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 SHELLESS EGGS OR SOFT EGGS   If you are poultry farmer who farms for eggs or keep laying birds for eggs production this may not sound new to you , But if you are an intending egg farmer this is a situation where your laying birds lay eggs that have soft shell eggs , this eggs sometimes break immediately they are laid while some times you  may see them where you pick them up you will notice their shell are too soft and even sometimes if birds are on the floor or deep liter system immediately its laid other birds drink this egg .   This may start from a bird before some other birds may join in laying such egg .  This situation is mostly caused by newcastle disease in the farm First cure is make sure your farm have BIOSECURITY you should prevent people from just entering your farm anyhow no matter how small you consider your farm to be. And if people must enter put a mat or deep where they must deep their legs inside a disinfected water and wash their hands this helps to keep the safe th
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STARTING A LAYERS FARM

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 STARTING A LAYERS FARM              Starting a layers farm is not very different from starting a broilers farm , However its important to understand what is a layers farm. Layers farm just like the name suggest is the farming of laying birds , Laying birds are birds kept for egg production this eggs are sold for consumption although some breeder farms , farm laying birds to use their fertilized eggs for the purposes of hatching day old but here we are concentrating on the farming for eggs for sales and consumption . Female birds lay eggs but some specifically are designed to lay more eggs than others , you may have been told that Noilers lay eggs , yes they do but they are not classified to be best layers so we shall talk about laying birds for commercial brooding . When considering keeping laying birds you have to understand that they are 2 ways to keep them its either on deep liter system or battery cage system . Battery cage system involves a system whereby birds are kept in iron c
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Difference between Noilers and Laying Birds in Egg production

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  Let's talk about Poultry NOILER birds  Many poultry farmers must have heard or seen  noiler birds, some even call it Israel birds,  some hatchery have even changed the name to  attract more market by calling it Dual or  Nobbler but all as same species of bird, the  noiler birds was first introduced to the Nigerian  Market as noiler by AMO hatchery it was a  science of combination of broiler and cockerel  traits in one bird, the idea behind it is to have  rugged bird that can withstand some  household disease and still produce meat and  egg for the owners  At the time of introduction there were many  resistance from farmers who did not  understand the breed at that time it was more  expensive than cockerel although cheaper than  broilers and pullets but with constant market  penetration has come now to compete  favourably but there are many farmers who  confuse this birds because of the market hype. First of all Noilers are good birds, they are  strong and can go on free range wit
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HOW TO ACHIEVE 2KG BROILER WEIGHT IN 6 WEEKS USING 100 BROILERS

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 BROILERS Birds are very high in demand for the production of meat to consumers , due to this  demand broiler is mostly sold by weight and many farmers find it difficult to meet up with the  consumers weight demand especially for super market and slaughter houses who prefer to buy 6  weeks old birds weighing 2 kg and above . so here we are discussing on how to achieve this great effort using 100 Birds  Make sure to buy healthy day old from a reputable farm Make sure to follow strictly the vaccine chat as provided by your supplier  now the major trick comes from feeding once your management is well taken care of , so here try and  Budget a total no of 16 bags of 25kg feed . In this budget you will budget 6 bags of super starter feed of 25 kg bags and 10 bags finisher feed  You will feed the birds with the super starter for the first 21 days and then switch to finisher until 6 weeks  Its very important to support them with promain or any very strong vitamin  In feeding make sure to alway
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HOW TO START A CATFISH FARM

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CATFISH FARMING is the act of keeping catfish sometimes it can be leisure or it could be for  commercial purposes , but for our discussion we shall be talking about keeping them for commercial  purposes . Catfish on its own is a type of fish many farmers prefer to stock it because of its ruggedness and this  makes it to have very high commercial value , catfish is also in high demand because it could be served  as barbecue , grilled , pepper soup , dry fish or even used to prepare soups stew or as side food ,  because of this it has an endless market demand . Now for an intending catfish farmer i will break down the process of starting and discuss this process  in subsequent discussion and in the interest of clarity i will answer any question that may arise so if you want to start a catfish farm the first thing to consider is  a, AVAILABILITY OF COMMERCIAL WATER b, SPACE / POND c, MARKET SURVEY d, CAPACITY e, STOCKING f, MANAGEMENT  g, SALES Like i said we shall be discussing each of t
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COST OF PLANTING CASSAVA

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Cost analysis for planting cassava In farming cost of planting differs from place to due to variation on cost of labour but however this analysis is to serve as a guide to intending farmers to avoid over charges We shall be using the cost of planting one 1 hectare as our basis of analysis Land rent ( 1 hectare )  = Depends on land owners Ploughing = 18000 Incase of not ploughing u can do clearing = 20000 TO 25000 Depending on negotiation Spraying of systemic herbicide ( labour cost ) = 4000 Systemic herbicide =1650 * 4 = 6600 Insecticide (1 liter) = 1800 Bundles of cassava ( This depends on the size of the Bundles but I shall be using 50 though it may not be up to that if its tired big in your location) 50*500naira = 25000naira Planting ( labour cost) = 15000 After two months of planting urea fertilizer is added = 2 bags * 7000 = 15000 First weeding (we use selective Herbicide) = 2500 * 2= 5000 Labour cost for spraying = 4000 Depending on the spec
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ANALYSIS OF COST AND PROCESS OF PLANTING MAIZE

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ANALYSIS OF COST AND PROCESS OF PLANTING MAIZE USING 1 HECTARE FOR OUR ANALYSIS THAT’S 15 PLOTS OF LAND, YOU CAN EITHER DIVIDE OR MULTIPLE TO GET WHAT WILL SUIT YOUR OWN CALCULATIONS. FIRST AND FORE MOST WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THIS COST ANALYSIS IS PECULIAR TO THE PRESENT LOCATION THAT AM USING THAT IS ONDO TOWN IN ONDO STATE NIGERIA. HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE DIFFERENTIALS IN YOUR OWN LOCATION. AGAIN, IF YOUR IN ONDO STATE THIS MAY SERVE AS GUIDE BUT NOT 100 % SURE COST AS AT THE TIME YOU WILL PLANT, THIS IS ALSO BECAUSE COST OF PRODUCTION IS NOT STATIC, INDIVIDUAL LABOUR COST DIFFERS WITH TIME AND LOCATION. HAVING SAID THAT, LETS GO………..; LAND PREPARATION USING A TRACTOR 1 HECTARE COST ABOUT 18000 MANUAL LABOUR VARIES ON THE NATURE OF THE FARM BETWEEN 20000 – 25000 SPAYING COST AN AVERAGE OF 4000 – 5000 PLANTING WE HAVE PLANTERS WHO CHARGE BETWEEN 8000-1000 FOR NOW, WE DON’T HAVE MECHANIZED PLANTERS AROUND. THEN SALES MOST TIMES ITS WET THAT IS IN HIGHER DEMAND AND Y
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