Recent content by mbelim

Good day, I would like t purchase the following structure and have it converted to a fully environmentally controlled broiler house. Please advice what will be required, I am aware that I will need 1. Control Computer 2. Heater (I plan on using Gas Heater) 3. Exhaust fan 4...

@Folly's place I don't think they were too warm as the heat was concentrated in one area in the house, They would need to get under the bulbs to heat up and had ample space to move around. I have no idea how to do Post Mortems on birds to be honest. I had a nipple drinking system which would...

Coccidiosis could most certainly be the problem here as the description seems to fit the manner in which they were dying. I appreciate your lengthy response and diagnosis. I will keep updated on how this turns out with my new set up......

Good day ALL, Just a little background before I get started, I have a fair amount of experience in raising chicks as I incubate and raise at least 100 chicks per week. These are mixed breeds (Rhode islands,orpingtons, mix jumble no specific breeds). They are quite hardy so not many fatalities...

Hello good people, I have been laboring tirelessly to get my cage brooders in shape... I never realized there's so much of work involved and I am generally a couch potato lol.... I hate working! Anyway, so I finally moved out of my make shift brooder box with incandescent bulbs for...

Hello all, I hatch my own chicks and sell them day old. Some times a few weeks old. I purchased these vaccines fo them and I don't have a clue how to use them. Could you kindly advice how to use these bottled vaccines. Tnx

Thanks Gnostic, So here is my progress.... I have completed the roof out of plastic sheeting.... and after contemplating what to use to cover the sides, I decided to use the same sheeting all around. I will be using the same sheeting for the front as well. The right side however I plan...

Hello Peepz... I am busy constructing a few very large coops for fertile eggs I require... I will need some breeding stock very soon... I plan on housing a few good fast selling breeds... Ideas?? Also anyone who could supply me an entire breeding flock at reasonable rates. Alternatively...

Hello BYC'ers, I'm terribly sorry to resurrect this thread from the dead........ So I had finally managed to get on with my project to build my coop.... well all these months later I no longer have unlimited space as I had so proud-fully boasted about before... The owner of the land (my Dad)...

What do you do with 50 eggs a day lol

Hi Sweetbanana, do you mind sharing who in East London supplies you with fertile eggs. Tnx

As I had mentioned, I sell them day old. my customers usually grow them as pets or for breeding. As you may know, Buff Orpingtons are very pretty birds.

So what part of it isn't about loving chickens?

Hello Wonderful people of South Africa! I am having a great run on my 100 egg capacity Incubators. I have 4 of them and I Basically hatch 1 Incubator every week. I get more or less 65-70 chicks if I fill them to maximum (100 eggs). I'm currently only hatching Buff Orpingtons and selling at R15...

Thank you Guys...Amazing design and tips... I will see to get working on this ASAP. Will post pics as I go along. Thanks once again