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Hello fellow farmers and aspiring ones,

I'm hoping to get some practical advice from the experienced poultry farmers in the house.

I'm planning to start a small poultry farm with 100 layers and I'm currently working on the business plan. The cost of feed is giving me a headache because I want my budget to be as accurate as possible.

I did some research online to find an answer and came across this article that breaks down the calculation: https://agricbusiness.com.ng/how-many-bags-of-feed-for-100-layers-per-month/

According to the article, a single layer eats about 120g per day. For 100 layers, they calculated it comes down to around 15 bags (of 25kg) per month.

My question to the veterans here is this: How realistic is this figure?

From your own practical experience, do you find you use more or less than 15 bags a month for 100 birds? Are there things a beginner like me might not be considering? Like feed wastage, different feed brands, or even the weather affecting how much they eat?

Any advice or real-world numbers you can share would be a massive help.

Thanks everyone