I Received #10,000,000 Out Of Nowhere.
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A new poultry farmer asks for help with high feed costs and poor bird growth, triggering a detailed technical discussion on feed formulation, protein sources, and flock management errors. The thread evolves into a critique of the OP's farming practices, specifically noting that keeping broilers for four months is inefficient and that their low weight gain indicates a management or feed quality issue rather than just cost.
Pain points:
feed_too_expensivebird_mortalityinput_adulteration
Prices:
Topfeed (Bag): NGN28000.0 (Lagos)Starter Feed (Bag): NGN19000.0 (Kaduna)Finisher Feed (Bag): NGN18500.0 (Kaduna)Transportation (per bird): NGN2000.0 (Kaduna)Layer Mash (Bag): NGN16000.0 (Kaduna)Layer Mash (Bag): NGN20500.0 (Kaduna)Layer Mash (Bag): NGN21000.0 (Kaduna)
Credibility signals:
Specific farm size mentioned (200 broilers)Detailed breakdown of feed consumption (12 bags in 4 months)Technical analysis of feed conversion ratios (1kg weight per 1.8-2kg feed)Reference to specific feed stages (Starter, Finisher, Layer mash)
“As a new poultry farmer, poultry feed expenses wan kill me”
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“Ideally, broilers are supposed to be market ready in 12 weeks....that's 3 months, but yours are at 16 weeks and they're just a little above 1kg in weight.”
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“Something is off somewhere.... You said your birds are broilers and they eat well, and are already 4 months old.”
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