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Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by AkayTopsy: 4:39pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
eggxel: I buy directly from the hatchery. zartech no is 08055990399. Call the guy and ask him to send u their account no after getting the price and available date it is as simple as date. Mind you tpt of the birds is on you but you can plead with him to help you give the birds to the regular drivers that bring birds to fct. communicate with the driver whom you will pay the tpt cost on delivery as to where you will pick ur birds. SHIKENA 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by fnk: 4:55pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
yemmit90: Gotya! |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by fnk: 5:54pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
just4just: The truth in business or production is that the more things go through process, the more valuable it becomes. In my farm I have a processing house, there we have a de-feathering machine that can de-feather up to 15 birds per minute, we have a long granite table with 3 big stainless sinks, we have a big gas burner to boil the water. So, the guys kill the birds in batches, soak them in the hot water for about 1 minute, then put them in the de-feathering machine, within 1 minute all the feather comes off, they pick them up, put them in the sink and remove any stubborn feather, clean the chicken, remove the guts cut off the head, neck and legs. rinse them off and put them in a cooled clean water, from there they are placed in the packaging bags, we have couple packaging machines, one is mostly used for cut chicken and the other for whole chicken. Most of our chickens though are packed in whole. They are labeled, weighed and priced. In my precessing house, we have 3 freezers to hold newly processed chicken, from where we send them out to our outlets and or the our customers. Depending on the orders, we can process about 400 birds in 2 hours. Remember, this is a mom and pop operation, but it can keep body and soul together as a business. 7 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by eggxel: 6:30pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
AkayTopsy:@AkayTopsy; thanks alot sir for the prompt response. I appreciate u sir 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Tmex(m): 7:12pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
yemmit90:you are right, but I got ma birds for 160, thats why its not possible to sell for that price. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by kevin96(m): 7:14pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
fnk:Hmmmm..lovely......were is your farm? Can someone pay u a visit? |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by fnk: 9:55pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
kevin96: Sure you can, I am not around now though. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Tmex(m): 10:40pm On Jul 24, 2015 |
fnk:ok boss, I ll be patiently waiting, am in ikorodu. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by icemania: 1:18am On Jul 25, 2015 |
Hi everyone, I need your advice and guidiance, I am looking to start a poultry, the thing is I know practically nothing about poultry farming but am hoping my mind can be nurtured by the Gurus in the house. I have about 2.5 Million that am hoping to invest in the business, so please guys share your knowledge and wisdom. Thanks. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by fnk: 1:43am On Jul 25, 2015 |
icemania: Have you read this thread from page one to this point? I will strongly advise you. That is what I did, and it was pretty helpful. 1 Like |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by fnk: 1:45am On Jul 25, 2015 |
Tmex:Ok, buzz me here anytime after the 15th of August. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by AkayTopsy: 7:29am On Jul 25, 2015 |
@icemania in addition to reading the entire thread. I will also suggest u do a mock investment in your backyard and raise few birds to maturity. that way you can get small experience. All the best. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Trueigbo: 8:47am On Jul 25, 2015 |
Eggcelent: Are u saying its better to feed the birds more in the evening. Lets say I have birds in the cage n they eat 5bags daily, so I should give 2bags In the morning and 3bags in the evening. What happens when the feed runs out between 10am to 3pm |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by adebamtech(m): 2:20pm On Jul 25, 2015 |
Still moving up with production. now my pullets reached 50percent plus yesterday. hope to breakeven and start making profit soon. here is the pix of my backyard pen house. any suggestion is welcome to improve laying. 1 Share
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Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 10:11pm On Jul 25, 2015 |
Trueigbo. Birds adapt to whatever feeding regime you adopt. Yes, it's better you give them their feeds in the cooler parts of the day only; early morning & late evening. And at least 60% of their daily feeds requirements should come in the evening. Between 6 in the evening when most birds would have finished their feeds for the day & 7 the next morning when most farmers give morning ration is a period of 13 hours. Birds need to have sufficient feeds stored in their crops for use overnight to compensate for energy expended in eggs formation; a process which is usually consummated at the night hours. adebamtech. Such a nice project you have there. I'll suggest you limit the turkeys' access to the pullets pen. The former are carriers of NCD which is dangerous to pullets. Meanwhile, you will be well advised not to expand beyond your present capacity as doing so may lead to issues with heat stress, especially between November & March. Success. 1 Like |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 12:58pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
House, please, what causes a laying bird to develop a purpleish (light blue) face/wattle? And what are the suggested treatments? Thanks. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by eggxel: 9:17pm On Jul 26, 2015 |
Eggcelent:Eggcelent, from sources i have read, a purplish face/wattle might indicate a respiratory illness or a heart condition; it may also be seen when the weather is really cold and also in fat overweight birds. Questions would have to be asked whether only one or several birds are affected; whether it is only noticed when the layer is active or persists even when at rest; whether or not there's also difficulty in breathing and facial swelling; whether the birds are overweight? Consider feed reduction for overweight birds, warmth during unduly cold conditions +/- application of vaseline on their wattles; a source suggested putting aspirin in their drinking water if a heart condition is suspected as it helps and it is safe; and when a respiratory illness is suspected especially when the purple/blue wattles are noticed with difficult breathing & cough, d specific cause shud b identified and treated. A vet's opinion may be sought as well. My theoretical 2 cents. Im quite certain my elders in the house will throw more light sir. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Juliana7: 3:36am On Jul 27, 2015 |
@laposta, pls can OREGO-Stim be purchased from a vet store and what is d health/nutritional functionality of orego-stem to d birds. Thanks |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Eggcelent(m): 6:06am On Jul 27, 2015 |
eggxel. Thanks. Your submission is quite instructive. Will act on the suggestions. Gracias. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by EZEUDENE(m): 6:51am On Jul 27, 2015 |
adebamtech:plz is ur turkey local or foreign? |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by pharmmylovey: 7:45am On Jul 27, 2015 |
Good morning, everyone. Please does anyone know where I can rent a cooling van for business? It is needed very urgently. Thanks. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by pharmmylovey: 7:58am On Jul 27, 2015 |
fnk: Sir I saw your post and I am indeed excited. This is the line of business I am dreaming about. I want to raise broilers, process and have outlets to sell them. Can I visit your farm please? I will be very grateful. I need a personal discussion with you so as to know everything I will be requiring. I am convinced you won't let me down. Thanks a bunch. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by jamp: 8:50am On Jul 27, 2015 |
hello house. we have decided to sell our first batch of layers and the second batch. this becomes neccessary as we experinced drop in production due to lice. the birds will be exactly 2yrs by monday next week. also the decision was taken to enable us concentrate on the 2,000 DOC coming this week. we hope our third batch will start laying this week. to assist us keep our customers. we also intend to add broiler to our next batch(experiment) its really with heavy heart and tears that i sell them. Am selling at a giveaway price of N900 |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by just4just: 10:37am On Jul 27, 2015 |
jamp: Where is ur farm located. How many birds are for sale |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by laposta: 11:39am On Jul 27, 2015 |
Juliana7: Animal Care is the authorized distributor of Orego-Stim in Nigeria. If you can reach out to any of their outlets, I'm sure you'll get there. As for benefits, please visit the link below for previous experiments done with Orego-Stim Orego-Stim Boosts Layer Performance |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by jamp: 5:03pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
just4just:Apo Abuja |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by eggxel: 7:22pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
jamp:@jamp, my brother sorry about d unsavoury experience; wish u better days ahead. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by davidzfarm18(m): 7:57pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
jamp:Sir, I still maintain my point that you don't need to sell the birds especially the Batch B. smone on this thread experienced severe drop in production as a result of administering ivermectin. He was adviced to use vitamins and the birds are bounced back two weeks later. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by Juliana7: 8:24pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
@laposta, thank u sir, for ur prompt response to my question, i hope it can also be use for broiler cos d link u provided was only talking about pullet/layer. Thanks |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by segun1976: 8:40pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
davidzfarm18:I thought @Jamp stated that the farms are about 2yrs old. So is it bad if he sells now?? |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by fnk: 11:55pm On Jul 27, 2015 |
pharmmylovey:No wahala, but I am not around now, should be back in the next couple weeks. Remember, my farm is in Lagos some in the Lekki Epe express way area. |
Re: Starting A Poultry Farm (a Blog) by davidzfarm18(m): 1:38am On Jul 28, 2015 |
segun1976:Batch B. |
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