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samae:
HOW TO CALCULATE THE BAGS OF FEED YOU WILL NEED TO RAISE 100 BROILERS YOU WANT TO SELL DURING CHRISTMAS TIME.

The question of how much feed per broiler chicken is a very interesting one that farmers should often ask.
And it is pretty wise to ask this question. To know how much feed per broiler chicken, is to know what it takes and the capital needed to raise the number of birds you have in mind.
This requires a sort of broiler chicken feed calculation. As a rule or guide,
a broiler will eat about twice the target weight in Kg you want them to have
Usually, it is a little over 2X the total body weight you want them to have before you sell them off.

. That is, if you desire your birds to have a 2 kg body weight within 5 weeks, you should be ready to use a little over 4kg of feed per bird within their 1st week to their 4th week.

For example, you have 100 broilers, and you want them to achieve 4Kg in 9 weeks, using
the 2x principle, you will need 2 x 4kg (of feed) per bird within that 9 weeks.

That is; 2 x 4Kg =8Kg which means you have to feed each of your birds a total of 8kg of feed within 9 weeks.

The total feed required for the 100 broilers will be
8kg feed per bird × the number of birds (100) =800Kg

Remember that a bag
Of feed is 25Kg.

Therefore; the total number of which is 800Kg divided by 25kg=32 bags of feeds.

This also means you will need 32bags of feed to raise 100 birds from week 1-week 9 to make them weigh atleast 4kg per bird in 9 weeks.

You can add 1 bag since most feed companies' measurements do not
read 25Kg after weighing them.
I hope the example gives you more understanding?

Broiler Production Tips
Price of day-old chicks
=₦500- #550
Price of broiler starter= #9,000 (New Hope).
Broiler farming is all about the number of chickens you can raise and sell, therefore, the more the number of birds you can raise and sell, the higher the profit.

Your selling price varies depending on your target market and location.

A very important thing to consider is to have a cold room or partner with one and sell directly to consumers. Because middlemen e.g. market women can frustrate you
if you are not careful, and never sell your birds on credit. You didn’t raise them on credit, so don’t sell on credit unless you sign an MOU with the buyer

The bottom line is, broiler raising is very lucrative if you have buyers and sell at a good price. It is also a business of numbers, and the number of batches you can do in a year determines.

Just imagine that you have a deal of supplying 1000 or 2000 birds every 7 weeks constantly, trust me, within a year, you would have added a couple of zeros to your bank account.

PEACEMAKER002:
This is latest price as at Tuesday 25-oct-2022

*PRICE UPDATE 24/10*

*BROILERS (BX)*
AGRITED N870.
CHI N850
ZARTECH N830.
SUPREME N840.
NUBREED N830.
FIDAN N830.
FUNTES N830.
VERTEX N830.
GS (GOLD SMILE) CHICKS N840.
AMO N840.
SAYED N840.
VALENTINE N830.
FARM SUPPORT N850.
AJILA N820.
STANDARD N820.
DOY SUPER CHICKS: N820.
PLAIN N790.

*PULLETS* *(PX)*
ZARTECH N590.
CHI N600.
SUPREME N590.
CROWN N590.
STANDARD N590.
FIDAN N590.
AGRITED N620.
FARM SUPPORT N600.

BLACK PULLET: N480.

*COCKEREL* *(CX)*
WHITE COCKEREL N90.
BLACK COCKEREL N330.

*NOILER* *(NX)*
AMO : N480.
PLAIN : N430.
SASSO : N430.
DUAL: N420.

*TURKEY POULTS*
LOCAL : N1600 (Thursdays).
FOREIGN: N3600.(Thursdays).

*_BRAHMA_* : N2600
*_Foreign Guinea fowl_ :* N1600.(Thursday only)

PEACEMAKER002:
This is latest price as at Tuesday 25-oct-2022

*PRICE UPDATE 24/10*

*BROILERS (BX)*
AGRITED N870.
CHI N850
ZARTECH N830.
SUPREME N840.
NUBREED N830.
FIDAN N830.
FUNTES N830.
VERTEX N830.
GS (GOLD SMILE) CHICKS N840.
AMO N840.
SAYED N840.
VALENTINE N830.
FARM SUPPORT N850.
AJILA N820.
STANDARD N820.
DOY SUPER CHICKS: N820.
PLAIN N790.

*PULLETS* *(PX)*
ZARTECH N590.
CHI N600.
SUPREME N590.
CROWN N590.
STANDARD N590.
FIDAN N590.
AGRITED N620.
FARM SUPPORT N600.

BLACK PULLET: N480.

*COCKEREL* *(CX)*
WHITE COCKEREL N90.
BLACK COCKEREL N330.

*NOILER* *(NX)*
AMO : N480.
PLAIN : N430.
SASSO : N430.
DUAL: N420.

*TURKEY POULTS*
LOCAL : N1600 (Thursdays).
FOREIGN: N3600.(Thursdays).

*_BRAHMA_* : N2600
*_Foreign Guinea fowl_ :* N1600.(Thursday only)

rickleye:
So what's my start up capital ?
Birds N500x100 = 50,000
Bags of feed 32kg x ? =
Cages =
Vaccines/Vet = 50,000
Food/Water feeders
Misc = 50,000
Transportation =

IsellSmartTvs:
Oct 2 till oct 25 b4 e grace FP
Do I still have 9weeks to Xmas

Treasuredgift:
That business is capital intensive and not for the light hearted.
A neighbour bought 20 or 50 persay for his wife to train.....none survived.

samae:
HOW TO CALCULATE THE BAGS OF FEED YOU WILL NEED TO RAISE 100 BROILERS YOU WANT TO SELL DURING CHRISTMAS TIME.

The question of how much feed per broiler chicken is a very interesting one that farmers should often ask.
And it is pretty wise to ask this question. To know how much feed per broiler chicken, is to know what it takes and the capital needed to raise the number of birds you have in mind.
This requires a sort of broiler chicken feed calculation. As a rule or guide,
a broiler will eat about twice the target weight in Kg you want them to have
Usually, it is a little over 2X the total body weight you want them to have before you sell them off.

. That is, if you desire your birds to have a 2 kg body weight within 5 weeks, you should be ready to use a little over 4kg of feed per bird within their 1st week to their 4th week.

For example, you have 100 broilers, and you want them to achieve 4Kg in 9 weeks, using
the 2x principle, you will need 2 x 4kg (of feed) per bird within that 9 weeks.

That is; 2 x 4Kg =8Kg which means you have to feed each of your birds a total of 8kg of feed within 9 weeks.

The total feed required for the 100 broilers will be
8kg feed per bird × the number of birds (100) =800Kg

Remember that a bag
Of feed is 25Kg.

Therefore; the total number of which is 800Kg divided by 25kg=32 bags of feeds.

This also means you will need 32bags of feed to raise 100 birds from week 1-week 9 to make them weigh atleast 4kg per bird in 9 weeks.

You can add 1 bag since most feed companies' measurements do not
read 25Kg after weighing them.
I hope the example gives you more understanding?

Broiler Production Tips
Price of day-old chicks
=₦500- #550
Price of broiler starter= #9,000 (New Hope).
Broiler farming is all about the number of chickens you can raise and sell, therefore, the more the number of birds you can raise and sell, the higher the profit.

Your selling price varies depending on your target market and location.

A very important thing to consider is to have a cold room or partner with one and sell directly to consumers. Because middlemen e.g. market women can frustrate you
if you are not careful, and never sell your birds on credit. You didn’t raise them on credit, so don’t sell on credit unless you sign an MOU with the buyer

The bottom line is, broiler raising is very lucrative if you have buyers and sell at a good price. It is also a business of numbers, and the number of batches you can do in a year determines.

Just imagine that you have a deal of supplying 1000 or 2000 birds every 7 weeks constantly, trust me, within a year, you would have added a couple of zeros to your bank account.

safesurfer:
Lord is this a sign?

I was just discussing the feasibility of this business with my elder sister few hours ago.

Just that its labour intensive. You gotta put in the work.

Nothing like passive income here.

But the returns are massive though...if your birds don't die.

yuzjet:
Very educative piece. Thanks OP!

Too bad my broilers for December were all killed by soldier ants in August.

My pen was invaded by those monstrous ants and those little two weeks old broilers and turks were dismembered.

But still, will try again next year.

Munzy14:
A lot of changes in his write up.

A broiler day old chick is 830 as at yesterday.

A bag of New hope feed is 10500.

Why will you spend 50k on vaccine and vet for just 100 broilers?

Even your miscellaneous is high.

4big drinkers x 1300

10big feeders ×2000.

10 small feeders x 800.

Drug and vaccine no go reach 15k sef.

yuzjet:
Very educative peace. Thanks OP!

Too bad my broilers for December were all killed by soldier ants in August.

My pen was invaded by those monstrous ants and those little two weeks old broilers and turks were dismembered.

But still, will try again next year.

DRPAIT123:
Sorry for your loss.

yuzjet:
Very educative piece. Thanks OP!

Too bad my broilers for December were all killed by soldier ants in August.

My pen was invaded by those monstrous ants and those little two weeks old broilers and turks were dismembered.

But still, will try again next year.

usmanbaba:
As you stock your broiler remember marketing, selling your broilers could be harder than rearing them.

SuperMyke:
It's not all about the numbers and the signs ooh.
Make sure you know what your doing, birds fit send you go back village of you're not careful.
Sportbetting addicts can relate!

rickleye:
So what's my start up capital ?
Birds N500x100 = 50,000
Bags of feed 32kg x ? =
Cages =
Vaccines/Vet = 50,000
Food/Water feeders
Misc = 50,000
Transportation =

Sunnyhillsfarms:
As at tod a broiler doc is about 800-850 per bird

kay29000:
You have 8 weeks to Christmas and 9 weeks to new year... You can still make it happen if you start tomorrow.