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greenmatorganic:
Never use manure as part of your compost from vermiculture
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U can use manure from farm animals. In fact, manure from pigs make excellent fertilizers. The thing there is to balance manure with a high carbon source like carbohydrate food waste and papers, cartons etc. Or you can load only one wide of the pile with manure so that the earthworms can have other places to go if the manure starts heating up excessively. In fact, the heat can help them multiply during cold periods.

nikaShow:
Hmmm...is there any Nigerian-practising farmer on this vermiculture that can share his 'real life/ practical' experience on this?

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I've started my own oo. In two 25L jerrycans cut in half. I'm currently experimenting on it and it's going on fine.

Very serious. I knew how whites hate mosanto, but I never knew bill gate was connected to it. This thread need to be alive.

blacq2009:
Thanks for this priceless info. Please wanna venture into poultry farming. Which one would be ok for the start as far as finance is concerned-broiler or layers?

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Broiler of course.

I wonder how good is quail egg market. It's not common in my side.

tabontabon:
Just To Let You Know, There Are Birds That Lay By 16wks Now With No Side Effects Like Small Eggs Or Early Drop In Production. Technology And Genetic Manipulation Is Advancing.

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We're talking about the ones we all commonly have access to.

davidzfarm18:
The fact is that birds should start dropping between 17-19weeks. anything above that is an issue. when a lady passes her EDD. definitely she would be disturbed.
concerning the Egg weight issue. I just learnt that its not by the age at start of lay but the weight and management practice.

A pullets that started laying @ 17 weeks and weigh 1.5kg will give you bigger eggs than
1.45kg @ 22weeks.

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I don't agree with this. A pullet that start laying at 17 wks and weigh 1.5kg is probably fat. Fat birds don't lay well. U have to follow feeding and body wt plan for ur breed.

poulvacancy15:
I don't agree with this. You might not be perturbed if you plan that your pullets should not be laying by 19 weeks but it is an issue if you didn't. Its not helpful for the fellow who asked the question not to also get the right response and I believe he should answer the question raised on the weight of the bird. In addition can he tell us the breed of the bird he has stocked. This would allow a snap shot review of his posting.

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U're right about the weight. But birds normally start lay btw 18-24wks.

jaelz:
its constructed tho u could just improvise or mail me to get yours

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crownzade:
Kudos to everyone here. I notice some of my DOC are sleeping while some are playing. Is it the normal for them to be sleepy in their first week? Please help me out.

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Hw old are they? Hav u treated for cocci. Vaccinatn

Dorammy:
No I have nt given any vaccine, today friday is their fourth day.

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Very sorry for the late reply. For layers vaccinatn plan see this: http://farmersjoint.com/doc-screening-lab-result.html. But due to the cost of injectible vaccines, I don't think you will use that for few birds.

pamdaniel:
i got a land(a hecter) at aniocha and i want to go into watermelon, is there any one around there who is into water melon?

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Hw much did u get the land?

I hungry and thirst to be an integrated farmer some day. Tnks for sharing.

Nice one @Jaelz, where did u get the biogas stove?

Neduzze5:
Lolz, that was how I learnt in HTML ooh.... Twas quite funny and got me banned.

Thanks to you, thanks to Pavore9

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Normally, forums don't allow it to prevent hacking.

pcoolioz:
yes I did, the plan is a program I was given by a vet who raises broilers, they stop drinking when they are weak, the liquid food only works if they still eat or drink, it would only work if I decide to force it down its throat or smtn..

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What I normally do is to help them drink using a syringe. I do that to all my sick birds and it takes time. The last ones I did it to were over 20 and only one died. If you just leave them like that, a lot will die.

The first question to ask when ur wife is not a virgin is whether you yourself is a virgin. If you're not and you're not happy with ur wife, then u a selfish and greedy human being. So far as she didn't lie to you during courtship, you married what you bargained for, so be happy.

Neduzze5:
Yeah... WHoever gave you that advice was on point. If you can afford it, serve them that twice in a week.

Make sure there's a source of calcium for them. That can be gotten from well grinded eggs or you talk to <ahref=www.nairaland.com/plopapy>Plopapy</a>

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Wow, that's not hw to make links in forums, use blockquotes[] instead. Remove "a href=" and replace with "url=". Use "http://" in your url. Eg [$url=http://dash.com]link[$/url]. IGNORE THE DOLLAR SIGNS.
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[url=http;//www.nairaland.com/plopapy]Plopapy[/url]

pcoolioz:
okay so after rereading and rereading every, I decided to get some layers but I still decided to experiment with 50broilers gotten from chi basically on the 31st of last month... so for the first 2weeks I lost none, feeling fly with myself as it was my first time and I didn't loose any, but after 2weeks n some days ...mehn the death started, most of th looked like they were stampeded... between two days like 10of them were dead, 5looked battered ..stampede I guess, the others looked like they died of natural causes...just dropped.. then I started noticing sent weak ones, they stopped being active and all, wouldn't eat nor drink, just standing there like they were cold, some struggled weakly till they died, even while on the floor..chipping weakly to death, while some other weak ones ended up bin stampeded before morning, or so I think... so in all I have 33left, getting to 3 weeks old, so any ideas as to what I did wrong? the ones left seem very strong and active thou... i dunno how to solve the stampedes thou, cos they like cuddling up every night,some even go underneath the others when its time to sleep...for heat I use a lantern, although I noticed this period just seems excessively cold.... so I am guessing the other things i might have done wrong were...I gave the vaccine wrong? they were just meant to die? cold? ideas anyone...cos its annoying picking up dead birds morning... I know I would do better the next time since I have some reasons I think may have caused them.. but if u think i flopped in anyway I am open for suggestions.

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What was ur vaccinatn plan and did u prevent coccidiosis? What did you do to help the sick ones to recover? http://www.farmersjoint.com/Thread-Emergency-Liquid-Food-for-Sick-Birds

pcoolioz:
yes its not impossible, the wind here at night is gangsta, the kind that sings by your window, the pen is covered half way with tampoline but its not impossible the cold still gets in, I was avoiding covering everything cos of heat? maybe that was a bad call but still I am about 6ft and the tampoline is up tp my shoulder level...so I duno

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Better to cover all and leave one or 2 openings at the top for ventilation. Visit them when the wind is singing to see what else you can do.

danyegbule:
Pls, farmers in the house, my birds of 19 weeks has refused to drop o, and its becoming a challenge to my pocket. Have done all I can as in giving them enough light, water and vaccine as at when due. Pls I need someone to tell me something I have not done.

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Mine are about 19 wks too without laying and I love it that way. I don't pray for early lay because I want bigger eggs.

WhyNa:
Hello house, my doc are set to arrive on Thursday. Concerning the warmth issue, the room I'm using is already air tight, do I still need another source of heat for them? If yes, how much is too much? And when can I begin to let in some air?

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Don't make it airtight. Avoid draft but allow some ventilation: http://www.farmersjoint.com/Thread-What-is-the-difference-Between-Ventilation-and-Draft. There is a temperature chart u can follow in brooding chicks. I normally use a thermometer to measure temperature close to the heat source and at chick level. But u can still estimate it from chicks behaviour. If the move away from the heat source temp is too high. If the huddle close to heat source - low temp. Temp. Is right if the disperse uniformly in the pen. There is a temp chart here: http://www.farmersjoint.com/Thread-Chickens-10-Tips-on-How-to-Avoid-Early-Chick-Mortalities.

Ksy1:
Pls Davidfarm, akay mecuess, jamp, farmtech, and please all farmers pls can any of you help me with vaccination program for chick from day old.


And please i have little finance, i want to venture into poultry farm, but i would love to gain experience from a farm first, to avoid mismanagement of resources, and gain experience. Pls I need your urgent help. I stay in ikeja lagos. May God richly reward you.

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There's a sample one here for layers: http://farmersjoint.com/doc-screening-lab-result.html.

Jofez:
Am Joshua ifezue 4rm ogidi.... A poultry farmers. Add me on whatsapp to join our group 08108887841

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Where are u in ogidi?

Many people hate this Moosanto, esp organic people.

azimibraun:
^^ When Ebola came some people made comments like me, some people reacted to it just like you. The rest is history. I just tried as much as I can to give a warning and I left it open ended by asking that folks do research and know the true position. Little did I know I was committing a crime. No wahala. I know my country and I know how they respond late to warnings in Nigeria. I just learnt that part of the reason for destroying giant African snails is that they carry parasites and can cause meningitis. If you advice a young Nigerian to take a loan or use his savings to start a snail business and just a week or month later there is a "Red Alert" from Federal ministry of health asking that snails farms should be destroyed? I am only just beign concerned.

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Actually you can get any disease from any animal during slaughtering. That's why u have to protect urself while slaughtering. With ebola, bush meat are nt that safe, but farm raised bush meats are safer. Likewise with snails.

jamp:
@ eggcelent, what is happening? you have been quite for sometime now. hope all is well.

@Segun1976, how are your birds doing now. i forgot to reply your text message, please forgive my bad manners

@omotiti, my oga, hope there is much improvement in your farm.

@Akaytopsy, how are your girls doing? hope this abuja weather is not too harsh on them.

@kelvin96, how is your farm doing

@oga davidsfarm.. your girls must be full grown ladies by now.

@farmtech, you are not updating us again as per your new batch.

my latest batch will be 7wks by friday. their weight is 0.3g-0.5g. the other batch are doing 30% @25wks. we are praying to God to see us through.

i wish all farmers a happy and wonderful week.

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Nice to hear ur birds are doing fine. As for my thread I'll still update it, it's just time and MB factor.

@Fnk sorry for your loss. May God see u through.

Do u have an idea how much a hammer mill cost?

royallord1:
asaba youths are nt troublesome as dat loner is trying to insinuate... if u pay d youth development level u have no P with dem..

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Ok tnks