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Never been a better year.Merry Christmas. No siddan for house today.
24/12/2023

Never been a better year.
Merry Christmas.
No siddan for house today.

Welcome to March, the 3rd month of the year.I hope that you and your household prosper and be in good health.Stay safe!T...
01/03/2023

Welcome to March, the 3rd month of the year.

I hope that you and your household prosper and be in good health.

Stay safe!
Take care of your pet also!

13/02/2023

Today let us talk about heat stress in poultry.
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09/02/2023

Where in the livestock value chain do you fit in?

Talk to us about your intentions and we wil develop you a good plan.

05/02/2023

HOW TO MAKE YOUR BROILERS GROW BIG

Every poultry farmer knows that broiler is sold by weight

You need to also be aware and know the sales peak of each festive period to dispose your birds

But then, how big should your chicken be to attract customers?

What size does the Customers actually want? This is relative.

Let's go deeper.

The festive buyer wants big chicken, some others want 1.2 to 2.0kg and more.

But then, the Nigerian poultry market does not have a uniform standard for dividing chicken into big and small sizes. There are customers who consider 3.5kg chicken as big while there are others who consider any chicken less than 5kg as small.

The size of chicken considered as “BIG” therefore depends on your type of customers.

Now, most buyers of live chicken are sensory based buyers. They gauge size by what their eyes see and what their hands feel. They do not usually rely on any weighing scale for measurement.

It is therefore important that your birds are both big to the eyes and heavy to the hands. Big birds that do not have weight will not sell.

From my personal experience, I categorize festive buyers into regular and premium customers.

The regular customer buys chicken weighing between 3kg to 4.5kg. With the right care, these Broilers should be between 6 weeks to 10 weeks of age.

The premium customer however buys Broilers weighing above 5kg and aged 12 weeks above.

Now, if you have chickens on ground, you should by their age, already know the type of customers you are targeting. Is it regular or premium?

No matter your target customers, it is important your birds add weight quickly so that you can meet up with the deadline.

I will briefly itemize a few things you should do to achieve the desired weight gain quickly.

1. Buy and use only high quality feeds.
This is not the time to economize on feed cost. We have time against us and growth. Low quality feed take a longer time to give result, feed with aflatoxin hampers the whole process. Since we don’t have all the time, I advice you use the highest quality feed you can find.

2. Feeding ad libitum.
By this I mean you should stop heaping feed for your Broilers. Give them as much as they can eat at a time. The more they eat, the more weight they gain. This method will also help you save a lot of feed.

3. Maximising the night
Give your birds light in the night so that they can eat for a few more hours everyday. At the minimum, your birds should have constant light at night for the first 4 weeks of their life.

4. Vitamins water.
Vitamins are necessary to complement the feed and increase appetite. Make sure they have it in their water as required. The best to use in the first 2 weeks of life is the aminoacid based multivites before making a switch to just multivites. This will build a faster immunity.

5. Sanitation
Dirty environment reduces appetite and supports the spread of diseases. You do not want your birds falling sick at this critical time.

6. Give all necessary vaccines and medication.

7. As the birds begin to grow, sort them into different groups according to size. The big birds should be separated from the smaller ones so that each has access to food and water equally.

I do hope these tips helps you.

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