When I started my chicken farm in 2017 at Oyi Local Government Area, I made one costly mistake. I cemented my entire poultry floor. That decision cost me ₦180,000 extra. My chickens developed leg problems within three months. Today, I’ll share real costs, pros, and cons of cement vs sawdust for deep litter systems in…
Rats killed 47 of my birds in one night back in 2017. I woke up to find a serious attack had happened in my brooder section. Many chicks were killed and scattered. It was a rough morning. That morning changed everything I knew about poultry housing. The rats didn’t just kill the chicks. They ate…
My name is Pius Emeka. I raise chickens in Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State. I’ve been doing this for eight years now. I’ve trained over 200 farmers across Anambra and neighboring states. One question I get asked almost every training session is this: “How can I let my chickens graze without losing them to…
I still remember the day Mrs. Chioma called me from Awkuzu. She was frustrated. Her chickens kept dying in the open coop she built behind her compound. Rain soaked them. Rats attacked at night. She was losing money every week. I asked her one simple question: “Do you have any empty room in your compound?”…
When I first started training farmers across Nigeria eight years ago, one young man from Abeokuta called me. He had just lost over 2,000 birds in three months. His farm was beside a noisy highway. The stress alone killed his chickens faster than any disease could. That single phone call taught me something important. Location is…
My name is Pius Emeka. I farm chickens in Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State. I’ve been doing this for eight years now. I’ve trained over 400 farmers during that time. Today, I want to talk about fish meal pricing. This topic confuses many new farmers. Fish meal costs keep changing. One month it’s ₦2,200…
When I started chicken farming in 2017 at Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State, I lost 45 day-old chicks in my first batch. The electric brooder I bought failed during one of those long PHCN outages we all know too well. That night taught me a hard lesson: you need a reliable backup heat source…
When I started chicken farming in 2017 at Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State, I lost 43 day-old chicks in my first batch of 100. The problem? Wrong bedding material. I used fresh sawdust from a furniture shop near Awkuzu junction. The sawdust was too fine. It blocked the chicks’ nostrils. Some ate it and…
When I started chicken farming in 2017 at Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State, I made a costly mistake. I used the wrong net for my chicken house ventilation. Within three weeks, I lost 47 birds to heat stress and respiratory problems. That experience taught me everything about choosing the right type of net for…
Building a chicken farm in Nigeria requires careful planning. One of the biggest expenses you’ll face is fencing your poultry pen. I’m Pius Emeka. I’ve been raising chickens in Oyi Local Government Area, Anambra State for eight years. I’ve built over 20 poultry pens during this time. I’ve also trained 150+ farmers across the Southeast….