Awesome video! Daniel makes a very good point, BSF is much better for small scale farms with less than 100 chickens. For anybody interested in black soldier fly production, here are a few tips to reduce the labor In the video, Daniel shows a black soldier fly production setup with nets. The method with nets is very labor intensive because you must keep each life cycle of the soldier fly separated and move everything around at specific times... This way you produce large amounts of BSF in batches. Good for selling... but lots of labor. If you are producing BSF to feed your own animals, then there are less labor-intensive methods you can use. There is a method to produce black soldier fly passively aside from acquiring the food waste. You can even automate the feeding of the chickens. The labor consists of acquiring fruit tree waste such as mangos, and putting this waste in a special-shaped container close to the chickens who will eat the BSF. In this method, BSF is produced constantly instead of in batches. The BSF grows inside the container, and as it matures it will naturally crawl out of the container. At this point it can "crawl" to an area accessible by chickens, who will eat the soldier fly. The container will naturally maintain a colony of BSF because BSF eat other maggots and most competing organisms. But why does the BSF crawl out of the container? It is all about the shape of the container. The container has a ramp on the inside which starts at the bottom and goes all the way to the top, where there is a hole for the BSF to fall out of the container. The BSF likes to eat where the rotten liquid is at the bottom of the food waste pile. When they become mature, they crawl up high. By putting a ramp in their container, you enable them to come out of the container naturally when they are ready to pupate. The result is a container or a hole that passively produces and deposits chicken food, provided you keep the food waste stocked. You can either buy a big plastic tub or dig a hole. Each hole or container should be anywhere from 3'x3'x3x' to 5'x5'x5'. If you dig a hole you will need to line the hole with cement to force the BSF to crawl out. If you just dig a hole, you will lose many BSF into the dirt. This method is much easier to scale, because you do not need to keep each BSF life cycle separate, and there is no labor to feed the chickens because you can create short pipes that deposit the BSF where the chickens can eat it. The labor required is the maintenance and food waste supply. Fruit trees are ideal. BSF absolutely loves mango and you can create a population of BSF in the tropics by cutting up 10 mangos in a container with a few holes in the top and letting it rot. The BSF will naturally find the mango if they are local in your area. (They are local almost everywhere).
@samauthor342
Жыл бұрын
But then you won’t be sure the total feed protein source percentage is adequate. Or that the BSF are as high in protein as required based on this waste (I guess regularly sampling them could give a reasonable estimate). I think the calculation of protein ratios from the BSF and making it consistent through the year to ensure proper feed macronutrient ratios for 90% egg production is the largest obstacle 🤔
@JackPitmanNica
Жыл бұрын
@@samauthor342 Its totally possible, the problem is that people try to start systems with 100+ birds... you have to create a sustainable system with a small group of birds, maybe 5-10, then you build up your system and automate it and make it more scalable... The problem with the western approach is that it is too hands-on... we can create natural systems using insects, plants, and the physical shapes of soil... but we must take time to study this way of thinking because it is not the same as the western ways of controlling every single variable... There are better options...
@simonesmit6708
Жыл бұрын
@@JackPitmanNica thrre are some systems here in the west that are very natural. No measuring involved. Usually it involves compost piles and other animals. Seems to work wonderfully for bird and egg production.
@JackPitmanNica
Жыл бұрын
@@simonesmit6708 Point me towards more of that kind of content please, Im always looking for it! Any youtube channels you recommend?
@JackPitmanNica
Жыл бұрын
@@CoolBreeze640 Thanks!! I'll check them out
@StevenCampbell1955
Жыл бұрын
When we had chickens on our farm, I used to allow them to free range wander during the day then only feed in the evening. They had access to a couple of dams for water and 25 acres of woodland to forage.The swarm of chickens would flock to my call to feed and then be protected during the nights. We had fat, happy chickens. I see that your farm has rich fertile soil too which i s an advantage to growing your own feed.
@defeatSpace
Жыл бұрын
This channel is awesome!!! I already love homesteading channels and only mostly get to see farms from North America. Super happy to find Farm Up!
@akudoukaeru508
Жыл бұрын
My good friend. I remember when you use to do it 2years ago. Your dedication on the farm made me to buy lands for farming. I have followed you for years now. Keep the good work
@nickovdub6131
Жыл бұрын
How about u give that land back to the wildlife and use it as a sanctuary.
@Heffdan
Жыл бұрын
@@nickovdub6131 0 context on their situation and that's the kind of comment you make? I guess the farmers whose produce you buy from the store should sell their land also? lol
@chickenmadness1732
Жыл бұрын
@@nickovdub6131 how bout you buy the land off him and give it back the the wildlife as a sanctuary?
@nickovdub6131
Жыл бұрын
@@Heffdan let me guess you come from a 1st world nation that has already converted much of their landscape to cities and farms...correct?
@AndrossUT
Жыл бұрын
BSF is really just a composting technique that happens to create supplemental protein. Set up worm bins with bsf on top. You can trade the resulting vermicompost to your feed farmers. One of the best ways to take care of your chicken litter.
@valkyrie1066
Жыл бұрын
I've fed soldier fly larva that were dried, not live. Many people here (california, USA) raise mealworms for their birds, but as you say; it depends how much space it takes, and what the percentage of protein is. We've cut grass, weeds, stalks, garden trimmings and vegetable waste with ground dried eggshells. Yes, we searched through a lot of local possible resources, and they ended up getting an interesting mix. For a year, I also worked helping a caterer and came home frequently with leftover banquet food. LOL Things you and I couldn't afford in a restaurant....they ate like queens for a time! (It was "legally unsafe for human consumption" and we were only given it to give to our chickens.) NICE eggs, and YES I heard the "I laid an egg" song! hahaha I love hearing your girls! I've had chickens over the years, rarely more than 40. Thank you for sharing, it's a problem everyone caring for chickens faces! We can't afford to BUY all the feed!
@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871
Жыл бұрын
Don’t feed animals live animals it is evil and wrong being eaten alive is painful and animals feel pain. Jesus told me this.
@Golden_SnowFlake
Жыл бұрын
If you put ramps, that lead to fall offs into buckets, you can get the Soldier flies to collect themselves, This is usually how folks harvest black soldier flies, as when they are ready, they stop eating, and collect into the buckets by climbing out of the food. Just have to look up designs, and make a large enough system with plenty of ways for them to isolate into the buckets, and you could just throw waste into a bin, and collect them each day easy.
@chandimamk
3 ай бұрын
" when they are ready, they stop eating, and collect into the buckets by climbing out of the food. " have you got any video or another material explaining this method?
@greencreekecofarmltd4874
Жыл бұрын
Am a black soldier fly farmer here in uganda and currently producing close to 1tn of larvae a week
@paulelijah5945
Жыл бұрын
Wow, bro how do you do it? How can I hook up with you?
@mr.redgamer7560
Жыл бұрын
@@paulelijah5945 bro what?
@rxstinky2736
Жыл бұрын
@@mr.redgamer7560 I fw it
@johnsin3614
3 ай бұрын
@@mr.redgamer7560 so, did they hook up?
@margaretruiz9655
Жыл бұрын
BSF are also able to compost chicken poop as they do not completely digest their feed leaving 30% available for re-composters. When I had chickens , hubby made a concrete -casket' system with ramps which the collected poops were fed into. Realize scale up is problematic but for smaller flocks (under 50) worked well. Very healthy, they loved the BSF and produced well. Just a thought. Recompiling their poop plus other waste is a good system. Hope that this helps.
@fashiharz8584
Жыл бұрын
Can you share the design of the system?
@Kupi.kvitochku
Жыл бұрын
Вы кормили только чёрным солдатом ? Зерно добавляли ? Спасибо ❤
@farmgrl
Жыл бұрын
Doesn't chicken poop contain too much ammonia for the bsf larvae?
@DennisChidi
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dr. Daniel, i have read through quite a number of comments here and my submission would be, Since your farm has expanded beyond what it used to be, you should out source the supply of larvae to another farmer who will be willing to supply you with the needed quantity for your bird. its either you focus on the chicken for now, because they both need a lot of attentions (Chicken and BSF) at the same time. I support those that said your title was not properly coined too, this could scare people. i wish you the best bro...let us unluck the best of us. Am Dennis Chidi - Nigeria
@MED42
Жыл бұрын
good Idea sir I was considering a similar plan teaching people in especially rural areas to produce insects for poultry farmers protein sources for birds gets very pricey here in Ghana too
@ianwhiteley5102
Жыл бұрын
@@MED42 king flys a bit biger than a blue bottle its got gray lines on it lay eggs on old vegitable carrots best but the maggots eat vegitabuls
@alexkabeho5609
Жыл бұрын
Best precise answer, I know companies with 5 tones maggots harvest weekly and he's talking of 80kg per day
@MED42
Жыл бұрын
@@ianwhiteley5102 wow that's interesting any link suggestion to learn more?
Thank you for experimenting and educating others on what didn't work out well! Respect and gratitude!
@woodywood6961
5 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Beautiful flock and well done on your explanations. Only thing I have to add, careful with the antibiotics. Doxicyclin is an antibiotic we use as humans and you don’t want to breed resistant strains within your flock that could jump species. Your camera presence is great and the flow through the video was awesome
@markobabic487
Жыл бұрын
I saw this channel for the first time now and I liked you from the first 2 minutes. And by the end, I was in love with the content. Great work. Im glad someone is finally educating these hipster city boys from the west on how a farm actually looks like.
@untitled06
3 ай бұрын
western people are so used to horrible KFC type factory farms, it is strange for us to see a bunch of happy hens
@enod9746
Жыл бұрын
Maize prices in Nigeria quadrupled during the pandemic lockdowns in 2020 and have not gone down since. Now I farm my own maize, but we have a challenge with herdsmen.
@Archfarms
Жыл бұрын
Which part of Nigeria do you stay
@Archfarms
Жыл бұрын
Am from Nigeria too,stay in the northern region
@petergachire980
Жыл бұрын
Same here in Kenya, prices doubled or tripled at the farm level...maize is a staple food here in Ke.
@skyfarmorganics
Жыл бұрын
Interesting to hear your challenges with BSFL. When I started farming them I faced many challenges but I can tell you now I produce about 100kg a day without much effort and with no-one helping me at all. I have sourced plenty of organic feed for them each day (all free) and I have tweaked my farm setup so it works with minimum effort. I will be using them to supplement the feed in my new chicken farm this year.
@mapratt
Жыл бұрын
Hi, Duncan - do you have any tips to share?
@TheRainHarvester
Жыл бұрын
Will they eat grass or leaves? I want to avoid driving to obtain bsf food.
@skyfarmorganics
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRainHarvester no they won't. Manure or food waste or some other types of feed but not leaves and grass
@michaeljarvis8377
11 ай бұрын
Would like to know more info about he u harvest 100kg a day please
@skyfarmorganics
11 ай бұрын
@@michaeljarvis8377 it's about 50/50 between self harvesting pre-pupae that crawl out of the bioponds up the slopes into collection channels and using a sieving machine (tumbler) to separate 16-17 DoL from the frass. I prefer to use a mix a of Instar 5 and Pre-Pupae
@MedullanAutononomous
Жыл бұрын
Dude, thank you so much for this breakdown of the challenges of BSF larva at scale. I have been very interested in the possibilities of using them for soil remediation and protein conversion via livestock feed. It sounds like turnkey automation needs to be developed better before it can be a practical solution. Have you tried using the casings from the bsf mixed with the chicken droppings to improve your crop production rates or is your soil already at peak yield? Perhaps BSF is more practical on less fertile land where the nutrients from the BSF waste can improve soil quality as a secondary product.
@mpccenturion
Жыл бұрын
Cheers from Canada. Thank you being so thorough!
@David-kd5mf
Жыл бұрын
Dirt to soil by Gabe Brown is good read. Mixed cover crops great way to get organic matter increase in soil so it holds more water for cash crops
@nicodemussicilima83
Жыл бұрын
You are a great teacher. Thanks a lot for all the educational information you give us. Please try reading and working on using moringa as a chickens feed and give us your comments/recommendation.
@syndrome5372
Жыл бұрын
I have absolutely no idea why I'm watching this or got recommended it, but there's something about dude that's got me hooked
@piscinaiv7937
Жыл бұрын
You are doing quite a job with that many birds. best of luck moving forward!
@secondleasegamer8312
Жыл бұрын
Brother, this is an awesome channel. I love being able to learn from someone who is actually out there doing things. Please keep this up!
@simonasvaitiekunas5326
Жыл бұрын
Yes, exploiting blacks and animals is a hell of a duty. Give the man a medal. And learn...
@denganituingatlahdia8867
Жыл бұрын
Idk if Madre de agua available in your area but I feel like Lantana, Vanderblomst, Yellow Sage, Red Sage and Shrub Verena might be. Those are flowers that chicken eat as well and full of nutrients.
@BK-Carolina
Жыл бұрын
Great video. I love your farm! If the tops of the roosting boxes are spiky, the chickens will not roost on top of them and make them poopy. Look for pigeon or chicken spikes. You can get them in metal or plastic.
@MrArthoz
Жыл бұрын
Have you tried madre de agua? It's starting to be a popular feed here in Southeast Asia as poultry, cattle and fish feed. You don't need a lot of water or dig any pond. You can even grow it as fence or boundary tree. Edit: you can even process it with soya cake into animal feed pellets for long term storage. It may help mitigate the high cost of feed as a cheap filler that is also high in protein and beneficial for animal health.
@dantorini63
Жыл бұрын
I'm interested in this. Do you have an email I can reach you on?
@temitopeolayode8962
Жыл бұрын
What is made da agua the name in English please
@weepingcat6843
Жыл бұрын
@@temitopeolayode8962 Nacedero or you can try Madre de cacao as well
@jessehunter362
Жыл бұрын
@@temitopeolayode8962 No unique to english name, but a lot of names- madre de agua and palo de agua are the ones i've seen most often. Scientific name is Trichanthera gigantea.
@xtiandyc7034
Жыл бұрын
@@temitopeolayode8962 tricantera. Chickens, goats, rabbits, etc. They all love tricantera plus its easy to grow and can be used as a fence.
@barbarabrooks4747
Жыл бұрын
If you have a source for food scraps from restaurants, you can build a solar cooker to heat and disinfect the meat. (Directions on internet) Then let the food cool and give it to the chickens. Pretty soon it will attract insects. If you have a local beer brewery, you can feed them leftover malt and hops. But this feed situation is a nightmare. I'm going to start grinding mesquite pods. There are probably native plants in your area with roots or seeds you can grind up. Acorns are good, but its a multi-step process
@muliikabashir3899
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Dr for the video
@cesarperez-bf8zt
Жыл бұрын
thanks a lot for some of the most insightful content on the matter i've found so far ...following you from now on
@Mithrral
2 ай бұрын
Just FYI if you put a PVC pipe at a slight upward angle sticking out of the compost box, the fly larvae will self-harvest when they are ready to pupate.
@HMan2828
Жыл бұрын
Have you considered feeding them dry mealworms? It's very cheap in bulk, and contains around 50% protein by weight... They are also very easy to raise in large quantities, but then you also need grain and vegetable scraps to feed them... You can also add in reject eggs, cooked. Cooked eggs are about 90% protein by weight.
@h2opower
6 ай бұрын
Try getting into aquaponics systems where you can raise crops and fish at the same time so that you can raise minnows for your chickens to eat. Now if you design the system well it can be mostly automated and in the process you will be growing food that you can eat and sell, and raise fish of your choice. Anyway it's just something that might help cut down the cost of feeding the chickens, your family, and possibly bring in an extra source of income.
@all41n14lla
Жыл бұрын
The Ammonia produced by the chicken excrement is a serious issue when it comes to the health of the chickens .. Which means constant cleaning of the coup .. One of the other measures to lower the Ammonia is to add airflow through the coup from the floor to the top of the coup .. The airflow doesn't need to be high but it does need to be done .. Many farmers have movable coups which tractors can pull from one place to another to reduce the ammonia which requires flat ground .. This is another good method to help the chickens breath fresh air ..
@scottstockle1andonly
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for the truthful video about your own experience.
@the2012fad
Жыл бұрын
Thank you. Lots of really good information.
@thabangmazibu1612
Жыл бұрын
Greetings Doc, why couldn’t your title read “Why I’ve Stopped My BSF Production?” Your title makes it seem as if the BSF are resulting in diseases or low conversion rate?
@margaretgathoni2281
Жыл бұрын
True, I tried house flies maggot almost finished my chicken with disease infection
@mjshaheed
Жыл бұрын
@@margaretgathoni2281 I have tried to harvest maggots for my baby chicks before. They were OK for a week or so, but noticed few healthy chicks died of indigestion.
@olayemiajide4306
Жыл бұрын
Exactly my initial thought
@emmanuelkalebela872
Жыл бұрын
@@margaretgathoni2281 but why did you go for house flies when what is recommended is BSF. These do not carry any pathogens. House flies are vectors of diseases.
@Desirfarms
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this compliment
@PoeticTea_
Жыл бұрын
amazing video, i hope you find a cheap alternative to feed. loved seeing the work and love you put into raising them
@Darkshizumaru
Жыл бұрын
That's crazy. It got so expensive for maze. Would it have helped to grow your own maze? Wild situation, I know that a lot of a chickens diet is going to require some grain and protein from grazing on bugs. You've got so many beautiful healthy chickens, place is so clean there can't be anything other than the feed effecting them so. Thank you for sharing.
@jamaicaportal
Жыл бұрын
From the day you mentioned using fly larvae I knew it was not practical. I am a feedmilling engineer that worked in mills poducing more than 20 tons per hour, a quick calculation and I knew.
@igotboredfkit
Жыл бұрын
So I agree with a lot of what you said in this video as far as black soldier flies not being sustainable for large scale chicken keeping. I don't agree with the types of food you have to feed them however. When I kept soldier flies I had no issues with them growing up just fine on plant waste as long as you don't feed them things like tomato stocks or potato vines which are toxic. I didn't notice any difference when I was using compost to when I used a bag of commercial layer pellets or a bag of chick starter granules. They had gotten wet so they went to the flys for science. Also my compost was not purely plant waste it was things like the fallen rotten apples from under my neighbor's apple tree, shredded paper, rabbit waste and bedding and table scraps. Also I found giving mine a ramp to crawl out when they were ready to go pupate was extremely helpful I didn't have to mess with them other than adding more compost to their bin. They just sorted themselves into a bucket for me it was rather convenient and I probably wouldn't have done it otherwise. Know where I live it's a very seasonal food source so from late spring to mid autumn. But that wasn't their main source of protein. I used it to supplement their primary protein sources in the summer to cut down on how much I spent on feeding the 60 or so chickens I had which did help. I actually moved from that property a few years ago I gave the black soldier fly set up and a few very friendly hens to my old neighbor who was getting into raising tilapia. I bumped into him this Summer at a farmers market he was selling tilapia filleted on sight, homegrown veggies and eggs. the guy started using the chicken bedding and that same neighbors apple trees to grow the soldier fly larvae. he would use the maggots to feed the tilapia and he would use the Wastewater from the tilapia and compost from the maggots to fertilize his garden beds.
@forgetfulpriestiv14
Жыл бұрын
God bless you, you do a great job raising your chickens.
@grigorione7824
Жыл бұрын
blend( electric blender machine ) some watermelon and cucumber together and then mix in some dried green algae powder till it becomes like a dough. they love it. And last a while in the freezer. But! for as many chickens as you have.. its just a treat for your favourite few :)
@amaralookuntogod5525
Жыл бұрын
Good day Dr. Daniel, please is it possible to share your recipe for the DIY chicken feed??
@muhdkamilmohdbaki7054
6 ай бұрын
You could still "use" the fly larvae to "process" organic waste if you don't want to make compost out of the waste. Feed the larvae as supplimentary food to the chickens or sell the larvae.
@Booneboarder
Жыл бұрын
Great job! Love the video and info. Keep up the great job and thanks a bunch.
@thomascook3336
Жыл бұрын
It may not work for your area, but we had amazing success with stinging nettle forage. It is perrenial grower, likes cool weather, and is 41% protien by dry weight. You have to harvest and dry it completely before feeding to neutralize the stinging hairs though.
@josephtsumba750
6 ай бұрын
We have lots of stinging nettle growing naturally in the highlands of Kenya where tea is largely grown. Is this the same variety of nettle you are talking about?
@joeyl.rowland4153
Жыл бұрын
If you live near a creek set a minnow trap. Fresh minnows are very good for chickens and they love them. They will go nuts as those minnows flop around. BSF is actually a better source of calcium than protein. And they should also be less than 5% of your chickens diet. Literally less than 1/2 of an ounce when their daily consumption of approximately 4 to 6 ounces.
@rmar127
Жыл бұрын
The easiest way to get maggots for chickens is directly from the source. Rotational grazing of cattle is a great way to improve soil health and therefore fodder yields. Then 3 days after the cattle have gone through a patch, follow through with your chickens. They’ll go to town eating the maggots that have hatched in the dung. Furthermore, the chickens will also be eating other bugs like beetles, worms and ants. Further diversifying their feedstock and improving the health and vitality of the chickens.
@leehiller2489
Жыл бұрын
I do this very thing only with goats & sheep, rotational graze with the chickens being 2-3 days behind the herd. This way they get a varied diet with a good mix of insects and field mice.
@rmar127
Жыл бұрын
@@leehiller2489 I’ve been told that goats and cattle are a great combination too. Due in part to the fact that as the goats go through, they’ll happily munch on weeds and shrubs the cattle don’t like, leaving the prime grasses for the cows. Furthermore, each animals digestive tract is perfect for destroying the eggs and larvae of parasites that affect the other.
@leehiller2489
Жыл бұрын
Yep, they have zero competition for graze as they go after a different diet. I keep sheep for grass and goats for browse. I'd like to have bovine but I'm too small and my pasture couldn't take it so meat sheep it is.
@okerekequeen4618
11 күн бұрын
Thanks so much,u doing a great job, but do we feed them,is it by mixing it with d feed or just like that, and also can we mix cassava peal with to feed to feed d chicken or is it good to feed d chicken with cassava peal only
@zachb8012
2 ай бұрын
I thought most people just get a big compost bucket with some ramps up to holes on the side. The larvae crawl up the ramps and fall out the holes when they're ready to pupate. I've seen people just leave it out in the run and keep throwing compost on top of it. The chickens just kinda hang out and eat the larvae as they fall onto the ground. Maybe it's not a great way to feed 2000 chickens because only the dominant hens will hang out where the flies fall onto the ground... but it's more of a supplemental option for smaller scale farms.
@elizabethaisu8175
Жыл бұрын
Dr. Where can we get the soya cake? Suppose I have my own soya what are the measurements I know we are supposed to road it first. Thanks.
@kakoozatrishinah1368
Жыл бұрын
Hey everyone, thx Doc for sharing 😍
@Blackshepherd1
2 ай бұрын
awesome video. i was interestedin the BSF cultivation but thank god I watched your video.i also have other ideas I wanted to explore in feed formulation using dried cassava leaves(21%-30% protein) shredded in addition to corn and limestone for 200 Brahm birds. what do you think about this?
@davidignacio3009
5 ай бұрын
I found your channel today. I watched your vlog and I am impressed by your presentation and your practical knowledge. Now I just subscribed and looking forward for more of your videos
@FarmUp
5 ай бұрын
Glad to have you
@TheRawai
Жыл бұрын
After the breweries have finished with the barley you can buy the left overs from them. Thats a good feed !! We give it to cattle in the uk.
@donnafraenkel7852
Жыл бұрын
Try meal worm, made with corn or porridge Look into it I created worm bins, with leftover waste Not only did chickens get worms, but it biodegrades the kitchen waste fast, eventually you are left with amazing topsoil
@dontcallanimalspetstheyare7871
Жыл бұрын
Don’t feed animals live animals it is evil and wrong being eaten alive is painful and animals feel pain.
@sekaloogo
Жыл бұрын
Hello Daniel, There are farmers that can supply you with the quantities of BSF feed you need. Maybe you do not need to actually do it yourself.
@gloryworship
3 ай бұрын
Thanks for speaking out the truth. Bravo
@yommmrr
Жыл бұрын
What beautiful fertile land you have. Good luck with the chooks!
@olayemiajide4306
Жыл бұрын
Doc can you please teach us how to formulate chicken feeds; both layers and broilers.
@FarmUp
Жыл бұрын
I will, again
@okoriecuzochukwu
Жыл бұрын
@@FarmUp please can you give me the formula for both chicken?
@patrickpreston8424
4 ай бұрын
Great video. On the communal laying boxes just add a skinny beam and put a steeper angle roof top on the laying house. A thin sheet of steel works well.
@MaMastoast
Жыл бұрын
I have no idea how I ended up on this video, but ended up watching all the way through anyway.. Very charismatic guy
@rickboucher8765
Ай бұрын
You can use PVC pipe to do 45 degree angles, hook to a 55-gallon drum outside the place. 😅
@jamesmungai3092
Жыл бұрын
Dr Daniel, can you comment at what point does egg poultry start paying off? How many birds? You have a big operation here an many workers. At what point does chicken farming acquire critical mass ?
@annburge291
Жыл бұрын
It's not so easy to answer. It's a question of who are you trying to support. If it's just your immediate family and extended family, it's ideal that your chickens help soil preparation and compost making to grow vegetables and fruit. You have sufficient birds for eggs and meat (say 100 chickens). It's totally different if you want the chicken business to pay for your children's education, buy farm machinery, help with farm infrastructure... in this case you are starting to talk in the thousands of birds in ideally flocks of 500 so you have birds of different ages and for different uses and of not too great a number for meat processing at certain times. In this case you have to think of a production line with constant inflows and outflows so you don't have suddenly too many birds of the same age.
@earlbond2929
Жыл бұрын
I known someone he has many restaurant then the waste from his restaurants was the food source for his BSF Farm. He also have a house & automatic springler for the moist. Then everyday he can get 35KG on larvae. So true in large scale it will took proper planning for it to be sustainable. 👍👍👍👍👍👍
@ShiembuomRashel-nx4rm
Жыл бұрын
Evening Doctor Daniel I am Rashel from Cameroon. I have been following you on KZitem and am very happy with the teachings. What caught my attention is that you said you mix limestone in feed. Can I know why and what is the dimension of the 2000 births poultry you have. I am building my own poultry and it is 24 x9m how many births can this contain
@wildpokemonbreeder4658
Жыл бұрын
Supplement feed with hemp seed. You get to grow the hemp for medicine and everything else but also get seed for more hemp and more chickens
@stefanfreimuth7864
6 ай бұрын
Thank you for the realistic feedback - I always think to get an objective picture, ask the people, who have to do the job. Everyone else is just doing self(ish) promotion. Maybe there is potential here, but as you said only at scale.
@daniswara1164
Жыл бұрын
I think hiring 8-10 people a month to process all the waste is cheaper than buying soya. He fed the maggot with cow dung which is impractical. He should just asks for rotten veggies and fruit from merchant in markets. It worked really well here in Indonesia. Though it's true since it's labor intensive, most farmer that fed their chicken with bsf maggot always ended up making a factory for the bsf maggot itself. It uses a lot of space and workers.
@WhisperChill
Жыл бұрын
In Hungary my grandparents (not this large scale as you, only 20 chikenand 10 duck) used to feed with mix of corn, wheat, oats and sunflower seed. When chicks born we supplement thier food with flies. I go around the house with a fly swatter and hunt the flies. And the chicks followed me 😂😂. It was funny when i had the swatter in my hand, the chikens also come to me for a fly. Nice video!
@balazskiss985
Жыл бұрын
no more magott? adjál magot
@alexyap7323
Жыл бұрын
Very educational. Thanks for sharing.
@tarutirachikukwa
Жыл бұрын
Have you tried duckweed? It has very good protein content. It's ability to regenerate fast makes it possible to be used in a big farm like yours. It's mostly used in aquaculture as a supplement feed for Tilapia fish. Duckweed is also useful for water filtration. You simply put chicken manure in a water tank or pond and most often duckweed will do very well with good sunlight.
@ashleycampbell8767
Жыл бұрын
it would be similar to the azola he talks about. It would require a huge area to produce at the scale he would need.
@jessehunter362
Жыл бұрын
@@ashleycampbell8767 yeah azolla's higher than duckweed. It works well for me because i have fish and it's a basically free byproduct, but if i didn't have fish it would not make sense.
@tilapiadave3234
Жыл бұрын
Duckweed is NOT a good source of major protein for Tilapia ,, using at at 10% of feed is ok.
@ashleycampbell8767
Жыл бұрын
@@tilapiadave3234 with a name like Tilapia Dave, he’s gotta know his stuff. :D
@lionlight777
Жыл бұрын
Respect from California..
@American_Mike
Жыл бұрын
This is my new favorite KZitem Channel!!!
@greasymuchacho
Жыл бұрын
I stopped feeding my son maggots a few weeks ago and he is feeling better than ever!
@Funnyvideoscompilationz
Жыл бұрын
Im very stuck desperately need your help , how do you mix pig feed with BSF . A simple ration. Can i simply mix maize+Bsf+Limestone would that be enough just those 3 ingredients?
@francismakwa7321
11 ай бұрын
Hi Dr Daniel , What type of premix do you use or recommend? There reason i am asking is because we have a lot of counter faint products and i wouldn't want to be a victim.
@stonedassassin187
Жыл бұрын
I didnt even search for this channel, but I like your energy brah. Got my sub
@LiterallyJesusChrist
Жыл бұрын
Very nice birds you are raising. I enjoyed your content.
@omadeitz3340
Жыл бұрын
I use the same amount of food as you do for not only chickens ducks and turkeys. Feeding soldier fly is only a treat i give them once a week. Any more it is not worth it. Right now we are 60% maze due to below zero temps. You are a very smart chicken raiser.
@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dr ... Soya doc + BSF by adding and giving your birds both at the same time. Right .that means you are not balancing the protein source. Due to the imbalance the birds are having the loose poohs. Regarding the raising of BSF, you have given us a good indication that it's not feasible for a chicken farmer to farm BSF alternatively. Due to the reasons you have given.
@octo925
Жыл бұрын
For the top of the common egg laying area, you can use anti-bird roosting spikes, which are basically just 3 inch to 6 inch tall pieces of skinny metal (like a railroad spike or long nail) to reduce the amount of space available to roost and it should be too uncomfortable for the chickens to roost there, which means no more chicken poop on top of the egg laying area. Something similar is done with plastic for mounting arms for security cameras and outdoor WIFI mounts. The two key things are that the anti-bird roosting spike must be too skinny/pointy for a bird to roost on top and they must be space closed enough together to prevent a bird from roosting between them.
@rogermccaslin5963
Жыл бұрын
I was thinking just run boards or chicken wire up to the ceiling so the top of the laying box is not accessible. Or set the laying boxes into the walls so there is not exposed roof inside the coop.
@masonsmith858
Жыл бұрын
them or make a new angled roof thats un perchable👍🏻
@ElysetheEevee
Жыл бұрын
@@rogermccaslin5963 My thought was the wiring to the ceiling as well. I wasn't sure if there was something he didn't want them "climbing" up there, though.
@eugeneliswaniso5528
Жыл бұрын
What you mentioned here is very practical.
@JamesFraley
7 ай бұрын
Great video! Very informed.
@andreaforde8399
Жыл бұрын
Love your VIVES soul brother 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️✊️✊️✊️✊️✊️
@elizabethaisu8175
Жыл бұрын
Hi Dr. Daniel thanks so much for the updates. I notice your hens still have sharp beaks how come? Kindly tell us the trick.
@FarmUp
Жыл бұрын
They were trimmed. Just not very short
@alexanderleslie4226
Жыл бұрын
Great video Doc!!
@chrisroux8137
7 ай бұрын
Thanx for video, I am glad to know the truth of the Fly trap, you and the birds are happy, GL and be blessed
@jomal7679
Жыл бұрын
I love hearing this man speak 💯
@TititoDeBologay
Жыл бұрын
There's is another option for feed : Use the poultry as post harvest tillage. You calculate a poultry/m² ratio. Then let them out in the targeted parcel with a gate and security so they don't go where they're not needed and safe from predators. Let them pasture, daytime only, usually 1/2 days is optimal. They'll eat the harvest leftovers, unwanted seeds, pests, bugs and so on. Their claws provide for light tillage which build soil, in addition to their 💩. Fresh air, is good for them, minimizes stress which provide healthier eggs and meat. You save on pesticides and fertilizers to an extent, you get tillage that build soil instead of destroying.
@StygiaN-WeB
Жыл бұрын
your r dedicated egg farmer.. doing all the hard chores.. I hope u succeed & grow larger.. keep well, ur a hard worker & have a good heart
@zk1479
Жыл бұрын
Interesting video for me as a layman with peripheral interest in chicken farming but I wondered whether it's possible to farm chickens without any form of antibiotics? Is the high density an issue with low immunity? Would be interested to hear about less or zero antibiotics usage. Thanks for sharing
@blakereid5785
Жыл бұрын
With high density, I’m afraid it’s not possible.
@rastafari657
Жыл бұрын
Most folks I know who did it added it in small quantities to the water.
@katumbarodgers1987
Жыл бұрын
Hey doc.do u mix soya in concentrates with brand,maize and lime?
@TheLastLogicalOne
Жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you try it on a big scale. You have more experience than most. You could be the biggest producer of BSF in your region?
@jenniferherb5212
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your video. You have so much knowledge. What was the green stuff in the water? We have a lot of water at the moment
@jozefmatus7929
6 ай бұрын
Yes! I love your energy, thanks for interesting video.
@user-MRG1130
Жыл бұрын
First time watching, you do a great job editing your videos, and explaining everything. See ya in the next video, BOL.
@crystalh733
Жыл бұрын
I still think you can do it. Just look at the set up of companies that are manufacturing BSFL commercially and get some ideas from them.
@humphrey5213
Жыл бұрын
How was the results after feeding them to the chicken in the short span of time you were doing BSF
@CALIGS
Жыл бұрын
I'm not gonna lie, as much as I was intrigued by this video, I couldn't stop laughing at the sheer noise of this space lol.
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