Layers are required to be provided with 14-16 hours of light to maintain good performance and productivity and 8-10 hours of darkness for adequate night rest to help them form a strong egg shell. However, it is important to be consistent with the lighting schedule to ensure maximum egg production and good performance. Thank you
If youâre serious about poultry farming, click the link in my channel or below đ and get my ebooks. They will help you achieve better production, higher egg production and earn more money. Get them today and learn how to farm smartly.
Most times, experience is the best teacher. Many poultry farmers struggle not because theyâre lazy, but because they lack the right information. Iâve compiled practical broilers and layers farming knowledge into easy-to-understand ebooks. If youâre serious about poultry farming, get them via the link below đ and learn how to farm smartly.
Estimated Quantity of Superstarter, Starter, and Finisher Feed Needed to Raise a Broiler to 6 or 8 Weeks
In commercial broiler farming, birds are usually raised on three major types of feed: superstarter, starter, and finisher. Knowing the estimated quantity each broiler will consume at every stage helps you plan your feeding budget and avoid shortages.
Broilers grow very fast, and with proper management they are ready for sale between 6â8 weeks. Below is the estimated feed consumption per bird:
Week 1â2 (Superstarter Feed): A broiler consumes about 0.5 kg of superstarter feed. This stage boosts early growth and immunity.
Week 3â4 (Starter Feed): Each bird consumes around 1.5 kg of starter feed to support rapid development.
Week 5â6 (Finisher Feed): Each broiler consumes approximately 2.5 kg of finisher feed to build final body weight.
Week 6â8 (Finisher Feed): For those raising up to 8 weeks, each bird consumes an additional 3 kg of finisher feed.
Summary
Week 1â2: 0.5 kg superstarter
Week 3â4: 1.5 kg starter
Week 5â6: 2.5 kg finisher
Week 6â8: 3 kg finisher
Total feed (Week 1â6): 4.5 kg per broiler Total feed (Week 1â8): 7.5 kg per broiler
These figures are estimations and may vary due to breed type, management practices, and weather conditions. Broilers eat more during cold weather and less during hot weather.
Feed Bag Calculation Example
To know how many 25kg bags you need, multiply the feed quantity by the number of birds and divide by 25.
Thank you for reading! If youâre interested in learning all about broilers farming, including their management practices, feeding costs, healthcare expenses and others, click the link below đ and get a copy of my ebook titled âRaising Broilers Profitably in 6-8 Weeksâ.
One thing Iâve learned about poultry farming is that experience, knowledge and practice teaches you all the things you need to know about poultry farming.
In my two published ebooks, I wrote about my experience, mistakes and lessons in my poultry farming journey. These guides contains many vital information that can be useful to help you achieve the best results in broiler and layer farming.
If youâre yet to own a copy, CLIK THE LINK BELOW đ AND GRAB A COPY NOW.
Good afternoon and happy last black friday of the year, 2025.
I hope yâall are ready to read and learn many secrets to successful layers farming that will maximize your egg production? Stay tuned as this will be published by next week at an affordable price.
There are many more things to learn and practicalize in your farm.
Raising Broilers Profitably in 6-8 weeks is a complete poultry guide for broilers farmers.
This book was written by BigTee FarmExpo based on complete practical experience and it contains many vital information about broiler farming.
If youâre an aspiring poultry farmer, it will guide you through your poultry farming journey and youâll start strong. For experienced poultry farmers, it can teach you how to improve your growth, minimize cost and maximize profit.
Click the link below đ and own a copy to farm smart.
Are you tired of guessing what works in broiler farming? Do you want to learn how to raise fast-growing, healthy broilers that reach market weight in just 6-8 weeks and make real profit from it?
Then this ebook âRAISING BROILERS PROFITABLY IN 6-8 WEEKSâ is exactly what you need.
What Youâll Learn Inside;
1. Step-by-step process of raising broilers from day-old chicks to market-ready birds.
2. Daily feeding and management schedule for fast and uniform growth.
HOW TO CALCULATE FEED CONVERSION RATIO IN BROILERS.
In broiler farming, some poultry farmers incur losses thinking maybe itâs due to bad sales, or cost of feed not knowing that it maybe due to the kind of broiler breed they house and how the birds convert their feed intake to gain weight.
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is very important especially when youâre into broiler farming. It is the amount of feed converted by a chicken to gain a certain body weight. In FCR, the lower FCR the higher the feed conversion efficiency and the higher FCR the lower the feed conversion efficiency. This implies that if FARM A have a FCR of 1.7 and FARM B have FCR of 2.0, chickens from FARM A have the excellent FCR while FARM Bâ own have a bad FCR.
Todayâs class I will share with you how it is been calculated:
For example; Letâs assume FARMER A and FARMER B bought 50 broilers and fed them with 8 bags and 10bags of 25kg chicken feed respectively from week 1-6 and FARMER A got an average weight gain of 2.2kg per broiler while FARMER B got 2.3kg per broiler at the end of week 6. What is the average feed conversion ratio for both FARMER A and FARMER B?
Solution:
Formula: Feed conversion ratio (FCR) = Total Feed consumed (TFC) / Total body weight (TBW)
This implies: FCR = TFC/TBW
From the above question 50 broilers from FARMER A consumed 8 bags of 25kg feed in 6 weeks and FARMER B consumed 10 bags in 6 weeks. To calculate the total feed consumed, we simply;
Multiply 8 by 25kg = 200 kg of feed in total for FARMER A. 10 x 25kg = 250kg of feed in total for FARMER B.
Now, FARMER A got an average weight gain of 2.2 kg in 6 weeks, while FARMER B got 2.3 kg in 6 weeks. The total body weight for 50 broilers will be;
FARMER A 2.2 kg x 50 = 110 kg. FARMER B 2.3 kg x 50 = 115kg
Remember our formula; FCR = TFC/TBW
FARMER A FCR = 200 kg / 110 kg = 1.818 or 1.82
FARMER B FCR = 250 kg / 115 kg = 2.173 or 2.2
From the above example, we can say that broiler chickens from FARMER A had an excellent feed conversion ratio (1.82) than chickens from FARMER B (2.2)
Finally, It is very important to know how to calculate your FCR before or after selling your birds so you can better determine if the breeds were okay or if your feeding practices were good too.
Thank you for reading. The group is always open to ask questions or make enquiries, so feel free.
Brooding of chicks is done to maintain their body temperature and to ensure they grow rapidly within at their early stages. It is usually practiced within 2-3 weeks depending on the weather conditions and your location. During rainy or cold weather, chicks are advised to stay longer in the brooding room for at least 2-3 weeks while during heat or hot weather, by 10-14 days they should be out of the brooding room.
One who wants to be successful in poultry farming should be able to brood his or her chicks properly because the first 2 weeks of chickâs life is the best and the most important time of their lives and if theyâre not well fed, properly vaccinated, and well managed it can affect them in the long run. Therefore it is advisable to properly manage them during that period so youâll not have any issues dealing with disease outbreaks or mortalities as they grow older.
There are important items you need for proper brooding of chicks, namely;
1. Brooder (e.g Gas brooder, Charcoal pot, 200watts bulb, or clay pot with charcoal in it).
2. â Small Drinkers and small feeders (chicks tray to be precise)
3. â Bedding materials with brooding papers, cartons or newspapers (if youâre using woodshavings as their bedding material you donât need any paper)
4. â Lighting bulbs or torches to provide light for them. â 5. â Medications (e.g Antibiotics, Glucose, Multivitamins, Anticoccidial etc) â 6. â Vaccines (Gumboro and Lasota Vaccines)
7. â High quality superstarter feeds (can be used for broilers, pullets and cockerel)
8. â Source of clean water
9. â Thermometer to measure their room temperature which should be around 30-32 degrees Celsius for the first 2 weeks.
Now, before you recieve your chicks it is important to arrange their room by demarcating a good space and spreading enough bedding at least 1.5-2cm off the floor, that will be enough to accommodate the number of birds that youâll be housing. Remember when theyâre small they donât need much space so create a small space for the required number of chicks youâre receiving and increase as they grow bigger. â â
Also, make sure you warm up their room with any source of heat that you may have for at least 10-20 minutes before their arrival to avoid any problems associated with regulating their body temperature. At this stage, you can use your thermometer to determine the room temperature which should be around 30-32 degrees Celsius.
After receiving them, give them clean water mix with glucose or mix with both glucose and multivitamins for at least 20-30 minutes before you introduce their feed to them. And when introducing their feeds if youâre using papers on their floors.. try to spread small portions of their feed all over the floor to encourage floor feeding for the first day but if not then pour the feed in small portions in their feeder.
Remember, they should be provide with 24 hours lighting for the first 3 days so they can easily understand their environment and get acquainted with it and also have easy access to their feed and water at all times. From the fourth day you can reduce their lighting by 2 hours but it is important they have about 18-20 hours of lighting as well as enough heat during their brooding stage.
Remember that during this stage, you just sign up to nurse and parent them.. therefore always check and monitor their movements, droppings and behaviors every few minutes or hour.
Take note: During brooding stage, chicks donât eat and drink a lot, so it is important to provide small amounts of feed frequently and quantity of water and replace them if they finish. Thank you for reading
Although vaccination is important for chickens, but it is important to avoid administering vaccine to your birds when theyâre sick.
How to identify sick chickens:
1. Through behavior: - Weakness or sitting alone away from other flock - â Always sleeping even during the day - â Refusal to eat feed or drink water
2. â Change in appearance: - Swollen eyes or wattles - â Discharge from their eyes or nostrils - â Dirty feathers especially around the vent (anus) due to diarrhea.
3. â Change in droppings - Watery, bloody, brownish, green, yellow droppings are warning signs - â Persistent diarrhea
4. â Lameness or difficulty walking and sudden drop in egg production.
When you notice signs like these, isolate affected birds and treat them before administering vaccines.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Layers are required to be provided with 14-16 hours of light to maintain good performance and productivity and 8-10 hours of darkness for adequate night rest to help them form a strong egg shell.
However, it is important to be consistent with the lighting schedule to ensure maximum egg production and good performance. Thank you
If youâre serious about poultry farming, click the link in my channel or below đ and get my ebooks. They will help you achieve better production, higher egg production and earn more money. Get them today and learn how to farm smartly.
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đŁ IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!
Most times, experience is the best teacher. Many poultry farmers struggle not because theyâre lazy, but because they lack the right information.
Iâve compiled practical broilers and layers farming knowledge into easy-to-understand ebooks.
If youâre serious about poultry farming, get them via the link below đ and learn how to farm smartly.
linktr.ee/Bigteefarmexpo
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Estimated Quantity of Superstarter, Starter, and Finisher Feed Needed to Raise a Broiler to 6 or 8 Weeks
In commercial broiler farming, birds are usually raised on three major types of feed: superstarter, starter, and finisher.
Knowing the estimated quantity each broiler will consume at every stage helps you plan your feeding budget and avoid shortages.
Broilers grow very fast, and with proper management they are ready for sale between 6â8 weeks. Below is the estimated feed consumption per bird:
Week 1â2 (Superstarter Feed):
A broiler consumes about 0.5 kg of superstarter feed. This stage boosts early growth and immunity.
Week 3â4 (Starter Feed):
Each bird consumes around 1.5 kg of starter feed to support rapid development.
Week 5â6 (Finisher Feed):
Each broiler consumes approximately 2.5 kg of finisher feed to build final body weight.
Week 6â8 (Finisher Feed):
For those raising up to 8 weeks, each bird consumes an additional 3 kg of finisher feed.
Summary
Week 1â2: 0.5 kg superstarter
Week 3â4: 1.5 kg starter
Week 5â6: 2.5 kg finisher
Week 6â8: 3 kg finisher
Total feed (Week 1â6): 4.5 kg per broiler
Total feed (Week 1â8): 7.5 kg per broiler
These figures are estimations and may vary due to breed type, management practices, and weather conditions. Broilers eat more during cold weather and less during hot weather.
Feed Bag Calculation Example
To know how many 25kg bags you need, multiply the feed quantity by the number of birds and divide by 25.
Example for 50 broilers:
Superstarter: 0.5 Ă 50 = 25 kg â 1 bag
Starter: 1.5 Ă 50 = 75 kg â 3 bags
Finisher (Week 5â6): 2.5 Ă 50 = 125 kg â 5 bags
Finisher (Week 6â8): 3 Ă 50 = 150 kg â 6 bags
Thank you for reading!
If youâre interested in learning all about broilers farming, including their management practices, feeding costs, healthcare expenses and others, click the link below đ and get a copy of my ebook titled âRaising Broilers Profitably in 6-8 Weeksâ.
linktr.ee/Bigteefarmexpo
Warm Regards,
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UPDATE!!!
One thing Iâve learned about poultry farming is that experience, knowledge and practice teaches you all the things you need to know about poultry farming.
In my two published ebooks, I wrote about my experience, mistakes and lessons in my poultry farming journey. These guides contains many vital information that can be useful to help you achieve the best results in broiler and layer farming.
If youâre yet to own a copy, CLIK THE LINK BELOW đ AND GRAB A COPY NOW.
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đ IMPORTANT INFORMATION!!!
Good afternoon and happy last black friday of the year, 2025.
I hope yâall are ready to read and learn many secrets to successful layers farming that will maximize your egg production? Stay tuned as this will be published by next week at an affordable price.
There are many more things to learn and practicalize in your farm.
Best Regards
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Raising Broilers Profitably in 6-8 weeks is a complete poultry guide for broilers farmers.
This book was written by BigTee FarmExpo based on complete practical experience and it contains many vital information about broiler farming.
If youâre an aspiring poultry farmer, it will guide you through your poultry farming journey and youâll start strong. For experienced poultry farmers, it can teach you how to improve your growth, minimize cost and maximize profit.
Click the link below đ and own a copy to farm smart.
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FROM CHICKS TO CASH.
Are you tired of guessing what works in broiler farming?
Do you want to learn how to raise fast-growing, healthy broilers that reach market weight in just 6-8 weeks and make real profit from it?
Then this ebook âRAISING BROILERS PROFITABLY IN 6-8 WEEKSâ is exactly what you need.
What Youâll Learn Inside;
1. Step-by-step process of raising broilers from day-old chicks to market-ready birds.
2. Daily feeding and management schedule for fast and uniform growth.
3. Proven feeding formulas and transition guide (Super Starter â Starter â Finisher).
4. How to calculate profit and reduce feed cost in broiler farming.
5. Best practices for brooding, lighting, and temperature control.
6. Bonus tips for marketing and selling your broilers for maximum returns.
Click the link below đ to grab a copy for yourself. The price is 2,250 naira.
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HOW TO CALCULATE FEED CONVERSION RATIO IN BROILERS.
In broiler farming, some poultry farmers incur losses thinking maybe itâs due to bad sales, or cost of feed not knowing that it maybe due to the kind of broiler breed they house and how the birds convert their feed intake to gain weight.
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) is very important especially when youâre into broiler farming. It is the amount of feed converted by a chicken to gain a certain body weight. In FCR, the lower FCR the higher the feed conversion efficiency and the higher FCR the lower the feed conversion efficiency. This implies that if FARM A have a FCR of 1.7 and FARM B have FCR of 2.0, chickens from FARM A have the excellent FCR while FARM Bâ own have a bad FCR.
Todayâs class I will share with you how it is been calculated:
For example;
Letâs assume FARMER A and FARMER B bought 50 broilers and fed them with 8 bags and 10bags of 25kg chicken feed respectively from week 1-6 and FARMER A got an average weight gain of 2.2kg per broiler while FARMER B got 2.3kg per broiler at the end of week 6. What is the average feed conversion ratio for both FARMER A and FARMER B?
Solution:
Formula:
Feed conversion ratio (FCR) = Total Feed consumed (TFC) / Total body weight (TBW)
This implies: FCR = TFC/TBW
From the above question 50 broilers from FARMER A consumed 8 bags of 25kg feed in 6 weeks and FARMER B consumed 10 bags in 6 weeks. To calculate the total feed consumed, we simply;
Multiply 8 by 25kg = 200 kg of feed in total for FARMER A.
10 x 25kg = 250kg of feed in total for FARMER B.
Now, FARMER A got an average weight gain of 2.2 kg in 6 weeks, while FARMER B got 2.3 kg in 6 weeks. The total body weight for 50 broilers will be;
FARMER A 2.2 kg x 50 = 110 kg.
FARMER B 2.3 kg x 50 = 115kg
Remember our formula; FCR = TFC/TBW
FARMER A FCR = 200 kg / 110 kg
= 1.818 or 1.82
FARMER B FCR = 250 kg / 115 kg
= 2.173 or 2.2
From the above example, we can say that broiler chickens from FARMER A had an excellent feed conversion ratio (1.82) than chickens from FARMER B (2.2)
Finally, It is very important to know how to calculate your FCR before or after selling your birds so you can better determine if the breeds were okay or if your feeding practices were good too.
Thank you for reading. The group is always open to ask questions or make enquiries, so feel free.
Warm Regards
BigTee FarmExpo.
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PROPER BROODING PRACTICE FOR POULTRY BIRDS:
Brooding of chicks is done to maintain their body temperature and to ensure they grow rapidly within at their early stages. It is usually practiced within 2-3 weeks depending on the weather conditions and your location. During rainy or cold weather, chicks are advised to stay longer in the brooding room for at least 2-3 weeks while during heat or hot weather, by 10-14 days they should be out of the brooding room.
One who wants to be successful in poultry farming should be able to brood his or her chicks properly because the first 2 weeks of chickâs life is the best and the most important time of their lives and if theyâre not well fed, properly vaccinated, and well managed it can affect them in the long run. Therefore it is advisable to properly manage them during that period so youâll not have any issues dealing with disease outbreaks or mortalities as they grow older.
There are important items you need for proper brooding of chicks, namely;
1. Brooder (e.g Gas brooder, Charcoal pot, 200watts bulb, or clay pot with charcoal in it).
2. â Small Drinkers and small feeders (chicks tray to be precise)
3. â Bedding materials with brooding papers, cartons or newspapers (if youâre using woodshavings as their bedding material you donât need any paper)
4. â Lighting bulbs or torches to provide light for them.
â
5. â Medications (e.g Antibiotics, Glucose, Multivitamins, Anticoccidial etc)
â
6. â Vaccines (Gumboro and Lasota Vaccines)
7. â High quality superstarter feeds (can be used for broilers, pullets and cockerel)
8. â Source of clean water
9. â Thermometer to measure their room temperature which should be around 30-32 degrees Celsius for the first 2 weeks.
Now, before you recieve your chicks it is important to arrange their room by demarcating a good space and spreading enough bedding at least 1.5-2cm off the floor, that will be enough to accommodate the number of birds that youâll be housing. Remember when theyâre small they donât need much space so create a small space for the required number of chicks youâre receiving and increase as they grow bigger. â â
Also, make sure you warm up their room with any source of heat that you may have for at least 10-20 minutes before their arrival to avoid any problems associated with regulating their body temperature. At this stage, you can use your thermometer to determine the room temperature which should be around 30-32 degrees Celsius.
After receiving them, give them clean water mix with glucose or mix with both glucose and multivitamins for at least 20-30 minutes before you introduce their feed to them. And when introducing their feeds if youâre using papers on their floors.. try to spread small portions of their feed all over the floor to encourage floor feeding for the first day but if not then pour the feed in small portions in their feeder.
Remember, they should be provide with 24 hours lighting for the first 3 days so they can easily understand their environment and get acquainted with it and also have easy access to their feed and water at all times. From the fourth day you can reduce their lighting by 2 hours but it is important they have about 18-20 hours of lighting as well as enough heat during their brooding stage.
Remember that during this stage, you just sign up to nurse and parent them.. therefore always check and monitor their movements, droppings and behaviors every few minutes or hour.
Take note: During brooding stage, chicks donât eat and drink a lot, so it is important to provide small amounts of feed frequently and quantity of water and replace them if they finish. Thank you for reading
Regards
BigTee FarmExpo
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IMPORTANT NOTICE:
Although vaccination is important for chickens, but it is important to avoid administering vaccine to your birds when theyâre sick.
How to identify sick chickens:
1. Through behavior:
- Weakness or sitting alone away from other flock
- â Always sleeping even during the day
- â Refusal to eat feed or drink water
2. â Change in appearance:
- Swollen eyes or wattles
- â Discharge from their eyes or nostrils
- â Dirty feathers especially around the vent (anus) due to diarrhea.
3. â Change in droppings
- Watery, bloody, brownish, green, yellow droppings are warning signs
- â Persistent diarrhea
4. â Lameness or difficulty walking and sudden drop in egg production.
When you notice signs like these, isolate affected birds and treat them before administering vaccines.
Regards
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