has positive effects on the number of liveborn pigs. TN Tempo offspring pigs are visibly more uniform and vital in the farrowing house. Weaning weights are often reported to be higher than competitor boars. TN Tempo pigs are easy starters in the nursery with amazing feed conversion rate and superb growth rate. All of this contributes to easier management and higher survival rates from birth to market. This is the latest breed in the market... Not so much in circulation yet

2. Camborough
Camborough pig is known for High emphasis on lean meat % and conformation, Very robust hybrid boar, Good libido, Exceptional carcass musling, Superb feed conversion ratios
The breed is bred to maximize the kilograms of weaned pigs per year with
excellent feed efficiency. In addition, the Camborough can be bred typically three weeks earlier than other breeds resulting in a higher total number of piglets per sow per lifetime and lower production cost.

3. Yorkshire
The Yorkshire is the most popular breed of pig in North America today.
They have erect ears and are solid white in color. To be more technical, they have pink skin and white hair.
They are typically large and fast growing, which helps make them the most popular breed.
Meat processors prefer white pigs such as the Yorkshire because the hair is light in color and doesn’t show up on the carcass as easily as a red- or black-haired pig.

4. Landrace
This breed is also white in colour, long body, short leg, droopy ears, highly prolific and good feed utilizer

5. Duroc
This breed is cherry red in colour, rapid growth rate, fair mothering ability and good feed converter.
From the very beginning, it is advisable to grow what you can conveniently manage and feed. You’re not in a competition with anyone. To make a right choice you should pay attention to the signs of a good pig:
• Glossy coat;
• Good temperament (be aware of aggressive pig);
• Having good appetite;
• Bright eyes;
• Without claudication;
• Buy only from trusted sources and assure the vaccination.

How to start pig farming?
Beginning pig farming in Nigeria has general steps for either domestic or economic goals.
Land selection
To begin a pig farming business firstly, you should choose an appropriate land, choose a peaceful and dormant place. You should think over what acreage of land will be good for the number of the animals you plan to raise. It will be the biggest investment. Please note, that in rural areas lands are cheaper, so you will need to invest less, but consider the transportation issue in this case.
Choosing a land for your future, remember the following:
• Pigs will need fresh and pure water, so think about a water supply.
• It is better to choose an area close to the market, for good transportation and availability to buy food.

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Pig Farming and Pig Farming Business
Pig farming has become extremely popular business nowadays and becomes even more popular day after day. If you have decided to begin a profit-making business then pig farming is for you. The popularity of pork is far beyond Nigeria. Piggery is an investment that is guaranteed to bring return, provided it is well managed.
Pig farming in Nigeria plays a great role in the country economy, it reduces unemployment, lack of nutrition, poverty etc. Breeding pig cannot only bring you money but also fulfill meat demands of your family.

Pros of piggery farming in Nigeria
Piggery in Nigeria has many pros, they are:
• Pigs have a very short reproductive period if to compare with goats and cattle. A sow gives birth to average of 10 piglets two times per year, the period of gestation is about 114 days. Pig grows fast.
• Pigs are not particular about food (you can formulate your own feed), so you will be able to reduce your expenses
• The climate of Nigeria is appropriate for pig farming.

Chibuzoc:
Please i'm interested in the pig business what can 100k do for me in this business

What is your location?

If you are interested in starting a pig farm in Lagos, I am happy to inform you that I have a ready made pen with bore hole, security, fenced with gate, nipple drinkers, tank, easy access to workers and other are things available for you at Ikorodu Lagos.... Just call 08075400236 so we can discuss further thanks

dynamix101:
You went to Okearo and saw?? In Okearo, there is a farmer there who has a mighty boar that is 7years old and weighs over 300kg with no fat; its true but let me shed some light on issues you may not be aware of:

1. Most farmers who drive the jeeps are the ones eating off newbies and oppressing them to eventual frustration through their terrible antics.
2. Google and read up well on the subject of pig rearing. Even whites will tell you the truth that all pigs start and grow the same. Its when they get to a particular age that the exotic breeds start to shoot up faster. I have asked that why wait for more months when you can sell off your animals, make money and walk away??
3. I have visited farms bro, farms with updated biosecurity They sold in-sow to somebody for 65k but that exotic pig gave birth to 4 piglets. Mine average 9 and they are not exotic, so why waste my time??
4. Its criminal and wicked to sell weaners for 12k not to talk of the ridiculous amounts people quote around. My mom visited Songhai last year and got their contact number. Are you aware that they have a farm in Nigeria?? As at late last year, a whole Songhai had Camborough weaners of the purest breed for guess how much........ 8k. So what are you saying??
5. Before your pig can weigh those ridiculous weights you are dropping, how old are they, be sincere?? The man who has an over 300kg pig has kept tht animal for over 6 years. I went there with a fellow nairalander in February and they use those big old animals to scam people to buy fake weaners at exorbitant costs.
6. Aside our Camborough, we have another boar, a landrace that we acquired for 4,500 then when weaners were 3000. Its first crossing produced 9 piglets. Isnt that one of the aims of exotic breeds?? If my local female can give me 12 and an expensive exotic gives me 10, why waste my time?? Why not continue crossbreeding till i get a perfect lineage?? If you buy an animal for 15k and fatten, how much will you sell?? At least i have dropped a guideline of the costs it will take to bring them up to maturity....... Its a business and once its profitable, remove sentiments and do the right thing.

...... Please can I have the contact of the Shongai Farm?

dynamix101:
You went to Okearo and saw?? In Okearo, there is a farmer there who has a mighty boar that is 7years old and weighs over 300kg with no fat; its true but let me shed some light on issues you may not be aware of:

1. Most farmers who drive the jeeps are the ones eating off newbies and oppressing them to eventual frustration through their terrible antics.
2. Google and read up well on the subject of pig rearing. Even whites will tell you the truth that all pigs start and grow the same. Its when they get to a particular age that the exotic breeds start to shoot up faster. I have asked that why wait for more months when you can sell off your animals, make money and walk away??
3. I have visited farms bro, farms with updated biosecurity They sold in-sow to somebody for 65k but that exotic pig gave birth to 4 piglets. Mine average 9 and they are not exotic, so why waste my time??
4. Its criminal and wicked to sell weaners for 12k not to talk of the ridiculous amounts people quote around. My mom visited Songhai last year and got their contact number. Are you aware that they have a farm in Nigeria?? As at late last year, a whole Songhai had Camborough weaners of the purest breed for guess how much........ 8k. So what are you saying??
5. Before your pig can weigh those ridiculous weights you are dropping, how old are they, be sincere?? The man who has an over 300kg pig has kept tht animal for over 6 years. I went there with a fellow nairalander in February and they use those big old animals to scam people to buy fake weaners at exorbitant costs.
6. Aside our Camborough, we have another boar, a landrace that we acquired for 4,500 then when weaners were 3000. Its first crossing produced 9 piglets. Isnt that one of the aims of exotic breeds?? If my local female can give me 12 and an expensive exotic gives me 10, why waste my time?? Why not continue crossbreeding till i get a perfect lineage?? If you buy an animal for 15k and fatten, how much will you sell?? At least i have dropped a guideline of the costs it will take to bring them up to maturity....... Its a business and once its profitable, remove sentiments and do the right thing.

...... Please can I have the contact of the Shaogai Farm?

5 acres of land is available for sale near Ijebu-Ode that is in a good location for farming purpose. Contact: 08075400236

I don't know if anyone here have read my previous posts especially the one I made mention of breeds. You guys should be careful of what you pay so much money for as pure breed. Note: I'm not speaking against anyone, I'm merely putting my two cents in for those that may find it useful. If you're wise enough to know how to make money is this current economy, then you should be wise enough to know how to spend it wisely.

Seven pig rooms available for rent in Ikorodu farm settlement. This whole place is meant for farming so no one can disturb your business in any way and if you don't have experience, there are lots of farmers here that can always put you through or you can just get a cheap farm hand that will be working for you. Contact 08075400236

jerrystone:
Pls is there any fixed or standard price of weaners

The price varies from farmer to farmer. In all just make sure you don't buy expensive weaners, especially for fattening so you don't give both your feeding money and your profit to the seller.

I'm not the type that comments much but I think I have to say few things I've learnt in the business.
This is to all those that are interested in starting a pig business: A lot of people here are exploiters, so before you do anything make sure you confirm from different sources. Forget what they tell you and what they show you, a lot will tell you they have pure breeds, a lot will tell you they have pigs with rapid growth...they will reduce age of the pig so you can think they have fast growth, they will even tell you feeding them won't strain your pocket...hmmmm. A lot of people are ready to exploit you at every turn, even those that you'd think are bigger than the little you have... They don't mind adding your 1 thousand to their 10 million. Shine your eyes... Money is not easy to come by these days, don't let anyone take advantage of you.

money4god:
Where in Lagos can you secure pig pen, am in need of pens.

Call me when you're ready.

Please answer the question by ciromao, we need your response on that to make our decision here as well. Thanks

Can you please send a detailed price list of all products. If possible, make it per kg except for drugs. Thanks

Ikorodu

I'd love to be one of your major agents in Nigeria.

How much for 5, 10 and 20 ton truckload?
Reply with final prices
Will respond immediately if your prices are commensurate with what I know it to be. Thanks

How much will it cost to supply in Lagos and Port-Harcourt. Final prices per ton