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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 2:22pm On Jun 30, 2020 |
wisdomline: All day old chickens actually require a source of heat for at least two weeks. Using a thermometer is the best way to avoid any issues, and its very inexpensive to get one. The only concern with using lantern is the fumes, as that can cause respiratory diseases. But if the lantern is in good condition, then its okay to use it as a source of heat. Also, closing them up in a carton might not be the best way, as that can suffocate them, if that doesn’t, it might create a humid environment inside the carton, which is like inviting bacteria to start proliferating inside, as their poop is already there. If you don’t mind me, you can share how you got that weight, it doesn’t have to be an in-depth explanation. So we can all learn a thing or two. Thank you. 3 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 2:12pm On Jun 30, 2020 |
jidestroud: Thank you Sir, pleased to have you here. I enjoy your goat thread. It made me buy a few goats and keep on the farm. I’m looking forward to the outcome of that project. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 2:03pm On Jun 30, 2020 |
GafarOlatunji:You are on the right path already. You can actually attain a good weight cross-breeding with noilers. I’m also crossbreeding with them right now and their chicks gain weight faster than the normal local chick. So you don’t need the Brahma. My only advice to you is to start small learn the process. You don’t necessarily need more than 10 chickens for a start, as you already know that local chickens are prolific breeders. When you have too many hens in one place and you don’t manage them well, you begin to have 2-3 hens sharing one nests, so one might lay 10 eggs, the other seeing too many eggs in the nest might lay one a few and then start brooding. So instead of you having say like 30 eggs, you’ll end up having 15 and that has already reduced your productivity. Having many chickens sharing one nest will the bane of your breeding. You will have chickens abandoning their nests as soon as a couple of chicks start hatching, and leave the rest of the clutch causing chick death even before they hatch. I’ve had this issue too many times. So even 5 hens and a male noiler are enough. Have enough nests for them and watch your chicken population grow. I started with less than ten, and I have over a hundred. Btw your chickens look great. They have beautiful features- height, plumage..everything. Where did you get them? 3 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 2:56pm On Jun 29, 2020 |
Cool83:No I’m not selling. I’m using them for my research for now. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 2:55pm On Jun 29, 2020 |
jethro2:It has a fan that is be powered by solar/electricity 24/7. The source of heat is a kerosene lamp outside the incubator. So the lamp is seated under a vent that has a fan, which sucks in the heat and distributes it across the five levels of the incubator. 5 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 2:50pm On Jun 29, 2020 |
sotech:Brahma’s are exotic chickens, so they are mainly kept as pets or show birds. The people that buy them are the same set of people that will spend some couple hundred thousands on peacocks in their homes. So if you have that market close to you, breeding fancy chickens can be very lucrative. I think I’ve seen a couple of threads here advertising these fancy chickens. You can check them out. Also you can check pages like Sufypets on instagram. In any case, do your due diligence, and if you have the connect and the market, you’ll make money breeding them. 1 Like 1 Share |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 7:52pm On Jun 28, 2020 |
I’m looking forward to the hatching of the eggs in the incubator, so I can begin to document the weight, feed intake, and conversion ratio. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 7:49pm On Jun 28, 2020 |
I mentioned that even though the second generation cross-breed I have no do not look exactly like the Brahma chicken, I do get some Feathered-leg chicks occasionally. I actually just got one chick that hatched with feathered-legs and I’ve attached the pic below. I guess you can’t completely phase that feature out since its in their DNA, maybe eventually through selective breeding? Either way, once they mature and start to free-range, I have noticed the scales in their legs shed out the hair.
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 7:37pm On Jun 28, 2020 |
adefajosekayo:Thank you. Thats interesting, I have heard stories about people buying cows from the proceeds as well. Do you raise local chickens now? And if you do, how has your experience been so far? |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 6:09pm On Jun 28, 2020 |
sotech:Thank you. You should, so we can all learn from one another. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 6:08pm On Jun 28, 2020 |
Adeoye007:No. Just passion, research and learning as I’m practicing. 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 7:57pm On Jun 26, 2020 |
This is what a Brahma chicken looks like: Photo credit: Google (purely poultry website). 3 Likes
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 7:54pm On Jun 26, 2020 |
Breed Improvement/Cross-breeding. The Nigerian local chicken genetic potential has remained largely unimproved. The average clutch size is 10-12 eggs, with at least 60 eggs yearly if its is allowed to brood and raise the chicks. I have cross-bred a local hen with the American brahma rooster. The Brahma chicken is a large meaty breed with feathered legs. I will post the pictures below. Its taken a couple of generations of chickens for me to almost remove the “feathered-leg characteristics” of the cross-bred offsprings. I get a few of chicks that have feathered legs every now and then I realized they somehow outgrow it and it becomes almost non-visible. The pictures below are of second generation. So they are 25% Brahma and 75% local breed. They are much larger than the local chicken and lay twice as much eggs. 1 Like 1 Share
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 7:47pm On Jun 26, 2020 |
Lombrozo:Yes its the Fulani breed. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 5:28pm On Jun 25, 2020 |
I fixed up my locally made semi-automatic incubator yesterday with some eggs from the farm. I will be accumulating the eggs weekly and then be doing staggered hatching in the incubator. The first batch of eggs are in, I’m excited for the process. 3 Likes
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 5:22pm On Jun 25, 2020 |
shortgun:Yes I’ve had talks with people that sell chicken, there are seasons when local chickens are very scarce, the supply is not consistent, so most of these suya spots now use young noilers as “local chicken”. |
Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 3:59pm On Jun 25, 2020 |
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Agriculture / Re: My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 3:58pm On Jun 25, 2020 |
Here are some pics (I have attached only a couple pics but its saying “entry too large” 1 Like
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Agriculture / My Pet Project: Is It Economically Feasible To Rear Local Chickens Commercially? by Farouq94(m): 3:55pm On Jun 25, 2020 |
Hello Everyone, so I had a number of exotic chickens at the farm including the huge Brahma/Cochin, Silkie and Polish chickens. I would usually allow local chickens to incubate their eggs, as these exotic breeds are not always broody. Around September last year, I sold them off and I absent-mindedly left the local chickens free-ranging around in the farm. Long story short, within a few months, my local chickens went from under 10 to over a 100. So I would occasionally buy feed and mix it with locally available ingredients for them, dispose of the males and keep the females around. Until recently, when for almost 3 months I did not see any new chick, despite having more than 42 actively laying hens. I decided to pay a close attention to what was going on, and discovered that rats had been feasting on the newly hatched chicks, and whenever a chick will hatch and wanders around away from the mothers nests, other hens will continue to peck it until it dies. The law of diminishing returns had set in. Their population had reached a point where productivity goes down, unless special attention is given. I was very close to disposing everything, until I looked back on how stress free their upkeep had been. I have not lost a single grown chicken due to any disease in almost a year. What if I can dedicate some time and really look at their economic productivity? Will that be a profitable venture? I have looked around and asked around, and the people that have kept a growing number of local chickens either said they are difficult to control or they simply don’t have enough space to rear them. So join me as I take this journey. I’m bringing this here so we can all learn from each other. Your inputs are very welcome. 6 Likes |
Agriculture / Re: .. by Farouq94(m): 4:01pm On Mar 19, 2020 |
EMMAACHILE:I have sent you a mail. Please check. Thanks |
Agriculture / Re: .. by Farouq94(m): 9:30am On Feb 27, 2020 |
EMMAACHILE:How do I contact you? I am interested in the seeds if you want to sell please |
Agriculture / Re: ... by Farouq94(m): 8:08am On Feb 04, 2020 |
EMMAACHILE:Okay thank you. |
Agriculture / Re: ... by Farouq94(m): 9:48am On Feb 02, 2020 |
Mr EMMAACHILE and Turks, thank you for the invaluable tips and knowledge you continue to share. I have learnt so much from reading this thread. We just ended our first broiler cycle (olam birds) and mortality stood at 2.7 per cent with an average live weight of 1.55kg at 5 weeks. I was only able to recoup my investment because the wholesale price crashed to 700-750 per kilo around her in Kano, but in all it has been a very good experience. I have been advised to self-formulate feed, but I don’t have a lot of info on that. Is it better to buy concentrate or formulate your own feed from the scratch? And for small broiler farmers, is there really cost savings in trying to make your own feed? Thank you so much once again for what you do, I await your response. 1 Like
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Agriculture / Re: My Goat Farm Startup (my Diary) by Farouq94(m): 9:31pm On Jul 17, 2019 |
jidestroud: Great job! I enjoyed going through your thread. I am thinking about adding goats to my farm, and my only concern is cost of feeding in regards to their economic productivity. You mentioned you feed them pap waste and hay, is that the only feed you provide, or you supplement with another feed? Thank you. |
Agriculture / Re: I Need Perkins Duck by Farouq94(m): 3:41pm On May 30, 2018 |
Lol yes the ducks are in Nigeria. I purchased mine from Yula Farms Kaduna. You can check them out on instagram. They deliver. |
Agriculture / Re: Using Micro - Scale Agricultural Systems to Build the Nigerian Economy by Farouq94(m): 12:24pm On Mar 28, 2018 |
@fluentinfor the thread on quelea birds and your contribution actually compelled me to swtich from a Guest user of Nairaland to a fully pledged member. What a wealth of knowledge you are Sir! Thank you for sharing and inspiring youngsters like me that there is still hope for this sector. My first farming experience was horrible (story for another day), so I am gearing up for a pilot farm in the coming months and you're already my mentor (in my head ). I have already learnt an unbelievable amount just from reading your comments and approach to issues. Once again, thank you very much for your selflessness and effort to change the narrative. I am very excited and can't wait to read up on these topics. 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: Research Info About Farming(help) by Farouq94(m): 4:50am On Feb 06, 2018 |
mbafarmer2018: True, and microgreens are very profitable too with a very short growth period. The first pic looks like cilantro microgreens, and the second and third are sunflower shoots. Both seeds can be sourced locally I believe. I actually think the local market is large enough. Most of the high end chefs in Lagos use imported microgreens, so if one can research on what they need and meet their quality, thats a good business on its own. |
Agriculture / Re: Castor Oil Plant by Farouq94(m): 10:35pm On Feb 02, 2018 |
I suggest you google Monrole Global Nigeria and get their contact details. They have the improved seeds and could offer technical advice. 1 Like |
Agriculture / Re: Maize Planter With Fertiliser Applicator by Farouq94(m): 1:45pm On Dec 03, 2017 |
phemmy2:Hi phemmy2, is it still available? |
Agriculture / Re: My Cowpea Farm In Kano by Farouq94(m): 7:50pm On Nov 30, 2017 |
Hello Yildiz. You mean you rented a hectare (not acre) at 10k each? Please I want to know how you got your farm at 10k per hectare, if you don't mind sharing. I know someone that just got his at 55k per hectare around Warawa area Kano. Expecting your reply. Thank you. [b][/b]NB: I was just actually made aware that it was a swampy lowland for rice cultivation, so that was why the rent was higher. But please do update. Interested in the outcome. |
Agriculture / Re: Name The Picture by Farouq94(m): 4:42pm On Nov 29, 2017 |
Bambara nut! Love it |
Agriculture / Re: Has Anyone Benefitted From Farmcrowdy? by Farouq94(m): 9:26am On Nov 28, 2017 |
Chukazu: Most (if not all) of the scientific researches that concluded that GMO foods are safe were biased. These researches were sponsored by the companies that produce GMO seeds or political groups with self-interest. I think there was a case were the FDA in the US stopped the launch of a product because they discovered that the soybean used in the manufacturing was genetically modified with a protein from a nut, and this can cause allergies reactions to people allergic to that nut. But like you pointed out, more unbiased researches need to be carried out, because at the moment most of the results out there are advocating for use of GMO. 4 Likes |
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