Hello NL farmers am intending farmer, I want to set up a turkey farming.
Am always on this section reading different topic but I noticed that turkey farmers were not as much as those ventured on fish maize watermelon chicken and so
I av done much research on this turkey farming but I still need opinions and experiences..so my questions is
How lucrative is this biz.
What are risks involved
What are strategies of marketing this turkey
Will be waiting for ur usefull advice
Thanks and God bless ur hustle

Still waiting for that useful advice
Thanks

@ Op:

Turkey business is lucrative but not commonly done commercially.

It is a seasonal (xmas) market. Moreover many prefer frozen turkeys.

I have reared turkey before commercially and it is better to raise #broiler turkey# ( I mean foreign turkey).

You take care of them like broilers chicken and they have good feed to meat conversion efficiency.

Many people see turkey as *article of ostentation * ( things you buy to show off) .

A matured turkey sales for N15, 000 and above depending on location and bargaining power.

Yours sincerely.

TheUnbeatable:
@ Op:

Turkey business is lucrative but not commonly done commercially.

It is a seasonal (xmas) market. Moreover many prefer frozen turkeys.

I have reared turkey before commercially and it is better to raise #broiler turkey# ( I mean foreign turkey).

You take care of them like broilers chicken and they have good feed to meat conversion efficiency.

Many people see turkey as *article of ostentation * ( things you buy to show off) .

A matured turkey sales for N15, 000 and above depending on location and bargaining power.

Yours sincerely.

Thanks bro God will increase your knowledge
I will give you a call

raypapy I av a turkey farm broiler turkey its a good business if u train and take care of dem well season especially it sells 4rm 15k and above but u will av 2 be patient and again know dat dey don't hatch dia eggs on dia own dey do it with de help of incubator anyway allow me 2 congratulate u in advance as u make ur way in de business

EZEUDENE:
raypapy I av a turkey farm broiler turkey its a good business if u train and take care of dem well season especially it sells 4rm 15k and above but u will av 2 be patient and again know dat dey don't hatch dia eggs on dia own dey do it with de help of incubator anyway allow me 2 congratulate u in advance as u make ur way in de business

I have been looking for a thread on turkey as well...can't seem to find any...do I give the turkeys the same drugs, vaccines and feed as broilers? and how's their mortality rate, also if I am to raise like 10/to maturity say 8months, how many bags of feed would I have used up? I wouldn't mind if I got your number as well. thanks.