treasuremi1:
Good morning bro,ow is ur poultry doing? Pls what size of room did u put the 100 boilers and 20 turkey? Are u planning to change them to another location? Will the room contain them till they become old enough for sale? Thanks

Poc...I had the plan of ordering for 100 broilers and 20 foreign turkey when I started this thread,but I later changed my mind due to some reasons which I am still going to discuss here.
I eventually ordered for 160 broilers+10 extra,6 local turkey and 4 foreign turkey.
Sold 25broilers @ 2 wks,with mortality I think I'm now left with 125+ broilers in the pen.Turkeys are still in brooding.
The pen size is 12ft by 16ft.It can accommodate 100 adult birds.presently we are using like 60% of the pen so as to restrict birds movement.i am going to dispose more broilers at four weeks and retain 50 till Xmas.

Eggs now 18 today,being laid by 2 hens and none is ready to incubate. I'm so confused.

Day 21
3Rd and last day of anticossi.

What kinda feed do you give them?
Try and change the feed

tasho105:


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Fermented Feed

What the heck is fermented feed and why on earth would you want to give it to chickens?

Fermentation has been used for hundreds of years by many cultures to preserve and enhance foods. If you have ever consumed cheese, yogurt, sourdough bread, wine, beer kimchi or sauerkraut (just to name a few) you have eaten a fermented food.

The fermentation process uses naturally occurring bacteria to partially break down the food, improving its enzyme content and increasing its levels of vitamins B, C and K. It also makes food more digestible, and boosts the "usable" protein level by about 12 percent.

The other benefits to using fermented feed:
Feed consumption and waste will drop by 1/2 to 3/4 (this will save you money)
Poultry on a diet of fermented feed are generally healthier and less likely to contract disease
There is almost zero waste as chickens don't scratch through it, kicking it out of the feeder
Stools become more solid and many people report less smell in the coop and run!
Egg yolks of eggs laid by hens on fermented feed will become noticeably larger, and shells will be more solid

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Smartslim17:


Pls Wat is fermented feed, nd how did you prepared it? Thanks

How to prepare fermented feed;

Soak whatever feed meant for chicken in a chemical-free water in a bucket. Add 1-2 spoons of lactobacillus and mix everything very well, then cover it with water.Leave for 24-48hrs.At least once a day, or whenever you remember, give the feed a stir and add more water as needed to make sure they stay submerged.
When you start to see a layer of bubbles on the surface of your liquid, voilà — you have lacto-fermentation in process. The bubbles are the off-gassing of carbon dioxide by lactic acid bacteria. The water will appear cloudy and the top layer may seem filmy and foamy, but rest assured these are the normal effects of all that bacteria at work. You can simply stir the “scum” back into the feed when you see it.
Check by bubbles and by smell. When it takes on a strong and sour smell, you can scoop out and strain the appropriate amount of grains for your chickens and feed it to them wet. Watch them go crazy for it!

Hope this will be helpful

Smartslim17:


Pls Wat is fermented feed, nd how did you prepared it? Thanks

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Fermented Feed

What the heck is fermented feed and why on earth would you want to give it to chickens?

Fermentation has been used for hundreds of years by many cultures to preserve and enhance foods. If you have ever consumed cheese, yogurt, sourdough bread, wine, beer kimchi or sauerkraut (just to name a few) you have eaten a fermented food.

The fermentation process uses naturally occurring bacteria to partially break down the food, improving its enzyme content and increasing its levels of vitamins B, C and K. It also makes food more digestible, and boosts the "usable" protein level by about 12 percent.

The other benefits to using fermented feed:
Feed consumption and waste will drop by 1/2 to 3/4 (this will save you money)
Poultry on a diet of fermented feed are generally healthier and less likely to contract disease
There is almost zero waste as chickens don't scratch through it, kicking it out of the feeder
Stools become more solid and many people report less smell in the coop and run!
Egg yolks of eggs laid by hens on fermented feed will become noticeably larger, and shells will be more solid

Day 20 (09/08/17)

2nd day of anticossi.
Lost a 2 weeks old foreign turkey,she had been sick since arrival.
Fed birds fermented feed mixed with dried papaya,Bitter and scent leaves.

See pic

Turkey eggs now 16.Not sure of the number of eggs a hen can incubate.
I lost one of my 12 weeks old Noiler today .It's a great loss,bird has grown so big.The cause is still not known.Started giving others antibiotics.

Apologies for the break...

Day 17 (06/08/17)
Moved birds from brooding to main pen.9 Turkeys will still be in brooding for 4-6wks.
Mortality so far is 6 i.e 5 broilers and 1 foreign turkey.
Introduced birds to ginger and garlic extract.
Birds are liking the fermented feed.it has truly reduced their feed consumption.

Day 18 (07/08/17)
A neighbor picked 25 out of the broilers at N380 per bird.
Gave ginger and garlic extract-1 spoon to 4 ltrs.
4th bag of feed finishing today.

Day 19 (08/08/17)
Opened 5th bag of feed,expected to be taken for 3+days.
Started anticossi,to be taken for 3days.

mecuzee:
Nice one! I like the way you observe and monitor your birds! They'll perform well...

Thanks a lot...hope so too

Pls also enlighten us on medication and Vaccination of birds.This is one of the key area of poultry biz too

Lasota vaccine today and vitamins after.
Started giving birds fermented feed.it is good for them if properly done.i doubt if birds eat less with fermented feed.Gave them 4.3kg in the morning and 4.4kg this evening I.e 8.7 today.
A bag of feed finished In 3days.

Checked their weights today.
Birds are marked;
Unknown hatchery - black
Sayed - red
Male line - no mark
Unknown hatchery weighs most with 4.2kg,Sayed with 4kg and male line-3.8kg.will check again when they are 3 wks,I hope male line picks up.
Their pen is fully ready so broilers are moving out of brooding tomorrow,leaving the turkeys.

nwabuwa:
Doubts it is profitable.. Unless u sale for 600 - 700****or rather little or no profit..

not easy to get buyer forb4 wks Broilers.most people prefer to buy brooded broilers at 2 wks.You can make profit selling 4 wks at this price

See pic...

Turkey eggs now 13 today.it was 11 eggs yesterday I guess another hen has started laying but I'm yet to discover which of the other 2 hens.
I'm keeping all the eggs together so that they will be incubated by one hen-hope this is right.

[quote author=Yhemit post=59178900]sir update us about the money you have used on everything from day1 [/quote
I will surely do....including where and how I ordered for birds.

They are but separating them this weekend.chicks are moving out of brooding pen

No....not straight may be from their feed

I want to believe you are not done on this topic.
To properly educate and enlighten people on feed formulation,give them the formulas you use that is working for you.keep up the good work bro.

Gave them last feed for today-1kg

Started with 4.3kg feed this mornhing.
Thinking of fermenting feed to see if birds intake of feed would truly reduce.Learnt fermented feed is of good benefits to birds-google.
Gave birds another 2.2kg feed this evening,that makes it 6.5kg feed so far for today,might still give them more...
Check for birds weight @2wks tomorrow.


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My local turkey hen has been laying for somedays.i have 11eggs as at today,1 broke.
I hope the hen will be able to incubate and hatch.

Day 13:
Gave birds the last of 2nd bag of Breedwell superstarter(crumble)-1.8kg.
I couldn't get crumble so I bought starter mash @N4350 each.
Birds were very hungry and angry before the arrival of feed around 3pm.hope the damage would not be too much on them.
Lost another Sayed this afternoon.cause-unknown but I am still nosing...
Also got Iodasteryl-1200 and Amprococ-450
3rd day of anticossi.

nwabuwa:
How do u differentiate them, I mean different strain. Are they not in the same brooding box

They are marked from day old.
Sayed is red.Ordinary is black.Male line has no mark.

Day 12:
Gave birds 1kg feed this evening,that is 6.2kg for today.
Giving them the last of 2nd bag of feed tomorrow morning.
Stole some shots at their weights,got Sayed - 300g,Ordinary - 300g,Male line - 240g. Let's wait to check weights again at 2wks

Started with 5.2kg feed today.
2nd day of anticossi.
Birds are doing very well.
Waiting for them to be 2 wks before weighing them but they are getting big everyday.

Just gave birds 1kg,making feed consumed today to be 5.2kg

nwabuwa:
hope u r taking notes of prdn cost

yes.the basic ones.

Day 11:
Had to give bird 1kg feed around 1030pm and another at 530am this morning.
Started them with 4.2kg feed today,hope it will take them till night.
Started anticossi,to be taken for 3 days.
The pen rearrangement worked as no record of death due to stampede today.