Defeathering machine or feather plucking machine has now become a must-have for broiler farmers that want to own their profit. Yes, defeathering is one of the steps in slaughtering chicken. If you are a broiler farmer who takes record, you will know that the profit from raising broilers to maturity is becoming very small. Especially if you are buying processed feed and selling the mature broilers to processing plants. However, you can change that narrative for yourself by getting a feather plucking or defeathering machine.

The Profit Margin in 2020

Apart from being practically and personally involved in poultry business, I am a seasoned poultry consultant with a knack for bringing innovative solutions to my client. In 2020, following the increase in feed price, I found myself advising many of my clients to get a defeathering machine. Of course, it is crazy when you spend about 480,000 Naira to raise 300 broilers and you can’t even boast of 30% profit at the end of the season. That was the terrible situation poultry farmers faced last year. I can confidently tell you that a lot of people didn’t even make any profit and were even congratulating themselves for being able to break even.

Increase in Price of Day-Old Chicks and Poultry Feed

As at October, Day Old Chicks sold for as high as 600 Naira per chick and quality feed rose to over 5000 Naira per bag. At the time of this post, some feeds are already selling for close to 7000 Naira per 25 KG bag. While the cost of Day-Old Chicks are currently not up to the price of October, we might still get there in February. So, for those who are still going to remain in the business, I advise you get a defeathering machine now.

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