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aralgreen:
@farmtech thaks i guess the tylodox is for crd

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Not only crd. Can't recall others.

aralgreen:
@kelvin96 they were treated for ND+IB+EBS @ 18wks .they are now 23wks.2wks ago one died a post mortem was done diagnosed crd and ND so treated wit ciproflaxin nnd anti viral which de just finished dats why am baffled about d paralysis.

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I gave tylodox which was effective for my birds according to lab test. Also gave vitamins and I worked on reducing temperature. When they recovered, I vaccinated with lasota and repeat every 4wks due to the heat and bc high temperature is immunosuppressive.

omotititi:
Hello house,

we have been off the forum for a while now cos we were working on our second pen of 160 by 30. we have just finished d roofing and it has been really cash-intensive. But we give God all the glory .

see pix

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I wish u Godspeed buddy. That's great.

endy247:
OK i suspect dat it's illness not d feed cos he's using d same feed 4 his birds of over 20,000.

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Oh boy! I'll call you.

No matter how anyone may decide to twist it, premarital se.x is wrong. Try it and you'll reap the fruit not only in this world, but eternally if you don't repent or die in your sins.

endy247:
Sorry all 4 d late response i've been a little busy lately.@tabontabon, d pen is 20ft by 50ft, no mortality, i noticed some birds are dull and am giving dem antibiotics now. @kevin, they're abt 700 in number, i've done d first treatment bt i still see some lice on dem, pls d cyperforce is it a pour on? can i use it on d birds too or will i dilute it? @farmtech, my friend mills d feed in his farm, his prodtn is 70-80%. my birds are 26+ weeks and yet nothin 4rm dem though am still hopeful, i've spent a lot of money already on dis.

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Serious oo. After the treatment let's see what happens. It may be due to illness or feed quality, hard to tell which. What was your vaccination plan like?

Good job. ^ wood shaving shud be use. Saw dust will harm if they eat it.

aralgreen:
@eggcellent temporary in d sense dat i find 1 or 2 paralysed in d morn they re quarantine but before the end of the day they re fine -walking reasonable well and eating so i leave them der for a 3 days observation meanwhile the next day i find another one paralysed in the hen house

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I had a similar experience with my past batch and i suspected it was caused by heat and newcastle. Hw is the temperature like and when last did u vaccinate?

Eggcelent:
judithume. Your birds look OK for their age. Just be patient. FarmTech. Will you like to say something on endy247 question on Marek's?

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Only a lab test can give a more accurate answer whether it is mereks or not, and they'll also recommend treatment. If you have big number of birds, find a lab near by or a good vet. Though I think some people don't have access to labs due to distance, in that case vets will help.

endy247:
Thanx @eggcelent, i appreciate. will do as u said.

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I'll like to know where your friend mill the feed.
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How is your friend's birds performing? Are you sure it's not because of feed quality?

mbulela:
If the church is not for the sick and the bad, where do you wish to banish these ones to?

The problem is that many churches attract sinners but shy away from telling them the real truth about dressing, choice of music/videos, behavior etc. The behavior have been going on all these while and it is now they are stopping it, as if they didn't see it before. They try sha, but think of other churches that stil allow such so as to retain their members. If the church is a place for the sick/bad, then they should be cured of their sickness. They should hear the undiluted word of God because the prayer of a sinner is an abomination to God. Why should we commit abomination every time in churches?

TS2:
Well...she might have a point.

She has a point, not might. There are lots of fake christians today.

lanre2009:
Can you shed more light on your findings through the research papers. Thanks

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Like this one: http://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=11721

mercylicious:
Guy, I met some women this Saturday morning enroute Benin. They were all going to buy corn at emu market in Agbor. Note, they left from Onitsha. I told them abt u n DT u will like to do business with them, they said they are small traders that buy few bags. They advised I talk to the big buyers DT buy n buses and trucks. They can be found in coca cola upper iweka Onitsha.

I hope this helps. U can also check out d emu mkt at agbor.

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You did a very good job and may other people do the same for you.

Abuloma80:
Expensive to build.yes!but very well suitable in tropics

Well, I have one question to ask. How do you plan to cope with temperature during periods of heat wave? Don't tell me you'll use gen to power fans and still make reasonable profit. In open houses heat is a problem, what will it be like in closed houses?

endy247:
congrats utchlady, ur birds are doing fine. mine started laying at 23weeks abt 3weeks ago bt i've gotten only 3 crates since then pls house wat cld be wrong wit my birds, i noticed they have lice which am treating though i've treated it b4, their prodtn reached 2% b4 bt now it's 3 or 4 eggs a day 4rm 700 birds.

Do you feed them well and what is their average weight like?

lanre2009:
@ Felixzo1 and other gurus in the house: Will it be possible to grow the fodder that will be used in feeding the cow/goat/cattle with HYDROPHONICS SYSTEM. I believe this system will save a lot on the cost of feeding the animals. I have attached a link to the video of one of the top people in HYDROPHONIC SYSTEMS in Kenya. Please lets talk about this possibilities.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MiCojOj8JY


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKcF7joubfI

I've once come across scientific papers that says it's not effective.

lorddskillz:
i want the cob that is left after the corn is already eaten. Roadside sellers rarely have enough. People dont usually wait to eat their corn where they buy it.

Understood, you need very large qty..

You can easily get it from road side sellers. Or you don't want those type.

adebamtech:
i salute all contributors of this thread, in fact it was educative and if continued this way, it will surely boost the poultry aspect of farming. i'm into backyard poultry business, but noticed the eggs produced were not that much big as expected, i read here about photo stimulation, and search google for better understanding. is the Ahemeral Lighting programe the best?

You can only do that in light-tight house. But such houses are expensive to build and not suitable for tropics.

davidzfarm18:
Pls don't start photo stimulation at 1.35 kg.
wait till they are up to 1.45 kg, otherwise you will be getting small eggs. the birds will come to lay when they are 1.45kg naturally and then you can gradulao stimulate them to ensure increase in consumption.
the protein content of ur grower feed can be slightly increased to accommodate for poor quality Ingredients.
One more thing. I had discussion with Jamp and realised that raising pullets in the heat period comes with its own challenges. You can however increase feed distribution to MINIMUM 3 Times.
Pls note that the the birds show excitement at each feeding time and this encourages rapid feed consumption.

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Not until 80% are 1.5kg.

Eggcelent:
judithume. The 25kg seem to be about ok for the number of birds given their ages. However, to be doubly sure, can you tell us how much the individual birds weigh? Is there sufficient ventilation as well as light penetration in the pen? What about presence/absence of lice and diseases? Be explicit, pls

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

davidzfarm18:
Hello House.
I visited a Mega farm with over 50,000 birds last Saturday . the eggs were Jumbo size. the farm is using animal care concentrate.
When I probed further, the manager informed me that the birds are fed twice daily. However, the feed is refreshed everyhour to ensure the birds consume enough feeds daily.
i experimented this with my pullets of 15wks and noticed tremendous improvement in their weight.

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How do you refresh the feed? Manually?

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Can u convert that to liters?

You're on point to be using irrigation. Keep it up.

dyoungforester:
sorry sir, I don't have rat but I have someone who does that. thanks

True talk, I have 2 rats oo. I'm trying to practice rat training.

yusufobinna1:
ibadan oyo state,but we can transport it to any part of the country

Is it through commercial bus? If so I'll like to know estimated cost for charter.

X2X:
But how is it that biogas, which is mostly methane, can be used to power generators? Isn't it the case that generators require PMS (petrol) or AGO (diesel) which are both liquids? Or is there something I am missing? Is there a special step so that the generators can run on biogas?

Thanks

The one I know of is to use it to run diesel generators. You link it to the air filter.

naijareferee:
its my professional body project... would like to get info from you. even if its on a past work...gladly expantant

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I've not done any past wk on it, just google. You'll get a lot of info there..

Where is your location?