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This will only make them big without any corresponding weight. Protein in good but your fish need more than protein to grow well. NO SINGLE MEAL that is better than formula. Your info is misleading. In fact after three months is better to give more of plant protein and reduce animal protein. as your fish grow they need protein which can be gotten from plant sources. Imaging I have 5000 pieces of catfish and u tell me to feed them with maggot and egg only. Like how many pieces of egg will feed them in the morning and evening sir. ? THIS YOUR MEAL IS JUST SUPPLEMENT. not a substitute for formula. From juveniles your fish need noting less than 20% carbohydrates which your meal can't provide. I DISAGREE SIR

you're entitled to your opinion sir, you must not agree, but don't drag others with you. I currently run 8000 capacity fish pond with constant supply of infertile eggs, maggots & poultry mortalities. I utilise the availability of poultry farms and hatchery in my area. you sound like a theoretical person to me, we're in practical era Sir, wake up.

CHEAP WAYS OF RAISING CATFISH
Many catfish farmers have complained over the high cost of raising catfish over the months. The question is, how can a farmer break even with the current high cost of feeding? It is either the farmer sells the catfish at a good price or he reduces his cost of feeding. But it’s difficult to sell at high price because of the low bargaining power of customers making most farmers to sell below their cost of production. So the farmer should look at reducing the cost of raising the fishes.
One important rule in raising fish is “Protein Gives Protein”. Catfish feeds are expensive because it contains high level of protein and that is what your fish needs. Even if you decide to do local feed formulation, if it is not proteinous enough, the fishes won’t meet their expected target weight making farmers to spend more on feeding with poor results. Always ensure your feeds contain high protein.
If you are making use of earthen pond, create time to remove the mud because catfish has the ability to hibernate inside the mud when the water level is low or during harvest (thus they can hibernate inside dry mud for months without water). Removing the muds before stocking helps you to locate hibernated fishes. If neglected, your fingerlings would be eaten when the older catfish comes out of hibernation. Some farmers boast of having some extra big catfish within 3 months, those are fishes that came out from hibernation.
It’s better to start catfish business with juvenile ages because they would have passed through proper time of rearing from the breeder farmer. When you get your juveniles, don’t feed them until 24 – 28 hours of arrival to your pond so as to reduce the stress and shock from transportation and change of pond.
For the first 6 weeks feed your catfish with the best feed, this to enable them grow fast, the growth index of catfish at the first 6 weeks is very important because it will determine how big your catfish would be at harvest.
Have a feeding site. You must have a particular place where you feed your fishes, most farmer make the mistake of spreading feeds across the entire pond, this leads to feed wastages and water pollution because the fishes won’t be able to locate most of feeds making them not to grow as expected. Feeding your fishes at a particular site ensures proper consumption of feeds by the fishes because they know where the feed is coming from.
Cover the surface of your pond with nets so as to prevent entrance of predators such as snakes, alligator, birds etc. these predators constantly eat and reduces the population of your catfish without you even noticing until your harvest.
Constantly remove green algae from your ponds because they reduces the oxygen content of the water.
If possible, pass electric bulbs (AkT bulbs or any fluorescent white bulbs) through your pond, about 80cm high from the water surface. Switch on the lights at night to attract insects that would be eaten by your fishes.
At the 7 week, reduce the catfish pelleted feed intake by 50% and supplement with maggot. Maggot contains high protein and is good for fishes. You can get maggot from poultry farms or you can culture it.(50% pelleted feed, 50% maggot).
At the 9 week, further reduce the pelleted feed to 25% and supplement with condemned eggs. Thus 25% pelleted feed, 50% maggot, 25% condemned eggs. You can get condemned eggs from poultry farms or poultry hatcheries. Most hatcheries disposes their unhatched or infertile eggs while some sell them at cheap prices.
At the 10th week, stop your pelleted feed completely and introduce rejected day old birds from hatcheries or poultry mortality. Rejected day old birds are those that have deformity which cannot be marketed and sold as normal birds at the hatchery, you get it for free or buy at a cheap price from hatcheries. Poultry mortalities are dead birds in the farm, most farms bury or burn their mortalities because it’s a waste to them, but to the catfish farmer, it is feed.
From the 11th week till harvest feed your fishes with maggot, condemned eggs, rejected birds and mortality. Just give them pelleted feed one in 3 weeks; you will be glad how big your catfish would be.
My next post would be how to prepare these conventional feeds and increase its level of palatability before giving it to your fishes. You can add my signature for quick follow up.

Farming is not just an occupation; it’s a way of life- Onyekwe Nduka Prosper

let me share my experience with you, I stocked 1700 catfish juveniles in my farm early august. I only bought 50kg of vital feed to boost their growth. when I ran out of feed, I fed them worms from my poultry farm, unfertile eggs from poultry hatchery and chicken mortality till date. thus I will be ready to sell the fishes January 2017. imagine what my profit would be like, even if I sell @ N400 per kg, I will still make profit.
my advice is that you locate a farm that help you with worms, mortality and unfertile eggs and unhatched eggs. this will help reduce your cost of feeding.
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many people spend money on Rabbit formulated feeds thereby increasing their cost of production. but as for me I give them fresh grasses. my rabbits don't drink water because they're always on fresh grasses. even if I put the water,it will remain untouched. also availability of fresh leafs provides the necessary vitamins and minerals needed for good growth and health. I have recorded just one mortality since my 4 years of raising rabbits.
I will share some of the grasses I give my rabbits

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The earlier you sell your eggs the better for you because eggs lose in size as it ages

The first thing is to have market for the eggs, secondly you should hire or have suitable car or bus for egg transportation, thirdly know the farm price of the various sizes of eggs. Eggs are graded into small, medium and big sizes, their prices also varies

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