trychris:

I don't know how I missed this. Apologies for my late reply. They eat a bag between 5&6 days. Could this issue be from the Hatchery?

They are 39 now and how many weeks old are they , pls be very sure of the age so we can reason together without mistakes

noeloge82:


They are 39 now and how many weeks old are they , pls be very sure of the age so we can reason together without mistakes

They are now 11 weeks old.One of the males crows but not so clearly

trychris:

They are now 11 weeks old.One of the males crows but not so clearly

Their feeding is not very good 39 broilers of 9 weeks will finish 1 bag in 2 days if feed to as it wants but if feed is managed will finish 1 bag in 3 days .
If this birds are not sick I will advice you amino vitalyte to improve their system and step up ur feeding if u can do that u will notice changes and pls make sure they also have water always

I'm tired of this Coryza, I have finished one sachet of Coryl-SP and some antibiotics, yet it doesn't go, other birds are getting affected. Though it is not killing them, I just gave them lasota 5 days ago and since then I have place them on multivitamin and antibiotics.
What will I use again?

Redomi:
I'm tired of this Coryza, I have finished one sachet of Coryl-SP and some antibiotics, yet it doesn't go, other birds are getting affected. Though it is not killing them, I just gave them lasota 5 days ago and since then I have place them on multivitamin and antibiotics.
What will I use again?

Try penicillin

kennethfranc:

Try penicillin

I have two tube here, I used to rub it on their face daily, it has help small, but it doesn't cure it all

Redomi:
I'm tired of this Coryza, I have finished one sachet of Coryl-SP and some antibiotics, yet it doesn't go, other birds are getting affected. Though it is not killing them, I just gave them lasota 5 days ago and since then I have place them on multivitamin and antibiotics.
What will I use again?

Change hour litter more often , ammonia concentrate on litter also. Increases the rate of coryza its not about drugs but it will be better to stop the root cause so that the drugs can be efficient once and for all.
And if ur litter is very clean watch were the go to if u do allow them out , cos they maybe eating or getting to where infects them always take all this precaution and then give them treatment , it will dry up

Here is my turkey, it hatch 5 yesterday. Out of 13 fertilized eggs

Redomi:

Congrats bro

Redomi:
Here is my turkey, it hatch 5 yesterday. Out of 13 fertilized eggs

Interesting development. Any measures to help increase the outcome?

noeloge82:


Its OK once u have good housing for them , check page 24 of this thread for drugs/vaccine schedule. If u have any other questions afterwards you can ask

Please, what will be the ideal number of chicks for a cage of Length 3ft, Height 2ft and width 2ft. And can I raise noilers and cockerels together. Thank you

piscesgem:


Please, what will be the ideal number of chicks for a cage of Length 3ft, Height 2ft and width 2ft. And can I raise noilers and cockerels together. Thank you

Yes u can raise cockerels and noilers together but this your measurement is too small am not sure you understand what u measured cos 2by 2 is half of a ceiling board and the smaller ceiling board is 2 by 2 so pls reconsider your measurement

noeloge82:

Yes u can raise cockerels and noilers together but this your measurement is too small am not sure you understand what u measured cos 2by 2 is half of a ceiling board and the smaller ceiling board is 2 by 2 so pls reconsider your measurement

I don't know if it is the same dimension with ceiling board, but the measurement I took is correct, and note this cage is just for testing and family consumption before I venture into commercial breeding. Maybe when I get home I will take a pics of the cage

piscesgem:


Please, what will be the ideal number of chicks for a cage of Length 3ft, Height 2ft and width 2ft. And can I raise noilers and cockerels together. Thank you

You can have 5 to 9kg birds there. Let's interprete it to the standard used by Nigerian farmers (though, can be tweaked). 2 - 3 sqft per broiler. Listen, most grow it to average of 3kg. So, 3kg birds weight = 2 - 3sqft for the standard whoever started it. But it's ok. Yours: L = 3ft, W = 2ft. So, you have 6 sqft. Meaning you can have 2 birds if you grow to 3kg each. This I use for deep liters. If you use mesh as the floor so poo can drop below and you remove poo frequently, I think you can have up to 9kg there. So that if you grow to 3 kg, you have 3 birds. And if you grow to average 2kg, you can have 4 birds.

Therefore, I think you should think of 3 birds and slaughter a bird at 2.5kg. After, allow the rest grow to 3kg or slightly above.

Reconstruct your cage
I think your height should be 1.5ft to minimize space. Then, make it 3 steps. So that you can have 3 birds per step and altogether 9 birds. You can even squeeze it to 12 birds, but slaughter one from each step early.

Note that the above is when you do not want to release them to free range. If free ranging, they can squeeze themselves at higher population at night since they do not eat or drink all through the night (at least most farmers dont care). But if they are overpopulated, some of them will prefer sleeping outside (on top of nearby trees or roofs) and they descend early mornings to eat if you always feed them every morning.

Let there be mesh round the sides and not wood if not free ranging, and provide a tarp to cover all sides at nights. If free ranging, I think you can use wood and no need to use tarp round. Good luck bro!

noeloge82:

Yes u can raise cockerels and noilers together but this your measurement is too small am not sure you understand what u measured cos 2by 2 is half of a ceiling board and the smaller ceiling board is 2 by 2 so pls reconsider your measurement

The guy marveled you.
I kinda like the ceiling board fast estimation you used. Hahahha. It doesnt make sense to have just 2 birds and say it is for family consumption. Most sellers of good breeds sell minimum of half carton day old. Some even full carton. Lol. I hope he will make a new cage. At least to make noiler and cockrel meaningful for a household, he should think of having 10 birds minimum for his family or even for himself alone. It's kinda fun.

Attit:

You can have 5 to 9kg birds there. Let's interprete it to the standard used by Nigerian farmers (though, can be tweaked). 2 - 3 sqft per broiler. Listen, most grow it to average of 3kg. So, 3kg birds weight = 2 - 3sqft for the standard whoever started it. But it's ok. Yours: L = 3ft, W = 2ft. So, you have 6 sqft. Meaning you can have 2 birds if you grow to 3kg each. This I use for deep liters. If you use mesh as the floor so poo can drop below and you remove poo frequently, I think you can have up to 9kg there. So that if you grow to 3 kg, you have 3 birds. And if you grow to average 2kg, you can have 4 birds.

Therefore, I think you should think of 3 birds and slaughter a bird at 2.5kg. After, allow the rest grow to 3kg or slightly above.

Reconstruct your cage
I think your height should be 1.5ft to minimize space. Then, make it 3 steps. So that you can have 3 birds per step and altogether 9 birds. You can even squeeze it to 12 birds, but slaughter one from each step early.

Note that the above is when you do not want to release them to free range. If free ranging, they can squeeze themselves at higher population at night since they do not eat or drink all through the night (at least most farmers dont care). But if they are overpopulated, some of them will prefer sleeping outside (on top of nearby trees or roofs) and they descend early mornings to eat if you always feed them every morning.

Let there be mesh round the sides and not wood if not free ranging, and provide a tarp to cover all sides at nights. If free ranging, I think you can use wood and no need to use tarp round. Good luck bro!

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piscesgem:


Nice contribution bro, but the mocking wasn't necessary

Anyway, if you are calculating the total surface area, as it's a rectangular cage/tank, the formular is;

S.A= 2*[(L*W)+(L*H)+(W*H)]
=2*[(3*2)+(3*2)+(2*2)]
=2*16
= 32sqft

So the comparison should be with 32sqft

I did not mock you, but the simplest and almost "most" accurate ceiling board area used by our guy got me. Very easy way to reply you that you have a small space. Again, I showed you, but instead of you to ask the surface area part I used if you did not understand, but you jumped into showing me you know total surface area calculation (just funny to me). Anyway, it's the floor surface area you need to calculate (still 6sqft according to the dimension you gave us). With your level of maths, haba! ... you too should know you have a tiny cage. Anyway, you have a simple answer from my guy, and a detailed one from me. Whichever you choose, best of luck. But oga, your cage is too tiny - straight forward answer. Go construct a bigger cage if you want to enjoy growing chickens - this is what our guy told you nicely...but since you want it spelt out...a don tell you straight forward. And you can make it 3 steps with mesh floor. Take care and blessings!

Attit:

I did not mock you, but the simplest and almost "most" accurate ceiling board area used by our guy got me. Very easy way to reply you that you have a small space. Again, I showed you, but instead of you to ask the surface area part I used if you did not understand, but you jumped into showing me you know total surface area calculation (just funny to me). Anyway, it's the floor surface area you need to calculate (still 6sqft according to the dimension you gave us). With your level of maths, haba! ... you too should know you have a tiny cage. Anyway, you have a simple answer from my guy, and a detailed one from me. Whichever you choose, best of luck. But oga, your cage is too tiny - straight forward answer. Go construct a bigger cage if you want to enjoy growing chickens - this is what our guy told you nicely...but since you want it spelt out...a don tell you straight forward. And you can make it 3 steps with mesh floor. Take care and blessings!

OK

Attit:

You can have 5 to 9kg birds there. Let's interprete it to the standard used by Nigerian farmers (though, can be tweaked). 2 - 3 sqft per broiler. Listen, most grow it to average of 3kg. So, 3kg birds weight = 2 - 3sqft for the standard whoever started it. But it's ok. Yours: L = 3ft, W = 2ft. So, you have 6 sqft. Meaning you can have 2 birds if you grow to 3kg each. This I use for deep liters. If you use mesh as the floor so poo can drop below and you remove poo frequently, I think you can have up to 9kg there. So that if you grow to 3 kg, you have 3 birds. And if you grow to average 2kg, you can have 4 birds.

Therefore, I think you should think of 3 birds and slaughter a bird at 2.5kg. After, allow the rest grow to 3kg or slightly above.

Reconstruct your cage
I think your height should be 1.5ft to minimize space. Then, make it 3 steps. So that you can have 3 birds per step and altogether 9 birds. You can even squeeze it to 12 birds, but slaughter one from each step early.

Note that the above is when you do not want to release them to free range. If free ranging, they can squeeze themselves at higher population at night since they do not eat or drink all through the night (at least most farmers dont care). But if they are overpopulated, some of them will prefer sleeping outside (on top of nearby trees or roofs) and they descend early mornings to eat if you always feed them every morning.

Let there be mesh round the sides and not wood if not free ranging, and provide a tarp to cover all sides at nights. If free ranging, I think you can use wood and no need to use tarp round. Good luck bro!


The guy marveled you.
I kinda like the ceiling board fast estimation you used. Hahahha. It doesnt make sense to have just 2 birds and say it is for family consumption. Most sellers of good breeds sell minimum of half carton day old. Some even full carton. Lol. I hope he will make a new cage. At least to make noiler and cockrel meaningful for a household, he should think of having 10 birds minimum for his family or even for himself alone. It's kinda fun.

I hope he can expand the space

piscesgem:


Nice contribution bro, but the mocking wasn't necessary

Anyway, if you are calculating the total surface area, as it's a rectangular cage/tank, the formular is;

S.A= 2*[(L*W)+(L*H)+(W*H)]
=2*[(3*2)+(3*2)+(2*2)]
=2*16
= 32sqft

So the comparison should be with 32sqft

Pls in Agric spacing it may not go mathematically, what we use in surface area here will be the length and width which is 2ft by 2ft which is 4ft , this means that the available space for the birds to move around is 4ft and like u were adviced the broilers of 3.5 will find it difficult to move around very comfortably then of I put the 3ft high into perspective it will serve as their vent space so except u increase your space for me this is small

noeloge82:


Pls in Agric spacing it may not go mathematically, what we use in surface area here will be the length and width which is 2ft by 2ft which is 4ft , this means that the available space for the birds to move around is 4ft and like u were adviced the broilers of 3.5 will find it difficult to move around very comfortably then of I put the 3ft high into perspective it will serve as their vent space so except u increase your space for me this is small

Very good point. But if he is going to have 3 steps...that will be 6ft and space btw each step which will be around 7ft. Very high. Lol. If a why I advised him to use mesh all round the sides like a battery cage. In this case, 1.5ft height can be sufficient.

noeloge82:


Pls in Agric spacing it may not go mathematically, what we use in surface area here will be the length and width which is 2ft by 2ft which is 4ft , this means that the available space for the birds to move around is 4ft and like u were adviced the broilers of 3.5 will find it difficult to move around very comfortably then of I put the 3ft high into perspective it will serve as their vent space so except u increase your space for me this is small

Okay, that is very correct... Nice job man�

noeloge82:

Their feeding is not very good 39 broilers of 9 weeks will finish 1 bag in 2 days if feed to as it wants but if feed is managed will finish 1 bag in 3 days .
If this birds are not sick I will advice you amino vitalyte to improve their system and step up ur feeding if u can do that u will notice changes and pls make sure they also have water always

Thank you, appreciate it!

after long weeks of fighting with pox they are now much better@11 weeks (cockrel), tho working on their weight

kk

Good evening My Ogas, I have 25 healthy broilers for sale around Ijanikin, Lagos

trychris:
Good evening My Ogas, I have 25 healthy broilers for sale around Ijanikin, Lagos

You sold them

Chibydinho:

You sold them

No still available

Hello all i greet. One of my bird can walk well on one feet so i checked and i noticed the leg is a little bit swollen and it has a little wound like something bite it there. Any suggestion on what i can use please

How star do

Redomi:
How star do

What is the name of the mesh wire you used for the floor? Can the poop drop easily?

Attit:

What is the name of the mesh wire you used for the floor? Can the poop drop easily?

I don't know the name, but it is called Boko Haram net here, the bigger hole, there is another one with smaller hole. The poop drop easily, It doesn't stress me