The Nigerian poultry industry has grown steadily since the ban on poultry imports in 2003. The industry is estimated at ₦80 billion ($600 million) and is comprised of approximately 165 million birds which produced 650, 000 MT of eggs and 290,000 MT of poultry meat in 2013. Poultry keeping is one of the most profitable businesses in the Nigerian agricultural sub-sectors.
However, high input costs have caused flock expansion to effectively ceased, especially the high cost of poultry feeds and day-old chick (DOC).
Despite the high input costs, you can maximize your profits with proper marketing strategies, poultry management, and feasibility study on costs and profits. The feasibility study will not only serve as a template for a good saving plan but also a guide on your expenditures
Here, I am will walk you through a cost/profit estimate for rearing 200 layers in Nigeria. The first stage will be on
Get a pen, a piece of paper and a calculator let get down to business.
So,
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Let assume you have a structure already in place, and the manpower/labour for this number of birds will be done by you and your family.
These are the major expenses:
1. 200 day old chick (DOC) at ₦350 = ₦70,000
2. 2 pieces of plywood for making a brooder =₦3000
3. 2 bags of charcoal for heating the brooder at ₦3,000 =₦6,000
4. 1 brooding charcoal burner at ₦5,400 =₦5,400
1 chick feeds 45gms of chick-mash per day
Therefore 200 chicks feed 45gms x 200 chicks = 9000gms
1000gms = 1kg
Therefore 9000gms = 9.0kg
Chick-mash is fed to chicken for 60 days
Therefore 60 days x 9.0kgs =540kgs
1 bag = 25kgs which = ₦ 5,305
21.6bags = 540kgs = ₦ 114,588
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1 pullet feeds 70gms of grower-mash per day
200 pullets feed 70gms x 200 chicks = 14000gms
1000gms = 1kg
Therefore 14000gms = 14kg
Grower mash is fed to chicken up to point of lay (POL)
POL is approximated to be day 120
Day 120 end of grower mash – Day 60 end of chick-mash = 60 days
Therefore 60 days x 14gks = 840kgs
1 bag = 25kg which = ₦ 4,900
33.6bags =840kgs ₦ 164,640
Approximately 37 bags of grower will feed 200 layers for 60 days
I pullet feeds 90gms to 105gms of layer-mash per day
90gms at the start of laying and 105gms at maximum
Laying on average (90 + 105)gms/2 =97.5gms
Therefore, 200 pullets feed 97.5gms x 200 pullet = 19,500gms
1000gms = 1kg
Therefore 19,500gms = 19.5kg
Layers mash is fed to chicken up to menopause (week 72 or day 504)
POL is approximated to be day 120
Day 504 (end of layers mash ) – Day 120 ( start of layers mash ) = 384 days
Therefore 384days x 19.5kg = 7,488kg
1 bag = 25kg = ₦5,465
299.52bags =7,488kg ₦ 1,636,876.8
Approximately 300 bags of grower will feed 200 layers for 384 days days
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200 doses of Newcastle Disease(ND) IB Lasota strain =₦ 850
200 doses of ND Lasota plain = ₦ 1400
200 doses of Gumboro =₦ 1,400
200 doses of intermediate Gumboro =₦ 1,000
200 doses of fowl pox = ₦ 400
10 feeders at ₦1,500 /feeder 5kg = ₦15,000
10 drinker at ₦230/drinker = ₦2,300
Kindly note that these are the major costs. The majority are capital costs, meaning they shall not be incurred in subsequent production.
Moreover, you can cut down costs if you can improvise some of this equipment and materials like cartoons, wood shavings, feeders, and even drinkers too.
You do not need all this cash at a go to start; you may even need a quarter. So don’t be scared by the huge sum of money ok, just start before you know it you see yourself overcoming the challenges. Start Now!
Ok, enough of these ‘spending’ talks, it is time to smile. Let talk about profits
Note: In part one we estimated the cost of rearing 200 layers up to week 72. Here our profit margins shall be as well up to 72 weeks.
Let get down to it:
A bird starts laying between week 18 and week 22.
From week 18 and week 22, the cumulative egg per bird is approximated to be 329 eggs
Remember not all birds will survive to week 72.
Therefore cumulative mortality at week 72 is assumed to be 4% when all factors are held optimum.
Thus cumulative mortality shall be, 200 x 4/100 = 8
Total laying birds = 200 – 8 = 192
Total eggs = 192 x 329 = 63,168eggs
1egg = ₦50
Therefore 63,168 x 50 = ₦3,158,400
Year 1 (profit)
Total Sales – Total Cost = Profit
₦ (3,158,400 – 2,031,454.8 )= ₦1, 126,945.2
That is a huge sum of money, despite the high input, especially from feeds. However, as I stated earlier, you can cut down your expenses by improvising some of this equipment from cheaper materials.
You can also formulate your feed to cut down your expenses to at least 30% or 40%, which is the main cause of high input in poultry farming. Again, you can also make extra profit and take care of other minor expenses after selling them off as old layers.
I am wishing you a profitable production as you venture into egg production.
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Agricmania 3 years, 8 months ago
In what way can one be able to sell eggs at 50 naira each looking at the quantity from 200 birds daily.
Link | ReplySamuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 8 months ago
The selling of eggs depends on the sizes, your cost of production, and the market price. So, one could go for #1500 in my area, a large size weighing between 50 to 70g.
Link | ReplyDivide 1500 by 30 you get 50 naira per egg. And retailers do sell 60 naira per egg.
with proper management, you can get 192 eggs daily, which is about 6 and a half crates. So you can make about #9600 daily, which is still cool. I hope I was able to answer your question@Agricmania
Chioma Michelle 3 years, 8 months ago
Wonderful... really learnt a lot..
Link | ReplySamuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 8 months ago
I am glad you did..., Chioma
Link | ReplyOluwasegun Afolabi 3 years, 8 months ago
Good but can you send the link to me and you did not put in sales of old layers
Link | ReplyAmoo olayinka 3 years, 8 months ago
Excellent quotation, it's very relevant
Link | ReplySamuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 8 months ago
you are welcome Amoo
Link | ReplyOla Elias 3 years, 8 months ago
Hi Samuel,
Link | ReplyPlsease, how long does the layers stays in the brooder before moving to the coop?
Samuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 7 months ago
1-6 weeks. Thanks for reading.
Link | ReplyRifkatu Nyako 3 years, 7 months ago
Good one pls send to my email
Link | ReplyTayo 3 years, 7 months ago
Great article
Link | ReplyPls can you help me with cost of pen construction for the 200 birds and how many plot of land is required?
Tayo 3 years, 7 months ago
This is a great article
Link | ReplyPls can you help with the cost of pen construction and including land size required?
Samuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 7 months ago
Thanks for reading Tayo. Message me @ [email protected].
Link | ReplySandra ozah 3 years, 7 months ago
Interesting materials. Pls how many months or year can the bird lay before there are sold off as spent layers. God bless you.
Link | ReplySamuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 7 months ago
A year and a half (18 months).
Link | ReplyEmeka Williams 3 years, 7 months ago
Hello Samuel.
Link | ReplyYou did a marvelous job in deconstructing the topic.
It also came at a most opportuned time for me.
Thanks a lot.
Mueka,Bariledum 3 years, 6 months ago
I really enjoyed reading your article.thanks.
Link | ReplySamuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 6 months ago
Is my pleasure, Bariledum.
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chukwugozie 3 years, 5 months ago
Hello Mr. Samuel,
Link | ReplyI read all the useful information from you and i want to say a big thank you. Please, help me with the estimated cost of pen construction for three hundred birds. Would 1 plot of land be good for that? i will really appreciate it if you can send the info via email address ([email protected]). I will also appreciate it if you would add your phone number so as to contact you. Thanks a bunch for your anticipated cooperation.
Samuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 5 months ago
I am glad you find my contents useful. I will contact you.
Link | ReplyFatiti 3 years, 5 months ago
Just what I need to start up....
Link | ReplyThank you sooo much.
Pls can I get your contact and so as to ask more questions as a newbie and also, is it possible to get this emailed to me?
Thank you sooooo much...
God bless you.
Samuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 5 months ago
You are welcome, Fatiti. I will contact you.
Link | ReplyIsrael OSESANMI 3 years, 5 months ago
Well done! Can you please give me your contact. I want to go for 200 birds.
Link | ReplySamuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 5 months ago
Thanks, I will contact you.
Link | ReplyBibian 3 years, 4 months ago
You did a nice job. Please how many types of feed do layers need and what is the duration of giving each type.
Link | ReplySamuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 3 months ago
Thanks for reading.
Link | ReplyChick mash first 60 days
Grower mash, another 60 day.
Layers' mash, point of lay till they out of lay. About a year plus.
Tony 3 years, 3 months ago
Having gone through many quotations,yours is d best in terms of clarity,with your analysis all I need to do is to find out d current prices of items & use it to compute.
Link | ReplyCompare DOC & POL will it be cheaper to raise from doc to POL?or POL direct?
Samuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 3 months ago
I am glad you find it helpful.
Link | ReplyTalking of DOC and POL, both have their pros and cons.
If you have the knowledge and time for Brooding, you can go for DOC, otherwise, you go for POL, but make sure you have their medications history up to date.
In general, just get a healthy and quality bird from a reputable vendor.
Wishing you the best.
Babarunde 3 years, 2 months ago
From week 18 and week 22, the cumulative egg per bird is approximated to be 329 eggs
Link | ReplyPls Sir, i need more explanations on these.
To a lame man like me, i believe an egg per birds in a day. Invairably 200 birds lay 200 Eggs.
Thanks sir i look forward to ur reply
I really found these write up insightful
Samuel Ezenwankwo 3 years, 2 months ago
329 is the average total number of eggs a bird will lay starting from 18 or 22 weeks to 72 weeks
Link | ReplyChinedu Modestus Anagwonye 2 years, 3 months ago
I really enjoyed this article sir ...Please I'll like to have your contact for more details of factors that might arise during different stages in rearing layers...You are God's sent big SAM
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