Jaguza Farm Support | Geoffrey Joe | Activity https://jaguzafarm.com/support/members/jaguzafarm/activity/ Activity feed for Geoffrey Joe. Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:28:46 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 fc3a49382a3d9012715a5884a60f137c Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=3626 Mon, 04 Sep 2023 10:38:09 +0000 Caring and feeding young Rabbits Unless the mother rabbit is known to be dead, there is a good chance that she is feeding her babies, even if she seems to be ignoring them. A […]

]]> 83accb4d3322202e6621e819075552e8 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=5939 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 12:15:25 +0000 Caring for new born Goat kids Make sure newborns are breathing. Remove any material from around the mouth and nose, clean and dry newborn with clean towel or rag. A piece of […]

]]> 1dd6dcc4cebf6b09e649aad0f34da300 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6722 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 11:51:51 +0000 Care of laying ducks. Ducks lay their eggs in the early morning. An average duck egg weighs about 65-70 g. Ducks normally lay when they are about 5-6 months of age. […]

]]> d94258264b1488e78b7a2d91c9c95e9e Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=5463 Wed, 09 Aug 2023 10:48:37 +0000 Importance of Water to Pigs. When moved to the weaning facility, one of the first things a pig should do is look for water and take a drink. Unfortunately, the stress of […]

]]> ebad8e42cfc0e34d1d86e23ad0d4f8c2 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=3307 Fri, 04 Aug 2023 13:17:58 +0000 Dealing with Dirt-eating calves Most young calves nibble dirt and some ingest great quantities—creating a blockage in the stomach. Sometimes they ingest sand and gravel, and t […]

]]> 680056cf5dbbd33b002217ed3666562b Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=113198 Thu, 20 Jul 2023 15:44:54 +0000 More about Giant Brahmas poultry. Imagine a chicken that stands tall and proud, exuding an air of magnificence. That’s the Giant Brahma. With males weighing between 5.4-8.2 kg a […]

]]> 5f3ee1cc4c455dcfb4c9528ffcd2cce6 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=113193 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 10:00:19 +0000 Trimming Rooster Spurs. A rooster’s spurs gradually grow, and after a year or two, they may be an inch or two long. If you run a rooster in with your hens, he will m […]

]]> 446bc09dabf08ba9ebb60526057f1ae4 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6885 Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:58:01 +0000 Managing Tick load in Goats. Goats have a reputation for being tough and resilient but they can and do succumb quickly to disease if they are not treated in time. With Goat […]

]]> 07019affd0a8a5e7e3a703099b876f9e Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6879 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 12:47:17 +0000 Quality egg production is the primary goal for keeping layers. It is, therefore, important to monitor production of your flock, identifying poor layers that eat into your profits with minimal or simply no […]

]]> 526fae36516d5d831120e08c56df33e5 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6861 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 14:05:00 +0000 For top performance, breed your heifers a month before your cows and keep the breeding period short at around 45 days. This will allow heifers to calve at the peak of the calving season and provide more time for […]

]]> 649c100d45c3c9bb3a7d730dba36d92e Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6858 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:12:34 +0000 It is always advisable in business to minimize expenses, maximize production and thus profits. Livestock farmers are particularly famous for employing an array of methods to cut expenses.

Unfortunately, not […]

]]> 1bc018f1a9c84fa0e3b351be4250d28d Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6850 Tue, 13 Sep 2022 13:00:27 +0000 Marketing is the number one problem with rabbit raisers in the country today. In theory, the demand is great considering the current population explosion and world wide food shortages. In actuality, the demand […]

]]> fff94ff0da875573fae6177384b9f05f Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6829 Wed, 13 Jul 2022 15:01:41 +0000 As chicks start to grow up and lay eggs, you may find a double yolk egg in your egg collecting basket. To be clear, double yolk eggs are just that. When you crack a single-shelled egg open, you won’t find a fu […]

]]> 2bc92dd440cfcdb682f1001cafc4dcc6 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6817 Wed, 25 May 2022 14:10:50 +0000 Body factors vs feed in-take. A number of body factors have been shown to be closely correlated with feed intake (R2 value ranging from 0.7 to 0.9), as there are: Volume of […]

]]> 6f6759b80f43ade0940572e999f0a19d Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6814 Mon, 23 May 2022 14:25:47 +0000 How to deal with Goiter in Cattle. Goiters are lumps on the throat or neck. They range from the size of a marble to huge masses and are caused by the thyroid gland growing larger […]

]]> 32cb2c964af8092a180722afd20f40a0 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6810 Mon, 23 May 2022 14:23:28 +0000 Farming with pigs on a small scale can be economically viable, but invest in proper infrastructure and good feed from the start. It’s not easy to farm with pigs, but the industry offers a lot of support to e […]

]]> d0e3fbaae68557e38cdcd9a5a1426d71 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6802 Tue, 17 May 2022 14:03:06 +0000 Calcium plays a significant role in phosphorus (P) utilization, which is important for broiler production performance. Therefore, optimizing available calcium levels, relative to phosphorus, can contribute to […]

]]> a307a3744485214282897cee0ccc9b2c Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6788 Mon, 09 May 2022 12:36:58 +0000 If you’re raising chickens or other livestock, you know that animal feed can get quite expensive. Growing fodder to supplement their diet is an easy endeavor and one that will keep your flock happy. 

Fodder is […]

]]> a6b7018f0d9359281850f4b028f741fc Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6785 Fri, 06 May 2022 09:15:43 +0000 Trypanasomiasis/ Nagana disease. Mainly occuring in Africa, Trypanosomosis, or Sleeping Disease, is a infection affecting both animals and humans.( zoonotic disease). The disease m […]

]]> c70e42995ceaba2d87e5321714fc5e4f Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6775 Fri, 06 May 2022 08:46:42 +0000 The normal color of urine from rabbits is yellow. Sometimes the urine can become red, pink, brown, or orange. This condition, often simply called “red urine,” can occur in healthy rabbits as well as those who are […]

]]> 9574054c27874835370f099f6e5724e3 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6769 Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:41:40 +0000 New disease outbreaks, such as COVID-19, influenza viruses, Ebola, SARS and the H1N1 virus, periodically affect humans. These affect either people or animals, and occasionally both. The H1N1 virus, for example, […]

]]> ac378c04606c4592d452e7c4c185bccb Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6761 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:25:33 +0000 The goat from the top.

Body shape: A dairy goat should have a triangular shape. This ensures that there is enough room for feed in the rumen, even when the doe is pregnant with multiple kids.

Body […]

]]> 9c519d34aa746bc622192b38067fa91c Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6755 Mon, 11 Apr 2022 14:13:42 +0000 A number of management practices are vital when rearing rabbits.

Feeding
Feed them on greens, hay, home-mixed grains, and commercial rabbit pellets to meet all their nutritional requirements. Hay is given to […]

]]> 1bbebcbc19ba34e63d2b2200cd96365c Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6749 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 14:21:35 +0000 Turning Young Bulls into a productive herd. Environmental factors, of which herd management forms an integral part, exert a 70% influence on the performance of an adult bull, whereas genetics […]

]]> 61627f206787a7be47e58a39a8192795 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6745 Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:44:29 +0000 There has been a resurgence of interest in free-range poultry farming in recent years, as a result of welfare concerns associated with farming of poultry under intensive conditions. For the best positive welfare […]

]]> 54c7dc51dfb1d8c5b6ea742b771278c4 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6719 Fri, 28 Jan 2022 09:20:13 +0000 While growing concern over animal welfare is sparking changes in the way pigs are produced internationally, production costs remain a main driver of improved welfare on pig farms.

“The cost of production is s […]

]]> e576c94c8af96593b7902ddfaed6f91e Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6711 Tue, 25 Jan 2022 08:49:59 +0000  Sustainable parasite control usually refers to using alternatives that prevent resistance and minimize disease and production losses. Integrated parasite control combines traditional control with alternatives […]

]]> cea51062983b4dc03a095f453db531d8 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6698 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:44:09 +0000 1. Choosing the right goats is not an easy task. No one should ever “go out and buy a goat” without doing some homework first, otherwise, you will waste time, effort, and money on it later. Do your research, it […]

]]> 08f32344e93efa1de5cde0ea7235c50e Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6688 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 13:26:23 +0000 Research and industry advice mostly agrees on 12 weeks as the optimum weaning age but, if ewes are lean, grass height is below 4cm, or lambs are growing less than 150g/day, early weaning is beneficial. This is […]

]]> c12f83b8fc502e6f976b1b61b780ee6c Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6678 Wed, 05 Jan 2022 12:55:42 +0000 You may need to bottle feed a lamb sometimes if you have orphaned lambs, if it’s mother dies in birth or if it’s mother rejects the baby for any reason. For ensuring the lamb survives, you must have to begin bott […]

]]> d0cd6bbf893559263a57f25bef737298 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6672 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 14:10:28 +0000 The bones of rabbits are fragile. House rabbits, furthermore, are often confined in small hutches or cages with little opportunity to exercise their muscles and develop strength as do their wild brothers and […]

]]> 915fa3e2fc2472267e991db376eec2a8 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6669 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:49:50 +0000 Sow’s milk contains insufficient iron and piglets are born with minimal reserves. Pigs born in the wild or outside get most of the iron they need from rooting in the soil. But when the ground is frozen, those b […]

]]> 1b8850a2dc995718a9f223cb4be8307b Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6660 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:35:02 +0000 Farmers work hard to make sure their cows are on an ideal schedule to maintain their health and well-being. Cows are typically milked two or three times per day. Each milking is timed so there is the same amount […]

]]> 07f38a88760b3c47d611e269c3c06862 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6657 Mon, 06 Dec 2021 13:29:21 +0000 Supplementary feeding is the additional supply of feed containing energy, protein or vitamins and minerals to grazing sheep that may be lacking in the pasture. It is important to ensure that the whole diet of the […]

]]> 5ca84879fe8f93bb03cad702dfbd77cb Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6651 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:18:56 +0000 Farmers suffer their greatest sheep losses before weaning, with the majority of lamb deaths occurring during the first 10 days after birth, and more than 20% during the first three days. 

Effective lamb […]

]]> 06b806ee6b229ba45cbc34dddb4655ae Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6645 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:12:02 +0000 With free-range pig farming, you’ll be raising your own high-quality meat. Like other home-raised food products, meat from a homestead pigs is far superior in texture and flavor.

When two purebred pigs or a p […]

]]> 8aa32a6319789f99c68c99aa3979944e Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6642 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 14:05:37 +0000 Free ranging animals has become popular and for good reason. When you free range your animals you are allowing them to eat the bugs and grass and whatever is in their “grazing” area which will make their diet muc […]

]]> 8b78cc68cbab19ab6182f9c342845249 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6625 Wed, 24 Nov 2021 07:21:50 +0000 The genotype for the indigenous chicken is derived from the locally available breeds.  Usually have low production in terms of egg and meat. Their end products are preferred i.e. eggs and meat due to their good ta […]

]]> 856bdaa90ce58a431a8a249b2add8ba2 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6618 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:43:15 +0000 So with their thick wool coats, are sheep actually keeping as warm as you think? What about goats that do not have those nice thick coats? Are they just used to the cold? During the winter or cold rainy seasons […]

]]> cc63cf81464d166d8a1393e9a68c8e38 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6612 Wed, 03 Nov 2021 10:35:20 +0000 If you added new chicks to your flock this year, you are probably going through the steps to safely integrate them into the flock. The chicken pecking order will be upset for a while and drama will ensue. But […]

]]> 6226df0cb361c22ddf7156f61e9b6811 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6606 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:14:32 +0000 Many communal farmers report that their sheep, goats or cattle mysteriously die. The first question is: were the dead animals vaccinated beforehand? The answer is often “Yes”. But with a few more questio […]

]]> a23cd7cb29d14f36a334f90871c6201b Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6603 Tue, 26 Oct 2021 11:11:37 +0000 Feed accounts for 65% to 75% of a poultry or pig farmer’s total input costs. To get the most out of your feed, start with the most efficient animals for your production environment.  The feed efficiency of gen […]

]]> a462fc1019c6f32c8d5e37f982653a04 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6582 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 12:09:25 +0000 We all want to live in peace. They have evolved a social system to avoid conflict. Problems occur when considering how to house goats. Housing design might conflict with their natural social inclinations. That is […]

]]> ec2e0293927071276bc35d2c3e38698f Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6576 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:44:45 +0000 Piglets are also born with no immunity and can only get this from colostrum soon after birth. A minimum of 100 ml of colostrum per kilogram of birthweight within the first 16 hours is crucial to provide the […]

]]> 7b801b04a9702d15489b5c1060e21aea Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6566 Mon, 27 Sep 2021 08:18:29 +0000 Most bottle calves are introduced to grain and hay any time after 2 weeks. In nature a calf will start to mimic its mother at about 2 weeks and you will see it “grazing” which of course isn’t really eating much b […]

]]> da6ef3c29f334cdfdb3760a986b127a5 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6562 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 12:12:35 +0000 Have you seen your goat limping? While it is not the cause of all limping and soreness, foot rot in goats should be suspected.

All hoofed animals risk foot rot and related foot scald. Both conditions cause […]

]]> a92831956d74ea64eacaab8f935d4031 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6558 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:35:21 +0000 If any animal on the farm property has foot rot, the bacterium will now live in the soil. It’s important to keep shelters dry so Sheep do not bring disease in.

Not all limping is a foot rot symptom. Examine th […]

]]> 19ef877df0b924e39f5150b9015ed5fa Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6555 Fri, 10 Sep 2021 11:31:44 +0000 Most issues occur where there are high stocking densities and little opportunity to express natural chicken behavior. So, comfortable, interesting surroundings that provide for chickens’ behavioral needs are k […]

]]> e6e0172b69e8966e341fad4bb779ac4e Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6544 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 13:01:32 +0000 Rabbit owners sometimes become concerned about their rabbit’s drinking habits when they get a second rabbit. It seems that the new rabbit drinks a lot more, or a lot less, than the original one. But which rabbit i […]

]]> 4d3f2cb8a2759c9e8add7587571447e6 Geoffrey Joe wrote a new post https://jaguzafarm.com/support/?p=6538 Mon, 06 Sep 2021 12:53:52 +0000 Evaluate your risk
What are the risks to your herd at various levels of disease? How many goats are you willing or can you afford to lose to disease? If all of your does aborted one year would you be able to stay […]

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