Crops
How to Care for Pigeon Chicks
Pigeon chicks hatch on the 19th day after the first egg is laid, and careful attention in the first days keeps them alive and growing.
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Livestock
Agribusiness
Farmers Lose Money as Animal Feed Prices Rise
Repeated rises in raw material prices have pushed Bangladesh's small and medium livestock and fish farmers into losses, and some farms and feed mills are closing.
Agribusiness
Egg Output Rises in Jhalokathi, Farmers Worried by Feed Prices
Egg output in Jhalokathi beat its target by 73 lakh last year, but rising feed prices are worrying the district's farmers.
Crops
Poultry Waste Holds Vast Potential
Those involved in Bangladesh's poultry industry now see its waste not as a problem but as a resource for fertiliser, biogas and electricity.
Agribusiness
Egg Production Falls in Gazipur
Rising prices of chicken feed and medicine have forced thousands of Gazipur poultry farms to close, cutting egg output sharply.
Rooftop farming
What to Keep in Mind When Raising Chickens on the Litter System
A practical guide to raising chickens on the litter system, from house orientation and floor space to feed, lighting, hygiene and disease prevention.
Livestock
600 Chickens Die After Power Cut Over Alleged Unpaid Bill in Rangpur
A broiler farmer in Rangpur Sadar says 600 of his chickens died in the heat after the rural electricity office cut his connection over a bill he denies owing.
Crops
Shah Ali Sells Peacocks Worth Tk 22 Lakh
Md Shah Ali of Homna in Cumilla has built what officials call the district's first peacock farm, selling birds worth Tk 22 lakh and keeping 90 more.
Agribusiness
Beef and Goat Meat Prices Fixed in Khulna for Ramadan
Khulna City Corporation has fixed the maximum price of beef at Tk 600 a kg and goat meat at Tk 850 a kg in the city for Ramadan.
Crops
Back From Abroad, Mahabubur Succeeds With a Poultry Farm
After a long spell working in Malaysia, Mahabubur Rahman of Subarnakhali village in Jashore's Sharsha upazila has turned his fortunes around with a layer chicken farm.
Livestock
27 Cattle Die in Nachole Farm Fire After Smoke Lit Against Mosquitoes
Twenty-seven cattle died in a fire at a farm in Nachole, Chapainawabganj, after straw was lit to drive away mosquitoes.
Crops
250 Pigeons Die After Eating 'Poisoned' Grass Seed in Chatmohar
A pigeon farmer in Chatmohar, Pabna, alleges 250 of his birds died after eating poison-laced grass seed on a neighbour's land.
Fisheries
Turtle Lays 34 Eggs at Karamjal
A Batagur baska turtle at the Karamjal Wildlife Breeding Centre in the East Sundarbans has laid 34 eggs.