I know you are looking for an excellent feed formula to make your broiler chickens grow faster and bigger. Congratulations! You are on the right page. A lot of poultry farmers are worried about the weight or low growth rate of their broilers. Some are even fed up and have… [Read More]
Brooding in Poultry Production
What is Brooding in Poultry Production? Brooding is defined as the management of chicks from one day old to about 8 weeks of age, and it involves the provision of heat and other necessary care during chicks’ early growing period. Brooding units are designed to house chicks from one day… [Read More]
How to Defeather Chickens Using Plucking Machines
The objective of this article is to show you how to defeather (plucking or removing the feathers) chickens and other poultry birds.
ISA Brown Chicken: Everything You Need to Know and Where to Buy
ISA Brown Chicken Breed is one of the most sought after chicken breeds in the world. Research has revealed that one out of 10 farms keeps ISA brown chickens. The reasons for that are not farfetched. Firstly, the cost of maintaining the ISA Brown breed is low. Secondly, they are… [Read More]
Simple Broiler Feed Calculator
In broiler farming or production, feed and feeding are very important because they determine how well your broiler chickens will perform. One problem of some broiler chicken farmers is that they find it difficult to determine the quantity of feed required to raise broilers from day-old chicks to 8 weeks…. [Read More]
Prices of Livestock Products / Commodities in Nigeria
If you want to know the current prices of livestock commodities in Nigeria, you are on the right page. Below are the prices of commodities or products such eggs, live and dressed chicken, live and dressed beef, live and dressed pork, live and smoked fish, Day Old Chicks (DOC), Point… [Read More]
Concentrate Feed Explanation and How to Do the Mixing
What is Concentrate Feed? According to Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO, 2000), Concentrate feed is a feed used with another to improve the nutritive balance of the total and intended to be further diluted and mixed to produce a supplement or a complete feed. A better explanation of… [Read More]
