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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 h...

 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 ...

  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...

 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 s...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

Add caption CASSAVA  is a root tuber crop very common in Nigeria. its starchy and contains carbohydrate. it is usually eaten in many forms, it can be processed to garri which is used for swallow and soup,it can also be prepared and pounded to fufu which can also be swallowed .its very come with many homes in Nigeria as its part of the stable food eaten in Nigeria. cassava can also be boiled and eaten with red oil however its a particular cassava which has reduced starch content. cassava can also be processed to flour which can be used for bread and other baking activities, but however for the purpose of our study we are looking at the process of planting cassava so that we can learn how to plant cassava and achieve great results from the sales of the farm produce. The first step to planting cassava is land preparation which begins with using tractor to prepare the land,or where tractor is not available bush clearing and chemical application as discoursed earlier . Cas...

MAIZE  is a crop which is consumed by almost every family in Nigeria . its a crop that has a very large market presence due to its value in food security,but there are many ways you can add value to the maize before sales to increase the market demand for the crop. By adding value maize can be converted to powder and sold to in a packaged form to form what is called corn meal , this meal is very popular in many families in Nigeria. Maize can be processed to flask which can either be taken as breakfast of Dinner,because of finance Farmers  can go into negotiation which companies that do the production and i can guarantee you that you cant even meet up with the demand for the maize cob supply. Maize is very high in Demand in the poultry industry as it serves as the major energy component of the chicken feed and a supply deal negotiated with such feed companies is hardly meet. Maize can also be boiled or roasted that market depending on your location in Nigeria is booming ...

This is a pictorial and analytical explanation of raising birds from day old to maturity using broilers , But note that the birds used in the illustration are not from same farm but they from different farms but with proper illustration on the current size and age as to what is generally acceptable. after successfully building   a broader or cage as the case maybe, the next step will be to wash the broader using detergent and hypo or jik as the case maybe sometimes u may have to get to your vet doctor and ask for available disinfectant , this is done to make sure the broader is free from any microbial organism and viral organism which if not remove may live as a para cite on the birds and cause more damage due to infections. And the bad news is that they weaken the immune system of the birds thereby making drugs not effective in treating the birds. This picture shows after wash of a broader ,it will be allowed to dry at least for a full day to make sure that the...

In raising birds we have recommended drugs and vaccines that are to be given to the birds diligently, This drugs and vaccines are supposed to be given to prevent likely viral and bacteria attacks on the birds , as you know of the saying that PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE. This is true because when bacteria or viral infection attack the birds they weaken their immune system and thereby leaving them vulnerable.But when the treats are given it prevents this break down. Sometimes because of human activity in the farms some bacteria may follow a farm to his farm ,thru the objects we carry in to the farm thats why Bio security is advised, but where the bio security fails to arrests such situations we have available treatments for such. The calendar for raising birds are available for those who buy their day old from us or those who request such from us, the reason behind non pasting it for everyone to see is to avoid mistakes in the usuage ,But anyone one that needs it can simply chat M...

The First step at raising good birds starts from having a good brooding house,once u put up a good broader to house the chicks ,the next thing will be quality of birds. Here in Nigeria we have many good hatchery that can give you good day old chick. But its always good to consider what your target market is , to enable good decision on the type of bird needed.what am saying here is that some broilers are better for body weight such birds will be more beneficiary to a target market of Frozen meat seller.While broilers that will give u good height ,shinning red crown and weight such broilers are best for life sales during festivals . while in buying cockrails some times your locality decides on your choice of colour , some places prefer the black cockrails to the white and some may even prefer the brown to the black or white but all in all the have same management system but colour differentials. for the benefit of new poultry owners or intending poultry owners we offer deli...

We shall be looking at raising birds for Domestic purposes and for commercial purposes. Moat especially targeting festival periods in Nigeria. During this learning we shall be looking at the best ways to make money from the sales of Broilers and Cockreals from the Day old purchase ,vaccine timetable and application of Drugs and vaccines ,pen management ,feeding and general poultry management.

We shall be looking at maize we have two main colours of commercial maize in Nigeria, we have the yellow maize and the white maize Depending on your location in Nigeria both Maize are very commercially viable. As for me, i prefer the yellow maize because in my location in the south west, the demand for the yellow maize is higher.  Most consumers here believe its sweeter, For me i cant really say so, But in business the customer is the king so i plant the yellow maize . The plough attached to a tractor used in ploughing Some people may ask what specie i plant, First of all any good hybrid seed will do well using the best farming practice ,But i plant Sammaz 39 That dosent mean that its the best but thats the better one always Available to me some farmers even prefer some trusted local breed due to its adaptation to their environment but i dont go for that Because sometimes it may back fire. In farming the first step to a successful Harvest is land clearing depending on t...