Oketwin:
I will not discourage u but poultry is serious business people only look at d profit nt putting other factors into consideration guy u will need somebody to guide you all d way u can start with doc or poc, buh doc is more preferably cos it would afford u to get all d basic experience n knowledge. secondly u will av to crate ur own market for sales of d eggs it's not always easy as people sees from d outside u av to be consistent with u produce to ur customers, wish you all d best note poultry is capital intensive

Elomus:
Best Place to start this kind of business is in akwa ibom state....you go make money die

fisfat:

Thanks. Very informative

fisfat:
The rate of unemployment these days among nigerian youths is very high. My brothers came out with 2:1 and yet, they couldn't get a job that suits them.

So i taught of a business i could start on my own. Well, i chose poultry business(production and sales of eggs.

My fellow people here, i want you to please enlighten me on:
How lucrative it is
Should i collect day old or laying point?
What is the possible loss rate?
Battery cage or dip litter system?

Thanks for your contributions in advance

Pls go and work on an established poultry farm for at least 3 months to learn all the rudiments. U will answer all these questions.....

fisfat:

Thanks. Very informative

KINGinWAHALA:
pants business sells faster. you just the right amount of capital to kick off

fisfat:
The rate of unemployment these days among nigerian youths is very high. My brothers came out with 2:1 and yet, they couldn't get a job that suits them.

So i taught of a business i could start on my own. Well, i chose poultry business(production and sales of eggs.

My fellow people here, i want you to please enlighten me on:
How lucrative it is
Should i collect day old or laying point?
What is the possible loss rate?
Battery cage or dip litter system?

Thanks for your contributions in advance

Mimo1:
Time
capital
space
water
are the key things you need to start a poultry business

Sunnycliff:
We have a broiler farmers forum. Just drop your number or pm then I can add u and all you need to know about the poultry business you will get on whatsapp

tfcinvests:
@oludarekehinde I Agree it is not hard to see your experience from your comment it is a game of numbers but don't encourage him to start with 1000 we don't know the poster's financial power a single bird management till point of laying cost 900naira before the dollar problem.so let's say for now it cost 1000naira to feed a bird till laying period,this means 1000birds = 1000birds x 1000naira...can u see the cost of feeding 1000birds now bro?

One doesn't need 1000birds,the woman beside my house has a single plot and with about 300birds she's smiling...calculate..the calculation and financial power now plays the part on quantity of birds to raise..if only 80% will lay eggs week in week out..he can make the estimate using this data to plan how many he wants eggs he wants and plan his finance from there...by the way i have a thorough management plan for 1M birds...you're right Number is key though ...

Banks22:
Av always wanted to ask for help on dis platform, I wish some could just help out here.

fisfat:
The rate of unemployment these days among nigerian youths is very high. My brothers came out with 2:1 and yet, they couldn't get a job that suits them.

So i taught of a business i could start on my own. Well, i chose poultry business(production and sales of eggs.

My fellow people here, i want you to please enlighten me on:
How lucrative it is
Should i collect day old or laying point?
What is the possible loss rate?
Battery cage or dip litter system?

Thanks for your contributions in advance

fisfat:

I really apreciate your comment. Like how long does it take a layer to stop laying?

MissParagon:

a year minimum, and a healthy layer lays 1 egg per day.

tfcinvests:
1. Try to join forums strictly for poultry owners not just Nairaland,poultry farmers forum.


2. Start with day old,make sure you write your data..i was in a farm of 120,000birds no one kept a single journal,you need to start from day old in other to know the exact amount of feed each quantity would consume for more seasons to come.

3. Why you can store feed,make sure you don't overstock because feed gets spoiled too.You will do well to have metal cans because of rodents as the feed attracts lizards and rats alot.

4. Try to attain not more than 18% of your total chicks are "deceased" by egg laying period and you have done a good job,a mortality rate of over 20% is too high...i raise chicks from day old at home till maturity and in 200 for example not 1 die not a single one.

5.My first set of chicks die one after the other,they kept dieing the first 5 sets if you experience this don't fret i learnt that's how it starts,as i speak nothin i rear dies like that....

6.Quickly clean litter as this reduces Ammonia which in turn enter thru their nostrils and reduces their productivity,try to clean litter in a good time ( If your litter starts to smell too much before you clean each time you have allowed ammonia to turn ammonium gas ) it in turn affects the bird's appetite and on the long run productivity.


7. Read books and articles,if you're too busy to read books try youtube videos,get data and search for Videos,you can learn well this way.

8. Continuity is key...Doing what is right continuously is what success is and nothing will stop you...

9. Try to work on getting markets before they reach laying stage ( Never rely on a single customer even if he buys a million crates weekly )

I hope this helps

coolfredo:
why is it in akwa ibom, na only akwa ibom de eat egg n chicken?