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GreyWolf01:They can be replanted. They just won't yield as much as the first harvest due to unfavourable recessive genes gaining expression. Hybrid plants and animals behave that way. I am also wary of the GMO, but I know they are usually tested for all kinds of stuff that natural seeds don't get tested for. Apart from any sinister agenda, GMO is usually as safe as natural seeds. |
jflower06:Tah. 10 birds per feeder is more than enough sef. One rectangular feeder takes up to 12 birds at once. Also, this analysis was made with Lagos in mind. A 25 million population of People who don't always have backyard spaces or time. I mentioned the marketing issue in the initial post and I'm sure buyers will fall over themselves to buy a 4kg live broiler at #16,500 |
Celestialsword:Do you mean that maybe all the people buying foodstuff from Shariff84 may not be MATURED? |
Hello, How una dey here? Christmas is approaching, and I have been seeing people advertising one broiler for 20 to 25k. Of course, as an entrepreneurially inclined person, I naturally want to know the costs involved. Luckily, I don't have to write a whole business plan to know this. Come along if you want to know how lucrative broiler production is. Disclaimer: Prices vary. This analysis is based on prices obtainable in Lagos. These two threads have something related https://www.nairaland.com/7653782/broiler-business-bad-business https://www.nairaland.com/5915011/race-poultry-broiler-rearing-beginner Chart from https://www.poultryfarmguide.com/blog/broiler-feeding-chart-and-weight-chart-top-performance/ Your contributions will be needed to make this analysis more accurate. So, contributions are welcome. Let's go! Apart from land and housing, 100 broilers will need the following: 10 feeders..............#20,000 5 medium drinkers should be enough.......... #10,000 Charcoal stove...........#3,500 Weighing scale.........#15,000 Shovel......#8,000 Rechargeable lightbulb......#3,000 Wood shavings & sawdust ( I used 3½ bags last time out).........#8,000 Charcoal: 1 bag maximum.......#6,000 Drugs: Glucose, antistress, anti-cocci, CRD, Tylosin, enthrofloxacin, multivitamins, broad spectrum antibiotics, & calcium supplements if possible. You will not use all in a set, but you need to have these drugs in your arsenal...........#23,000 Vaccines: Lasota 2x, Gumboro & Infectious bronchitis if possible. ........#7,000 105 Day old chicks to account for ~5% mortality............#105,000 Sub total: #195,500 FEED: Starter: weeks 1 to 4 — 2.2kg consumed per bird. 2.2kg x 105 = 231kg (three mortalities here) 231kg = 9.24 ~ 9 bags 9 x #26,000 = #234,000 Grower: Week 5 — 1.22kg consumed per bird. 1.22 x 102 = 125kg (two mortalities here) 125kg = 5 bags 5 x #25,000 = #125,000 You don't necessarily need to use grower though Finisher: week 6 to 8 — 4.72kg eaten per bird 4.72 x 100 = 472 kg 472kg ~ 19 bags 19 x #26,000 = #494,000 Feed total = #853,000 Most farmers will not keep them to 8 weeks and it gives a better profit that way. However, Christmas is an exception. People will pay for big chicken during christmas so TOTAL costs: #1,048,500 By the time you feed broiler this way, it will easily weigh 4kg in two months. With all the shege involved and Lagos high costs, it is easy for them to put the price at 20k. It will fetch hooge profit that way. But let me use a more reasonable wholesale frozen food price instead. A 4kg bird should yield more than 3.5kg carcass. 1kg of frozen chicken is now #5200 in my area, but assume you're selling to the seller at #4,600 per kg. #4,600 x 3.5kg = #16,100 per bird #16,100 x 100 = #1,610,000 sales #1,610,000 - #1,048,500 = #561,500 Profit in two months and the next batch will be free of the fixed costs. What could possibly go wrong? A lot but na who get the capacity. Pros.Imagine scaling it Broiler production needs a lot of money in a short time but it also produces a lot of money in that short time. The disadvantage compared to layers is that the market is not always available compared to eggs. Some offtakers fit whyne you ehn. This analysis may not be 100% accurate, please note. I just did my best to project based on experience.
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jidestroud:True. Layers should be left for the professionals for now. Broilers are fair game though. I will run a cost analysis on them next |
jidestroud:Hahaha vegetarian layers. The egg yolk will be so so golden in colour and their faeces odour will be reduced. Watch out for snakes though |
Celestialsword:Don't blame the victim. Why can't we have trustworthy people too? Is this how we want to keep breeding people with zero morals in this country? |
New version I will still be going out to monitor the fluctuation in feed prices. There is a feedmill near me. battery cage with feeders and drinkers = #220,000. Charcoal 2½ bags = #15,000 Debeaking = Manually ~ #0.00 Price of Isa Brown DOC: 1200 × 100 = #120,000 (Broiler DOC has crashed to 750 today, btw) Feed for week 1 to 4: 1.5kg × 100 = 150kg 150 kg = 6 bags 6 bags × 27,500 = #165,000 Feed for week 5 to 8: 1.6kg × 100 = 160kg 160kg ~ 7 bags 7 bags × 27,500 = #192,500 Feed for week 9 to 16: 4kg × 100 = 400kg 400kg = 16 bags 16 bags × 23,500 = #376,000 Feed for week 17 to 20: 2kg × 100 = 200kg 200kg = 8 bags 8 bags × 23,500 = #188,000 Vaccines #30,000 Drugs #30,000 Costs before laying #1,336,500 Feed for laying period = 120g × 100 × 365 = 4,380kg 4380kg = 175 bags 175 bags × 20,500 = #3,587,500 Laying at 85% for 50 weeks = 85eggs × 350 days 29,750 eggs = 991 crates 991 crates × 5700 = 5,648,700 94 Spent layers × 6000 = 564,000 Manure sales = 300,000 Sum of sales = 6,512,700 Sum of costs = 4,924,000 Profit = 1,588,700 Profit: You will get your initial investment back plus additional #1,588,700 in 1½ years. If each cycle lasts 1 year and 5 months, Then profit per month is #93,452. Initial spending is #1,336,500 before the birds start fending for themselves. Good profit if you have land and housing already. If not, start with at least 400 birds. You can also check jidestroud thread https://www.nairaland.com/7957008/400-layer-birds-start-up-episode for more info |
theFarmsChief:I understand and thank you. Truly, the feed didn't cost as much as I projected and it can be done on deep litter to cut costs. However, the margin I'm calculating here is not as healthy as the 110k. I will update soon. |
kayceecompany:Thank you for contributing. Pls what was your neighbour's location and how old were her birds? I just dug some more and I saw that layers feed is far cheaper than projected. One crate is close to 6k in my area as well. I will drop an updated version with the new prices
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jidestroud:Boss, you sef full ground oo. You no gree for anybody as per our slogan this year. Na only soldiers I don hear say dem dey overpower omo onile. Ina bayan ka. Ka ba su wuta wuta. Show dem shege. |
jidestroud:This is a good move for your house. I know say say your neighbours sef go follow chop ![]() A lot of people are suffering from hidden hunger nowadays and major part of it is insufficient intake of animal protein. Two eggs per day will go a long way. |
jidestroud:Wow, nice. You've proven a point though: it is still possible to rear layers on a low budget if you are skilled. Hope you sha kept like 4 or 5 for household egg consumption : ![]() |
Why are battery cages so expensive? I saw one A-Type on Afrimash and they said 400k. It was 180k when I asked a local fabricator. |
How are the birds? Did you later use battery cage or deep litter? |
daborich:Pls what is the funding source and interest rate? |
Lesgupnigeria:Is this program still ongoing? I can practice but I need a place where the threshold for entry is low enough for me. I got lots of passion but no capital yet. |
shilenji:Did you say that 200 broilers ate just 12 bags in 4 months? If so, then you got what you put in. The logic with broilers is that they gain approximately 1kg of body weight for every 1.8 to 2kg of feed they consume. Even if you keep them for long. 12 bags x 25kg is 300kg in feed consumed. 300kg should give you a total weight of 150-170kg. This boils down to 170kg ÷ 200 birds = 0.85kg per bird. @op feed your broilers well. You still have one month to catch up. 200 birds should finish one bag of feed in 2½ days. Broilers eat a lot oo |
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epainos:You are right |
Thanks for the encouragement. If I'm able to start, I will start a thread here on NL. |
theFarmsChief:Thanks for your contribution. With a couple more submissions like yours, we can make it accurate. I just want to see if egg production is a comfortably profitable business or only profitable for those who know are aware of the business secrets. |
Gideon20:Pls How much is your layer mash? |
Duration of production cycle compared to profit ![]() Certainly not advisable. From 400 and above may be worth it though |
I was looking for a cost analysis of 100 birds poultry but the one I saw was outdated, so this is a kinda update. Let's go! Price of Isa Brown DOC: 1000 × 100 = #100,000 Feed for week 1 to 4: 1.5kg × 100 = 150kg 150 kg = 6 bags 6 bags × 27,500 = #165,000 Feed for week 5 to 8: 1.6kg × 100 = 160kg 160kg ~ 7 bags 7 bags × 27,500 = #192,500 Feed for week 9 to 16: 4kg × 100 = 400kg 400kg = 16 bags 16 bags × 27,500 = #440,000 Feed for week 17 to 20: 2kg × 100 = 200kg 200kg = 8 bags 8 bags × 27,500 = #220,000 Vaccines #30,000 Drugs #30,000 Feed for laying period = 120g × 100 × 365 = 4,380kg 4380kg = 175 bags 175 bags × 27,500 = #4,812,500 Laying at 90% for 50 weeks = 90eggs × 350 days 28,000 eggs = 933 crates 1050 crates × 5900 = 6,195,000 94 Spent layers × 6000 = 564,000 Sum of sales = 6,759,000 Sum of costs = 5,990,000 Gross profit = 769,000 There are still costs involving brooding, battery cage (or nesting boxes in deep litter), feeders and drinkers. I didn't include revenue from sales of poultry manure either. It'll probably be somewhere between 180,00 to #300,000. Perhaps sales of poultry manure can offset the costs I didn't include. Looking at the costs involved, it isn't worth it except you have a way to seriously reduce the cost of feed. You will have a sizable profit in that case. Otherwise, rearing broilers is better due to its fast turnover. |
shilenji:You must have gotten it wrong somewhere. Your feed cost per bird ought to be around 5-6k. Also, don't overfeed. How old are your birds? How much do they weigh currently? How many bags have they eaten so far? |
So many Ill-informed people on this thread. I am a graduate of Animal Science and I can tell you the obvious way is to start your business. Imagine that even with this tough economy, you can start with 500K and have up to 3M in a year with poultry. Pay attention in class especially 400 & 500L, Write your business plan and you're good to go. |
shariff84:Pls how much is transport for local rice to Katsina? |
garriguy:What about 1 tonne? How much would it cost? |
Tatashe is not bell pepper. It is ata rodo/atarugbu that is bell pepper |
Op, you too dey exaggerate about Itel unreliability. Itel stuff might be cheap, but they last long and their battery never disappoints too. I have a P33 plus that I've been using since 2019. It fell inside a drum of water one day, but guess what? After turning it off quickly and sucking out the water, I left it to dry. Then I turned it on the next day. This happened in April 2021 and the phone is still going on strong today. |
but na who get the capacity. Pros.
. I tried restricting then to a certain area to make it easy, but chickens will be chickens
? So, she quit and sold off the birds. 