6 Important Lessons I Learned About Raising Noiler Chickens
I was opportune to visit a Noiler chicken farm about two weeks ago, owned by a retired military veteran who retired from the Nigerian army some years back.
Though he is much older than me in age, he is quite friendly and helpful. He was patient with me and was able to answer every question thrown at him.
Noiler is a hybrid chicken produced from the successful crossing of a male broiler with an exotic pullet.
They come in different colors: brown, black & white, white, pure black, etc. which makes them look very beautiful and appealing.
Another very important characteristic of noiler farming is that they serve a dual purpose.
They serve a dual purpose i.e. can be used to produce meat and egg which makes them highly economical and profitable to any person aspiring to venture into poultry farming.
They are very hardy and are more resistant to the normal poultry diseases that affect other breeds such as broiler and layers and can feed on less quality feed compared to broilers or layers.
If you compromise the feed given to broilers or layers the results could be very devastating and can course you serious economic loss.
Noiler laying hens
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The following are the very important lessons I learned from the visit to his farm:
1. Brooding Noiler Chickens
For the fact that noilers are hardy and have high resistance to disease, it doesn’t mean that they should be handled carelessly.
Brooding of day-old chicks is the first step towards success. From what my friend told me they need the same care you would give your day-old chicks either broilers or layers.
According to him at least the first four weeks of their life they need a special kind of warmth and care.
Their pen should be kept warm at least 24 hours before they arrive because the first 3-5 days their body cannot regulate temperature by itself.
So you need to keep them warm at a temperature of 350C so that they can keep warm and stay alive.
Their pen should be properly covered to avoid draft air from entering as well. Depending on your region how hot or cold temperature.
It is therefore very important you have a thermometer so that you don’t overheat them too much or provide them with less heat.
Noiler chicks feeding on a tray
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You are expected to take the temperature reading at all times, but in the absence of a thermometer, you have to be observant and watch their behavior.
If they are clustered in one place it indicates they need warmth and heat. But if they are scattered and away from the source of heat it means you are to reduce the heat so that they can function properly.
Noilers also do well under a deep litter system of rearing poultry birds.
A Noiler hen
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2. Feeding Noiler chickens
One very important advantage I observed about noiler chicken at the farm is that he feeds them with formulated feeds in the morning.
And open their pen when it is 10 am so that they can scavenge, and browse for their food.
This method of rearing is known as free-range they move around from one part of the farm to another and then come back in the evening to their pen.
At times he gives them formulated feed grower mash and at times he doesn’t and they are doing just fine.
He also feeds them with maize brand and wheat offal to supplement their feeding. But he told me you should feed them with formulated feed with high protein contents.
And all the necessary ingredients in proper amount and quantity before you start supplementing their feed or allow them to free-range. And scavenge for their food.
Young Noilers in a free-range system of poultry farming.
3. Vaccination Scheduled for Noilers
Before visiting the farm I used to believe that noilers don’t require strict vaccination schedules like other poultry birds such as broilers, layers, or turkey.
Since they are very hardy and have disease resistance but I was informed that for you to succeed you have to follow a strict vaccination scheduled for your birds.
Because they are still exposed to viruses that cause diseases such as Newcastle, bronchitis, fowlpox, etc.
You have to observe and inquire about poultry diseases that are endemic in your area so that you can vaccinate your birds against them to avoid serious economic loss.
4. Method of Rearing
One fascinating thing I love about Noiler farming is that they can be kept in the various method of rearing poultry birds.
Either in deep litter, semi-free-range, and free-range methods and they do very well in all the methods.
But it’s very beautiful when you allow them to free-range. There is nothing as beautiful and lovely as coming to your farm and seeing lovely birds in different colors and sizes.
Their sight is both lovely and encouraging. Especially if you observed all the best practices attached to their rearing.
The Three Musketeers Foraging
5. Noiler Farming is a Serious Business
Noiler farming requires all the seriousness you can give other poultry birds.
Before I visited the farm I thought you could handle them the way I handle local chickens living them to fend for themselves.
Roaming about without proper feeding, or without proper vaccination schedule leaving them to their fate.
But to a large extent, noiler farming requires serious planning and budget if you want to get a good result and make profits.
There is no substitute for hard work you have to face their upkeep headlong.
It is a 24-hour job you have to constantly check them daily to know how they are doing or fairing.
If you can’t be there at least somebody should be to look after them.
Noiler baby chicks
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6. Noilers Are Friendly
One very funny behavior I notice from Noiler birds at the farm is that they are very friendly.
Especially those kept on a free-range. If my friend wants to feed them, all he needs to do is to make a funny sound. And you see them coming towards him from all directions within the farm.
They are very sensitive and familiar with a particular sound. As he makes that sound they would follow him around.
And as they are following him, he gives them their feed, which could be scratch grain, millets, or even pellets. The whole scenario is a beauty to behold.
Good day, thank you very much. This article is very educative and self explanatory, I also reared noilers they reached up to 13 weeks over night I found one dead when I observed the poo it was watery and milky in colour after that they started dying. What could be the cause , prevention and the treatment?
from my personal experience, a lot of predisposing factors could be responsible such as extreme stress, change of feed, litter and even coccidiosis. these factors could trigger an underlining ailment in their system that could result in a condition called necrotic enteritis. but all this is base on assumption, proper laboratory analysis will reveal the true cause of the deaths. all the same, remove the sick and weak amongst them, then treat the rest with a good broad-spectrum antibiotics such as penicillin, Amoxicillin), in drinking water, or Bacitracin. Most important consult a veterinary doctor.
I had a similar case, but did not just throw away the chicken. I opened it up and i discovered that it has swallowed a piece of rubber gum. The rubber gum got into the gizzard and blocked the exit thereby preventing the food from getting into the intestine. And once the food can not get to intestinal tracks, there will be nothing to poo out except the whitish milky poo. When this happened the chicken will not be able to eat because the food the stomach is not digesting and leaving the gizzard and stomach will be full always. I am suspecting this could has been what had happened to your birds. Always check your dead birds for the cause of death, you can take the dead to the vet to do post mortem on it to be double sure of the cause of death so as to avoid such in the future.
Lovely quote
Thanks
Very educative write. many thanks for the research
Thanks for the commendation
Good morning sir.
Thank you very much this article is very educative and self explanatory
sir i read from google search saying the cross breed of noiler is broiler and cockerel and now i read your post saying is cross breed between male broiler and pullet please sir i need your help which combination is correct?
Very educative
Wow very interesting, gsky i have nothing to say beside to thank u for posting this great and very important article, i have learned alot cox me too i use to rear them.
you’re welcome
Thanks so much for that elaborate write-up that is self explanatory, I am so much interested in rearing Noilers. My question is, how long does it take a DOC Noiler to reach table-size? And what is the difference between Noilers and Cockerels?
Depending on your management, with good feeding 3 – 4 months. Niolers comes in different colors, male and female, dual-purpose birds, they produce eggs and meat. they are hybrid birds from broilers and cockerel while cockerel is the younger of the male chickens, a rooster is the adult male, they are purely males, they take longer to reach table size usually from 5 to 6 months upwards depending on the management system.
Pls my Oga, between saw dust and Rice dust, Which one is preferable for litter?
we’ve never used rice husk, to be honest, I think I will prefer wood shavings, sawdust is smaller in particles. it can easily impact their digestive system especially when they are small, the first 1 week of their life. what we do is to spread wood shavings on the floor then place newspaper or old calendar on the wood shavings after 4 to 7 days by then, they are more active and stronger to differentiate between food and the wood shavings you can then gradually remove it without stressing them. wood shavings help in reducing the floor temperature for the chicks too. some folks do raise a concern about spraddle legs affecting the baby chicks if you spread or use paper, but we have never had issues with that. you can get wood shavings from a good sawmill in your area. depending on what is available in your locality.
I intend going into this business but what’s your advice for a beginner on this trade , which bird should I start with , noilers, broilers , etc , how to succeed without making much errors that will lead to loss , I have a big separate room and don’t know if that space will be enough, I await your response sir and thanks for your self explanatory article am blessed to have found your page .
Poultry business just like any other business involves risks taking, the good news is you don’t have to experience the mistake and loss others pass through with good planning, and applying appropriate knowledge learnt. The basics of poultry farming is securing a good breed from a good hatchery, brooding then adequate feeding, good ventilation, good litter management and vaccinations with appropriate medications. This article will be helpful to you
https://bnethub.com/poultry-farming-why-some-people-fail/
Thanks so much for seeing me through this dilema, i will contact saw millers to get wood shavings. More grease to your elbows.
You’ar welcome
Good morning, thanks for this information, please how much is noiler of 5 months old both male and female?
you’re welcome, the price for 5 months old noiler depends on the seller and the live weight of the noiler. it should be between 2k to 3.5k
I have noiler laying egg but am confused if they can hatch by themself or I should take their egg to incubator
you’ ar welcome
Thanks sir please can Noiler be reared in deep litter system and cared for like layers, using commercial feeds?
Absolutely yes, give them all the care you would give your layer birds, the basic vaccines such as Lasota, gumboro, and fowl pox. with antibiotics when necessary. they do very well with good commercial feeds.
You can start them with starter feeds after 8 weeks, you can change to grower mash.
I really appreciated your piece; very much educative.To be since I enjoyed learning from intellectuals of your caliber.tnx.
Sir, on 7th of this month, I received my 100noilers that I ordered from Ibadan to Bauchi. As a beginner,what are the methodology for their up bring at this early stage, especially the vaccinations method?
Thanks, I really appreciate your commendation.
check this link https://bnethub.com/?s=brooding+day+old+chicks
https://bnethub.com/?s=care+of+baby++chicks
Please sir how much is a carton of a day old boiler chicken, am interested in training them, thanks
The prices are dynamic in nature, e.g certain period of the year, the demand in the market, and your location might affect the price. but the range is between 12,500 – 16,500 in Naira.
Thanks for the information it’s so explanatory
you’re welcome
Many thought that Noiler hen can not hartch her eggs, this is far from being true. My Noiler hen hatched 3 out of the 7 eggs it sat on.
All you need to do is to provide a safe and secured box for her to lay her eggs. She laid about 32 eggs in all.
though we’ve never tried it. that is a good experience kudos to you.
Hello sir am mr savage please how much is a carton of boiler and Broiler now sir
depending on where you are residing a cartoon of noiler now is around #15,500 – #16,500. for broilers, the prices fluctuate.
Can female n
oiler hatch their eggs like local hen
I have never tried it, but some people claim they can hatch their eggs by themselves which I seriously doubt it. The best is to have your fertilize noiler eggs hatch by an incubator.
In my opinion, the best thing to do is to use a good incubator to hatch your fertilizer eggs
How can someone get the incubator
PLS I need a boiler feeding program.
How to know the quantity of feed per bird per day as per their age
The first two weeks they should be feed continuously afterwards you can regulate their feeding allow for at least two 2-4 hours of empty feeding trough to improve appetite. their pan should be filled morning and late in the afternoon.
I need a noiler feeding program.
To know the quantity to feed my bird per day according to the age.
Hello, pls my noiler chicken is 5 months old yet they have not lay eggs
In the absence of disease, poor feed, in terms of quantity and quality, you need more patience they will start to lay very soon.
Good day sir
Am Oyindamola
I have a nioler at home sir which the production of egg have reduced, so I told one of my friends he said I should buy it may be a cocrel that is ready to meet, I should leave them for some time. That the egg it will be producing will give me another noiler. Is that true sir
Alot of factors might be responsible for the drop in egg production e.g change in feed quantity and quality, photoperiod that is reduction in daylight length period, presence of disease etc.
You can introduce a male cockerel or rooster to have fertilize eggs, if you want to incubate and hatch your own noilers. but introducing another rooster that is not noiler will not give you the exact noiler breed you initially have.
And sir can a noiler hatch it egg
Or is it possible to give it to normal hen to help hatch
noilers hardly hatch their chicks atleast i have never tried it myself, but its a common practice to give your local chicken to hatch your noilers for you. If you don’t have an incubator.
Thank you so much for putting this wonderful piece together for the benefit of mankind, may you continue to expand and wax stronger.
Please my question is, can Noilers be raised in battery cage system just like broiler? And what may be the advantage or likely disadvantage?
Amen, thanks. noilers are just like must birds, yes they can be reared in battery cages. but in my personal opinion raising noiler using a deep litter system with a well-ventilated poultry house, well spacious and ammonia-free litter will be more suitable, or using the free-range system is ok too. But if you already have the facilities already on ground and also you are considering space utilization then a battery cage will be a good option. Cutting the cost of production, welfare issues, raising your bird’s near-natural environment then deep litter and free-range is the best for noilers for optimal result.
GOOD MORNING
I SAW THIS POST HIS VERY EDUCATIVE…
I JUST WANT T CHIP IN ONE IDEA..
Female noiler from hybrid and a good male boiler ..
Can they give us good results of noiler…
I think it is worth trying
thanks for the gud work sir. i got my noilers at 4weeks n i want to know the vaccine/treatment programme. am using a litter system.
you’re welcome, I have emailed you with the basics, you are free the ask any further questions on noiler farming.
Good day sir. Thanks for the wonderful piece, it was truly enlightening.
Sir, I plan on purchasing 100 noiler birds. I’d really be grateful if you could shed more light on their vaccination schedule.
Thanks in anticipation.
You’re welcome, I have sent a detailed explanation of the vaccination schedule to your email. you can now check your inbox.
Good day sir! Thank you for the insightful write up and links , please I’ll also need the vaccination schedule for noiler birds.
check your inbox
Please sir i will also like to know about how to go about there treatment….. 3 of my nueler dead of recently milky and watering shit. Please i need guidelines on there usual treatment
The best form of treatment is prevention, any environmental stressors should be avoided by all means. provide them with good ventilation enough water and quality feed, if you don’t know much about feed formulation don’t try it. Avoid changing their feed suddenly. A few antibiotics may help i.e oxytectracline, amoxiline. but the success of noiler farming is in quality feeding.
I have 100 Noilers. Do they need layer mash before they start laying eggs at the due time ? My Noilers are 6 weeks. Can I start giving them formulated starter feed ? Because the cost of feed is on the high side now
Once they start laying eggs it is appropriate to start feeding them with layersmash. It contains all they need for producing excellent eggs. It is very helpful to atleast feed them with a well formulated started feed for two months.
Please at what stage and months do boiler birds start laying eggs
From about 5 months old
Thanks a lot for this educative write-up. My question is that, can you feed a day old noiler with kitchen leftover and edibles like rice, millet etc?
You’re welcome, just like a newborn baby that would be placed on exclusive breastfeeding by his mum for the next 4 to 6 months because of the richness of the breastmilk, that will help the newborn baby fight diseases, boost his immunity and have a good start in life. In the same way, day-old noiler chicks need a special formulation usually a super-starter or starter feed, for at least the first 6 weeks of their life for optimal result. In my opinion, before you start mixing their feed with anything endeavor to give them manufactured feed Between 4 to 8 weeks as the case may be.
Sir thanks for the good work you have been doing,sir carry a day old from ibadan to Lagos can it be able to survive, secondly how much can I get one cartoon of a day old. In ibadan. Thirdly how many bags can be enough for them for a month I mean like fity chick
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You’re welcome, it may interest you to know that most of the poultry birds reared in the north are brought from the southwest axis of Nigeria particularly Ibadan. You can imagine the long journey, baby chicks can survive more than 24 hours on themselves without feed or water after hatching without any issue. The first few weeks baby chicks are fed continuously adlipidum. between 3 and 4weeks, your chicks should be consuming between 26 to 33 grams each of feed a day.
Thanks for this knowledge. Sir, does noiler lays egg by mating or how?
You’re welcome, noilers lay their eggs just like any other chicken. if you want to fertilize your eggs then you will leave a few roosters (male chicken) to help in mating the hens for fertilizing the eggs. you will need an incubator to hatch your eggs or if you have a local chicken, they can help you hatch your eggs by shortchanging the eggs. depending on the scope of your project.
Good day sir. Thank you for the insightful article. Pls I also need the vaccination schedules for the boiler.
Thanks Sir i so much benefited frim your wisdom and expertise on poultry birds.may God bless you sir.
Amen, thanks for the commendation
Thank you so much sir. We do appreciate you. More power to your elbow!
Please sir, my question here is; for how long am I supposed to provide light for Noilers after brooding?
You’re welcome, for the first three days of their lives we ensure they have 24 hours of light, afterwards between 1 to 4 hours of light of up to 2 weeks, so that they will get used to darkness this is to enable them to eat, grow fast generate energy to keep them warm, from 4 to 6 weeks you can start increasing hour’s of darkness significantly most part of the night 6 to 8 hours. So that they will get used to nightfall.
Sir I want to know how much does an incubator cost pls
incubators come in various sizes, shapes, model and brand. it depends on the size of your project, incubators can incubate and hatch eggs as low as 6 eggs to as large as 10,000 and above egg capacity incubators. So the price is relative to your demand. how many eggs you want to be incubating will determine the price of the incubator. But you can get an incubator as low as 40k and as high as 2.5m in nigerian currency. the currency and exchange rate is also a determining factor when it comes to the prices of incubators.
Like the one that can incubate upto 1000 eggs if you have idea pls and again I want to know if it require special skills to operate it?
Good morning sir you’re indeed a blessing to me. I recently joind poultry business with noiler. Please how many birds will be ok for a room of 8 x 8
Thank you for this good job. I started my boiler on grower from 6wks, I also give them multivitamin then follow with antibiotics 3 days consecutively. It is at my backyard. Do I need to vaccinate them and when.
God bless you.
You’re welcome, vaccination is very important to your noiler bird’s e.g lasota, gumboro and fowlpox, the most endemic viral diseases in your area should be given utmost priority. By vaccinating your birds you are rest assured of not losing your birds to the major viral poultry disease. The size of your flock will also determine whether you need a vaccination or not from 30 birds upwards I will strongly suggest you vaccinate your birds. periodic administration of antibiotics and multivitamins to your birds is good for good health and weight gain. but don’t abuse the use of antibiotics, to avoid resistance to drugs and other health issues that may arise from the indiscriminate use of antibiotics.
Sir, thank you so much. My question is this: for how long will it take noiler to start laying and is it possible to them to hatch their eggs with the hen crossing them.
Onwards of 5 months, they will start laying, if the eggs are fertilize,a good incubator will give you a good result. You can also shortchanged Thier eggs with a local fowl if you have one. For Niolers hatching themselves honestly I can’t acertain that.
Do we have boiler basically as layer chicken
layers are genetically bred to lay more eggs although noilers lay eggs too, in my opinion, I don’t think they can replace the traditional commercial layers. Noilers can provide enough eggs for you and your family, and you can sell the extra eggs to friends, neighbors etc.
Do we have boiler basically as layer chicken
layers are genetically bred to lay more eggs although noilers lay eggs too, in my opinion, I don’t think they can replace the traditional commercial layers. Noilers can provide enough eggs for you and your family, and you can sell the extra eggs to friends, neighbors etc.
Please where can I get incubator to buy.
It depends on your location, where is your location. It also depends on the capacity you are looking for. If you are living in Nigeria you can get one in big cities like Ibadan, Lagos and Abuja. You can also always order online from à mazon and jumia.
Sir please can i raise both noiler and broiler in a place. Thanks
It’s ok, If they are of the same age, and you give them the same feeding and medication. The difference in size is not much from my experience although broilers will grow a little faster.
Thanks it’s very educative, but i notice my noilers are always fighting at 6 weeks
How many eggs can 200 noiler lay in a day and month
Good management, standard feeding will greatly influence the figure.
Sir, I really appreciate your taught, more wisdoms in Jesus name.
I want to start noiler farming and I want to know how many kg. of feed 50 noilers will consume till slaughter stage.
Please Sir.
Sir, please how many kg. of feed will raise 50 noilers from day old to slaughter stage.
Reading through questions and answers has been highly educative. Thank you so much.
I am a fresher in poultry business,can you please explain this deep litter system you’ve been referring to and I noticed that someone of the female noilers just refused to grow more like stunted growth.
Deep litter system when done the right way is highly beneficial to both the farmer and his birds. Usually you start the build up of litter between 4-6 inches with good beddings and appropriate ventilation. Deep litter helps in killing the bad micro organism (pothagens) and leaves the beneficial ones for the birds, it reduces odor and incidence of diseases, and the compost manure can be utilised by the farmer to grow crops.
In terms of stunted growth alot of factors may be responsible ranging from source of your birds (parent stock), efficiency of the brooding period, feed quality and quantity, ventilation stocking density all play a vital role in the growth, weight gain and the overall success of your poultry venture.
Below are two links for more insights
https://bnethub.com/?s=Deep+litter
https://bnethub.com/?s=Stunted+growth
Sir is palm karnel feed goo d for noilers
when applied appropriately it is beneficial to poultry, it improves their healthy and also helps in boosting their immune system.
Thank for article,pls what can I dive my boiler to get weight up to 3kg
They are above 6month
Two major factors may be responsible, followed by others. 1. Source of your birds, 2. the feeds quantity and quality. Improve on the feeds, a good manufacture feed.
Good morning, please can 1 get a comprehensive feeding chart for noiler
Noilers are just like most poultry birds they thrive well with quality feeds. The first 6 – 8 weeks is very vital to Thier health and performance, provide quality starter feeds at this period afterwards grower feeds will do well couple with other treats. You may switch to finisher feeds if you want them to have more weight.
Locally prepared feeds should be given to them after 6 weeks upwards. Noilers do very well with less quality feeds on a free range than in an enclosed or deep litter system.
Pls I have my 4weeks noiler,I want to know the vaccine to give them
by now you should have vaccinated them against both lasota and gumboro by first and second week respectively, you may repeat the second dose to be sure every body has gotten. its raining season now, its important you vaccinate them against fowl pox as early as 4- 6 weeks.
Greetings to you, I realize that my birds despite given them the processed bagged feeds they grow slower and as I text this comment mine is twice smaller compared with someone I know who’s own is about same age in weeks, so my question could there have been any growth booster to do the trick because by my calculations mine won’t be ready at 6 months?. 2 At what point should I introduce the finisher , should it be at the normal 6 weeks ? Are there other types of noiler that might not be from the original source?
Thanks
a lot of farm are producing their own noilers these days, so your source is a key success factor. Are you using the same feed with that of your neighbor? the quantity and quality also matters. growth boosters might not be necessary as long as your birds are healthy and they eat quality feed. if your noilers have 8 weeks of quality starter feed you can switch to either of the two. finisher contains more of energy just to help them have more weight.
How often do they lay eggs I mean how many can one lay in a week
A hen can lay only one egg in a day and will have some days when it does not lay an egg at all.
Good morning sir..
Please I would like to know how many bags of feed can take care of 200 noilers for 4 months
Good Morning Sir,
Thanks for the article. However, must I make sure I give my Noiler birds starter btw 6-8 weeks then after 8weeks I can do grower or finisher?
Secondly, how can I operate and incubator to hatch my eggs?
Giving them a starter feed will be highly beneficial to them because of the richness of the feed, it has high protein content it will help them have a good start in life.
operating an incubator depends on the size and type of the incubator whether it’s a still or forced air incubator. Most quality incubators come with a simple operational manual that will guide you through on how to use them.
For you to have high hatching (success rate) a lot of parameters will come into play such as the freshness of the eggs, for excellent results 6-10 days of egg storage before placing them in the incubator will increase the hatchability rate.
The humidity, temperature, and the ability of the incubator to regulate and stabilize both temperature and humidity will affect the success rate and the quality of the incubator all play a role in the overall success of the entire process.
Good evening, I have 4weeks boiler and 5weeks cockerel, can I keep them together in the same cage? Pls I need your reply through my email
Thanks so much for educative write up
What kind of compound leaf meal can I use as a substitute for maize and soya bean
Thank you very much for this educative article may Allah bless you
Amen, thank you
Good day sir and thanks for the knowledge you have impacted sir.
Am a newbie trying my hands on noila chicken. I got them at four weeks, started feeding them with grower feed at 6 weeks and they are doing excellently well. Now my question is, at what stage do I start to feed then with finisher feed sir.
Thanks
you’re welcome, remember your noiler birds come in male and female so it depends on why you are rearing them, are they for meat or for both meat and eggs. if they are solely for meat, then you can start giving them finishers at 12-14 weeks. But if they are for both meat and eggs at 5 months when the female will start laying you need to seperate them. you will give the female ones layer mash while the male will be given finisher for weight gain
Please Sir, i am new to poultry farming. I am currently rearing 12 noilers they will be be 4 weeks in 4 days time- 10-2-23. I am feeding them currently with super starter feed. When do you think I can shift from commercial feed to locally sourced feed or start mixing their feeds. They have consumed about 15kg within this few weeks.
Can you also please advise me on how to prepare the local food- ratio, varieties etc.
Thanks so much Sir and God bless you for the good work.
for noiler birds, you can change their feed from between 6 to 8 weeks to grower mesh, except you have a large number of birds I will not advise you to start mixing their feeds locally. But if you have maize, you can mix it with wheat offal and broiler concentrate. The real problem with mixing their feed locally is the scarcity of some of the basic constituents of their feed, such as lysine, methionine, premix etc. most times they are not readily available in the market when you need them. And most times dusa especially in the wet seasons due to the high relative humidity, easily builds up molds and mycotoxins that are deadly to the birds. My best advice is to go for a grower mash which is cheaper considering the size of your birds, if you are to use dusa ensure that its very dry and you mix it with broiler concentrate, it shouldn’t last more than 3 weeks. your birds (noiler) will love it if you have a compound where they can scavenge for insects, grasshoppers and green leaves it will help in supplementing their nutritional needs i.e free range.
for more information you can chat with me on whattapps. Best of luck
Sir. Thanks you for wonderful educative. My question is that, i have 6 Noilers they are in 9weeks by given them Ultima as their feed, so if i change the feed with what types did i changed. Then how many male support to be with every 5 female noiler? Thanks you sir.
I have been rearing noilers for long. I practice intensive care system. I feed them wheat offal but what I noticed of them is loosing weight without any indication of disease.
Noilers do very well with formulated feed, especially if you are operating on a low budget. you have to try and combined the basic feed nutrients i.e energy, protein and fibre. basically wheat offal is high in fibre but low in energy and protein.
Feeding them with high quantity of wheat offal means that they will have light weight. The best practice is to combine maize, wheat offal and concentrate which you can get from any feed store. The concentrate is a combination of (protein, premix and multivitamins, antitoxins and oxidants. The energy which is basically maize will provide energy and weight.
maize and concentrate might be expensive for you. in place of maize you can use dusa, which you can get from maize milling machine (outlet) especially if you live in northern nigeria.
i will discourage you from using dusa during wet season because it easily forms molds and toxins because of the high relaive humidity in the atmosphere and the wet weather. Dusa is best used during the dry season, you can easily sundry it. dusa is usually a combination of maize, millet and guinea corn offal, which is very rich for your noilers when you mix it with broiler starter concentrate. Check your mail for more information