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sodeeqsulaimon88:
coz i do go to work around 7am and I'll be back by 4.
Sir neo,can you please explain how i can brood with this my working schedule

You will need to get an assistance , cos u may not be able to meet up feeding and taking care of ur birds before leaving for 7am work

Is the guy using the snake for muscle building

BIOSECURITY FOR SUCCESSFUL OUTPUT IN POULTRY FARMING.

Biosecurity creates hygienic conditions within the poultry house to minimize the adverse effects of a disease, optimize bird performance, and welfare and provide assurance on food safety issues

Poor bird health has a negative impact on all aspects of flock management and production, including growth rate, FCR, mortality, condemnations, processing traits, and bird welfare

Best practices for Biosecurity:

A biosecurity program should be
-Robust
-Mandatory
-Practical
-Cost-effective
-Part of the staff training
-Financially resourced
-Reviewed regularly

Potential routes of disease exposure are:
-Feed
-Litter
-Chicks
-Rodents
-Equipment and vehicles
-Other poultry livestock & pets
-Water
-Hatchery
-Insects
-People
-Wild birds
-Housing

THINGS TO NOTE:
1. Prevent unauthorized access to the farm, all people entering the farm should shower on and change clothing
2. Maintain a visitor record
3. Hands and boots should be sanitized when entering and leaving the individual houses
4. Clean and disinfect all equipment before bringing it into a house
5. Visit the youngest flock first
6. Wherever possible use an "all-in/all-out" cycle
7. Clean up feed spills immediately
8. Store litter materials and feed inside an enclosed storage bin or building
9. Do not leave equipment, building materials, or litter lying around
10. Keep wild birds out of all houses and maintain an effective rodent/vermin program.

Hiyor:
Hello the everyone really appreciate the good work ..

Pls is there differences in the day old broilers?

If yes, which one is the best and fast growing ?

Thee are difference species of day old broiler but non can be said to be best, depending on what ur target market is and d way u manage the birds during brooding

It is not d specie of birds that makes birds big in size but ur management technique is d key , this means that 2 people can raise birds of same specie , same day of hatchery with very wide different result.
Instead of always blaming the birds try and review your management system
That is not to same that sometimes bad species are not available but Hatcheries with good reputation delivers good birds and d main determinant of this delivery lies with Farmers management skills

matex97:
okay boss . Thank you. I presume this is the dimension for the main pen. Please what about that of the brooding house or i can use this same facility for both brooding house and main pen purpose

This is not main pen , its for cage that's why I said up and down u can reduce it if its too much for you
And u can brood on the upper one and as they grow u can bring some down

matex97:
okay boss. Thank you very much. Please what should be the dimension of the brooding house and the pen respectively for 50 birds? Please I need this information so that it can aid my discussion with the carpenter. Thank you

If its not too much for you do 8ft by 20ft double step that is up and down

@jidestroud no problem we learn everyday

@matex97 budgets vary depending on location and project for instance in constructing a cage prices vary based on size , materials and labour so I will advice u to discourse with carpenters around u , when ur through with that then u can know exactly how much remaining and then u can seek for information on your project

Good luck

sodeeqsulaimon88:
this is my 3rd time reading through this thread infact the op really tried,I'm thinking of going into broiler production buh my prob right now is brooding and market around last year when i went for survey i noticed those market women all have cockerel just few have broilers.my question is that do market women prefer cockerel to broiler

Not Really , it depends on ur location and availability of birds , most times they have mostly old layers cos they buy it in quantity from poultry farmers and then maybe the farmers in ur location may always be raising backyard cockerels and then selling such to the market women who their own is to sell anything available

For him to carry the weight on his shoulder as if d animal is weightless shows d strength of d young man
But I think this is a manatee

Pweetiebabe:
Good afternoon house, please whats d current price of DOC , black and white cockrel, broiler and local turkey. Please its urgent

Cc neologe82

As at today broiler prices ranges from 160-220
Black cockerel 150
White 30
Local turkey is on Thursday
And please remember prices are not static it changes

Rip

I have been asked this question many times "Why is it that expected weight gain as written white profs are not attained here in our farms in Nigeria"
Well the thing is that in Agriculture many variables can cause changes in expected results , this include weather, feeding method, quality of feed , specie of birds , management e.t.c
Having said this , it doesn't necessary mean that such advocated research results are wrong no , what normally happens is that such results are from expensive research in idle farming environment , such environment have all d necessary inputs from weather to feeding controlled but in the real practice u will discover that its nearly impossible to control your farming environment and get such results.
In fact that is the reason why some ebook sellers who don't have practical experience in farming create bogus figures and look funny in the presence of practicing farmers.
So whenever we are practicing what we have read from this research's just have it mind that if you achieve 70% success rate from such read it means u have achieved a lot and then adjust things that where of very high expectations to suit d realities on the farm and gradually develop a more suitable approach to the environment.
Agriculture is indeed a practical experience biz

Denique:
Thank you Sir.
I hope you dont mind that I inform you before I start for more guidelines as I am a novice?
Regards boss.

No problem

Denique:
Good morning Sir,
I'd like to inquire the cost of broading 150 broilers starting from September as I'm looking to rent 2 class rooms situated in my compound.
Buying the chicks
Treatment
Feeding
Etc
Regards

My advice on ur budget of raising 150 broilers , with cost of buying Doc,drugs,feeding,miscellaneous expenses using 21 September to be 12 weeks by 21 December I will advice u budget 1800 per bird ,
Try and make sure d 2 classrooms are spacious enough to give the birds enough room for movement and better growth with reduced cross infections
Good luck

Denique:
Does this imply starting from Aug will reduce one's cost to 15,000?

No starting from August to Dec will increase your cost on production as u will have more weeks additional feeding

If u are interested in doing seasonal broilers try and make research in ur locality on how much birds are sold to the market women from farm with that u can plan your birds.

Some believe that Christmas time is d only seasonal periods for broilers but this is not entirely true

We have;
Christmas celebration
Easter celebration

Awa/ idel fitri
Idel kabir

Then we have
New yam festival
Womens August Meeting

There are some other native celebrations where birds are killed during the celebration
The best is find out what is obtainable within in ur Area with that u can plan seasonal birds and not just stock with one season

Good luck

todto:
No. but do you think it will be effective.

I do use it and its effective once its fowl pox

This is not a good comparison , both biz model have its pros and con , and level of understanding , management and investment in each will give a different out come .
But d truth is that both are daily consumables and if due diligence is adhered to steady profits is guaranteed

todto:
pls guys my turkeys are affected with fowl pox. what can I use to treat them. I have tried ampiclox; pox proline but I have not seen any significant improvement.

Have you tried pox care

Uyoukowise:
SIR WHAT DID YOU THINK I SHOULD DO, I ONLY WANT TO START AND I NEED ALL THE HELP AND INFO FOR ME TO MAKE INCOME,LIKE HOW MANY WEEK BIRD CAN I SELL TO CONSUMER IN XMASS REMEMBER THE WILL ONLY USE HAND TO HOLD IT, NO MEASUREMENT SECONDLY APART FROM REFRIGIRATOR CAN GUMBORO BE PRESERVE WITH ROOM TEMPERATURE? THAT IS IF AM TO BUY ALL THE DRUG ONE DAY TO SAVE COST, OR I BUY IT ONLY WHEN TO VACCINATE IT. THANK FOR CO

Am happy u raised an important question here , most Christmas birds in the open market are hand weighed and as such u have to target feeding very well cos as broilers eats its gains and during Christmas sales , its eye that buys first then hand weigh , so I will suggest u target 12weeks for ur sales.
For vaccine room temperature cannot preserve it , its best advice's if u don't have steady light for preservation then always buy ur vaccines when needed to be sure
Good luck in ur plans

Funlag:
12 weeks....am also a practicing farmer not online farmer...by giving them 100 to 120grams of feed per bird per day at 8weeks the feed will last 4-5 days...with due respect sir 30 bags is too much for 50birds

U can see Emma said he used 16 bags for 50 birds at 9 weeks and we have 3 more weeks to 12 weeks, at this time this birds are eating double , remember if you are selling Christmas birds on d open market its size and weight that decides
But if u use 16 bags for your own 50 birds for 12 weeks its OK
But I always advice people to be very prepared on feed because if u run short on that u will find it difficult to break even.

Funlag:
30 bags of feed for 50birds is very wrong...u shouldn't use more than 16 bags, maximum 18 bags..and dat should give u d desire result...like 4kg weight per bird

For how many weeks on grown broilers do u use 16 bags of feed, I think u did not read thru d conversation before ur submission do u know that at 8 weeks 50 broilers will consume I bag in 2 - 3 days
Try and read through d conversation and see d duration of the estimate on 30 bags of feed on 50 broilers before ur submission
Thanks

Early maize

Uyoukowise:
PLS HOW MANY BAGS OF FEED WILL I USED FOR THIS 50BIRDS THANKS

Budget 30 bags

Uyoukowise:
THANKS
AM USING 100K HOW MANY BIRD SHOULD I GO FOR.
AM IN EKU DELTA STATE

For Christmas birds from October, consider 55 birds this will enable u feed them very well for Christmas sales

Uyoukowise:
GOOD DAY OP, I HAD READ FROM PAGE 1 TO 23 COUNTLESS TIME,I CAN SAY YOU HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB,LAST YEAR DECEMBER I BUY BROILER 5000 IN MY LOCATION, I WILL START WITH 100 BROILER BY SEPTEMBER ENDING AN I HAVE SEEN THE VACCINATION TABLE AND ALL STEP TO BE TAKING.NOW WANT TO ASK,CAN I USE KERESINE STOVE? FOR HEAT.MY PLAN 100K TO ADD EXTRA 30K

Sorry for my late response but I can see that justice have been done to ur questions

Grayoso:
It will if the clinical trial goes well. The Brits are a very conservative when it comes to medicine.

This is why some patients go to the USA when British doctors refuse to undertake very risky intervention that can take life. If Britain say they have a vaccine, developed by a team at Oxford, then they likely do.

Good to hear this

Hope this works this virus is just another disaster

This just terrible , he heard of his freedom but never tasted freedom
Hmmmm

This is good coming from d govt but there are so many loopholes here,
How did they leave d hotel without d hotel knowing this means there is an insider collaboration .
The govt should also deal seriously with all those who aided their escape before their arrest.
It maybe safe to say that they internationally wanted to spread d virus around Africa

Very good measures but I suspect fare will go up cos u can't leave vacant seats without making money from it ,
Good protective measure from Emirates