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1. is there any difference between black Cockerel and white cockerel? 2. which one grow faster between black Cockerel and Noilers? 3. I bought some Noilers sometimes ago, two out of them look like black Cockerel, I told the woman selling cos I bought them at four weeks old, the woman told me they are all Noilers that some noiler have black Cockerel colours too. They are all grown up now, but I noticed those two that look like black Cockerel grow very big and with massive weight, they are two time bigger than the other Noilers that I bought same day, I told the woman today she still insist they are noilers. 4. On foreign turkey, which one is Nicolas breed and which one is exotic breed? which is the best between the two? I need to know about black Cockerel, lots of people, especially old women here are asking for the black cockerel, the women selling used to tell them, there is no black Cockerel again in the market. I noticed the price difference between black and white cockerel is much

Sorry for derailing the purpose of this thread.
1. is there any difference between black Cockerel and white cockerel?
2. which one grow faster between black Cockerel and Noilers?
3. I bought some Noilers sometimes ago, two out of them look like black Cockerel, I told the woman selling cos I bought them at four weeks old, the woman told me they are all Noilers that some noiler have black Cockerel colours too. They are all grown up now, but I noticed those two that look like black Cockerel grow very big and with massive weight, they are two time bigger than the other Noilers that I bought same day, I told the woman today she still insist they are noilers.
4. On foreign turkey, which one is Nicolas breed and which one is exotic breed? which is the best between the two?

I need to know about black Cockerel, lots of people, especially old women here are asking for the black cockerel, the women selling used to tell them, there is no black Cockerel again in the market.
I noticed the price difference between black and white cockerel is much

They would have be four weeks old today, but everything have been sold off last week, even the last 20 remains have been sold, the man will come and pick them early tomorrow.

Fish- meal is not a natural fodder- feed for chickens . It does not benefit the health of chickens and can cause more harm than good , not only for the chickens but also the consumer.

khalazi:
I was told it boosts their growth and to be honest it worked.

waooo, Noeloge82, aysnoopy, Jidestroud. is it advisable to try this experiment?

What is the benefit of mixing fish meal with chickens feed?

MERCHANDISER:
Agrited broilers supplied by Neologe

100 chicks
Mortality 4 3were lost in transit 1 died this morning

sorry about the loss fellow farmer. Noeloge82, I'll be ordering for mine this coming week or upper week

alakara:
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congratulations, but u need to get a weighing scale of urs

I will get one before the end of the year. Thank you sir

Highorbit7O16:
Hello everyone, please I started this wonderful poultry business in the early part of this month, precisely September 1 with 150 broilers. I've been able to raise them to almost 4 weeks now and they are very much healthy with good weight.
The very first buyer I approached yesterday at the market to advertise my broilers started bargaining at a very heartbreaking price of 900#, I believe broilers of almost 4 weeks should cost more than this.
Please if anyone can refer buyers to me, I'll appreciate it a lot. I plan on selling at 1300. My farm is at Iju ishaga, Lagos. My phone number is 090 122-09515. I'm also on whatsapp. Thank you and God bless.

Let guys and people in the neighborhood knows you sell broilers, come to different thread and advertise on Nairaland.
You'll surely sell them off since you are in Lagos

gbemmytop:
Good deal!

Thanks, I sold 35 for her, when I heard she bought from a farmer at 1600 last week, I wanted to feed the rest very well and sold for 1600 also from next week Tuesday

noeloge82:
When u consider feed to be consumed from now to next week u will discover that this deal is very good
Pls sell it with happiness

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Thank you my mentor, I'll sell and order for another DOC, hope I can still make 3.5kg before December 20th if I order first week of next month?

aysnoopy:
I believe you'll be making about #500 on each birds. U can sell if you're okay with d deal.
And if u think leaving till 4 weeks will increase d profit, u can weight. But remember you'll feed dem.
So I think selling Now is d best deal.
Goodluck

Ok, than you sir, I'll sell 50cfor her and leave the rest till next week

Hello fellow farmers. I started with 100 DOC which I booked from Noeloge82.
It was delivered on the 1st of this month, they are 3 weeks and three days old today.
One woman that hawk chicks in the street came and begged me to sell for her at #1400 each. initially I wanted to sell them for #1500 each at 4 weeks.
Please farmers, is the price okay, I want to sell 50 for her, and leave the rest till next week. she will be coming in the evening

Exactly 3 weeks old today. Agrited delivered by Noeloge82

Funlag:
u have to introduce it gradually not just all of a sudden...u can introduce grower for like 4-5 days and den finisher

Thank you, the pellet I am using is starter pellet. 3-4 weeks

Youngext:
Been trying to upload these images for days now,
This is what they look like at 4 weeks!

Which feed are you using?
I changed from crumbles to pellet for my three weeks old, and they stopped eat like before.
Their weight and size gradually going down

Funlag:
its coryza...get a good antibiotics

Doxygen 20/20

gungab:
Good Evening Farmers.

Please which week can I introduce Grower mash to my chicks.
They will be 4 weeks on Tuesday, considering the cost of Starter , I don't think I can afford 1 bag again.
And also, is it advice able to use Gomboro and Lasorta for them from week 6&7 respectively.
Please your contribution is needed
Thanks

Please update us with your medication schedule.

1b8m:
at 3weeks, you should use about 5bags of feed else you'll be underfeeding. Below is a standard performance chart for Ross 308. You'll notice that at 21 days they recommend 1218g (i.e 1.218kg) cummulative feed consumption for a chick. Multiply that by your 91birds, you should get 110.838kg. Divide this by 25kg/bag and see if you're underfeeding or not.

The best way to check your progress is by weighing at intervals.

Anyway, you may be right, but I don't think I am underfeeding my birds, they will be three weeks old on Tuesday, and I am on the fourth bag

MERCHANDISER:
You are right....

Please Redomi try upgrade your feeding trough to a bigger one.It will reduce feed wastage and minimises disease transmission and most importantly administer amoxicillin or neomycin. The birds looks like they are down with Salmonella

And for the feeder trough, I will manage the four aluminium feeders with the Bamboo Feeder I made myself. I will look for rope to hang them tomorrow

See what Imo State Task Force did to a poultry farmer for not having the state's emblem on his car... Thousands of a day old chicks lost...

MERCHANDISER:
You are right....

Please Redomi try upgrade your feeding trough to a bigger one.It will reduce feed wastage and minimises disease transmission and most importantly administer amoxicillin or neomycin. The birds looks like they are down with Salmonella

Thank you sir, I will give them tomorrow, but they are all healthy except one that has fowl pox

aysnoopy:
They could av been more bigger if u use iron feeder
This tray feeder can transmit disease very fast and it's even stressful washing and scrapping dere poo

I have just four iron feeders, but it wont be enough for them, I'm planning to buy five more on Monday.
To wash this tray and dry it Everytime i want to feed them is too stressful

19 days

I upgrade their feed from New hope 510 crumble to New hope 511 pellet

Couldn't get the scale to measure their weight.



Thanks to my boss Noeloge82 and to Jidestroud for the advice in the beginning of this project.

They are 19 days old today

Hello good day my fellow farmers. Here is the update about my birds.
One of the street farmers that has been discouraging me finally came to my pen house this evening and was very happy to see how grown my birds are, he advised me to start selling from Monday, he said he can get me buyers that will buy each for #1500.
Thereafter, he move on to my noilers cage to check, thank God he came, I would have lost them all, I complained to him that they are not eating like they used to eat before, he noticed they are weak, he raised their arms and behold the multitude of small tiny insect like lice moving all around their body. Immediately he bring out his phone and call one madam for the spray, he promised to bring it very early tomorrow.
When he was leaving he remind me to give them the last Lasota and the woman will come for it on Tuesday, I told him to keep calm, that I want to wait till days 28 for the last Lasota.




Sorry guys, I want to take one of my birds to a guy for weight measurements, I'll update you later

Amb25:
What feed are you using?

New Hope Extra Starter 0-2 week broiler starter The sellers refers to the feed name as "Professional" Yellow bag

Two weeks old,

One week old

Day old from Noeloge82

1b8m:
i estimated 10bags for the 6weeks I'm going to raise them. My target is atleast 2.5kg average live weight.

About your feeding, are you sure you're not underfeeding them? From what I learnt from experienced people like emmaachile and turks, 100birds would consume atleast 20bags of feed in 8weeks. Breaking that down, the 1st 4weeks should take about 6bags of starter while the remain 4weeks should take 14bags. If you're at your 3rd bag at 3weeks, you may be underfeeding those 91 birds

What's the average weight of your birds and please Could you share a picture of your birds?

I don't have scale to measure their weight, but you can imagine how big they should be if women selling chicks in the street could be begging me to sell for them at #900 at two weeks.
I trust the feed I am using
and I trust my feeding plan.