How much honey can you get from a beehive over a period of time? I know it will differ due to difference in feed intake etc, but I just want an average value.

Hi poultry farmers in the house, what is the suitable housing measurement for 350 layers using battery cages.

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Animals will grow faster when fed diets that meet their nutritional requirement. The nutritional requirements will vary depending on the type of animal, productivity and age. Broiler chicks will have a different feed requirement from grown up broilers. Also cattle will have a totally different requirement from poultry. A cow producing milk will have a different requirement from one not producing milk etc.

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Some lice in chickens doesn’t suck blood. Would Ivermectin given orally be effective against such lice?

Hello fello farmers, how can I control lice? The lice chemicals I know of are pour-ons which you apply individually on the birds. But in a case where you have over 500 birds, do you treat them individually?

Pls I just want to know this in case I start tomorrow. After an antibiotic treatment, how long should it take before giving probiotics?

I’ve always wonder how commercial egg layers lay eggs without a rooster present. That’s not possible with other animals like goats, sheep, rabbits etc. How is that possible with birds?

Pls how Many Grams Does A Jumbo, Large, Small etc Eggs Weigh? Is that how eggs are sold in Nigeria?

I've seen some egg layers with very pale comb instead of the normal red. What can be the cause? Does it mean it's not a good layer?

Egg farmers, pls how much feed will a layer consume per day for optimum performance?

What is the best time of the day to vaccinate layers so that egg production will not be negatively affected?

Do you give gingers to your chickens? What health benefits do you observe?

Do you give garlic to your chickens? What health benefits do you observe?

Will there be any problem if layers and broilers are brooded together?

How long does it take before they start laying eggs?

Hello all, how do you reduce the smell from a chicken house?
Does it smell a lot?

Can cockerels be raised together without too much fighting?

How do hatcheries identify cock and hens at day old? Isn’t that a mystery?

Do you think it is cruel or just ok?