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Dear farmers, when is the best time to take in chickens targeted for Christmas sales?
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I'm having same problems at the moment. After deworming them I have used Aggracox, Embazine forte at separate times. Later I used Pure Tylosin. I have also used Amoxycol and and Lasota. This morning I used the Scent leave, bitter leave, Dogoyaro leave, and some cloves. I tire.
#poultryclinic
Greetings great farmers.
My birds are 2 weeks and they're sick.
I have treated coccidiosis with embazin forte, centre sulphaquinoxaline, centre dicox and they still dying and still pooing blood.
What should I do next, cos l'm tired
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No mortality yet
Dear poultry farmers, What can be improved?
(Question from a beginner)
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Hey farmers and intending farmers, set a reminder for my upcoming Space. Would be an open discussion where everyone is welcomed to share their fears, struggles and wins in Agriculture. #framersdicuss #youthinagriculture teapawt.net/i/spaces/1DXGyvWWpoNJM
Sometimes, cheap isn’t always better. Do not compromise on the quality of your feed. The consequences are too expensive. Do you agree? #catfishfarming
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Egg sizes are largely influenced by:
A. Intrinsic factors:
1. Breed
2. Health status of the bird
3. Age
B. Extrinsic factors
1. Feed
2. Nutritional supplements (multivitamins, amino acids)
3. Weather
4. Management practices
Ultimately, onsite investigations & proper history will be the best resolve to figure.
Also if a farmer induces/forces "market friendly sizes" from birds under wrong circumstances, cloacal prolapse will be the list of the problems.
@vetkonect will help connect the farmer to a Vet in the location to help out.
In Agriculture generally, sourcing from a reliable source is key. Be it seeds or animals. One way to reduce mortality in catfish farming is being cautious of where you get fingerlings from. Bad fingerlings, no matter what you do, is just going to be a huge waste of time & money.
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- Where are the birds sourced from?
- What are the vaccination plans in place?
- Orientation of the building and general environmental care?
- Feed given to the chicks; finished feeds or formulated, brand name?
- What's the heat control rate of the pen?
- What was in the pen before you stocked it with birds?
- what's the general practice daily in the pen?
#poultryclinic
Question: “Hello guys am new in this poultry farming. this is my pen, the birds are dying massively
Just two weeks old are they doing well?
Need urgent advice from my fellow farmers”
In the full episode available on our YouTube channel, our interviewee did a full break down of the profit analysis on 1,000 birds. Check that out to further understand how profit works in poultry farming especially in Nigeria.
#poultryfarming
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