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Agriculture / Re: Quality Nursery Grow Bags For Ur Nursery Plant by Farouq94(m): 9:36am On Aug 21, 2023 |
dharts: Do you have white grow bags? And what are the prices? Thank you. |
Agriculture / Re: My Cucumber Farm Dairy by Farouq94(m): 10:32pm On Jul 20, 2023 |
flowmama: That was my fear too. Thank you very much!!! |
Agriculture / Re: My Cucumber Farm Dairy by Farouq94(m): 8:58pm On Jul 20, 2023 |
Experienced farmers in the house, is it advisable to have cucumbers of different ages in the same field? For example, can I divide a plot of land into four and plant every two weeks? I have noticed fungal diseases appear much later in the life cycle of cucumbers, can the older cucumbers infect the younger ones? Thank you! cc farmerakinloye6 farmtech flowmama |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 6:55pm On Jul 17, 2023 |
IamAsiri: Locally constructed in Kano. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 6:55pm On Jul 17, 2023 |
Farouq94:The 65kg feed I made lasted for 40 days and during that time I got a total of 166 eggs. There are still ways I’m exploring to get feed costs down. So far so good, I believe this is a viable venture especially if you have a farm/large space. My focus is now on commercializing this operation with the addition of my a new brooder with an automatic temperature control for the chicks that are hatching. Hopefully I will be sharing milestones once in a while on here. For now, Adios!
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 9:43pm On Jun 16, 2023 |
The next batch of eggs went in the incubator today. I packed a total of 27 eggs but one cracked, so I ended up with 26. Total eggs gotten so far 20 + 27 = 47 eggs. The eggs come in different shapes, sizes and color. Usually a pure indigenous chicken lays white eggs, but mine are a mix of white, brown and cream because they have been cross-bred over time.
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 11:36pm On Jun 15, 2023 |
Masterkleenlaun: There are a lot of ways to do that, but in a market-setting they might not let you set them free to observe. First observed the physical appearance, the chicken should have a bright red comb, the legs must be clean and not scaly, blow under the feathers to observe if there are no mites. Then check the vent area, it should be clean, if you see poop in the feathers around the vent area, its most likely a sign that the chicken has diarrhoea. The chicken should also be “heavy” and active when you pick it up. After observing that, I also like to keep the chicken (they are usually tied up) on the ground and watch it for a few minutes. Sometimes what these sellers do when you go to buy chickens is to agitate the chicken and shake it very well, pressing it to show you that it is healthy. But when you keep them on the ground or in the cage and leave them for a few minutes, if its sick it will most likely close its eyes to sleep or huddle in one corner. There are other things that you might not figure out if you’ve not kept chickens before, like determining an old spent hen and a young hen. About medication, I think I have written about natural antibiotics before in the thread, moringa, aloe vera and neem are very powerful in combating diseases. In any case that you observe a sickness, you can visit a vet to get broad spectrum antibiotics and vitamins to treat accordingly. If anyone else has anything to add or correct, please feel free to share. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 11:18pm On Jun 15, 2023 |
BoluwGoldenFarm: Thank you very much. I will send you a message now. Yes growing BSF maggots is a cheap way to supply chickens protein. I looked into it a while back and unfortunately BSF is not native to my environment, and growing them in an enclosure is not sustainable for me. |
Agriculture / Re: My Goat Farm Startup (my Diary) by Farouq94(m): 11:12pm On Jun 15, 2023 |
Alamkir: The second pic is not a sahelian, it looks like a sokoto red cross. The sahelians have long droopy ears and typcially a long frame. I didn’t know the WADS had a slower growth rate, and I always thought they were more expensive. 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: My Goat Farm Startup (my Diary) by Farouq94(m): 8:34pm On Jun 13, 2023 |
jidestroud: She’s beautiful! Looks like a sahelian and sokoto red cross. I’m curious, why did you switch breeds? Arent the WADs more prolific in your environment? |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 8:30pm On Jun 13, 2023 |
Just candled the 20 eggs I put in the incubator, as expected they are all in different stages of development because the laying and the brooding chickens kept sharing the same next, and 5 embryo’s died as a result. So I’m left with 15 developing embryo’s, in 3 different stages. I expect the first batch to hatch by weekend. The rest of the chickens have finished molting and are starting to lay.
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 4:33pm On Jun 13, 2023 |
Masterkleenlaun: I do not sell currently. I have been breeding mine for a while now so they have acclimated to the environment. Thats true, buying from the market is very risky. If you are not buying from a single flock/farmer, I do not advise buying 20 at the same time. If your only option is the open market, there are still ways to select the best breeds, then isolate and medicate them accordingly before letting them free-range or mix with your other poultry, |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 12:04am On Jun 10, 2023 |
Farouq94: 20 eggs later, three chickens went broody. Unfortunately thats one of the disadvantages of leaving the clutch of eggs. The natural instinct of the chicken to brood kicks in. Mind you, these eggs were not laid at the same time so some embryo’s had already formed whilst some eggs were still fresh. I had to take everything away and put them in the incubator because the eggs not hatching at the same time means the chicken is going to abandon the nest as soon as the first batch hatches. More chickens started laying today and this time we don’t leave the eggs in their nest so I expect much more eggs. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 11:54pm On Jun 09, 2023 |
Masterkleenlaun: I mixed 25kg of Layer mash, 25kg maize bran, 5kg rice bran, 5kg wheat bran, millet and sorghum grain 5kg. Everything mixed together has an estimated 13.4% crude protein. You can always look around and see the feed ingredients you have close to you that is cheap and nutritious to the chicken and mix it in, thats what I did. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 11:28pm On Jun 07, 2023 |
CodeTemplar: Thanks! 70k chickens free-range?! Thats huuuuge, and encouraging. I like the part where he mentioned locusts as feed, that saves him a lot in feed. His environment is his major competitive advantage here. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 10:02pm On Jun 06, 2023 |
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 9:56pm On Jun 06, 2023 |
[quote][/quote]A major plus to where I moved the chickens to is how rich it is in SFRB (scavenging feed resource base). I had fattened some cattle earlier, and even after we packed all the cow dung, the soil has become very rich in organic matter. The rain is finally here so when the soil gets wet, it becomes “alive” again and a great breeding ground for insects. The chickens head straight to the cattle posts when they are let out to free-range. They mostly dig up the soil for maggots and they go crazy for it. I love watching them in action… |
Agriculture / Re: Catfish Farming: My Story by Farouq94(m): 9:39pm On Jun 06, 2023 |
opes: Okay thank you. |
Agriculture / Re: Hidden Truths About Catfish Business!!! by Farouq94(m): 8:33pm On Jun 03, 2023 |
Hello, please I’m looking for duckweed and azolla, if anyone has on their farm, let me know. Thank you |
Agriculture / Re: Catfish Farming: My Story by Farouq94(m): 8:31pm On Jun 03, 2023 |
opes: Hello Opes, I’m looking for duckweed and azolla, is there anyway I can get from you? Thank you. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 8:29pm On Jun 03, 2023 |
CodeTemplar: Let me know when you do, thanks! Btw if anyone knows where I can get duckweed and azolla let me know please. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 12:30pm On Jun 02, 2023 |
Feed has been mixed and the chickens love it. I did a mix of layer mash, maize offal, rice bran, wheat bran, millet and guinea corn. An approximate cost of N13,000 was spent for 65kg of feed. There are still ways to cut this down but because they have been free-ranging for a long time with no supplemental feed, I want them to bulk up fast before I reduce the crude protein to maintenance level. With a total of 17 chickens, we’ll see how long the feed lasts. 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 5:39pm On May 30, 2023 |
The short term goal is to measure how much feed they will consume, how many eggs and chicken I will have in the next 6 months and determine the market value. Also, right now they are on a diet of millet, guinea corn, maize and wheat offal. I am coming up with a feed ration that will include layer feed and some greens for them to forage on and get some much needed micro-nutrients. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 5:32pm On May 30, 2023 |
Two weeks later, the birds have acclimated to the new environment and have started laying. I brought in a total of 15 hens and 2 roosters, and left the rest on the farm. So far we have 16 eggs, most of the hens are first time layers so I’m expecting an “eggs-plosion” in the coming weeks. 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 6:03pm On May 14, 2023 |
Farouq94: Since my last post, I noticed that we’ve reached a point where we have too many hens about to start laying, and without any care, we’ll end up at ground zero again. The rain is starting soon and that is when they lay the most because of abundant feed (grasses and bugs). This time around I’m bringing the breeding chickens closer to home, I will feed them and properly account for their productivity. First batch came in today, 1 cock and 5 hens. Headcount is happening tonight, here are the ones I was able to capture…. 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 8:12pm On Aug 07, 2022 |
Hello everyone! Just realizing its been more than 2 years since this project started!!! Well, I took a pause from this project after covid hit because I didn’t have access to the farm. I lost hundreds of chicks that I hatched to bad management, and weather (which was mostly my fault) and decided to sell off all the breeding chickens. Literally just three chicks survived, we left them foraging around the farm with no care/attention. One later died, and we were left with 2 hens. One of my workers saw how dismissive I have been with the chickens because they were already starting to lay with no cock around. He “borrowed” a rooster for me and before I knew it, the farm was becoming full with chickens. All this time, we just slaughtered and ate them . It was only recently I decided to sell some, and honestly the money motivated me . It felt like free money, seeing that I wasn’t feeding them at all. So I have dusted off the incubator, made some adjustments, and I’m ready to get this pet project going again! So excited!!! I will try and take a headcount of how many chickens I have now on the farm, and take pictures! Hopefully this time around, I’ll make more time to properly train my workers, supervise, and everything goes well!!!!! 4 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: Updated Price Of Grains And Location. by Farouq94(m): 1:31pm On Apr 27, 2022 |
shariff84: @sharrif84 I want paddy rice please. I have sent you a message on whatsapp. |
Agriculture / Re: Updated Price Of Grains And Location. by Farouq94(m): 9:22pm On Jul 26, 2021 |
shariff84: So a tonne of paddy is 180k? |
Agriculture / Re: Updated Price Of Grains And Location. by Farouq94(m): 9:03pm On Jul 26, 2021 |
shariff84: Is the paddy in 100kg bags? |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 8:42pm On Jul 26, 2021 |
TeDesQ: Look for where they sell livestock (goats, cows) and ask, they’ll direct you. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 7:01pm On Aug 14, 2020 |
jidestroud: Lol. I guess it was a troublesome cat. Even when there are cracked eggs, my will cats will never touch it. And they sleep near the eggs crates. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 6:22pm On Aug 14, 2020 |
Nigerfine3: Cats do not eat raw chicken eggs, we use them to scare off/eat rats that disturb our chicks. |
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