Profitable Hobbies

Squab Raising Revolution
"WE PLAN to have the most modern, streamlined, profitable squab farm in the world—and within three or four years," says husky, energetic Robert R. "Bob" Taylor of Alta Loma, California, a little town in the colorful wine grape and citrus country of the Sierra Madre foothills back of Pasadena.
When Bob looks around at his "Taylor Squab Ranch" he sees much to make him a happy man. Stately eucalyptus trees form a windbreak around the farm. His attractive bungalow smiles at him from its setting of palms, roses, hedges, and green lawns. The long rows of aluminum-roofed pigeon houses are visible near-by. The stucco killing and dressing house, the frog pond, and a large orchard and vineyard can also be seen. Four years ago all this was a barren wheat field.
For thirty years Taylor raised pigeons as a hobby. Always he dreamed......to read more, please click the link

Raising Small Flock of Chickens ; Feed & Water

0 - 6 weeks Start the chicks with medicated starter crumbles / ayam kampung starter on crumbles feed plates or chick feed troughs. Feed with chicks starter until they are 6 weeks of age. Feed troughs; during the first 4 weeks, 50 chicks will require 2 chicks troughs. Feed troughs can be filled full the first 3 days, but should be filled no more than 1/2 to 2/3 full as to reduce feed wastage. These can be replaces with one hanging feeder per 20 chicks at 5 to 8 weeks. The chicks should have access to the feed and water at all times.

6 - 20 weeks Feed them a grower ration. Their feed must contain at least 75% cereals and cereals products (fattening purposes). Recommended to add of at least 30% feed from grasses/weeds/dark leafy green vegetables.

20 weeks onward Start feed the chickens with layer or breeder ration. Daily intake per bird; average 110g of commercial feed / average 170g of wet mash (household scraps). Recommended to add minimum 30% of dark leafy green vegetables/weeds/grasses daily. If birds raised for eggs, the medicated feed then replaced with a non-medicated feed.

Notes
1. Insoluble grit (small stones) are required by poultry if they have access to grain or other foodstuffs. Soluble grit (kulit kerang/siput/ec) cannot be used in replacement. It is not grit, it is used to give laying hens extra calcium for egg-shell production. This extra calcium will cause bone development problems in young chickens.