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29/08/2021

Common Mistakes made by New Farmers:
These mistakes are made by new poultry farmers as they don't have any previous experience. It is advised to the new poultry farmers to be very cautious when starting a new farm to avoid these mistakes.

1. Approaching the poultry farming directly without any training/course/guidance/experience.
Solution: Before starting your poultry farm, it is advised to undergo some training. If training is not possible then, do the poultry farming under the guidance of experienced poultry farmer.
2. Not doing proper research about the poultry farming industry.
Solution: Before starting your poultry farm do a research about the industry, read out articles on How to start poultry farming. Also, do the research of local market to get knowledge about the industry. Ask the experienced people around you about the challenge in the poultry industry.
3. Being overexcited. (Slow and steady wins the race.)
Solution: You must understand that poultry farming is a delicate process. You will be successful in poultry farming when you will do all the steps properly. Have patience and follow the process. You will be a successful poultry Farmer.
4. Suffering Mortality and loss.(Experience is the key.)
Solution: If you suffered loss and mortality in your first attempt then don't get discouraged. Every mistake acts as a stepping stone to your success. Try to find out the mistake that you made. Avoid those mistakes next time.

23/08/2021

Common problems experienced by Every Poultry Farmer and their solutions:
Following are problems faced by every farmer during their career as a poultry farmer. These problems are mostly common and lead to a major loss. Keep special attention on these.

1. Find the perfect supplier: If your chicks are unhealthy then you won't have a successful batch. Always make sure that you buy chicks from the trusted sources. Someone who can provide healthy chicks at a reasonable price
2. Not taking care of chicks, not providing the proper vaccination or medicine. If Disease occurs. Note down the symptoms. Do not panic. Consult your fellow farmers. Ask for expert advise. Consult a Doctor. Give the medicine in Proper dose. If the disease is extreme in a category then try to contain it.
3. Improper location of the farm, near the unhygienic area. Do not construct a farm near a pond site or water body.
4. Maintain clean farm. Make sure that you have done farm antibacterial and antiviral hygiene audit before bringing the chicks to the farm.
5. Bad brooding: This is the main reason for the mortality of chicks in winter. Make sure that there is proper brooding. In winter days, provide proper heat to chicks.
6. Poor air quality: Make sure that there are proper ventilation and airflow on the farm. In the summer days, make sure that the temperature of farm in maintained. Use fogger if necessary.
7. Viral, Fungal and Bacterial diseases. These diseases can be caused by coming in contact with external people. Try to avoid the exposer of other people to the farm. They can also be the carrier of these diseases.
10. Impure water: The water that you give your birds should be clean. If should be free from contamination. Constant water test and treatment are recommended.
11. Overcrowding of birds: If you are crossing the limit of your shed capacity, this might lead to the improper growth of birds. Maintain normal stocking density.
12. Cannibalism: Make sure that you cut the beak of birds. Due to this birds will not harm one another.
13. Improper growth. Make sure that you give high nutrition feed to your birds. The quality of feeds matters a lot. The feed that you give to the birds should be proper, to improve their health. Make sure that you have number of a feeder than expected. Twice the number of expected feeder and drinker should be kept.
14. Low profit due to less weight of overall batch. You as a farmer will notice that there are some birds which will be larger in size and weight. Some birds will be smaller in size and weight. To gain the maximum profit from the batch follow the following steps. It will help you maximize the profit.
a) If possible sell your batch is few steps, do not sell the whole batch at once. Separate the birds with better weight from the batch and keep them in one compartment. Sell the birds will the better weight first.
b) Once larger weight birds are sold. The farm becomes little free. It gives the smaller birds a chance to grow to their maximum weight. And then sell the remaining birds following this same procedure.
17. Improper downtime: Farmer is always in a hurry to start the next batch after selling the previous batch. Do not hurry. It is very important for every farmer to make the farm completely dry. Clean the farm completely. Let the air flow inside the farm. Open the farm for air intake. Make the farm antibacterial and antiviral. Once your farm is completely cleaned. Then start for the next batch.

12/08/2021

Litter management is one of the keys for broiler performance and quality, and for maintaining good animal welfare standard.

30/10/2019

Jesco Agric. Consult, a subsidiary of Simple and Steady Concept Ent.®, offers various services as follow:
Our services are:
Animal treatment & vaccinatiom
General farm consultancy
Feed formulation & analysis
Farm fumigation
Farm design & construction
Supply of poultry equipment
Sales of day- old chicks
Sales of old layers
Sales of point of lay
Writing of business plan & feasibility
study
Managment operation such as beak
trimming, castration etc
For enquiry contact: 08053384903, call or whatsapp.

21/04/2019

APPEARANCE OF FAECES IN CHICKENS AND THEIR SOLUTIONS
* Droopin with blood ~ Coccidiosis.
* Greenish drooping ~ late stage of worms, ND Newcastle Disease, eaten not well dry materials or eaten alot green vegetables if free-ranged., fowl cholera.
* White, Milky running drooping ~ worms, gumboro disease (Infectious bursal disease) IBD.
* Brown runny drooping = E.coli infection.
* Yellow and Foaming drooping ~ Early stage of Coccidiostat.
* Black dropping ~ possibility of internal bleeding or too much of proteins.
* Clear or watery running drooping ~ stress or infection bronchitis..!
SOLUTIONS
For Coccidiosis = Toltrazuril base drug, Amprolium, Amprococ, Embacoc, Vitacox e.t.c
To deworm = Ivermectin base drugs and it also work for lice.
For Newcastle disease (ND or NCD) = laSota vaccine.
For Infectious Bursal Disease (IBD) = Gumboro vaccine.
For Fowl Cholera/Typhoid, infection bronchitis, E.coli = there are many strong Antibiotics drugs that care for these like = pure oxytetracycline (oxytet), Enro, vitacox, Doxycycline, Erythromycin e.t.c .
For Internal bleeding = you have stop and pend the Antibiotics drugs using at that period then place them on vitamins for 3-5 days. Consigning the too much of proteins, one need to amend the feed formulation by analyse and runs the test at lab, and if you're purchasing finished feed report to the supplier or change the feed.
For the stress = is likely you stressed them for particular reason, like transferring from one place to another or they have too much heat or lack of unbalanced, instability and insufficient of water or feeds. All these are highly in need of amendments then place them on vitamins to compensate. Thanks.

29/01/2019

*Poultry Farming For Beginners – 8 Things You Need To Know*

BY CHICKEN FARMING

It is expected for new farmers to venture into poultry as a result of the widespread belief that poultry farming is the better road to get into agriculture. To some extent, this perception is true, but from an Agric-Tech Information point of view, it is not always true.

It may be a thing to practise poultry farming in your garden but another thing once you incorporate business dynamics. This is what we have highlighted today in this article. This post will highlight the operations and the dynamics that help you as you venture into poultry farming. Here are eight things that you should keep in mind before you start a poultry farm business:

*8 Things Poultry Farming Beginners Need To Know*

1. Feasibility Study
Conducting a feasibility study is a crucial starting point. Once you finish the feasibility study, you will view and approach the business with a better understanding of what it takes. A feasibility study on your farm will unearth the viability of your business on all fronts such as technical viability, operations viability, and business model viability. A well-organised outline in the feasibility study of your farm should include the introduction, technology, industry, product, market environment, regulations, financial projections, and risk factors.

2. Make A Financial Projection
This is among the most overlooked parts of a feasibility study that business owners ignore and we have to shine some light on it. It does not matter if you are starting with little capital, make your financial projections. Poultry farming is like any other business, and with any business, the aim is to get profit. If you lack any experience in running a poultry business, it is possible that you are overestimating your numbers. You may also end up shooting yourself in the foot since the lack of a projection can hinder the proper valuation of your business. Nevertheless, a decent financial forecast, income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow analysis, will give you a better picture and you may be surprised by the numbers.

3. Business Plan
The first two factors that we have discussed are the elephant in the room, and when you consider them, you can go ahead to draft a business plan. Luckily, your feasibility study will ease the process of writing your business plan. The business plan for your business will characteristically feature the way you intend to grow and sustain the business. It should include the executive summary, operations plan, business overview, SWOT analysis, sales and marketing, and the management team.

4. Poultry Management
For anybody who has been in the poultry farming business, they can agree that if things are correctly done in the first year, a lot of hitches can be evaded. In this case, avoid being the farmer who reaps a lot of money without securing efficient management for the poultry farm. Your managers should comprise of a poultry specialist, farm maintenance team, an accountant and the logistics team.

5. Poultry Niche
Poultry is a large niche which has several sub-niches. Fortunately, you already know that from the knowledge acquired during the feasibility phase. Your poultry niche defines a lot of things such as where and how you purchase your poultry feeds, equipment, and medicines for enhanced treatments. It is important to mention that poultry niches include hatchery, meat production (broilers), egg production (layers), poultry consultancy services, poultry processing and packaging, and the sale of poultry equipment.

6. Equipment And Live Stock
Many hatcheries can deliver day-old chicks to your location. You will want to choose the one that is closest to your poultry farm and the one that has a proven delivery record. This also applies for the feed suppliers too. You have to consider the latest watering, feeding, and lighting equipment that will save your labour expenditure. You also need to link up with a respectable vet. You need to consult a doctor who will visit your farm regularly and who is available in case of a crisis. Ask your vet to give you a schedule for medication and vaccinations.

7. Preparing For Arrival Of Chicks
You should clean and disinfect the poultry house and allow it to rest for at up to 7 days before you place the chicks. Also, you should sterilise and clean equipment like the feeders, brooders, and drinkers. Fresh litter such as straw and wood shavings should be used to make the nest warm. The litter provides insulation and soaks up the moisture from the chicks’ droppings. It also prevents any damage to the chicken’s legs from the slipping on a slippery surface. You should ensure that the depth of the litter is between 8 to 10 cm. Before the chicks arrive, ensure that the feed and clean water are available.

Place the feed in flat surfaces or box lids to encourage your chicks to feed. At the early stages, you can introduce the chicks to water by placing their beaks in the water. You can also help the chicks to feed and drink by hanging a bright bulb one meter above the litter level. The source of heat should be installed 24 hours before the chicks arrive. Furthermore, you can encourage the chicks to eat and drink by putting their feed in silver-coloured trays, and placing decorated marbles in their drinkers.

8. Standard Operating Procedure
You have productively completed a poultry farming cycle, and you have gained some experience of running your poultry business. Good going, you only got started. Do you wish to have even more success in your next poultry farm cycle? Draft a standard operating procedure. A typical operating procedure takes into account your farm’s main processes and helps you to stay compliant and consistent. These are the factors that you should consider before you start a poultry farm and we hope they help your business.

25/06/2018

A Poultry Farm with Land measuring of 5.5acres of land (2.2 hectares) in Iware Village, Onidundu, Between Ibadan and Fiditi, with following description :-
1. A Deep liter pen with 3k birds capacity (9.3x30m)
2. A brood house with 5k doc capacity (9.3x11)
3. Battery Cage pen with 3,550bird capacity(3tiers)
4. Standard 3 rooms farm house
5. Storage house with 500bags of feeds capacity
6. Two standard toilets, tiled,WC and running water
7. Two industrial borehole (crystal clear water)
8. Flowing stream for aquaculture
9. Facing a tarred road
10. A generator set (5KVA Petrol)
11. Two Geepee/Storex water tank (5,000litres)
12. 40 unit of Dura oil palms, African cherry (agbalumo trees, cassava, pepper, cocoyam, 160 units of plantains and others.
13. Available Document is deed of agreement and red copy survey (Registered Survey)
14. Farm is located in Iware Village off Akinmoorin road, Onidundu Akinyele Area, ibadan.

30/05/2018

25/05/2018

Chicks placement proceedings

15/02/2018

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