Birds weighed less than the expected as a result of bad feed sold in the market
So after extensively keeping the birds for 6 weeks (42 days). I took the step of taking their weight, if not all atleast I should be able to get the average weight of the birds.
This is done so as to know the progress made so far. Based on my own assumptions as regards previous birds i kept, at 6 weeks, each bird would weighed above 2.2kg. but with this present birds I'm keeping, I was rather disappointed to find out that they weighed slight below 2kg.
Well, I wasn't surprised because I've noticed this too, even before putting them on the scale
My assumptions is that the quality of feed right from the factory has dropped drastically, feed are NOT made with essential ingredients anymore, this inturn have been having a bad consequences on the birds.
Whats the implications of this on we farmers?
The implications is quite simple, it means we are gradually running on a loss.
- This is the breakdown;
before, 100 birds i do keep then, will eat 14 bags of feed for 6 weeks and they will be weighing close to 2.5kg, at this time they are good to be sold, and i will be making some profit, infact the feed were sold a bit cheap price of #8000 (naira) in Nigeria currency but now a bag of the chicken feed is sold for #8,600 (naira), difference of #600 (naira) even with this you are still buying more, because the quality has reduced..
So sad we have to deal with this abnormality
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This poultry feed makes them 2.5kgs in just 6 weeks!!!
Man, how they are edible in just 1.5 months? I wish these birds could go on a strike and eat only once/twice a day so they get enough time to be matured and appropriate for the plates.
The thing is this broilers have a life span,... Most of these processed feeds came with alot of nutrients, which brought the results ASAP, and you know the more you hold on to this birds the more the risks of losing them, instead of using chemicals of all sorts to grow my birds, i chose to feed them non stop
I don't know the reality but people say those feeds come with a mixture of chemicals harmful to humans 😔
Yea, i agree with you,... different feeds with harmful substances but i make sure i go for ones which are quite safe for consumption
That's what we all must do; rejecting feeds that contain harmful substances for human health. If everyone agrees, the chances are manufacturers will be bound to do it in better ways.