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kay29000:
These are my Noilers, not local chickens. They also free range with the local chickens. I call them Johnson and Johnson

I want them to mate with the female local hens.

Pls what breed are these chicken below 👇
Bought them in December, as day old and they've refuse to grow more than this

Gentlesoul2021:
Pls what breed are these chicken below 👇
Bought them in December, as day old and they've refuse to grow more than this

Cockerels. You probably are not feeding them well. Or not feeding them the right kind of feed, that's why they refuse to grow. What type of feed have you been giving them?

ElGabi:
How do you prevent cats, rats and hawks ?

for hawks, you can put indigo or purple dye on the chicks. That's how we do it back then and it seems to work. There is no threat from normal rats as they mostly have no interaction with chicken, except for the "Asin" rats which are the main threats. These Asin can wipe out a dozen chicks in less than a week. Annoying thing is that they kill the chick and eats the intestines only and move on to the next chick and do the same, sometimes they bite the mother hen laps and maim her when she is trying to protect her chicks. Best bet is to buy spring trap and rat poison for the "Asin" rats and poison for the cats. Kill dem. Also. Try to bury any dead animal you get, either dead chicken or dead rodents or predators. That's the most safe and hygienic way to dispose off dead animals. Thanks.

Who told you hausa chicken suya-men, use local fowls for their business! Non of dem will answer you sef!

MaziObinnaokija:
weldone kay29000.Agriculture is cool. U can sell it to Hausa peepz who'll turns sell it to end eaters/consumers.

Kip it up

What's the meaning of cockerels pls?

kay29000:
Cockerels. You probably are not feeding them well. Or not feeding them the right kind of feed, that's why they refuse to grow. What type of feed have you been giving them?

Love800:
What's the meaning of cockerels pls?

It's a breed of chicken...they're usually all white, or black and white, and all roosters/cocks.

I thought cockerels is the name for referring to a male fowl. How come its now a breed?

kay29000:
It's a breed of chicken...they're usually all white, or black and white, and all roosters/cocks.

Love800:
What's the meaning of cockerels pls?

Cockerels are young male fowl while pullets are young females ones

Thanks so much.
So what's the name of the older ones?

truthhurts2:
Cockerels are young male fowl while pullets are young females ones

Love800:
Thanks so much.
So what's the name of the older ones?

For male it's called rooster, for female I think it's Hen

kay29000:
That's why i don't like keeping too many male chickens. I have only two male.local chickens, and it's only one that crows...and it's not so loud. Besides, the compound is big, and we're the only one that live in the compound.

Okay. If you're the only one, that's probably not a problem.

Thanks so much.

truthhurts2:
For male it's called rooster, for female I think it's Hen

Love800:
I thought cockerels is the name for referring to a male fowl. How come its now a breed?

That's what that breed is called in naija

kay29000:
Cockerels. You probably are not feeding them well. Or not feeding them the right kind of feed, that's why they refuse to grow. What type of feed have you been giving them?

I have been giblving them local feeds. Mashed maize or guinea corn and I also free them to fetch feed around the garden.... Formulated feeds are just too expensive...
Pls what can I do to manage them....

Okay.
Thanks so much.

kay29000:
That's what that breed is called in naija

Gentlesoul2021:
I have been giblving them local feeds. Mashed maize or guinea corn and I also free them to fetch feed around the garden.... Formulated feeds are just too expensive...
Pls what can I do to manage them....

That's why they're not growing. Even if you want to be raising agric chicken on local feed you don't do that from day old. You're meant to feed them commercialised starter feed for at least the first 4-6 weeks first, then you can switch. You giving them local feed is why they're not growing. I can even see one that's highly malnourished.

You can't escape giving them commercialised feed if you want them to grow. I advise you buy 2 kilos of starter feed (2,400 naira), and feed them with it for 2 weeks, then you can go back to local feed.

Love800:
Thanks so much.

You're welcome

kay29000:
That's why they're not growing. Even if you want to be raising agric chicken on local feed you don't do that from day old. You're meant to feed them commercialised starter feed for at least the first 4-6 weeks first, then you can switch. You giving them local feed is why they're not growing. I can even see one that's highly malnourished.

You can't escape giving them commercialised feed if you want them to grow. I advise you buy 2 kilos of starter feed (2,400 naira), and feed them with it for 2 weeks, then you can go back to local feed.

Thank you so much. I'll do this ASAP. When feeding them with starter feed, can I cage them for the duration of the 2 weeks or I can be freeing them in the garden....

Gentlesoul2021:
Thank you so much. I'll do this ASAP. When feeding them with starter feed, can I cage them for the duration of the 2 weeks or I can be freeing them in the garden....

Cage them. And make sure they always have clean water.

kay29000:
Cage them. And make sure they always have clean water.

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Noted with thanks

kay29000:
That's why they're not growing. Even if you want to be raising agric chicken on local feed you don't do that from day old. You're meant to feed them commercialised starter feed for at least the first 4-6 weeks first, then you can switch. You giving them local feed is why they're not growing. I can even see one that's highly malnourished.

You can't escape giving them commercialised feed if you want them to grow. I advise you buy 2 kilos of starter feed (2,400 naira), and feed them with it for 2 weeks, then you can go back to local feed.

What if he mixes that (subsequent ones) with the local feed, would that be nourishing enough for the chickens?

Mariangeles:
What if he mixes that (subsequent ones) with the local feed, would that be nourishing enough for the chickens?

It's best he gives them only the commercialised feed if he wants to repair the damage that has already been done, quickly.

thecommunist:
they are very flexible and small, best trap to use is the spring mouse trap that will kill then one time, else they will escape.

i'll need to get those for my poultry

kay29000:
This hen is out with 10 chicks. I was expecting 12 out of the 14 eggs she laid, but 10 is still great.

Her sister has only 4 chicks.

Two more chicks hatched out of eggs a few days after I posted this. Now the hen has 12 chicks. In fact, another one hatched two days ago, but it wasn't fully formed (the head was like a bloody pulp), and it died shortly afterwards.

Below are pics of the mother hen with her 12 chicks.

kay29000:
Two more chicks hatched out of eggs a few days after I posted this. Now the hen has 12 chicks. In fact, another one hatched two days ago, but it wasn't fully formed (the head was like a bloody pulp), and it died shortly afterwards.

Below are pics of the mother hen with her 12 chicks.

How old is this mother hen? For those of us who are more interested in raising for meat. How long will it take to reach table size? Pls pardon my question if it sounds somehow. Thanks for this thread.

Iamsane:
How old is this mother hen? For those of us who are more interested in raising for meat. How long will it take to reach table size? Pls pardon my question if it sounds somehow. Thanks for this thread.

The mother hen is 9 months old.

To reach table size, I'd say 9-10 months.

Lukuluku69:
True.

But in most cases you have an unhatched eggs with chicks within, you can help it with a small cracking of that particular egg to help the chick within to further crack it.

This usually happens when the chick within is weak, not properly formed (if you hatch them, you will see a thread like entrails that leads to the anus) they usually die off within days if not properly cared for.

This is the reason I normally don't allow my brooding hen sit on more than 8 eggs. It allows for proper circulation of heat since the hen can comfortably cover them. The rest I eat!

As a Rule, I don't allow any hen sit on the first 2 eggs laid. I eat them and also the last egg. Those are usually the ones with unhatched chicks within after 3-4 days of hatching.

Lool... This reminds me of when we were kids. We were told to put a knife beside the eggs of a brooding fowl as it will make it hatch all the eggs.Don't know if this is true

kay29000:
That's what that breed is called in naija

Is there a WhatsApp group for chicken. Kindly Add me if there is One or You create one for All of us to join to connect better and making the learning more daily from each other

kay29000:
Two more chicks hatched out of eggs a few days after I posted this. Now the hen has 12 chicks. In fact, another one hatched two days ago, but it wasn't fully formed (the head was like a bloody pulp), and it died shortly afterwards.

Below are pics of the mother hen with her 12 chicks.

Let create whatsapp group for this so our chatting will be more closer. Not all of us we be on nairaland everyday unlike Whatsapp

Factcheck0001:
all these woke farmers self

I am telling you about what I av been doing for decades n u are telling me it's wicked.

Madam I am not killing it but putting d knife beside it so she can hatch virtually all.

Does it work??

deluba:
Is there a WhatsApp group for chicken. Kindly Add me if there is One or You create one for All of us to join to connect better and making the learning more daily from each other

I prefer keeping everything here so that more people can learn.

Osanoghodua1:
I had to reduce the sizes of the pics as I couldn't upload big pics.

Usually, about 2-4 of my hen are always incubating, so when 3 hatches simultaneously, I'll merge 2 of the chicks to one mother.

Pls how do you that without hen rejecting them