₦airaland Forum

jethro2: There are lots of question involved with land leasing especially that you will be far from the farm. The points are: What do you need the land for? Is it livestock or cropping? How do you intend to manage it? All these should be put into consideration before leasing land. Soil types and climates changes are also factors to be considered before leasing land for a particular type of crop or livestock.

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I intend to go into crop farming, cassava and/or maize. I'll nt live very far from the place and may even combine it with rabbits, goats and grasscutters.

jethro2: There are lots of question involved with land leasing especially that you will be far from the farm. The points are: What do you need the land for? Is it livestock or cropping? How do you intend to manage it? All these should be put into consideration before leasing land. Soil types and climates changes are also factors to be considered before leasing land for a particular type of crop or livestock.

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I intend to go into crop farming, cassava and/or maize. I'll nt live very far from the place and may even combine it with rabbits, goats and grasscutters.

icepoint: I really want to appreciate all d poultry farmers in d house, I did not really have the luxury of time to religiously follow all post .
I have a challenge earlier, I ventured into poultry farm with no knowledge of how it is done, hence I entrust the farm to a manager. We raised 300 birds (250 broilers and 50 cockrels). All went well until week 4-5 when they started dying en-mass, at the end of the day we were left with 15 cockrels and 120 broilers with less than 2kg weight for the big ones and are stunted. Pls advice cos I want bring in 300 DOC now that I have d time cos I love farming .

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Wot was the symptoms?
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It is not good to bring in new birds now. Dispose the old birds, disinfect the pen floor and walls with 5% phenol solutn or any other strong disinfectant. Wait for 2wks b4 bringing another batch.
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B4 u bring another batch though, go and get advice first frm a good farmer.

felixzo1: for free range system, the tsetse fly still pose a problem, but tsetse fly incidence has reduced due to loss of habitat by the fly. but cattle can be reared by zero grazing/stall fed methods effectively, another issue of high humidity/ high rain fall is a problem for goats. so stall feeding and upgrading from local goats is highly recommended for profitability .

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Thanks for the reply. Do u think the fly would be a problem if their pen is in a bushy area?

ruxton06: Only required if kept in a room or enclosed cage. If in the open, normal daylight should be ok.

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Not so. Daylenght here is just about 12 hrs, so he needs to add additional 2hrs of light. Even if kept in room or enclosed cage, they're still exposed to the influence of daylight.

jethro2: I think you should have idea of what we do before registering. This can be done when you attend a meeting. You can participate as an observer or visitor first.

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I already know wot u do from previous pages. I live all the way in Anambra state. I've been researching land leasing in my area but the one i got was more expensive. So I may be lking at other states. Can u pls tell list the cost involve? Be it any registrations, labor cost, hidden cost etc.

aguiyi: ok i will keep you posted but do you have idea of the unit price of a full grown snail, it will help me in bargaining with the sellers when i meet them

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I dont know the price.

Is it possible to rear cattles (except ndama), kalahari goat, boer goat etc in the south. Wont tsetse fly be a problem?

eazeefix: You statements aren't true sir. Firstly you don't generalise that pork contains lots fat. That statement is false and is anti pig farming becos some people who have never eaten pork nor seen pork believe it is fatty. A well fed pig pls mind the word 'well fed' contains lean (non fatty) meat. Well fed meaning nutritionally balanced not junk. Soon we i hope we would examine the art of feeding for lean meat or carcass.
Secondly you implied fat is bad for dogs that it will make them fat, which is totally false too. I own and breed dogs on my farm I parboil dead piglets and pigs for my dogs to eat no issues at all. On the issue of fatness a dog is built to burn fatty food efficiently especially if it is an active and working dog not chained or locked up all day. An overfed dog locked up all day will become obese and suffer lots of health issues fatty food or not.
@Seun you have cheaper sources of meat maybe when we grow into serious pork processing we can generate lots of edible waste for dogs and other meat eating animals.
For those who can read between the lines, I have mentioned 2 possible topics for deliberation on this thread namely proper feeding for lean carcass and next level of pork processing.
Let's get talking.

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I dont know much about pig rearing, but I know that pig meat contains lots of fat. Fat is very high in calorie. Feeding dogs excess calorie leads to obeisity, and obeisity leads to a lot of health problems in dogs.
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U talked about a well-fed pig, but i dont think that most pigs in nigeria are well fed. Hw many pig farmers buy commercial feed for their pigs? They prefer to use byproducts.
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I dont know about the fat content of piglets. If it doesnt contain much calorie, then it's ok. The lower the calorie, the more u can safely feed.

Pls hw much does registration cost?

aguiyi: I don't know of any farm close to me

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An alternative is to get matured ones from the wild.

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I have eggs for sale. Interested?

Both tylodox and agrafural had worked for me in 2 different cases. I combine them with an multivit.

samshoz: Thanks bro. Is it okay to leave its light on at night?

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14hr light is good for both males and females.

Good job. What about nafdac?

Seun: Where can I buy very small piglets (less than 4kg) regularly to use for feeding a dog? About how much would they cost (per kg)? Tnx!

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But mine u, pork contains lots of fat. A fat dog is more likely to develop health problems. So dont feed regularly.

spanzed: Thanks bro but i still have so much zeal for this layers of a stuff..my plan is to start small i may even find 10k more but i have gotten the cage..apart frm that i dn't no any other thing 2 do the conditions necessary and vacination..i really need ur whatsap no Farmtech so as to talk better with u..GOD bless

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This nairaland data loss really cost a lot. I've answered most of the questns u have but all were lost. And now that my laptop is faulty, i cant answer most questns off heart. All my records are in the laptop, when i repair or replace it, I'll post all the info I saved.

Pls guys, hw much does it cost?

iniobong888: Yes and for what type of bird ?

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For layers and broiler. I'll appreciate the info a lot!

Keep it up. To buy snail, find a farm closer to u and buy it. The ones in market are likely to carry disease.

rareman: Thanks man I really appreciate this info, but please is there no way to take care of tse tse fly here thanks

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There are insecticides you can spray on them to repel insects, including tse tse fly.

Thanks for the tips.

With 10k, its better u go for sth like rabbits. The running cost of poultry is quite high. As for quail, I dont know much about it, but people say it is more profitable than layers.

Do u have any sample feed fmla?

One of the way is to make large qty of hay and store them. U also plan on hw to get feedstuffs like brewers waste grain, indomie waste, etc cheap. In terms of disease, beware of tse tse fly. It affects mainly the southern part of nigeria.

Pavore9: Just want to rear it in the future for personal consumption.ls it not what is called ogazi? The eggs has always been more expensive than the chicken's.

Now I remember. Maybe u shud ask all those people that usually go to hatcheries to buy chicks. They may know where u can get it.

Pavore9: @farmtech, where can one get guinea fowl to rear, l recall my days of rice farming @Achalla, if u head towards a place called nkwo aku betwn 6a.m&6.45a.m u will sight flock of wild guinea fowls on d fields, l caught 2 but they refused domestication!

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I dont know about that one oo. Is there good market for it?

@Op, where are you location?

sharonbolly: ................Yes I do

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Wow, can you tell me the type of plough you have and how much they go for? I'll like those one that will be good in the southern area.

lagbaja: Yes you can replace cassava with maize or wheat. My advice is that you learn the pearsons's square formula. With that, you can use available feeds within your environment to achieve cost effective formulation with the desired crude protein and metabolic energy requirements for your pigs.

Here is a link:

http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/livestk/01618.html

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A more complicated and better option is Linear Programming. With this, you can formulated feed to get a combinatn that will not only satisfy nutrient reqs, but will give u the cheapest combination.
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And least I forget, there are also free software that will do the linear programming and all calculatns for you free of charge! Just google it. One of them is winfeed.

@Excelsiorfarm, pls send manual to mypostloopcontacts@yahoo.com

somtoolee: I'm in in agulu.please email me your conta t details ebebesomtoo@gmail.com

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Are u on facebook? Let's meet there.