Do you want to rear chickens with low mortality, highly rugged, with a high feed conversion rate? I’ve got good news for you. It is the Noiler chicken, also called neola, or nuwella; Noiler birds are 5 times better than our local bird and 3 times more disease-resistant than broiler chickens. The Noiler is a … Read more
Organic poultry farming is an extensive system of rearing chickens. It is extensive in the sense that chickens are raised under natural conditions. The conventional system of rearing chickens is an intensive system; this is because chickens are kept in a controlled environment, alien to their physiological and metabolic activities.
Over the years, there are some untrue beliefs that have been associated with chickens. These beliefs are native and baseless scientifically. They are usually related to the physiology and performance of chickens; you are familiar with these myths and perhaps, you believe them as well. It is high time you got liberated and faced reality … Read more
One of the qualities of an egg produced by domesticated laying chicken is the condition of the egg shell; other qualities are the egg size, egg weight, egg color, and yolk color. A hard-calciferous egg is more preferred by consumers, either for home consumption or breeding.
Are you planning to rear broiler chickens up to an average weight of 3kg for 6 weeks with a low budget? This guide is for you. You learn ways to reduce costs on every stage of your production; right from week 1 to week 6. Rearing broiler chickens is unarguably a very lucrative agribusiness. Broiler … Read more
Having difficulties with raising chickens in deep litters? this guide is to help you achieve your desired result without additional cost. When setting up a poultry farm, housing is one of the most important factors to be considered. A deep litter system and battery cage system are the major types of housing for poultry birds. … Read more
Poultry feed is composed of several ingredients; not just ingredients but those of nutritional value. Over 60 percent of the total feed composition is made up of grains, such as corn, wheat, sorghum, etc.; they are energy sources.
I have found out that cassava products can replace up to 50 percent of corn in chicken feeds. As an animal nutritionist, I have taken the responsibility to proffer means of feeding livestock at low cost; part of my findings is the use of cassava chips and cassava pellets as chicken feed ingredients without compromising … Read more
Poultry farming is one of the fast-growing agribusinesses across the globe. Like any other business, poultry farming in the rainy or cold season could be very tormenting; it is characterized by a reduction in daylight which will greatly affect the feeding pattern of the chickens, high humidity, to mention few effects. I know farmers that gave up on poultry farming all because they could not cope with the effect of the rainy season on their production. It was obviously not encouraging.
Poultry farming is very interesting especially when you can identify the chicken breeds you are keeping. Many poultry keepers do not really know the names of the chicken breeds they rear; rearing chicken is fine but the ability to identify chicken breeds with pictures is super cool. In this article, you will find pictures of … Read more