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brownskingirl:
I gave dem 1 n 1/2 bag daily. But I don't understand d, 16hours of light.

By 16hrs I mean number of light daily both natural anf artificial. Let's assume ur day break at 6am. The natural light will last from 6am-6pm ie 12hrs, u need to provide additional light using generator/phcn from 6pm to 10pm.

The extra light helps to stimulate the birds sexual organs. Once you start giving them extra light u must sustain it else there will be significant drop if u stop.

also the birds are doing about 60% @ 26wks which is not bad. Give them time they will all pick up.

brownskingirl:
How can I make my layer to lay more. Am just a starter. My birds r 350 n at @26weeks dey r producing 5 crates. Wat went wrong. Cause it gvn me headache. I use top feed phase one. Nid advice plssssss.

how many kg of feed do u give them daily
do u give them 16hrs of light daily

Oga fnk, I was an undergraduate when I did that. It was during one long strike by ASUU. I decided to experiment that. I had about 2-3 layers with one big Cockerell. I gave them growers feed.They mated, produced eggs and I took the eggs to local chicken for hatching. After 21 days I got big doc, bigger than the normal doc.

They grew very well without the normal vaccine we give thess days.

after the strike was called off. I went back to school leaving the birds in d hands of my dad and 2 boys staying with us.

I lost them due to the carelessness of the boys. Their feed finished and they gave them finisher meant for the big broilers we had. Then it was the pelleted feed(i beleive the feed chooked them).Before my dad returned the chicks were already dead. It pained me but I know the experiment was a success.

They will blame Gej now

davidzfarm18:
The standard here in Nigeria is 8weeks. the standard body weight by then shd be close to .67 kg. however its difficult to meet up with this

that means we change the feed based on body weight @.67kg. Is this possible?

jamp:
try n avoid water spillage. I will post what I used to prevent water spillage tomorow. also use saw dust not the wood shavings.since I adopted dis method my farm is dry n I sell my litter.

See pix below

Oga fnk, do u want doc pullets or doc broilers for ur farm. Some year back I produced my doc broilers using layers, cockrel and local fowls (for hatching). They were big and strong. U can do it if your plan is for meat production ie broilers.
it depends on what u want.

AONO:
Yes am using battery cage

try n avoid water spillage. I will post what I used to prevent water spillage tomorow. also use saw dust not the wood shavings.since I adopted dis method my farm is dry n I sell my litter.

fishleg123:
hello farmers in d house. my 200 layers are now 20weeks old but they are not laying yet. they eat 25kg of feed for 2days. are they eating enough to help them to start laying . I'm curious pls.

what is d colour of ur birds? Black birds do not start laying on time.Also ur birds should eat 110g-120g per day.if by 22wks there is no egg pls switch to layers.

afosoft:
Hi House,

This thread has always been up to date.. So let me share my story as well. After reading from thread 1 to 85. I was fully charged. I got acres of land. Clear like 2acres and build pen house...

Then stock 3200 layers and 150broilers.. The first Night I lost like 70, due to the birds clustering together to generate heat because the heat was not enough... (Don't reply on bulb...I used 20 200W bulb) So i changed to charcoal and the mortality was reduced. Now the birds are going to 5weeks and they are all doing find in all i didnt loose upto 100.


Note this is a summarise write up. I just need to share too. I am not relying on what i have read... I employed an experienced farm manager, and attendants. All vaccination went well, gomboro, lasota, etc...

So guyz see pics below. I have left the farm like 3weeks now and by Saturday i will visit again...

very good one bro. keep it up.

davidzfarm18:
Please house. anybody with experience on ati-coccidial vaccine. my pullet will be 6days 2moro . urgent suggestion.

guy abeg call me

i have bags of poultry manure for sale. Location is Abuja. interested buyers should call me

good morning. on saturday i saw one of my birds walking slowly as if a load was tied behind it. the anus was big as if there was egg inside. i later kill the bird and this is what i saw inside:

jingh:
Yeah but y named lagos if he didnt ve an hidden intent.

my dear I dont have hidden agenda. I made a mistake by using lagos. I will open another post with pictures.

davidzfarm18:
my pullets arrived this morning from Marks Farm. all looking good and healthy. they have since settled down to doing what they know how to do best: eating: in the brooding house.

congrats bro. I like d spirit.

jingh:
Which state re u 4rm

i dont have time to exchange words.

am happy my message is clear.

jingh:
Aiit but both of dem deserve 2 be flog

my dear I did not write this to please anybody. Its just the plain truth.

Thank you mods for moving this thread to front page. At least those in authority will investigate my claims plus other NLs claims regarding the state of Abuja.

I will upload pictures to buttress my points

Obascoetubi:
yes or its not true

you are funny

adanduka:
Places like Nyanya-Keffi express beside checkpoint and not these places you mentioned. Lol @ Shoprite Apo stinking. You should clean your car more often
And Lagos isn't the only place with stinking places, haven't you been to Aba?

my dear. that place stinks most tyms. are you aware there is a big canal around there? infact its at the back of shoprite. i know that area too well.
i passed there this morning

Obascoetubi:
picturesss or we dont biliv

do you need pictures for odour.

i really dont understand what is happening to the beautiful city of Abuja. Abuja is one of the cleaniest city in Nogeria. everybody wants to be in Abuja. of recent the city of Abuja stinks. most places smell like lagos. infact the smell is so much that even when you are driving with your glasses up, the odour still comes inside.

i want to mention some of these Places, Area 1, Area 8, Area 2, Apo (shoprite),some parts of wuse 2. Go maitama(ministers hill) and asokoro (near ecowas) your will see water gushing out from the gutters.

the Abuja i saw when i came some years back is gradually turning to Lagos.

i wish i can upload how abuja stinks now so we can understand.

Tmex:
so many factors could be responsible for vaccine failure, ranging from impure water,vaccine source, method of administration, dose administered and of course the environmental factor
To guide against the water impurity, dissolve considerable quantity of skimmed milk in the water, this is to neutralize the likely ions or contaminant in the water.
To guide against vaccine failure as a result of source, do not patronize only one vet store, the reason why vaccination is mostly done twice is to make up for unvaccinated birds, so it becomes important to patronize at least 2 quality vet shop such that if one of the vaccines fail the other can make up for the failed one.
To guide against vaccine failure as a result of administration, you need to know that the vaccine in itself are living organisms that have been conditioned to an inconvenience mode and as such bad administration is like you are inoculating the disease into the bird's system, having known this there's the need to prepare a good disinfectant incase of spillage,take about 5 mil of skimmed milk solution and release it all into the vaccine bottle and shake to ensure that the vaccine is well dissolved then take the needed quantity according to your stock.
Dose to be administered is the number of birds u v got, if u have 250 birds don't manage 200 doses it must be complete for effective performance.
Good knowledge of the environment is vital in a successfull vaccination,birds have a deep body tempetature of 40.5-42c , coupled with the kind of hot weather we have now, it becomes very important to ensure that the water to be used is chilled such that the temperature of the vaccine is still maintained until it reaches the bird system where it is expected to dissociate and starts combating pathogens that would want to cause that disease.
It should be mentioned as well that antibiotics should not be used a day before vaccination so as not to destroy the live organisms.

nice one bro

@Crocz, how are your birds doing?

Crocz:
No sick bird, no dead bird...all good right now

Their condition seems to have taken a drastic turn for better...wow!

i told you. just be patient. you will get there soon.

Crocz:
3 died among the 4 isolated ones this morning...others look ok for now after yesterday injection. The signs are good at the moment.
Will get them the prescribed drug this morning and watch till tomorrow and see again

Thanks at elogic will do if their condition does not improve

good one dear. the ones that will die will definitely die. dont worry about them they will come out strong. keep doing the things we have adviced here.

Here is a picture of my birds when I had same issue last year.

God will see u tru

Crocz:
Thanks but don't inject part is past cos have done that already..I thought I should go that way since oral isn't working

Pls do get me d name of dat antibiotic...will gr8ly appreciate it

its ok. please place them on multivitamine and separate anyone that looks weak. take them away from the pen. lets see how they will be by tomorwow

pls go round and isolate anyone that is sick or look weak. pls do that immediately else it will spread to the other cage

sorry bro. I had similar experience last year. doctors at vet world adviced me to sell all the birds. I kept the faith and d birds are ok now.

remove all the litter. wash the pen very well. isolate anyone that is weak. then give them a strong antibiotic( I ve fogotten d name. something Cifloxacin. I will get the correct by tomorrow). give them the antiobiotics for 5 days. I assure u they will be fine.dont inject them as most of them are down already

huru:
@ Jamp and Oga farmtech, I need to vaccinate my bird against fowl tyhoid next week. What's the advice? Are you saying there should be no vaccination because of tje weather?

farmtech has answered you. you have to vaccinate them but make sure they are healthy before you do so. success

fnk:
I am suffering from that right now, have lost over 500 day olds after giving them Gomboro.

oga fnk, sorry for the loss.are they pullets or broilers?
what is solution to this problem. people are actually loosing birds after gumboro vaccination.