Prime Harvest Integrated Services

Prime Harvest Integrated Services are a dedicated team committed to providing quality poultry products and reliable farm services.

With years of hands-on experience in poultry farming, we continue to support homes, businesses, and markets with healthy and well-raised birds.

21/09/2026

🔥 STARTER TO FINISHER: WHEN SHOULD YOU MAKE THE SWITCH? 🐔🌾

One question we hear often at Prime Harvest Integrated Services is:

👉 “At what age should I stop starter feed and begin finisher feed?”

Is it 2 weeks, 3 weeks, 4 weeks, or 5 weeks? 🤔
Let’s break it down. 👇

🐣 STARTER FEED
Starter feed is formulated for the early stage of broiler production, providing the nutrients chicks need for rapid growth, muscle development and a strong foundation.

🐔 FINISHER FEED
Finisher feed is formulated for the later growth stage, supporting continued growth and helping birds reach their desired market weight efficiently.

💡 HERE IS THE IMPORTANT PART:
There isn’t one universal switching age for every broiler farm.

The appropriate timing can depend on:

✅ The feed manufacturer’s feeding programme
✅ The nutrient composition of the feed
✅ The breed and age of your birds
✅ Their growth and body weight
✅ Your target market weight
✅ Your overall production programme

Some farmers may change to finisher around 3–4 weeks, while others may follow a different schedule based on the specific feed programme they’re using.

📌 Don’t switch simply because another farmer switched.
Check the instructions on your feed, monitor your birds’ growth, and follow a feeding programme that fits your production goals.

🐔 At Prime Harvest Integrated Services, we believe good poultry production starts with good decisions—from quality chicks and proper feeding to good management.

👇 FARMERS, LET’S HEAR FROM YOU!

At what age do you normally switch your broilers from starter to finisher?

🔹 2 weeks
🔹 3 weeks
🔹 4 weeks
🔹 5 weeks
🔹 Other — tell us why!

Drop your answer in the comments. 👇🔥
Let’s share experiences and help upcoming poultry farmers learn from real farm practices.

18/09/2026

🐔 PRIME HARVEST FARM UPDATE | 2 WEEKS + 3 DAYS! 🌱🔥

Our broilers are now 2 weeks and 3 days old, and the growth journey is becoming more interesting every day!

At Prime Harvest, we don’t only watch how fast the birds grow—we also pay attention to flock dynamics. 🐓🐓🐓

The birds are becoming more active, moving together, establishing their pecking order, competing for feed and water, and learning their environment.

👀 Our daily checks include:
✅ Feed and water access
✅ Bird distribution around the pen
✅ Resting and feeding behavior
✅ Signs of competition or bullying
✅ Comfort, ventilation and available space
✅ Growth differences within the flock

Quality chicks + good feed + clean water + proper environment + consistent management = better opportunity for good growth. 📈

This is another day in the Prime Harvest journey. 🌱🐔

Fellow farmers, at 2 weeks + 3 days, how are your broilers behaving? Are they still moving as one big group or beginning to spread out more? 👇

12/09/2026

THE WEATHER CHANGES — YOUR MANAGEMENT SHOULD CHANGE TOO!

Chickens don’t experience the weather the way we do.

A temperature that feels comfortable to a farmer may be stressful for a flock.

During hot periods:

💧 Make clean, cool drinking water readily available.
🌬️ Prioritize good airflow.
🐔 Avoid unnecessary disturbance.
📏 Prevent overcrowding.
👀 Watch birds closely for signs of heat stress.

During colder periods, especially with young chicks:

🌡️ Pay attention to temperature.
🐔 Observe how the birds distribute themselves.
🌬️ Maintain ventilation without creating harmful drafts.
🧹 Keep litter dry.

Don’t manage chickens by calendar alone. Manage them by observation.

Every morning, walk into the poultry house and ask:

👉 How are my birds behaving?
👉 How is the air?
👉 How is the litter?
👉 Are feed and water easily accessible?
👉 Are the birds comfortable?

Your birds may tell you something before your records do.

🐔 Observe. Record. Adjust. Grow.

12/09/2026

The bird are receiving their vaccination

09/09/2026

At Prime Harvest Farm, we believe that successful poultry farming isn’t just about feeding birds. You must understand what your birds are telling you through their behaviour. 👀🐔

Every stage of broiler growth comes with different physical changes, feeding patterns and behaviours.

🐓 GOOD CHICKENS DON’T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.Behind every healthy broiler you see is:✅ Good-quality chicks✅ Proper brooding✅...
07/09/2026

🐓 GOOD CHICKENS DON’T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.

Behind every healthy broiler you see is:

✅ Good-quality chicks
✅ Proper brooding
✅ Quality feed
✅ Clean water
✅ Good ventilation
✅ Proper vaccination
✅ Daily observation
✅ Consistent management

At Prime Harvest Integrated Services, we understand that poultry farming is not just about buying birds.

It’s about managing them properly from Day 1 until market weight.

Healthy birds. Better production. Better results. 🌾🐓

04/09/2026

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23/08/2026

🐔 RAISING MORE BIRDS DOESN’T ALWAYS MEAN MAKING MORE MONEY!

At Prime Harvest Integrated Services, we believe poultry farming is not simply about increasing the number of birds you keep. Production efficiency, cost control, good management and effective marketing can make the difference between a profitable farm and a farm that is only busy.

A farmer with 200 well-managed broilers can sometimes achieve better results than another farmer struggling with 500 birds.

The real question is not: “How many birds are you keeping?”

The better question is: “How efficiently are you converting every naira invested into profit?”

Here are 10 practical strategies for improving poultry production efficiency and profitability:

1️⃣ START WITH QUALITY DAY-OLD CHICKS

Your profit potential begins before the chicks arrive on your farm.

Source chicks from reputable hatcheries and pay attention to chick quality, uniformity, activity and overall condition.

Good-quality chicks give you a stronger foundation for growth, feed efficiency and survival.

2️⃣ MANAGE FEED — DON’T JUST BUY FEED

Feed is one of the biggest expenses in broiler production.

Don’t focus only on the price of a bag of feed. Look at feed quality, growth performance, feed conversion and wastage.

Provide feeders correctly, avoid unnecessary spillage and monitor how much feed the flock consumes.

The goal is not simply to feed more. The goal is to convert feed into more saleable weight efficiently.

3️⃣ MAKE MORTALITY REDUCTION A PRIORITY

Every unnecessary mortality represents lost investment.

Good biosecurity, vaccination, sanitation, ventilation, litter management, clean water and daily observation can significantly improve flock performance.

Don’t wait until birds start dying before you investigate a problem.

Early observation is cheaper than emergency intervention.

4️⃣ MONITOR WEIGHT AND PERFORMANCE REGULARLY

Don’t rely on your eyes alone.

Weigh sample birds regularly and compare their performance with your production targets.

Monitor:

📌 Average body weight
📌 Feed consumption
📌 Mortality
📌 Uniformity
📌 Water consumption
📌 Growth rate
📌 Feed conversion

What gets measured can be managed.

5️⃣ START MARKETING BEFORE THE BIRDS ARE READY

One common mistake is waiting until the birds reach market weight before looking for customers.

At Prime Harvest Integrated Services, marketing can begin while the birds are still growing.

Share your farm journey through:

📱 WhatsApp Status
📱 Facebook
📱 TikTok
📱 Reels
📱 Customer referrals

Let potential customers know when the birds will be ready, expected sizes and available services.

6️⃣ BUILD DIRECT MARKETS

Middlemen can be useful, but don’t make them your only customers.

Develop relationships with:

🏨 Hotels
🍽️ Restaurants
🎉 Caterers
🛒 Food businesses
🏠 Families
⛪ Event organizers
🍗 Chicken retailers

The stronger your customer network, the more control you have over your sales.

7️⃣ SELL MORE THAN A LIVE BIRD

Your business can create additional value around the same production.

Depending on your setup and local regulations, you can offer:

🐔 Live birds
🍗 Dressed chicken
🚚 Delivery services
🌱 Poultry manure
📚 Poultry training
👨🏾‍🌾 Farm consultations

Customers don’t always want the cheapest chicken.

Sometimes they want quality, convenience and reliability.

8️⃣ KNOW YOUR COST OF PRODUCTION

This is where many farmers lose money without realizing it.

Before selling a bird, know approximately how much you invested in:

* Day-old chick
* Feed
* Vaccines and veterinary inputs
* Labour
* Electricity/fuel
* Water
* Litter
* Mortality losses
* Transportation
* Other operating expenses

Then calculate your cost per surviving bird and cost per kilogram of live weight.

If you don’t know your numbers, you are guessing your profit.

9️⃣ TURN FIRST-TIME BUYERS INTO REPEAT CUSTOMERS

A customer who buys from you today can become a long-term customer.

Keep customer contacts, communicate professionally, deliver what you promised and follow up after sales.

Your best advertisement may not be a flyer.

It may be a satisfied customer recommending Prime Harvest Integrated Services to another person.

🔟 THINK LIKE A BUSINESS OWNER

Don’t enter every production cycle without a target.

Before bringing in chicks, determine:

How many birds?
How much capital?
How much feed?
What mortality target?
What market weight?
What selling price?
Who are the potential buyers?
What is the expected cost?
What is the expected profit?

A poultry farm should have a production plan, financial plan and marketing plan.

🐔 BROILER FARMING IS MORE THAN RAISING CHICKENS.

It is about managing resources, reducing losses, improving productivity, controlling costs and creating a reliable market for your products.

At Prime Harvest Integrated Services, our goal is not simply to raise more birds.

Our goal is to raise birds efficiently, manage resources wisely and build a sustainable poultry business.

💬 Which of these 10 strategies do you think most poultry farmers neglect?

Let’s discuss in the comments.

🐔 GOOD BROILER PRODUCTION IS NOT ABOUT RAISING MORE BIRDS — IT’S ABOUT RAISING THEM WELL.Quality chicks, good feed, clea...
23/08/2026

🐔 GOOD BROILER PRODUCTION IS NOT ABOUT RAISING MORE BIRDS — IT’S ABOUT RAISING THEM WELL.

Quality chicks, good feed, clean water, proper ventilation, biosecurity, vaccination, regular observation and good record-keeping all contribute to better growth and lower losses.

At Prime Harvest Integrated Services, we focus on healthy birds, efficient production and profitable results.

Better management = Better growth = Better returns. 📈🐔


20/08/2026

🐔 THE SECRET BEHIND GOOD BROILER GROWTH ISN’T LUCK!

Every farmer dreams of seeing broilers grow fast, healthy, and uniformly. But here’s the truth:

Good broiler growth doesn’t happen by chance—it is the reward for excellent management.

Many people ask:
“What medicine makes broilers grow faster?”

The answer is simple:

There is no medicine that can replace proper management.

If you want your broilers to reach market weight on time, focus on these essentials:

✅ Start with healthy day-old chicks from a reputable hatchery.

✅ Get brooding right. The first 14 days determine the future performance of your birds.

✅ Provide clean, cool water 24/7. Water drives feed intake and growth.

✅ Feed quality feed consistently. Never compromise on nutrition.

✅ Maintain proper ventilation. Fresh air keeps birds comfortable and reduces respiratory problems.

✅ Keep the litter dry to prevent ammonia buildup and disease.

✅ Avoid overcrowding. Give your birds enough space to eat, drink, and rest.

✅ Follow your vaccination schedule and maintain strict biosecurity.

✅ Observe your birds every day. Healthy birds are active, bright-eyed, and have a strong appetite.

Remember, broilers don’t grow because of expensive drugs—they grow because farmers consistently do the right things every day.

Healthy birds.
Low mortality.
Excellent feed conversion.
Uniform body weight.

That’s the result of good management.

At Prime Harvest Integrated Services, we believe that every healthy broiler tells the story of a farmer who pays attention to the smallest details.

📢 Tell us in the comments: What’s the heaviest broiler you’ve ever raised, and what management practice helped you achieve that result? 👇🐔

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