epainos:

There are too many misconceptions about healthy, organic, and natural eating lifestyles.

What is actually organic? Of course, broilers' production can be organic, and so many threads have demonstrated it on NL. There is so much to it. Though these threads aren't 100% organic too...and infact, they still use commercial feed, which is bad. But a few farmers don't even use commercial feed for their broilers and layers. We just need to ask questions. That's all.

And let me tell you,....most of you guys doing this so-called local breed give them waste food made with chemicals. Lol. You still end up giving them chemicals to eat, and you brag its organic. Lol. Waste rice filled with bad raw materials used to make commercial feed... Some give them wheat shaft... filled with gluten. Lol. Even corn sharf with accumulated antinutrients. Honestly, I feel for those local birds cos I have raised them too for meat, and breeding. Feed them well and they will grow well too...not like broilers. But you guys don't feed them well, and you give them runts filled with antinutrients that make their health worse.

I am not trying to bash anyone, but putting facts straight here. I have been seeing this "pride" here on NL that "we eat local chickens and we eat organic", but they are still feeding these birds with chemicals in the so called "runts" they call feed they are served daily.

But I have to say this....no matter the runts or bad the food given to these birds, it can not never be worse to a hundredth of what commercial broilers give their birds. So, it is why I don't say much, but really, it's time to educate people. It's not farming in this case, but education in food and nutrition, sustainability, and wellness. Too much to learn.... I hope we can change.

epainos:

It's not my intention. No vex if you are annoyed. Perhaps I should have used another way to express my view.


I don't claim to know all. And hey... if you get this...its impressive.

I'm still trying to get the maximum number of eggs they can lay.

For example, layers start with around 3 eggs per week. At the peak, they lay 6 and start declining. So, I figure out 5 to 5.5 eggs per week so that layers give 286 eggs per year. And of course it should be over 300 sef.

So, could you make an estimation of the number of eggs they can lay? If not that much, then the focus should be meat production like broilers. But then, my fear is their sizes.

My friend, no one... absolutely no one has been able to answer my questions. All they post is that local breeds are profitable when they have not survived a year in the business. With 3 months max, you will know if broilers production is for you. And layers already have a template on the ground.

I agree. I don't know all... and here are the questions I like to find answers to. Kindly help out.

Cc: wealthyplaces

99thEnemy:
Hawks never start tourism for that site?

epainos:

Mercy. I'm getting excited. Please, are they fully indoor to lay daily? Or do they still roam about? How do you find their eggs?

Thy roam around, once thy lay, u will definitely know if u are around
You did hear cry of celebration

epainos:


I have a question. Let's say I have 50 hens (females) with some cocks. Tell me...how many eggs can I get weekly if I do not allow them to brood the eggs? Their jobs is to job lay eggs....I collect the eggs and incubate in an incubator.

Tell me, how do you make the lay more and more eggs?

epainos:
@marhoinspire... abeg, no VEX bro. I am just trying to see another view and style of chicken business. Personally, I am thrilled that you guys can sell native chickens. I produce quail birds for personal consumption and I have not thought of how to sell the birds or the eggs....but when I saw this thread.....my heart goes to quail, noilers, kuroilers, native chickens, etc. There may be gold there. This is why I am trying to figure out how you guys are doing it. Marketing and Sales are two areas that interest me so much.

newoffer:
Corn millet wheat, groundnut soyabean rice sorghum. I pound fish head and some bone
I roast it on fire before pounding it into powder

newoffer:
The best way is to start small and grow them.
I get feeds from local rice seller. We blend alot into the feed. I will also get feeds from local restaurants for the local.

RainMoreDFARMS:
So you mean to tell me all village chickens.lay 15-20 eggs on average.
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I don hear you sha..make Una just try to dey lie small small

Agborachi222:
How much did u get them bro?