Still at it.

Wow, it's been a hectic 4 weeks for the chicks. None have perished so far. Currently I am in the middle of building a new home for them. They have grown 4 times the size and they eat a HUGE amount! I have gone through 200Kgs of feed (money flying). But the good news is I have received orders already and I will soon see some cash flying back.

Will post pictures soon.

A week and no casualties.

It's been 9 days since I have started this blog and a word of note is that all 98 chicks are alive and kicking. Food consumption is at an all time high, 10Kgs of feed a day! Very expensive I might add. No pics at the moment coz my iPhone refuses to sync with my PC. Sheesh.. Will keep you posted.

R.I.P.

Ok, just 5 minutes into my blog and I have two (2) chicks dead. I assume not because of disease but after being trampled on by the other chicks. I don't want to put up pictures because they both look totally disgusting (Bueks). Well.... The project must go on....

First Entry!

I have blogged before but nothing quite like this one. I am embarking on a new journey in my life. A couple of months ago I came across a blog while searching the net with regards to commercial chicken (Broiler) farming. Because of this particular blog I started out with 10 Naked Neck Chickens and have since sold them off for a nice profit and bought some more chicks and and again and again 10 (ten) at a time. So why did I start this blog you may ask? Because yesterday (24/8/2011) I got myself 100 (Yes one hundred) Naked Neck day-old-chicks, and I want to blog about it from day one up until I sell them off as well as to keep a journal for myself. Why this kind of breed you ask? Well, I find that where I come from (Sabah, Malaysia) many prefer this type of chicken for it's size and flesh. So Being a Google Community College student (LOL) I am adamant to prove that I can teach myself to farm chickens and be a success. Although I don't claim to be an expert. Just a guy from Sabah who wants to make a change in his life.

So here goes.

* Word of note, I have had a few coop designs and the coop that I have made is just made of readily available materials I have lying around the house. (Reban Ayam Kampung so to speak) But I am going to build one especially for my future plans.

A rough idea of how my coop will look like in the future. (Done with Sketchup 8, sorry image isn't up to scale)

Day Old Chicks

I would so love to hear from you. Any suggestions would be most welcome. Let us learn together.