POULTRY FARMING: A Money Spiner:
Poultry farming comes in different practices;
1. Egg production
2. Meat(broiler) production
3. Cockerels Production
4. Ornamental and Rare bird rearing
5. Parent stock(fertile egg production)
6. Turkey production
7. Quail farming
8. Ostrich farming. etc.
In Nigeria, the demand for poultry products
far outweigh the supply, hence it is a money
spinning venture for every willing
entrepreneur. The uniqueness of poultry
industry is that it has room for persons with
large source of fund(millionaires) as well as
starters with little capital. With as low as
N5,000 one can venture profitably into this
industry and yet with as much as a billion
Naira, one will just be brushing the surface in
Nigerian poultry industry.
Poultry farming is suitable for professionals
such as veterinarians, animal husband men,
trained farmers, poultry specialist as well as
school leavers, non experts and persons with a
willing heart to learn and no matter the angle
or level one is entering the industry from,
training, peer reference and consultancy is a
conditio sine qua non for success in the
industry. Many had entered poultry farming
and came out burnt, some others are in it
reaping fortune; the dividing factor is
'information'. Entering poultry industry
blindly is suicidal! For the sake of the Nigerian
market, I will in these series deal first with the
two major aspect of the industry and highlight
the potentials.
EGG PRODUCTION.
Going into poultry production for the purpose
of egg production means you intend to raise
laying hen. They could be from Day-old-chicks
(DOC), or stock as Point-of-Lay(POL) birds.
Layers can be reared on Deep liter system or
Battery Cage system. Caged birds need more
capital but the merits include; easy of
management, cleaner eggs, safety from
breakages, minimal feed wasteage, reduced
water contermination and maximized space. A
unit of cage from my company with the
capacity of 120 birds cost N90,000. Most
cages
come with automatic drinkers; some even
come with full automation meaning, feeding,
manure management as well as egg collection
systems; are all automatic thus greatly
reducing human contacts, disease spread and
labour cost. Cage system is therefore the
appropriate system for large scale farmers.
Beginners with limited resources could start
with deep litter system. It is affordable, litter
material are readily available. The major
requirements are conducive housing and more
intense management of the water, feed and
litters. The roof in all cases should be heat
repealing, made from asbestos, thatch etc.
Vent, created to let out heat, wall should be
less than two feet high, 'curtain' from sacks or
tarpaulin provided to prevent entrance of rain
water to prevent incidences of coccidiosis and
other enteric diseases.
Beginners should minimise the cost of poultry
house construction and utilise local materials
as equipments so that the limited resources
could be channel into productive running cost
such as DOC or POL and feed. To give you an
idea of cost as of today, a million naira, if
meticulously utilized can construct a poultry
house that could hold five thousand birds.
From our company too, persons that want to
enter the venture with cages with all the
added
advantages, could purchase same with about
N4.2million for 5,000 birds. We also supply
DOCs and POLs. DOC cost between N120 to
N210/chicks depending on time of the year
and
hatchery. Beginners could start with POL,
these are birds in their fourteen to twenty
weeks of Age,(birds often start dropping their
first egg from 22weeks to 24weeks of age).
Advantage of acquiring Point Of Lay birds is
the reduced risk. Prices of POL at press time
ranges from N750 to N950/bird.
In budgeting for feeding, a bag cost about
N2,200 today and could feed 100birds for 3
days.
Let me open your understanding to how
profitable egg production could be under
proper management, a bird at good lay point
generate between N6 to N10/day as gross
profit. This means that a flock of 100 laying
birds could generate N800 profit per day, and
about N24,000/months hence by implication
1000birds could generate N240,000/month
and
10,000 bird farm, a N2.4million profit per
month. At the end of the 54 to 72weeks of lay,
the spent layers would be sold for nearly the
equivalent amount with which the POL is
purchased. You can see that egg production is
terrifically profiting. The demand for eggs is
seemingly insatiable.
MEAT PRODUCTION.
I will briefly explain what meat production
entails in poultry farming. The meat is call
broilers, fryers, poultry or simply chicken. To
succeed on this side of the industry, the farmer
must target eateries, hotels, and cold rooms or
start ones own outlet. Breeding broilers for
live sales is only sustainable under small scale
and seasonal. For a farmer to be successful in
broilers, he should rear between 1000 to
10,000
birds and above per batch. Harvest should be
at least weekly. A large poultry house is
needed. Provision of constant electricity is
necessary for lighting and cold room.
Broiler production entails purchasing DOCs
(broiler), brooding, and raising them for six to
seven weeks. Feeding is ad libitum(i.e
continuously). Well managed flock will weigh
between 1.8 to 2.4kg within this period and
upon dressing, weigh between 1.4 to 1.8kg/
bird which is the standard weight for most
eateries. Some companies that buy live birds
pays between N410 to N600/kg live weight.
Eateries and some cold rooms pay N600 to
N820/bird dressed weight. Profit expectation
from raising broiler is between N150 to N250/
bird.
Factors to consider before venturing into
broiler production also include but not limited
to the following: good source of DOC,
conducive housing, good feed, technical know
how, heat for brooding, cold room facility,
defeathering machine, and a ready market.
The demand for broilers is ever high and with
the ban on importation on poultry product,
the sky is the starting point for any bold
entrepreneur.
Which ever aspect you wish to participate in,
always seek and pay for consultancy, employ
experts or get trained and start gradually.
In my next series I will go into the next two
form of poultry production. I will also, in
similar series, give hints on how to avoid
common pit falls in poultry farming. For
further consultation,
Call.
08182537352
09032698762
08099515923
08074349597
08136241647
Email: adoyipaul@yahoo.com

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Consider broiler for a start.
Broiler production entails purchasing DOCs
(broiler), brooding, and raising them for six to
seven weeks. Feeding is ad libitum(i.e
continuously). Well managed flock will weigh
between 1.8 to 2.4kg within this period and
upon dressing, weigh between 1.4 to 1.8kg/
bird which is the standard weight for most
eateries. Some companies that buy live birds
pays between N410 to N600/kg live weight.
Eateries and some cold rooms pay N600 to
N820/bird dressed weight. Profit expectation
from raising broiler is between N150 to N250/. Call: 09032698762.

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Please i will like to know more about piggery.kindly enlighten us on it.i think is better than poultry for a starter.thank you.

Pigs are generally omnivores hence you could say that the cost of feeding is less demanding but in large scale, feeding is also intensive. To be able to produce pigs effectively and stressfree, it should be on a concrete floor. The housing should also be designed to provide a wallow in each pen, the source of water must be clean and constant and feeding nutritious. Piggery is very rewarding. We could help you in construction, purchase of piglets and advice on source of feed.

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Ok.is it better to start my farm with weaners or piglets.or is it good to start with pregnant pigs?where can i get them at a cheaper rate?thank you.

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Great article!!!
When u want to start on a small -medium scale,It is advisable that you incorporate crop production with piggery to reduce the stress of looking for what to feed the pigs.
Afterall you make profit from the sales of the crop and the residue being fed to the pigs.
You can start crop production with as little as #40,000 and start with two piglets at about #6000 each.With this you are good to go.You can rent a piggery shed to minimise cost.
We get land for purchase @ #20,000/hectare and land for rent @5,000/hectare in Ogun state or consultancy for crops like melon,cassava,maize and cucumber production.
We also consult for poultry,fishery,piggery
For full proposal you can contact:
The Farm Manager,Gbenga:
08101148992, 01-7910494

Lesgupnigeria: Great article!!!
When u want to start on a small -medium scale,It is advisable that you incorporate crop production with piggery to reduce the stress of looking for what to feed the pigs.
Afterall you make profit from the sales of the crop and the residue being fed to the pigs.
You can start crop production with as little as #40,000 and start with two piglets at about #6000 each.With this you are good to go.You can rent a piggery shed to minimise cost.
We get land for purchase @ #20,000/hectare and land for rent @5,000/hectare in Ogun state or consultancy for crops like melon,cassava,maize and cucumber production.
We also consult for poultry,fishery,piggery
For full proposal you can contact:
The Farm Manager,Gbenga:
08101148992, 01-7910494

Your email address please

paul.adoyi@farmergiantltd.com

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COST AND EXPECTATION IN POULTRY.

Cost of setting up 5000 capacity Poultry In
Nigeria
1. Building:
A single building that can contain three rows
of cages would be suitable. The width should
be a minimum of 12meters and length of
should be 35meters. Utilize the cage detail
below in construction bearing in mind that
each row will have a gutter.
(CAGE DETAILS:
Cage: Poultry Chicken layers cage in CKD form
Size:
the length: 2.2m
the width: 2.4m
the height: 1.65m).
The estimated cost should be 1.8million naira.
The wall should not be more than 0.3meters
and the roof should be of asbestos with a vent
in between.
Required cages:
Utilizing the Premium cage quality; capacity is
120 birds/unit. The 5000 poultry would need 42
units. Total cost is N3,780,000. Cost of
installation is N84,000.
Birds:
Budget N850/point of lay bird or N180/day old
chick. Budget additional N200/POL to raised
them to laying or additional N750/DOC to raise
them to laying. In general budget N5 million to
raise 5000 birds to lay.
Good birds would start dropping at least by 20
weeks. Feeding at this point would be about
0.1kg/bird each day. By the time they peak,
profit expectation should be about N7/bird
each day. Call 09032698762 or 09099515923 email paul.adoyi@farmergiantltd.com

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Ur farm is not popular and how are u doing it.can there be a special aggrement in place?

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