poultry farming as a business...
By Dr. Juma. Nutrinova
Below are the expected costs incurred when one is planning t o start a farm of 1000 layer birds...
1000 Chicks @ 3600= 3,600,000#
2,000kg starter feeds ( 1 day to 8 weeks) @1500=3,000,000#..
6,000kg. Grower feeds( week9 to 5.5 months)@1100= 6,600,000#
2 ltrs disinfectant @40,000#= 80,000#
5 tarplins for brooder @35,000=175,000#
2plywood @ 17,000#= 34,000#
4bags of litter @ 12,000= 48,000
10 kg of old newspaper @1700#= 17,000#
4 brooder pots @9,000= 36,000#
4 bags of charcoal @80,000 = 320,000#
13 baby drinkers @8,000= 104,000#
40 baby feeders @2,500# = 100,000#
3 jerrycans @5,000= 15000#
2 buckets @ 15,000# = 30,000#
Lighting system(solar) = 600,000#
1 Spray pump = 65,000#
2 packs Glucose @4500= 9,000#
1 ltr vitamins = 95,000#
2 littres Apsa aminovit WS @40k = 80,000
1 Vaccine carrier = 55,000
All vaccines = 250,000#
Vet fees for vaccinations, debeaking and check ups( 6 months) 1200,000#
15 big drinkers @ 20,000 = 300,000#
40 Big wooden feeders @6500# =260,000#
Construction of laying boxes = 600,000
Any unexpected problems/ treatments = 1,000,000#
total expenses 18,570,000
Please note that all the calculated expenses are for deep litter system.
Note that we have not included costs of constructing a poultry house.
Therefore, on average it requires you to have 19,000# per bird set aside to raise a bird from day 1 to 40% production.
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