If you plan to start or have started raising chickens for egg production, you need to understand flock production capabilities. The difference is your (and your investors) ROI. In year one (1st 52 weeks) he will not have produced any spent hens, being 72 weeks old by definition. The lower the level of fat and thelarger the abdominal capacity, the more likely the hen is to be laying. Instead of feeding 1,000 birds with #500,000 naira monthly, it is very much possible to expend #62,000 to #72,000 naira monthly for the same course which is just between 12% to 15% of the regular monthly feeding cost of #500,000 naira. According to Fredricks adopted layer rearing system of 1+2, his first batch of 1,000 chicks (1,050 chicks including his addition for expected bird mortality) is purchased on day one. After that time period, you should reduce the number of hours of light per day. Before The Big Book Project, I used to run a strategic marketing consultancy for small business owners. That is, they start producing eggs when there are more hours of light per day. Our approach is not the only way to look at this kind of project. Also, the hens may lay smaller eggs throughout the production cycle. its not an instant success. Steps to start layer poultry farming in Nigeria. You can increase the amount of light slowly to 16 hours per day late in the egg production cycle to help keep the flock in production. can infest poultry flocks and stress the hens. Problems can occur in summer as well. By having a firm grasp of these factors, you will help ensure the success of your flock. A. But before we get into calculating sales revenue from eggs, we ask, Are there any other revenue streams which layer poultry farms typically make?. [Beginners Guide] How to Raise Layers for Egg in Nigeria To calculate the laying percentage. Otherwise, you will have to break up any frozen water on a regular basis. EBITDA per egg sold (this is now 30.22% gross margin), EBITDA Depreciation/Amortisation = Operating Profit. One produces chicks and the other raises birds from day-old chick to maturity. Trays are usually used to store fresh eggs from farms or at farmers' markets. So much so, that he feels confident to write his own report (with a little help from my project reporting software, example 10,000 bird layer farm project report. How To Star a Profitable Layer Poultry Farming In Nigeria The previous cholesterol guidelines recommended no more than 300 mg of dietary cholesterol per day. Spent hens therefore fetch a lower price at the meat market and are usually sold as cheaper domestic meat alternative. Also, hens in a flock do not all begin to lay on exactly the same day, nor do they continue laying for the same length of time. per kilo. Selling the business for any less than $80,000 would leave you with a capital loss on exit. Fredrick works out that using his 1+2 layer rearing system his farm would produce at full capacity approximately 550,000 eggs per year. Fredrick finds a hatchery selling 1 day old Kienyiji chicks for 85 KSh. this is where the farms cost of buying the chicks is now absorbed by the joint enterprise. Its like when a hatchery buys out a farm. Which (further down the timeline) give you whole pounds or dollars to spend. To produce effectively, laying hens must have adequate space.