How many bags of feed does it take to raise BROILERS?
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In this video, I share with you, how many bags of feed it takes to raise BROILERS
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Thanks bro. Just watched u do d cost analysis now. Again most of are interested in raising up to d 7th and 8th. How can we calculate plz. Then plz help us with their vaccination as well.
Please help us with their vaccine from day 1 to wk 4
Please do a video on the drugs from the first week to the 6th week pleeeeeeeessss
Self explanatory, no ambiguity just straight to the point. Kudos to you, the video has really simplified the costing for me. A bug thank you.
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This made my day. Detailed, direct, and simple to understand. Thanks, bro. I already subscribed with a thumb up
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I have watched several videos here on YT but this one stands out❤. it is so Practical and straight forward. Big up My Brother
Thanks for the encouragement
You should have been a maths teacher. Simplicity at it's peak 😊. Watching from Ghana
Haha, thanks for the complement
From cameroon really inspiring
Thanks
I like your teaching please keep it up thank you God bless you
Thanks
Thank you for teaching nice one👏👏👏👏
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Thanks a lot.. I needed this math so bad. God bless you.
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Thank you my brother which Jamaican don't understand
No problem
Thank you for sharing this method of feeding our birds, God bless you sir .
Modupe, you're welcome.
Very complete and appreciated bro big ups nigeria.greeting from uganda.remaining for layers
Nice connecting with you across boarder Eloyi Tom.
Will create a video for layers in the nearest future.
Thanks this video has really help me to know what I have and what am going in for
Wow, welcome in advance.
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Nice content...Watching from Kenya!
Thanks
🎉🎉🎉 you are good my brother learning from Zambia ❤
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@@farmsdiary so am planning to start with 200 birds and I followed up your calculations was happy will inform more on the progress thanks stay blessed 🙏
@lungucharles6827 you welcome
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Thanks you for this video
You welcome
List I forget, thank you so much your video for the feed budget was truly helpful. I appreciate.
Am glad it was helpful
Thanks for this educative content ❤
You welcome sir
Very insightful. At week 10, 11 & 12, what are the weekly feed consumption per bird?
Its not profitable to keep broilers past 7 weeks
@@farmsdiary I understand, however, just for knowledge sake, do you have an idea?
Thanks so much for the calculation of feed.
I was trying to check the cost for just 100 broilers in 6 weeks using your format but I lost out
Can you please help
Gibson, just try again, you'd get it right.
Very very helpful sir
Thanks and welcome
Thank you for your explanation,,,my question is why do you change feed product and why didt you use finisher?
I used the first feed to kickstart the broilers on a high crude protein, which makes the broilers start well, with weight gain.
Would have continued with it to the 6th week, but as a farmer, when I consider the cost of production that will increase, I switched to another starter with an appreciable crude protein, but cheaper (you know broilers gain over 8 times their day old weight within 2 weeks).
Finisher feeds has higher calcium, lower crude protein, but maintains the same energy level with starter. So since weight gain is my aim, within 6 weeks, I ignored finisher and maintained the birds on a high protein to the end.
For the calcium requirements that the finisher would have provided, I used calcium supplements to achieve it, in their drinking water
From the 6th week, broilers enter 80% into maintenance mode, and about 20% growth mode. So best to rush the growth within period that the birds are more in the growth mode.
Wow! This is very educative, thanks for the video. The week one how days old will the broilers be
7 days make a week for broilers too
I subscribed bcos I see you interact with your followers... Thanks and God bless.
I appreciate that
Very informative bro watching from Kenya
Am glad the video was valuable to you.
Very helpful weldone
You welcome
thanks for the video it was very practical, is there a video on layer feed consumption and if you have the time can you do a video on feed formulation because the largest cost is in feed i think farmers must look for a way to do partnership to produce there feed
Thanks man...
Will create videos on them soon
I really enjoy ur teaching but my question is what time should someone feed them. thank and God bless
They should be fed AdLib...
Meaning, their feeders should never go dry, from day 1 to the final day...
thanks, well done, but do you mean u will use starter feeds till 6wks?
Weldon bro you nailed it ❤
Thanks
Please, can you do a video on the proper drugs for broilers from the 1st week to the 6th week?
I'd do a video for medication schedule soon.
But note that it varies from one region to another, depending on the endemic issues, stages of growth and farmers strategies.
I like to starting farming chicken what can l due, is my fest time
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Am glad you found it funny
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Thanks for this information
You welcome
Pls how do you come about the one broiler consumption
Its a research that has already been carried out by the leading experts in broilers, globally. You can google broiler feeding guide
Which breed is best for this 6 weeks plan ?
Please can u also help with the drugs too
Ross is great for 6 weeks.
For the drugs, I recommend you contact your poultry vet to guide you properly
Welldone. Nice content
Thanks
Nice work up to how many kg did ur birds weigh after this expenditure
They weighed average of 3kg
Thank you so much for this my brother.
Uwc
I really enjoyed your analysis, can you give us the weekly weight gains; both the estimated and the expected as well as the actual weight gained per week. I just started a broiler farm but not using your approach yet.
I would love to get candid response.
Yes, I already did that in a series of how to raise broilers, which I did day to day in the playlist below link
ruclips.net/p/PLs-uUuOMZOfAwBHXxQuecwu1nBY0C661b
Congratulations on your new broiler farm and am glad you enjoyed the video.
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Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation in your video but the link on the weight gain per week is showing no result sir. Thank you
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Simple steps to follow in the calculation but I have a few questions
1st :Are the quantity of feed daily or weekly ? Per your calculation, it’s look like a weekly dose !!!!
2nd: the bags are sold per whole unit ( bag of 25 kg) so you can’t approximate in decimal but per whole bag per weeks instead of tallying the portioned bags at the end.
1. The feed quantity is weekly. But you can go further to divide each week by 7 (days), to get the days, but in doing that, note that the birds will not be able to finish the daily portion at the beginning of each week, but as the week progress, their appetite increase, so by the end of the week, they'd certainly finish the entire week ration.
2. The approximation is so as not to get you caught off guard... Its like a cushion effect.
Better to increase the budget a little, than to be short.
Hope you got my point?
Thank you for this lecture, please how many weeks is the final growth before sales of broiler, 6wks or 12 wks?
Thank you so much
You're welcome
Well done
Thanks
Thank you so much for the analysis. Is it advisable for one to formulate his own feed? If yes , kindlly do a tutorial on feed formulation. Thanks
Its advisable to formulate your feed, if you have the raw materials and time. By the way, formulating your own feed is way cheaper than getting commercial
No problem, will create the video soon.
Please I will like to ask why do you not use finisher? I heard finisher gives more weight than starter?
What gives more weight in feed is the crude protein it contains. Starters have crude protein between 20-22% depending on the millers specifications
While finishers have lower crude protein and more calcium, to give the bones more strength to carry the growing body.
@@farmsdiary thank you
Uwc
Please the learnt of the broiler pen
Is it the same with layers
No sir, layers have a different feed ration and budget
Thanks bro
You welcome
Thanks 🙏
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Thank you for this. What weight will this give please
An average of 3.2kg
Excellent ❤❤
Thanks 😊
Please, how much is 1 broiler of 6 weeks cost?
This is what it cost here
ruclips.net/video/dAal6zP66d4/видео.html
Which breed of broiler will you recommend for those of us living the in north central Nigeria, especially Abuja considering the weather condition
Generally there are different reasons to selecting breed of broilers to raise, but judging by the current temperature experienced now in north central, including Abuja, COBB 500 is the top on my list, cause they can tolerate higher temperatures than other regular available breeds.
Thanks for the response. So, during cooler season, what will you recommend
Ross 308
@@farmsdiaryplease what about us here in cross river, please which breed is good for to pick
@KateIya-eb8no I don't know the weather of cross rivers, but with good management, all the breeds available in Nigerian hatcheries can be raised there.
Thank you for this video. How about the vaccinations up to the 6th week for broilers?
Vaccination schedule is dependent on your location, cause diseases we vaccinate against in north central, may not be the same as yours.
So I always recommend you consult your local poultry veterinarian.
But here is what we use here
drive.google.com/file/d/1dF9Ah1cwx9P4x2cnIqhdlMQeATDfbyBw/view?usp=drivesdk
Thanks Dearest Beloved For All The Calculations; But You Did Not Also Inform Us How Must Will It Cost Someone To Purchase The 550 Boilers And Also How Much Gain We Will Have After The Marketing Of The 550 Boilers?.
I want to apologize for not including those data in the video, though this particular video was for feed estimate only.
But if you want to get an overall feel expense, returns and profits, I'd suggest you watch this video below
ruclips.net/video/fTXm5GHCOkI/видео.html
This is informative but I will like to know the consumption rate for the 7th to 8th week. Is it advisable to feed birds at night?
The feed requirement of a broiler at 7 weeks is 1.593kg and 1.691kg at 8 weeks.
Though to maximize profits, raising broilers for 6 weeks is best.
And yes, you can feed broilers at night, so they can meet up with their daily feed requirement and get to the target weight within 6 weeks.
So educative...thanks a lot..
Please, How much feed is a broiler meant to take in 7th and 8th week respectively?
Week 7 (1.593) Week 8 (1.691)
Jodie thanks for this reply.
What size of pan will be best for broiler, from week 1 to week 6?
If what you mean by pan are the feeders, then the chicken needs as much as possible that will carry their feed portions
@@farmsdiary I meant the house. What size of structure should be able to contain 500 birds from week one to week six?
Please sir,i bought new hope premium feed for #27000 here in Onitsha, please where can I get it in a low price sir?
Lol.
This video was recorded 2 years ago ooo. Currently newhope is 27k, and heading to 30k in some regions already.
What if you want to continue with new hope feed through out ?
That would have been interesting, but the cost, will compete with my returns at d end of raising and selling the birds.
Cause as a farmer, the number one goal is how to make bigger profit, in the shortest possible time, while reducing cost in the process.
@@farmsdiary Sir, I believe it’s garbage in garbage out, is someone can afford to feed them on Super Starter without the 6weeks, don’t you think it will also tell on the profit ?
Please can you rephrase this question a bit, so I can better under you?
They'd grow bigger, cause of the high crude protein contained in the feed, but when you consider the growth, and maintenance of broilers within the first 2 weeks, for profit sake, its advisable to reduce cost, by going for the next lower feed that has quality available.
Very helpful ooo , no be small money ooo Eziokwu, pls how much is the cost of a day old chick now thanks
It depends on the hatchery you have in mind.
Currently, all their prices are falling, and it is expected to fall further, because of reduced demand, as many farms have already started raising their Xmas broilers.
What should we be expecting from each broiler
You should expect;
Minimum of 186g at the end of week 1.
Minimum of 485g at the end of week 2.
Minimum of 960g at the end of week 3.
Minimum of 1500g at the end of week 4.
Minimum of 2100g at the end of week 5.
Minimum of 2800g at the end of week 6.
Good evening after following your training schedule on how to raise 100 broilers but still at 5weeks the birds are still very small please can you tell us at devine farm the next step to take
Sorry to hear that.
Please which hatchery did you get the birds from?
And do you have any poultry veterinarian nearby?
Thanks for the education, it really helpful. Is it necessary to feed broilers for 8 weeks? If yes, how do we calculate for the 7th and 8th week feeding? Thank you.
You can feed broilers for 8 weeks, but economically its not wise, cause 80% of the feed from 7-8 weeks goes to maintenance, while 20% goes to growth and weight.
But if you have reasons for keeping them that long, the ideal feed ration per bird is 1.593kg for 7th week and 1.691kg for 8th week.
@@farmsdiary thank you so much. Am grateful.
Uwc
What was the result after combining the two feed together sir
The feed, along side other farm management practices resulted to average weight of 3.2kg, at 6 weeks
Thanks
Thanks for this video pls on the 4th week to the 6th week my was 4.244kg so how much of feeds is that
I shared a video on how much it will cost to raise broilers and the first cost considered in the video was the cost of feeding.
Where you'd learn how to calculate what each kg costs.
So I recommend you check it, use the current price of feed in your location, to calculate for 4.244kg
Here's the video link
ruclips.net/video/4MhqZIjVr3E/видео.html
Please sir, how do you arrive at the number of feeds a healthy broiler consume per day and week per weeks? I mean how do you calculate that?
Kindly watch the video...
@@farmsdiary I have watch the video more three times today alone, and have not seen where you explain such. Plz sir kindly help me out here, so that I can know what a healthy Broilers should consume from 7 to 8 weeks.
The number was gotten from researches carried out by various professionals all over the world and hatcheries do give figures, if you ask.
The feed requirement of a broiler at 7 weeks is 1.593kg and 1.691kg at 8 weeks.
Though to maximize profits, raising broilers for 6 weeks is best.
@@farmsdiary okay,tnx.
How much will an 8 week old chicken fetch. A beginner also needs to know that so that he can know how much profit to look out for
It depends on how much you are selling and who you are selling to...
But to better understand what i mean better, I'd recommend you watch this video below
ruclips.net/video/QuWaQ8hLDqw/видео.html
Please how much does it take to buy that amount of broiler, I mean the one you bought?
It depends...
Prices are not constant. Increases with increase in demand especially towards festivities and other logistics factors from the hatchery and reduces when demand goes down.
Prices are also influenced from the hatchery the chicks are coming from, but in this video, the broilers we were expecting, came from sayeed hatchery (Ross 308 breed)
@@farmsdiary great insight really appreciate your content
Thanks
Well done sir. Well explained and I got value. Thank you
Am glad you got value from the video.
Plz can you recommend a good hatchery were I can order healthy day old boilers and turkey
What’s your location? This is important to consider
@@omotayoakinware3627 Benin city
Please sir how many bags of food can i buy for 50 broilers from day 1 to final week of marketing please reply is urgent
9.6 bags
To learn how the number of bags were derived, patiently watch the video
@@farmsdiary which is 10 bags approximately
@KateIya-eb8no yea,
Approximately 10 bags and food will be available to the birds, at all times, for 6 weeks consumption.
Kindly go through the video to learn how we arrived at that number of bags and also use google to check the weekly ration requirements as well.
Pls what is the expected weight of a bird from 4wk to 8wk?
Week 4 - 1.5kg
Week 5 - 2.1kg
Week 6 - 2.8kg
Note that it is dependent on the broiler breed, for instance a Ross breed out performs above expected, but stop adding weight from the 6th week, but Cobb struggles to meet the weekly expected weight target, but picks up from week 6-8
Another factor to consider is quality feed...
How can I get my broiler a day chicken
From any reputable hatchery near you...
Please how many bags would 50 chicken take for 6 week to grow to the maturity level
What is the cost of each day bird. What is the cost of medicine for the same 550 bird
For broiler cost of production, kindly watch this video
ruclips.net/video/4MhqZIjVr3E/видео.html
Pls how much is the cost of 3k broiler in the market ? Just so we can know the profit margin of the business
Kindly follow the video and do the calculations.
3,000 is quite large and the profit margin will be mouth watery, cause poultry is a game of numbers... The more you invest, the more you get within the said time period.
@@farmsdiary thanks for ur reply but I meant how much is the cost of 3kg broiler in the market
Now I get lol...
Well, it depends... Over here, 1kg dressed weight is #2,100 naira. Live weight is cheaper, though depends on your location, who the customer is, your negotiations power and farmers union agreement.
You dont give broiler finisher feed?
Pls how much is agrited broiler doc?
Hatcheries normally release new price every Tuesdays and Fridays.
Last I heard of Agrited price, it fell from ₦710 (Friday last week) to ₦650 (this Tuesday).
Their new price tomorrow, Friday, might be lower, I guess
Please can you help us and calculate for 50 broilers
9.6 bags
To learn how the number of bags were derived, patiently watch the video
Please can you tell me how many bags of starter and finisher I need to feed 30 briolers as am just starting thanks.
What will be their weight by the 6 week
It depends on the breed.
For Ross 308, expect average of 3kg and 2.8kg for Cobb 500 breed, after 6 weeks
Nice
Glad you enjoyed the video
Are you not using finisher
I love your explanation, will they be fully ready for the market in 6 weeks time?
Yea they will have an average of 3.1kg
I even currently have 3 weeks broilers weighing an average of 1022g (1.02kg) and I believe this set will exceed 3.1kg by the 42nd day.
How much is 6 weeks chicken
This is so educative, please will they eat only starter for the whole six weeks, no finisher?
Since my plan was to raise them for just 6 weeks, to achieve average weight of 3.2kg, yes I used only started feed, but introduced calcium supplement immediately the birds attained 1.9kg (that is, weight in which I was normally supposed to switch their feed to finisher).
@@farmsdiary Alright, but I thought that it's the finisher that make them gain more weight. That's why they start giving them finisher from the fourth week?
The starter feed makes the chicken gain more muscle mass, which translates to more weight, because of its high level of crude protein, compared to finisher...
The finisher feed is normally introduced when the chicken clock 1.9kg and then continued to the last day, to reduce cost of production and for stronger bones, cause of its calcium level.
But if you want to raise them for 6 weeks, to attain the market weight weight, save time and in the cumulative run, save cost (cause the shorter the raising time, to more the profit), starter can be used all through.
@@farmsdiary Really? Thanks for the info. That means I should be giving them calcium supplement if I should use starter through out for strong bone
Exactly
You're saying one bird at 6 weeks consumes 1.434 kg? Is this daily or weekly??
That's weekly
From day one
Yeah, from day 1
Very helpful ☺️👍🏽
Am glad it was
Please can you do likewise on bro layers thank you
No problem sir...
Will do that once we are ready to restock pullets from day old...
Please can you show us the cost of constructing 1000 capacity chicken house
I can tell you the house size that 1000 broilers need, but I can't tell you the current cost, cause theirs no stable prices in naija market, these days.
@@farmsdiary pls sir kindly tell us plz, and I have subscribed to ur news letter. But you haven't replied me since.
Please, how many broilers can I rear with a steady budget of 30k monthly?
Do your own calculations!
Or you still want to be spoon 🥄 fed again?
Pls how many kg should I feed 50 birds,3 week old n how many times a day
Please reply I want to know too
50 broilers will eat 9.6 bags of feed, from day 1-42 and feed should be available and accessible to them at all times
@@farmsdiary I don't understand the ratio, please is it 10 bags approximately
@KateIya-eb8no yea,
Approximately 10 bags and food will be available to the birds, at all times, for 6 weeks consumption.
Kindly go through the video to learn how we arrived at that number of bags and also use google to check the weekly ration requirements as well.
@@farmsdiary thank you so much
How can a 6 week broiler sell
That's how long we raise our broilers and sell.
For clarity, this is what our broilers look like on the 42nd day
ruclips.net/video/Gg0DNE0XGLg/видео.html
please, do calculations above six like three months calculation
Above 7-8 weeks, you may not see any profit anymore
Why did you change your feeds from New Hope to Top Feed
New hope extra super starter has more crude protein than top feed super starter, so I used it to kick start the birds better performance (the first 2 weeks).
Plus New hope is more expensive, so I switched to reduce cost, after kick starting the birds well on a higher crude protein.
Do we feed birds at night?
Yeah...
Broilers have a very short time to stay, as such should only eat, drink, rest and continue the circle.
Kindly watch this video below, to see our broiler night routine
ruclips.net/video/6jINHt0kMEc/видео.html
You didn't use finisher feed?
Place do a video to on vaccination and seen to us plaessssss
Will do
Plse can you do the same for pullets up to 20 weeks? Thank you
Yes, would do that soon