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1. Try to join forums strictly for poultry owners not just Nairaland,poultry farmers forum.


2. Start with day old,make sure you write your data..i was in a farm of 120,000birds no one kept a single journal,you need to start from day old in other to know the exact amount of feed each quantity would consume for more seasons to come.

3. Why you can store feed,make sure you don't overstock because feed gets spoiled too.You will do well to have metal cans because of rodents as the feed attracts lizards and rats alot.

4. Try to attain not more than 18% of your total chicks are "deceased" by egg laying period and you have done a good job,a mortality rate of over 20% is too high...i raise chicks from day old at home till maturity and in 200 for example not 1 die not a single one.

5.My first set of chicks die one after the other,they kept dieing the first 5 sets if you experience this don't fret i learnt that's how it starts,as i speak nothin i rear dies like that....

6.Quickly clean litter as this reduces Ammonia which in turn enter thru their nostrils and reduces their productivity,try to clean litter in a good time ( If your litter starts to smell too much before you clean each time you have allowed ammonia to turn ammonium gas ) it in turn affects the bird's appetite and on the long run productivity.


7. Read books and articles,if you're too busy to read books try youtube videos,get data and search for Videos,you can learn well this way.

8. Continuity is key...Doing what is right continuously is what success is and nothing will stop you...

9. Try to work on getting markets before they reach laying stage ( Never rely on a single customer even if he buys a million crates weekly )

I hope this helps

I say one every business thread i post on just like this that the foundation for every failed business is " is it very lucrative ".The Bible says every labour has profit in it,and if you check every productivity requires profit to be made for any such venture to be a business....With this perspective i always say anyone that goes into business with the mindframe of is it really lucrative will only last a short term in business.

1. Write down the pitfalls you think you may experience in any business field..writing it down will help you determine if you will cope or how to go thru your seasons of entanglements without quitting,poultry is very productive and very lucrative but if the chain of management is not well managed from the breeding till the distribution of your resources it turns out to be a problem.

2. Poultry is very productive but very labour intensive,i managed a poultry farm of about 120,000 birds and i forgot i would have to be carrying bags of feeds daily which didn't enter my mind before i undertook the task,after carrying 4bags daily over a distance it not only wearied me it wearied all the labourers on the property who came quitting one by one.Farm design to cut down labour should be in place and maintenance to avoid deadlines should be put in place,get extra vaccine,get the right vaccine,get unexpired vaccines,get a veterinarian close just in case,maintain hygiene to even prevent excess ammonia buildup

and most importantly

3. Start small,if you wish to start forget deep litter or this start with saw dust on clean cemented floor,clean it regularly,if you intend to have 1000 birds first season start with 100birds,learn the ropes...learn from errors and get your self set for third season getting it right...the market is big for more of us to come on board...

I welcome u onboard

On how to advertise your business to 1M Nigerians read this thread :

https://www.nairaland.com/3042905/grow-business-advertise-1m-people

ONE WAY TO SOLVE THIS FRAUD ONCE AND FOR ALL IS TO GET AS MANY PETITIONS AS POSSIBLE IF WE COULD GET ABOUT 1000 PEOPLE FROM THIS THREAD WE CAN ALL MAIL NCC ABOUT IT....I'M SURE NCC WOULDN'T IGNORE 1000 MESSAGES FROM 1000 DIFFERENT PERSONS ?

ANYONE UP FOR THIS ?

THE SAME FOR ME AFTER JUST 11DAYS WITHOUT HEAVY USAGE GLO SENT ME A TEXT I'V GOT JUST 200MB LEFT AFTER 11DAYS WITHOUT HEAVY USAGE....YOU GUYS SEE ME SEE CORPORATE FRAUD O..

@Daninya1 I feel very bad about your experience and forgive those who post thrash in this very serious thread.I advice you try doing some research on google about people with similar experiences and get first hand advice about what to do to resolve the issues at hand.Secondly i like to recommend online counseling sessions with internet doctors and get very good counsel about what to do....

...Don't let it keep you in your closet,speak to right sources of information and get much needed help you need

God Bless you...

I thought i was the only one,for the past 3years GTB has been deducting per money paid into my account,the minimum of 50naira almost per deposit.I have been withdrawing immediately funds comes in and move it into another place but i've decided to part ways with them,They deducted 5,000naira a single time i deposited some money like that...it happens over and over...wake up to the resurrected banking fraud.