jidestroud:
What a night!!!

Been up by 1:37am to the noise coming from my chicken coop. On assessing the cause, it turned out to be a pouch rats attack. Tried killing it, but it got away. Lost few birds to it. (All matured birds, legs all broken )

I never knew pouch rats could kill full grown roosters oooo.

Sorry for your loss. You might need to get cats again.

jidestroud:
Great News

My DIY incubator I made proved to be worth it after all. Six (6) fertilized eggs were used for the experiment. Today marks the 23rd day of the incubation. 4 eggs out the six eggs hatched so far. I will wait just one more day to see if the two remaining eggs will hatch.

I will be starting another thread on the incubation process for my kuroiler birds. This time around, I will be using 30 fertilized eggs.

Would love to know more about how you control the incubator. It seems you had very good hatch rate. How did you control the temperature and humidity?

Good News

Finally, something to put a smile on my face after the late night saga. I got some palliatives delivered to me. This will go a long way in feeding my locals, Noilers/Kuroilers.

Item gotten
1 bag (50kg) Maize
1 bag (50kg) Guinea corn.

On second thought, I think I'm going to make fodders out of it. Let's see how it pans out.

Farouq94:

Sorry for your loss. You might need to get cats again.

Still can't bring myself to terms I lost my beloved cats. I was told it even kills little kitten on rare occasions.
For now, I am deploying traps around the coop.

Farouq94:


Would love to know more about how you control the incubator. It seems you had very good hatch rate. How did you control the temperature and humidity?

In setting up the incubator using the smaller box, I made use of a 40watts bulb as my source of heat. All I did was make sure I got the temp right to range 37°C (with little variations though, fairly within range) with the help of a thermometer. After two days monitoring and seeing that is was constant, I introduced the fertilized eggs.

On humidity, I just made sure there was water in the little plastic placed inside at all times.


Note:
I'm still trying to get the temperature right in the bigger carton I built to hatch the 30 eggs. i.e the 60 watts bulb. Also, going to incorporate a thermostat if i do get one soon.

gbemmytop:


Boss, Pls kindly explain how to use Garlic, Onions, Ginger nd pawpaw leaves as organic alternatives in poultry biz and their functions.
Thanks

On the use of ginger/garlic (I do not use onions at all), bitter leaf, scent leaves etc. I have carefully observed and monitored how the birds responds both in terms of treatments and as a preventive measure. It is still a work in progress as more and more organic combinations are still being exploited.

The ginger/garlic works well against a range of poultry diseases i.e coryza, worms, e-coli related, salmonella etc. In some cases, you will have to introduce one or two other ingredients to make it more effective.

The pawpaw leaves (& bitter leaf) extract works just fine for me in treating coccidiosis. Also, adding other ingredients has proved to be more effective in treating severe cases. Bitter leaf plus scent leaves extract.

Administration of the extract in most cases is done through drinkers, mixed in their water with exception of severely sick birds that are given orally, forced down their throats with the use of the syringe.


I am still working out a chart that works just fine for me


Note
I wouldn't advise a total switch all at once to organic without proper knowledge of poultry diseases and its signs. Another thing I must point out is, treatment takes time.

jidestroud:


On the use of ginger/garlic (I do not use onions at all), bitter leaf, scent leaves etc. I have carefully observed and monitored how the birds responds both in terms of treatments and as a preventive measure. It is still a work in progress as more and more organic combinations are still being exploited.

The ginger/garlic works well against a range of poultry diseases i.e coryza, worms, e-coli related, salmonella etc. In some cases, you will have to introduce one or two other ingredients to make it more effective.

The pawpaw leaves (& bitter leaf) extract works just fine for me in treating coccidiosis. Also, adding other ingredients has proved to be more effective in treating severe cases. Bitter leaf plus scent leaves extract.

Administration of the extract in most cases is done through drinkers, mixed in their water with exception of severely sick birds that are given orally, forced down their throats with the use of the syringe.


I am still working out a chart that works just fine for me


Note
I wouldn't advise a total switch all at once to organic without proper knowledge of poultry diseases and its signs. Another thing I must point out is, treatment takes time.

Thanks so much boss for this comprehensive explanation.

jidestroud:


On the use of ginger/garlic (I do not use onions at all), bitter leaf, scent leaves etc. I have carefully observed and monitored how the birds responds both in terms of treatments and as a preventive measure. It is still a work in progress as more and more organic combinations are still being exploited.

The ginger/garlic works well against a range of poultry diseases i.e coryza, worms, e-coli related, salmonella etc. In some cases, you will have to introduce one or two other ingredients to make it more effective.

The pawpaw leaves (& bitter leaf) extract works just fine for me in treating coccidiosis. Also, adding other ingredients has proved to be more effective in treating severe cases. Bitter leaf plus scent leaves extract.

Administration of the extract in most cases is done through drinkers, mixed in their water with exception of severely sick birds that are given orally, forced down their throats with the use of the syringe.


I am still working out a chart that works just fine for me


Note
I wouldn't advise a total switch all at once to organic without proper knowledge of poultry diseases and its signs. Another thing I must point out is, treatment takes time.

Sir
I would like to chat with you offline.
How can I get in touch?

BetaThings:


Sir
I would like to chat with you offline.
How can I get in touch?

@RockkLee on Telegram

Thank you sir

My fellow Nairalanders, pls between saw dust and Rice dust, which one is preferable for litter?

jidestroud:


In setting up the incubator using the smaller box, I made use of a 40watts bulb as my source of heat. All I did was make sure I got the temp right to range 37°C (with little variations though, fairly within range) with the help of a thermometer. After two days monitoring and seeing that is was constant, I introduced the fertilized eggs.

On humidity, I just made sure there was water in the little plastic placed inside at all times.


Note:
I'm still trying to get the temperature right in the bigger carton I built to hatch the 30 eggs. i.e the 60 watts bulb. Also, going to incorporate a thermostat if i do get one soon.

Okay thanks. I’d love to see how the new incubator turns out.

Please Mr jide have been following you bumper2bumper advise a sister I want to go into poultry for egg production which bird can u advise of me to purchase and where to get it ,all suggestions is well come frm peeps thanks

coputa:
You mean the birds are matured to be slaughter at 7 weeks.

yeah. Really matured birds ready for consumption.

Toysakins:
Please Mr jide have been following you bumper2bumper advise a sister I want to go into poultry for egg production which bird can u advise of me to purchase and where to get it ,all suggestions is well come frm peeps thanks

noiler birds are really rugged and nice for egg production.

Good news

Just spotted one of the eggs hatching from the self made incubator...

Now I can share in full details without fear. Still expecting more to hatch in the next few days.

jidestroud:
Good news

Just spotted one of the eggs hatching from the self made incubator...

Now I can share in full details without fear. Still expecting more to hatch in the next few days.

Uhnm . Nice to hear this + development... Can't wait for details

I need a month old Kuroiler, if you have any update please dm or Call me on 08094800567

I will be needing upto 600 - 1000 pieces, to be delivered to Lagos mainland around Onipanu.

Oga Jide, please i need your digit, got something to discuss

chukskafor:
Oga Jide, please i need your digit, got something to discuss

@RockkLee on Telegram

@jidestroud Boss i follow you reach here kindly share how the incubator was made with us

jidestroud:

@RockkLee on Telegram

Noted

Since my tomato nursery is going to take a while before any serious activity, let me do a quick raising of Noiler Chicken for a month before disposing them off .

Initially thought of 600 birds, but later scaled down to 350 due to market factor.

Preparation before arrival
1. Cleaning, scrubbing & washing of makeshift brooding room with detergent & Izal. Walls inclusive.

2. After drying out, I applied baking soda in little quantity, spread all over the floor. Wood shavings was then poured on the floor as a covering.

3. Cartons were used to cover the wood shavings. This would be in place for the next 3 days.

4. Their drinkers were introduced with water already mixed with glucose in it.

5. The chicks were then introduced one after the other dipping their beaks in the drinker.



Today Marks, Day 1

Total Birds: 354 ( plus the additions)
Mortality on arrival: 3 chicks dead.

Regarding the Heat, I've got 2 200 watts bulb and my Air-conditioning unit supplying heat. Everything looks fine and good so far.

What about the erractic power supply?

jidestroud:
Regarding the Heat, I've got 2 200 watts bulb and my Air-conditioning unit supplying heat. Everything looks fine and good so far.

Sterope:
What about the erractic power supply?

Power is relatively fair around here. It's about 19hrs of power daily. I should be worried of my bills instead.
Come to think of it, I stopped brooding using any form of heat source for a while now. Why use heat if the room temp is just right?

Lucky you.

jidestroud:


Power is relatively fair around here. It about 19hrs of power daily. I should be worried of by bills instead.
Come to think of it, I stopped brooding using any form of heat source for a while now. Why use heat if the room temp is just right?

jidestroud:


Power is relatively fair around here. It's about 19hrs of power daily. I should be worried of by bills instead.
Come to think of it, I stopped brooding using any form of heat source for a while now. Why use heat if the room temp is just right?

Very true. Which is why having a brooding room saves a lot of costs for farmers. I noticed that the room my incubator is in is always warm, so when my chicks hatch I just leave them there for about a week. And I don’t spend extra money providing heat for them. I just left a thermometer there to know when the temperature drops.

My 20 by 30 feet pen house in preparation of the festive season. I will embark on roofing today. I am first timer with little experience but with a very experiences mentor guiding me. The plan is to raise 400 birds for Christmas.

@jidestroud. Which do you recommend, doc noilers, kuroilers, or broilers?

@1b8m

Go for broilers.