Crops
Know the Benefits of Rearing Pigeons
Pigeons are the most popular domestic birds, easy to tame and cheap to keep, and rearing them can bring quick profit.
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Bird Rearing
Environment
Palm Tree Felled, Baya Weaver Habitat Destroyed and Over a Hundred Birds Killed
More than a hundred baya weaver chicks were allegedly killed when a group of people cut down a large palm tree in East Guatan, Jhalakathi Sadar upazila, on 27 June.
Crops
The Bird That Chases Away Even Birds of Prey
The black drongo, known in Bengali as finge, is a small, plain bird bold enough to chase off raptors and a friend to farmers for the pests it eats, but its numbers are falling.
LivestockWinter Care on Poultry Farms: Brooding Temperature, Fresh Air and Vaccines
Chicks huddling and dying in a cold, sealed shed? Learn the week-by-week brooding temperatures, why jute beats polythene, how to keep ammonia down and how to plan vaccines with a vet.
LivestockJapanese quail farming: feed, housing, brooding and lighting guide
Government guidance in Bangladesh says eight to ten quail fit in the space of one chicken; adults eat 20 to 25 grams of feed a day and start laying at six to seven weeks.
Livestock
Easy Ways to Rear Pigeons
Pigeons need little space, breed quickly and fetch good prices, making them an easy source of income with a little care.
Livestock
Shamim Becomes a Crorepati Through Quail Farming
Shamim Al Mamun of Sakhipur in Tangail began with 500 quail chicks and now has about 25,000 birds and his own hatchery.
Crops
Rajbari's Rubel Becomes Self-Reliant Rearing Guinea Fowl
Starting with 13 guinea fowl as a hobby, Rajbari's Raju Ahmmed Rubel now keeps about 900 birds and sells thousands of chicks each month.
Livestock
'Quail Has Kept Me Alive'
Faridpur's Chunnu Mia turned Tk 16,000 into a quail, turkey and guinea fowl business worth Tk 23 lakh, inspiring other young people in the district.
Livestock
Dhaka University Graduate Turns to Quail Farming After Losing His Job
After his NGO project job ended, Mahabubul Alam Naim built a commercial quail farm in Kalapara that he says now earns him Tk 50,000 a month.
Agribusiness
Guinea Fowl Can Help Meet Demand for Eggs and Meat
Guinea fowl, or titir, are cheap to raise at home, lay well and can meet demand for both eggs and meat.
Crops
What Should Ducks Be Fed?
Ducks can be reared without water bodies, but they need the right feed at each stage, from soaked puffed rice for ducklings to bran, oilcake and snails for adults.
Environment
Bird Lover Akash Kali Das Receives Bangabandhu Award
Akash Kali Das, known as 'Pakhibandhu' (friend of birds) in Koitola village of Pabna's Bera upazila, has received the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Award 2024.