Nairalanders, how are you? I need some advice from people on this forum. I want to take bold steps next year in my quest to become self employed. I have a facility that I want to use for poultry business. I believe it is the best business I can do for now. I am a teacher currently at a private secondary school in Ikorodu. I earn about 50,000 naira every month. I will post some pictures of the facility very soon. I believe I will do well in poultry farming because of my passion for it and because I grew up in a home where chickens were raised. Another reason is that that my not using the facility has led to the theft of the outer burglary of the place and some casement windows. I believe if I don't start doing something on the property, further thefts might occur.

So, which one do you think is better? Breeding day old cockerels and selling them off at six weeks old ( I have experience in this kind of poultry ) or breeding the cockerels to full maturity and selling them.

First Idea: rearing day old cockerels to 5-6 weeks and selling them off to people who will breed them to maturity.
Second Idea: Breed the cockerels to full maturity and sell them off directly to consumers.

I am also thinking of doing noilers on the side and breed them to sell at 6 weeks or to full maturity . I don't want to breed broilers. I have no interest in broilers. What do you think? Which option do you think I should follow? Thanks.

Please let me hear from you, Nairalanders.

If you are in this kind of business, can you let us read about your experiences ? Which one pays better? Selling the cockerels of at 6 weeks or breeding them till maturity and selling them off? Can turkeys be bred in the same environment as cockerels? I am looking at breeding turkeys too and selling them off at 5-6 weeks old. I am not looking at breeding them to maturity. Please let me hear from you. Thanks.

Why don't you mix and discover the answer first hand

FreshFarmAgro:
Why don't you mix and discover the answer first hand

Thanks, Sir. I don't understand. Can you explain better?

What about noilers? I heard they are easy to rear also

StriveHard:
What about noilers? I heard they are easy to rear also

Yes, I heard same too. I am looking at cockerels because they are rugged and less infected with diseases and can eat roughages apart from the normal feed. How much are day old noilers sold for? Do you have an idea of the price? Thanks.