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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.

davidzfarm18:
Vaccine failure. just had a very nasty experience with Gumboro Vaccine failure. wiped out over 900 5wks pullet. pls folks. be mindful of vaccinating ur flocks in this hot season. never knew Gumboro is this deadly.

this your report is scary. may God help us.

Eggcelent:
FarmTech. Let us be clear here. The birds were given Lasota orally about 3 times & subsequently injected with Komorov at 16 weeks, after which they have been orally vaccinated at least once a month. The issue now is that the efficacy of the oral (Lasota) vaccination has dropped since advent of the heat stress. The question here is; "what are the pros & cons of injecting birds who are already laying with Komorov in this hot weather given that oral vaccination isn't producing the desired result?"

what do you mean by lasota not working. are you experiencing drop in production?.

FarmTech:
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How old are they? Komorov injection is usually given at week 9 after lasota have been given several times. If u give komorov before lasota, many birds will likely fall sick. Most vaccinations should be done before laying starts.

i wanted you to clarify your first response. the question Eggcelent is for laying birds but the answer you gave is for birds under 16wks.

thanks for the clarification.

FarmTech:
For complete protection against NCD, you must give lasota several times at first and then inject with komorov. It's a must. If you have had bad experience with injecting komorov before, it is due to some other reasons you don't know about. Injectable vaccines are effective only after the oral ones has been given.

bros are you saying i can administer Komorov to the birds now. i have been giving them lasota oral since May last year

huru:
Oya all the Ogas in the house over to you, @ jamp how are your birds in this hot Abuja weather?

my brother, the wheather is too hot. its really affecting my birds. the production dropped since the wheather became hot.

At 6pm the wheather is still very hot. i cant wait for us to pass this period. kai

Eggcelent:
House. What are the pros & cons of administering Komorov injectible vaccine as against Lasota Oral vaccine on birds in lay? Won't the stress be too much to the point of affecting laying performance in the long term? The oral vaccine appears to be less potent cos of the heat stress. Opinions, please

my dear, i will advice u to use lasota oral. its not good to inject laying birds. i had a bad experience last year when my vet injected my birds. i lost many birds then. this happened around Apri/may last year. since then i have been giving them lasaota oral.

if the birds are already down with ND, injecting them will be a disaster. what i do monthly is to administer mild antibiotics 2-3 days before giving them lasota oral.

the advantage of giving injection is that it can last up to 3-6 months depending.


this is my opinion lets hear from the gurus

Globaby01:
I discover that one of my broiler has its hairs under his armpits off and look as if its injured. I suppose lamp has done that to her, is there anything I can do to help her survive?

separate the bird from others . The wound will heal

Rip.

God grant the wife the grace to bear the loss

Why d hatred for ramires by d ref.

racism.hmmmmm

Pavore9:
Last night l watched a Kenyan diary farmer who is generating 300kg of biogas daily from the digester in his farm, the funny thing is that the guy is retailing the biogas using tyre tubes, selling a kg of biogas for N300! Nna men, see business o!

bros am still interested in the biogas production using poultry droppings from my farm. as pointed out by farmtech I need cow dung to make it work well.

hello house. how can one reduce fat in laying birds

justified19:
pls, is it normal that I av not gotten 5~10% at 18wks?

its normal but if at 20wks you are yet to get 5% please switch to Layers mash.

laposta:
You'll have to be vigilant with this type. It gets clogged after a while and you have to unscrew it to clear the clog. Cheers

thats the type i use for my cages over a year now. thats why i decided to go for it. thanks for the observation

Oga fnk n omotiti, here is the nipple drinker

segun1976:
Hello good people,

Someone should help clarify whether 'extra' pieces are also added when you buy POL from breeder farms.

Placed an order for 3,000 units and want to be fully prepared for the exact quantity I would be receiving.
Cheers

you get what you paid for unlike DOC that comes with extra birds

buisness is going down in Abuja as people are preparing to leave for fear of Violence during and after election.

i pray this country remains as one as violence does more harm than good.

please say NO to Violence

fnk:
For some reason the pictures that I took was not uploading to my computer, but here is the link that will show you the Pics of the tips.
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-shiping-10-pcs-lot-Auto-Water-Nipples-Drinker-Poultry-Chicken-Duck-Bird-Feeder-Hanging-Screw/573276007.html

thats good, the one i ordered for has cup to prevent water from spilling on the floor. here is a picture of it

justified19:
hello professionals here, I av 250layers, they are exactly 18weeks today, one has consistently been laying egg since last week.(just one), pls wen is d best tym to switch frm growers to layers feed? thanks in anticipation

once you have 5-10% production.

@fnk, how far with the picture. pls upload the nipple drinkers.

Globaby01:
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my birds arrives tomorrow from obasanjo farm, what can I give to them apart from stress drug, what else please? I need urgent reply

just give them glucose and multivitamine.hope u ve a vet doc around. success

fnk:
I will try and get to it tomorrow

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oga fnk no forgetoo. i will like to see it too and compare it to the one i have ordered. i will upload one once i receive them

fnk:
True ooo, I am sure you can put something together, are you able to get the materials that you will need locally? There is a farm I visited sometime ago, they have a pit that they flush the poo into and some farmers or fish farmer come to pack them, So thinking about it, using a power hose to flush the poo on a daily bases. But then, the smell is a function of wetness that creates the chemical reaction, So, the deal is to keep the poo dry. I have not really invested time to check things out though, because I am not doing layers at the moment, and in my broilers pen, I am installing DIY water drinker (using the nipples) I will hang them up by tomorrow, that will cut the wetness by almost 80%, because the attendants while changing the water, spill a lot on the floor, and the birds step into it, and even knock over the water holder every now and then. So, with this system, we don't have to worry again about wetness as a result of water, only through their poo which can be managed. Also, there is a DIY I saw on using a 4" PVC pipe to construct their feeder, in such a way that they won't spill the feed on the floor. There will be a small mechanism that will help push the feed through the pipe so that the attendants are not going through the pen filling one feeder at a time, also this will curtail feed wastage. With all this in place the work will be less tedious for my staffs, it will also curtail mortality as their will always be fresh water running in the water drinker.
As I think about entering the layers market before this year runs out, I will start doing some investigation, though I have the largest space in the area where my farm is, at the same time I don't want to a nuisance to them, I want to be corporate responsible. LOL!!!

oga fnk, we think alike, am already working on using the nipples for my layers on the floor. i bought some nipple drinkers and am expecting them next month. the nipples(attached to a PVC) will be adjustable to suit the age of the birds. i belive this method will keep the pen dry and free from disease.

utchlady:
Good evening all, I just started construction of my poultry farm also I am having difficulty GETTING POINT OF LAY. Please can someone assist urgently. Thank you.

you are doing well. please reduce the height of the block. you need to increase the air movement in your pen since the fence is already part of the pen.

also if you are going for a long term business, i will advice you to start with DOC. but if you need qucik cash and you have the money go for POL but ENSURE i say ENSURE you buy from a reputable farm.

success

endy247:
@farmtech pls which feed do u use for ur birds, i've abt a thousand birds @ 5weeks and i'm currently using vital feed starter bt i don't want to continue wit it, i heard top feeds is better. Pls ur advice is needed.

like farmtech said, topfeed is good. that is what am using but the cost is high. for layers we buy N2,400(plus transportation) but you can get other feed below N2,300. am considering changing to other products(supreme, hybird, livestock) or i will mill my own feed.

Fhemmmy:
Sport model with fabric or limited with leather

limited. i dont really care about leather or fabrics

Fhemmmy:
Thanks for your time on our thread, you are appreciated. ....We have none on ground but could Preorder one for you if you are willing.

ok. What is d cost + clearing.

can I have ur contact details

AkayTopsy:
Pls still on 3in1 vaccine, can I administer the vaccine on 11weeks old pullet?

NO

oga, do you have any highlander on ground? 2003-2005

AkayTopsy:
HappyNewYear to everybody. @jamp i'm still waiting 4 ur visit to my farm o. @fnk, bro thanks 4 keeping this forum alive with all the broiler info. Though i've not been to your farm, but i believe from your posts you're living my dream 4 the broiler business. (Can we have an appointment pls. I wouldnt mind booking a same day cheep return flight for few hours visit to your farm)

2014 was in deed a very great year 4 me. Full of challenges with great lessons learnt. Some painful, some hillariously painful (because it exposed how naive one can be when it comes to business). Thank God for the progress achieved as well. I started with and still doing Broilers, but gradually the Pullets are growing along. Though I,ve not started making income that match the investment, slowly but surely we will get there.

My appreciation also goes to all those who responded to my need during one of the respiratory crisis i experienced with the birds. Here we are those pullets will be 17weeks tue Jan.

My Advice 4 all:
CREDIT AND TRUST is key in Biz, be careful when choosing those you give these previlages.

my brother, please forgive meooo. i will come next week saturday to learn from you. i will also visit pet02 as his farm is around your area. please keep one big fowl for me. how are your birds doing?