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Catered4:
Oh ok. Please inbox me your number sir.

.. I sent you a message.

Catered4:
I'm buying donkeys soon. I will do them on my donkeys. Thank you sir

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Good idea, maybe others will look and follow suit.

LONGFELLOW02:
Boss check it nw. . . Hw can someone be nursing snail for less than 2years and sell it @ =N=50/one. . Shoo

Is their any feeds that can make snail group big under 6months or 8months.

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I don't think there is. But the price is ok because if u can raise 10,000 snails u get 500k. It's all about volume and you can also combine it with other businesses. There feed is close to free too.

Thanks for all the info op.

IamOdin:
i don't have any,i'm a novice

but i think he should expose the plants to 8hrs sunlight per day and use a better seed variety like chai thai and murano,,mho though.

Ok bro.

IamOdin:
alright.

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You have any advice for him? Bc he'll need it.

Cleoo:
oga Farm tech thanks for guidelines. I was told to give them starter till 6 weeks, this is my first time of raising birds, so am still learning. As for the vaccines, never will I make such mistakes(I've learnt my lessons) .. The antibiotics will be curtailed as u advised

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U can still give the antibiotic every month.

Catered4:
Awww. Please Let her be. Every ladies with their priorities in life...

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If that's the only thing she knows, it's not a good priority. Whenever u can't buy those things for her, she will definitely get them elsewhere.

Catered4:
Oh aiit sir. I'm working on it sir. Thank you...

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If u need help on the blog setup u can contact me, I have mine @Farmersjoint.com/blog

Catered4:
Hello sir,
I agree with you sir. Here there are no donkey with cart. The donkeys carry load on their back. You will find such in Niger Republic borders.

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Maybe u can give the idea to the farmers there, it will save them lots of time.

bigiyaro:
pls my ogas in d farm, my broilers r six weeks +, all d vaccs have been done, pls i need a good antibiotic for maintainin dia health n preventing sickness or out break. Thanks

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It depends on which antibiotic that works for ur birds. Tylodox against respiratory disease wks for mine and I gave it once (3-4days) a month.

Cleoo:
Hi farmers with swag and good heart, I really appreciate our efforts in helping each other grow. I ve been feeding my broilers starter (amo feed ), they will be 6 weeks on Tuesday next week, I didn't administer gumboro on the 10th day, lasota once, but no motarlity or stunted growth. Most of it are weighing upto 2kg already(they can barely walk) . As I was complaining to my feed vendor about how they consume feed and the expenses incured, she advised me to add corn, pkc, to the starter feed in other to save cost .. I started giving them the mixture dis morning, but got scared when I went to check on them 2 hours later, I noticed some of it were making weird noises, as if something is choking them. Am scared o! Did I make a mistake by adding pkc to its feed Should I ve waited till its seven weeks? Cuz I wanna sell it off at 8weeks... Please help a sister cuz these birds has been growing just fine no sickness (Even though I add drugs to their water on daily basis). Am so confused, cuz I heard pple add pkc to their feed, abi my own go different?

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First, u don't feed starter for 6wks. I think it's for 3-4 weeks. As for vaccination, u may escape mortalities if u take shortcuts, but it is a dangerous risk not worth taking. It can cost u 90% mortality when it strikes. Rather than adding corn, pkc etc, buy finisher and feed vendors are not the best people to get advice from. They are mostly concern with selling their product and can rip u up. Some of them may not even hav any experience with chickens.
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Putting antibiotics in their water daily will help prevent a lot of diseases, but there is a danger of antibiotic resistance developing with time.
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Also, while changing feed, do so gradually by mixing new and old feeds 2gether.

Catered4:
KEBBI STATE

ONIONS

Aleiro has the biggest onion market in Nigeria/West Africa. I buy from the farmers hoping to have my own farm soon. Due to the weight of the onions (125kg), the onions cant be bagged in the farm. I employ the services of the donkey (Mai Jaki) to carry my onions to the park where it will be packed into the sac of my choice (125kg, 100kg, 50kg, 25kg) as seen in the pictures.

Picture 1-------- My packed 50kg onions though not fully packed. Still waiting for the raffia to be placed on it.


Picture 2------- A donkey carrying my clients onions from the farm to the park. Each donkeys carries 300 t0 400 bulbs of onions which is equivalent to a bag though depending on the size of the onions anyway.

Picture 3-------- My hubby and daughter about to take a donkey ride to the farm since our car cant go in lol.

Picture 4--------- One of the donkey carrying my clients onions to the park. Lol don't mind that boy (my brother in-law) behind...

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Donkeys can carry far more load on a cart than on their back (I can't view pics on my phone due to lack of MB, so I dont know if they're carrying load on back or cart. But cart will be more economical and time-saving).

Catered4:
Hello sir. Its N25,000. Amen...

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Pls how about a horse?

GodMode:
The north is already rich, look at the amount products in her pictures then imagine the amount of farmers.

But, its just like the dog business.. All one needs is a male and female goat, cow/bull, donkey e.t.c and the business will boom..

My female dog gives birth to 6 puppies twice yearly..

Imagine having ranch with goats, bull, cows e.t.c.

This business will be very profitable in the south.. Cos there is abundance of grass and weed..

If south takes agriculture seriously... The north will go out of business.

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The problem in the south when it comes to cows is tse tse fly. But I don't know it it's still a problem.

torkaka:
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Ya, I love that part "Real Woman". The bible described her in Proverb 31:10. @Op be bless in Jesus name and keep it up. Many people these days interpret hardwork as suffering.

Nonny1234:
Thanks.. Pls like how much wld it take to build a coop that can contain about 1200 birds

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Depends on ur area. Mine for about 400 birds (5birds/m2) or so goes for 200k.

tucurj:
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pls help me out,my isa brown layers of 150 are now 16wks,i was planning on giving them eds vaccine before when they are 18wks but looking at things now,i cant aford it,can i use komarov instead?i heard it can be given at 8wks and 16wks but i did not give them at wk8,pls what should i do.pls i need ur advice.

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If it means borrowing money to complete the vaccination plan, do so. Taking short cuts may work sometimes, but not for long. And make sure that the person buying the vaccine for you is not cheating u. Better buy it urself from reputable places like animal care.

Nonny1234:
Tnx a lot.

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U can get a sample feed plan here: http://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/livestock-farming/poultry/feed-consumption-plan-body-weight-target-laying-hens/

hayor2014:
Was doin a little reading on the recommended drug and I saw this on Wikipedia...Enrofloxacin was banned(in USA I guess) for poultry use in 2005. [ 6 ]Baytril should not be used in rapidly growing animals (for example dogs under 12 months - 18 months in large breeds, or kittens under 8 weeks) as it causes abnormalities in the development of articular cartilage...

Dunno if anyone has seen this

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Some drugs are banned in the US but not in nigeria. Also some drugs are banned in Europe but US farmers are still using them. So it differs from country to country. The reason why they ban some drugs is due to the issue of antibiotic resistance occuring in humans.

hayor2014:
Please for knowledge sake
@farmtech... You said not to treat sick birds with live vaccines....what is a live vaccine and what other type of vaccine exists in order to treat a sick bird with

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Live vaccine contains living virus. Eg include lasota, gumboro, ib vaccines etc. There are killed vaccines that are given by injection. U treat sick birds by giving them the correct antibiotics, but I've come across a site that recommend lasota and injection of komarov as treatment for serious newcastle disease. Komarov is a newcastle vaccine given by injection. I've not confirm this yet oo.

samuel25:
Good day house, please how can I successfully treat cholera in layers? I have given them keproceryl and the symptom of solid greenish dropping still persist. Though, they look very active but there is occasionally cough in them. Initially, I thought it was Newcastle's symptom and gave them lasota, but later discovered through this forum that it's cholera. I have given them this Keproceryl for a week now and it seem it doesn't work,I even gave them iodine and it was the same story, please what can I use as permanent solution.

The best way to know is thru lab test. And "NEVER VACCINATE SICK BIRDS WITH LIVE VACCINES". SINCE U hav been giving antibiotics and they look healthy, stop antibiotics and give multivit.

danyegbule:
@eggcelent, can't find any link. Can you help me with it? Am new here and I need it so bad. Help a brother.

fishleg123:
I great all farmers in d houses. pls how much (in kg ) layer mash will 170 laying birds of 6 months old will eat in a day
.I want to minimize waste and avoid under feeding.
thanks.

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There is a good feeding plan and body weight plan for layers here: www.farmersjoint.com/blog/livestock-farming/poultry/feed-consumption-plan-body-weight-target-laying-hens/.

israelotics:
Will 20k Be Enough To Feed 10 Broilers To Maturity.

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I'm not a broiler farmer, but some of them would say N600/bird to cover cost of doc, feed, medicatn and vaccination. From that it seems 10 birds would need N6000. Broiler farmers shud pls confirm this.

fishleg123:
I great all farmers in d houses. pls how much (in kg ) layer mash will 170 laying birds of 6 months old will eat in a day
.I want to minimize waste and avoid under feeding.
thanks.

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There is a good feeding plan and body weight plan for layers here: www.farmersjoint.com/blog/livestock-farming/poultry/feed-consumption-plan-body-weight-target-laying-hens/.

@endy and justified, I'm v happy for the feedback and i hope others will learn from it. whether it turns out good or bad give us feedback.

omejeo:
oga famtech pls can u help me with the feed formulation material for brolier and layers thanks my mail poampearl@gmail.com

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Did u follow the link and read the instruction? If you don't understand it let me know.

You can get sample feed formula for layers (starter, grower and layers feeds), broilers (starter and finisher feeds), pig (sow, weaner and grower feeds), and fish (tilapia and catfish feed) here: Sample Feed Formula For Layers, Broilers, Pigs and Fish.

Ura:

We don tay for the business.
Why do you want to know?

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Just curious.