jamp:

It depends on your location. Its around 6k-7k

davidzfarm18:
Urgent advice Pls.

My birds of 24+wks have been hovering on 40% production for almost a week.
I noticed pale coloured eggs, soft shell and white shell eggs. I equally noticed greenish poo & black poo.
I called in my vet and he adviced I deworm the birds immediately, give vitamins for 2days and repeat laxota. The last one was administrated on the 27th of last month.(3wks)
His reason was that the last vaccine failed.
he sited a similar case with his farm due too failure of a particular brand of vaccine which I equally used.

My worry is the black and green poo.
I had initially bought totravet for the coccidiosis(black poo) to be administered for 2 days and Neoceryl Plus for another 5days before giving the vaccine next week.
Should I follow the vet's advice or stick with belief that you don't vaccinate sick birds.

manya:
@Eggcellent, i have given them keproceryl a day after their arrival and also Vitalyte.
@Farmtech, i will give them Lasota on Monday 17th, that is when they will be a week in my farm. on 24th, i will give them Gomboro.
Thank you so much for your concern. As for the temperature spread, i have taken care of it now they don't form clusters. In fact the little birds are doing very well as of today their third day.
I welcome all suggestions from friends.
i am presently constructing a new house for broilers, 40feet by 12 feet to accommodate 500 birds. work has started today.

AkayTopsy:
Urgent Advice Needed:

My young Pullets are due for MAREK'S Vaccination on Friday (Day22) based on my vaccination schedule,

1. But I would like to know 'how late is too late' to administer Marek's Vaccine in pullets.?

2.Since it is believed that hatcheries have already done the vaccination at day old, must it be repeated in farm?

Thanx as u respond.


From experience, day 22 is getting too late. unless proved otherwise by test. it shd be day 21.

Dorammy:
I also want to know if layers ve a different kind of STARTER feed from broilers. Am anxiously waiting pls someone help. Its my first time, and I was encouraged by all d stories on dz thread and others here. I love farming, with so much passion. Pls

davies427:
. Bros u cant raise layers n broilers in the same pen. U have to seperate dem first of alll. That all me i can tell u

Dorammy:


Thanks for responding. Am goin home now, will seperate dem immediately. How about the feeds. Can I give them d same kind of starter feed? Btw am female . Thanks a lot.

davies427:
Gm house. I noticed that my birds have lice, we treated dem wit lice meds, a week later. Lasota was due n it was given. We gave them water for the rest of the days. Soo on tuesday we started dem on antibiotics wit vitamins n now production has drop from.90 crates to 84 crates. Informed my vet today of this finding
He told me to continue wit the antibiotics vitamin. But i am thinking since we treated wit lice med, and followed wit lasota. We shld follow up wit vitamin n let dem take dat for couple of days b4 we proceed with the antibiotic vitamin. Pls i want to knw if i shld follow is instruct or just give vitamins for few days.

davidzfarm18:
The great FarmTech. Thanks.

macdot:


You will feed broilers with broiler starter while you feed the layers with chicks mash.

AkayTopsy:
Urgent Advice Needed:

My young Pullets are due for MAREK'S Vaccination on Friday (Day22) based on my vaccination schedule,

1. But I would like to know 'how late is too late' to administer Marek's Vaccine in pullets.?

2.Since it is believed that hatcheries have already done the vaccination at day old, must it be repeated in farm?

Thanx as u respond.

FarmTech:

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Ff ur vet's advice.

AkayTopsy:
Thanx to all for your responses both online and through phone calls.

Attention Farmers in Abuja and environs. I got this from my Vet Dr.

FarmTech:

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Are the feeds different in ur area? In mine you use broiler start for both broilers and layers.

AkayTopsy:
Thanx to all for your responses both online and through phone calls.

Attention Farmers in Abuja and environs. I got this from my Vet Dr.

davies427:
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Oga farm tech. Wat is ur reasons. Cos me i did nt follow his advice today oo. We placed dem on vitamins. But the antibiotics vitamins will be used in a couple of days. Pls explain y u said i should ff the vet advice

FarmTech:

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Bc if they're brooding infectn currently, vitamin alone cannot handle it.