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Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by davidzfarm18(m): 11:50am On Oct 02, 2015 |
For small and medium scale farmers: Let's compare note: which is more profitable, Broilers or Layers production. I've tried both and here is my humble submission. Layer:Bred for egg production and later sold as spent layers after about 72 to 90wks. 1, for a small scale farmer operation in deep litres, the average age in weeks for the birds to start laying is 22wks. 2, To achieve 45 to 50 % production at which time you are expected to break even 26wks. 3. cost of raising the birds to 26wks.N1600 with chick mash @2350, grower @1900 layers @2200. In Production, most small scale farmers seldomly exceed 70%. Its worthy of note that small scale farmers who are capable of using Battery cages will achieve between 80%- 85% peak production. Most Small Scale farmers have the advantage of selling eggs directly to consumers at 650 per crate. For a farmer having 1000 birds average feed consumption per day is 5bags @ #2200=#11,000 Average daily production @ 70%=700eggs =23.3 Crates @650=15000. Most of the online consultant will make you believe that you summarily have a profit of #4000 per day. however, you have daily operational cost such as1. Water 2.fuel 3.drugs &;Vitamins 4.vaccines 5.Saw dust and labour. on the average and from experience this will take abt 600 per day so you are left with #3600. Another point often ignored by the online consultant is the cost of raising the birds to about 26weeks when they are capable of covering the cost of feeding. Now, say the birds will lay to 80weeks 80*7=560days cost of raising the birds to 26weeks. #1600x1000 =1.6m/560 days. =#2860 Now imagine you manage the birds well and you have 850 birds to 80weeks and you dispose at 900 per bird=765,000. Spread this by 80weeks=1350. Cost of raising less profit from disposal spread per day 2860-1350=1510 . Hence you have 1510 as another operating cost daily add to the feeding and other daily operational cost 1510+11,000+600=13,110 . Overall cost of Daily cost of Production is 13,110 Income: 15000 Daily profit from 26weels to 45;weeks : 15000-13000: 2000 On the average 2000 per day,60,000 as profit monthly pls note that %production will likely decrease from 46 weeks to about 65% and 55%-60 % at 80 weeks. Do the math. pls note that no profit is expected for the first 6months. Take a brake will be back with broilers production. criticism are welcome. 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by RichDad1(m): 12:06pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
Good job. Following. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by danwa25(m): 12:09pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
Tanx for the info. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by major911(m): 4:40pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
Nice1....following |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Gidigidi3(m): 10:12pm On Oct 02, 2015 |
Great analysis, waiting for broiler..., meat production is naira spinner but u must be in control of ur market. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by omo17(m): 7:47pm On Oct 03, 2015 |
If your analysis is to be considered, I guess nobody will be involve in poultry farming, can you imagine d cost of production to profit, nd u haven't include d cost of building nd cage. You try Sha 3 Likes |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Mustack: 11:38am On Oct 04, 2015 |
davidzfarm18: pls I need your candid advice on how can raise 1250 birds? I assume 2million can raise 1250 birds up to point of lay.. pls enlighten me more pls. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by obstead200(m): 9:04pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Mustack:big risk. If u have not done it before, pls start small. Say 400 birds for a start. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by obstead200(m): 9:06pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
Mustack:big risk. If u have not done it before, pls start small. Say 400 birds for a start. Davidzfarm18, we are still waiting for u to analyse broilers. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Mustack: 11:29pm On Oct 04, 2015 |
obstead200:alright man... I should start small |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by davidzfarm18(m): 3:19pm On Oct 05, 2015 |
Sorry I have been very busy over the weekend. will update on the Broilers tomorrow. However, Poultry Business is High Risk Business and you have a lot of on the Job Learning to do. That's why newbies are always advised to start small and learn through the process. Alternatively, you may get an experienced manager who has managed a farm successfully before and the farm is still in operation. Goodluck. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Mustack: 4:41am On Oct 06, 2015 |
davidzfarm18:yes bro that was why I want to start big.. I have an expirence manager and she's still in operation.. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by global07(m): 9:14am On Oct 06, 2015 |
Good morning. Please i would like to know that vaccines and vitamins i would give to broiler from day old. Thanks |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Nathan113: 6:16am On Oct 07, 2015 |
If one is to folow d analysis here den everyone wud get frightened an run away.i hav a farm an frm my records of ova 3yrs nw an gainin experience from my aunty who has bin into layers for ova 25yrs i can confidently tel u dat one bird wud consume 1000naira highest 1100 befor it strts layin.secondly i sell my eggs at 600 naira yet i stil pay for labour,i dnt buy water n i dont provide light for d layers to eat al nyt cos thr aint broilers.thr r nt needed to b dat fatty.Anoda point i noted is why wud u order for 1000 birds n only 850 get to lay or 800 survives.den d farm inwhich u got from is questionable.cos loosin 150 is abt 5 percent mor dan d 10 percnt which is d mortality rate n if thr aint layin den again i say d farm is questionable.workin wt my aunt for dos yearz n gainin xperienc if u gt ur birds frm d ryt source n managin dem welllllll u shud xpct a mortality of not mor dan 50 den non layin birds of 50 which u can quickly sell off n get bck sm cash.laztly if i plan to hav 1000 birds i go buyin 1100 zo dat after d mortality n non layin birds r out i stil hav 1000 birds or a little below dat.Dis figures here r jst too scaryyy.it discouragesss.n i cn say anytym any day dat layerz is mor profitable dan broilers. 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Nathan113: 6:19am On Oct 07, 2015 |
If one is to folow d analysis here den everyone wud get frightened an run away.i hav a farm an frm my records of ova 3yrs nw an gainin experience from my aunty who has bin into layers for ova 25yrs i can confidently tel u dat one bird wud consume 1000naira highest 1100 befor it strts layin.secondly i sell my eggs at 600 naira yet i stil pay for labour,i dnt buy water n i dont provide light for d layers to eat al nyt cos thr aint broilers.thr r nt needed to b dat fatty.Anoda point i noted is why wud u order for 1000 birds n only 850 get to lay or 800 survives.den d farm inwhich u got from is questionable.cos loosin 150 is abt 5 percent mor dan d 10 percnt which is d mortality rate n if thr aint layin den again i say d farm is questionable.workin wt my aunt for dos yearz n gainin xperienc if u gt ur birds frm d ryt source n managin dem welllllll u shud xpct a mortality of not mor dan 50 den non layin birds of 50 which u can quickly sell off n get bck sm cash.laztly if i plan to hav 1000 birds i go buyin 1100 zo dat after d mortality n non layin birds r out i stil hav 1000 birds or a little below dat.Dis figures here r jst too scaryyy.it discouragesss.n i cn say anytym any day dat layerz is mor profitable dan broilers.[color=#990000][/color] |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Mustack: 10:35am On Oct 07, 2015 |
Nathan113:yhank you for your confident that you restored into me...... i already had a woman doing this job... after my sch i will venture into it..... i just want to know if 2m can raise my stated amount of layers... 1 Like |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by davidzfarm18(m): 10:58am On Oct 07, 2015 |
Sorry for the little delay. For broilers 1. Seasonal Production:Xmas,Easter, the big and the small sallah. 2. All year round Production. Today, we shall Focus on the Seasonal Production with the festive season as Target. Pls note that the major determinant of ur productivity for above is ur Target Market. You need and in depth knowledge/Study of the market to achieve quick returns on broiler production. When to start. for newbies, pls start when ur 3months or 12 weeks to the targeted festive season. The reason being that we have late maturing broilers in the market which will not achieve targeted weight no matter what you feed them till 8:9weeks. Broilers for the experienced ones is 2:1 meaning for every 2kg of feed given, you achieve a 1kg weight till 8 weeks. FCR declines afterward. and that's is why its not advisable to keep broilers beyond 8 weeks unless you are targeting festive season which is our focus today. Cost implication. 1000,broilers DOC:#170,000 Brooding: #15000 Feeding:3kg Starter: @ 2700/bag =#324,000 Finisher: 5kg@2600/bag=520,000 Drugs and Vaccines:30,000 Labour 20,000/months *3:=60,000 Saw dust: 10,000 Total: 1.2m Approx. Assumption. with 7% mortality: you have 930birds available for sale. *birds fed with 8kg will weigh approx 3.5kg * 3.5 kg birds will sell for minimum 3,000 in the open market. However, all the birds will not be sold at the same rate because of the nos involved. So 100@ 4000:#400,000 200@3500:# 700,000 200@300:#600,000 300@2500: #700,000 130@2000:# 260,000 Income:2.6m However, with aggressive marketing, All the birds could be sold @ 3000 and above. The above is easily achieved by small scale farmers with less than 300 birds who can easily dispose the birds 1 Like |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Mustack: 11:24am On Oct 07, 2015 |
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Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by davidzfarm18(m): 5:24am On Oct 08, 2015 |
BROILER PRODUCTION 2. As earlier stated, the determinant of ur success in turning out broilers in batches all year is the market. once you have this sorted out, the heavens is ur starting height. Next to marketing is the breed. Broilers farmers are at the mercy of the hatchery, this is due to the fact that whatever is sold to you as DOC is due what determines ur success or otherwise. In the course of raising broilers I have come to realise that we have 6wks broilers. 8wks broilers and 10wks broilers. No matter what you feed a 10wks broikers with, it will not give you the target weight until it reaches 10 wks. I got doc from Zartech and by 6 wks I have average of 2.5kg and yet another batch that's slowly maturing.However, the advantage of the slowly maturing is that you have less mortality. Also I have read a lot of manual of getting 2.1live weight at 40 days. my take is that given the right breed you can achieve 2.8to 3kg at 7wks. The number 1 secret to successful broilers production is the right DOC. Next is feeding. you have to feed the birds very well.just like computer, gabbage in and gabbage out. When raising broilers, most farmers limit the feeding regime to day light once done with the brooding. This will not give you the required target weight. I give my broilers almost 20hrs light daily and the result is that I have about 40% at 2.5kg at 6wks. Processing/selling should start at 6 wks so that you are done with the batch at 8 weeks if you stock very high. You can target retail stores and fast food outlet, mallams or you package as frozen chicken. The profit margin when raising broilers all season is low compared to the seasonal production. On the Average, you should make between #150 to 250 per birds. every 7-8 wks 5 Likes |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Juliana7: 9:16pm On Oct 08, 2015 |
@davidzfarms, thanks for dis free info u are dish out to us. Of course we know some ebook dat some ppl are selling dat is not "content-rich" as what u are giving us at a platter of gold. Thanks. Pls sir do u ve an idea in d area of "packaging d chicken as frozen food" i am very keen/interested in dis area. Thanks 1 Like |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by davidzfarm18(m): 5:28pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
Juliana7: Packaging is the advance level of poultry production. although its as easy as the word packaging, certain basic requirement are necessary for you to make a success out of it. 1. You haven to study ur target market. By this you will do an extensive consultation on what your market really wants. 2.You have to carefully plan ur production. this is becos you have to be able to meet demands at short notices. 3. You need a cold chain store, alternatively, you may go into partnership with people operating cold rooms. However, you may which to note that most retail stores prefers freshly processed chicken. you h |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by obstead200(m): 7:03pm On Oct 09, 2015 |
davidzfarm18:my key reservations about broiler production is the problem of packaging and constant power for preservation. because I have no desire to feed broiler beyond their period of effective and optimum feed conversion. That means I will like to process and store my broiler at 8 or 9 weeks max. Power is of course the key challenge. I can't stop feeding chicken only to start feeding lister generator with diesel every day |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Westrnzdbyd4lt(m): 7:37am On Dec 09, 2015 |
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Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Ovanimoh: 8:04pm On Jun 19, 2016 |
Thank you for the Knowledge and break down, I'm a newbie and i setup my own Poultry farm here in Abuja, i have about 2700 Pullets in a battery cage system, i bought my POL from Ibadan at the rate of N1,350 per birds at 16 weeks and today they are about 22.2 weeks, they started dropping 22nd of May 2016, as of today i have about 20 crates thats 600 eggs, am little skeptical after reading your post, i have invested alot and from your breakdown i don't know if i have made the right choice of investment, Please can someone tell me if i am making any progress because i beleive all the birds suppose to have started dropping, although i have about 30 new birds dropping everyday. 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by noeloge82(m): 9:33pm On Jun 19, 2016 |
Guy ur choice of investment is write everyone is entitled to his opinion if OP analysis is 50% correct then the likes of Animal care, farm support and many other farms who deal on layers mainly would have folded Am a practising layers and broiler farmer and w thing I can tell u is that layers gives u regular cash while broilers don't and sometimes after setting up a layers farm u can also join the broiler as additional source of income Pls anytime u doubt ur biz pls make reference to sucessful farms and learn Ovanimoh: 4 Likes |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by topgear(m): 10:29pm On Jun 19, 2016 |
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Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by Udoks(m): 2:26am On Jul 24, 2016 |
Ovanimoh: Please from which farm in Ibadan did you get your POL at 1350 and 16weeks? I ask because a farm in Ibadan is offering me 14weeks as POL and at #1400. Please tell me |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by davidzfarm18(m): 10:13am On May 29, 2018 |
surely I need to update this post. a lot has since changed positively. |
Re: Profitability Of Broilers & Layers Production. by monchazfarms: 6:45pm On May 29, 2018 |
davidzfarm18: Please update asap. |
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