NEWS
COST OF REARING 500 BROILERS
- BROODING CHICK
| NO | ITEM | UNIT | QUANTITY | UNIT PRICE | TOTAL PRICE |
| 1. | Day old chicks | pieces | 500 | 105 | 52,500 |
| 2. | Cardboards | pieces | 15 | 550 | 8,250 |
| 3. | Brooder lamps | pieces | 10 | 750 | 7,500 |
| 4. | Brooding jikos | Pieces | 5 | 1500 | 7,500 |
| 5. | Chicks feeders | pieces | 20 | 350 | 7,000 |
| 6. | Chicks drinkers | Pieces | 20 | 350 | 7,000 |
| TOTAL | 89,750 |
2. FEEDS
| AGE (WEEKS) | FEED TYPE | AMOUNT/70 KG BAG | COST KSH | TOTAL COST |
| 0-3 Weeks | starter mash | 10 bags | 3200 | 32,000 |
| 4-6 Weeks | Finisher mash | 30 bags | 3100 | 93,000 |
| – | – | |||
| TOTAL | 125,000 |
- OTHER EQUIPMENT
| EQUIPMENT | QUANTITY | UNIT PRICE | TOTAL AMOUNT |
| Round Feeders | 20 | 600 | 12,000 |
| Round drinkers | 20 | 600 | 12,000 |
| Saw dust and n/paper | – | – | 5,000 |
| TOTAL | 29,000 |
- GRAND TOTAL
| NO. | ITEM | COST |
| 1. | BROODING CHICKS | 89,750 |
| 2. | FEEDS | 125,000 |
| 3. | OTHER EQUIPMENT | 29,000 |
| 4. | BOASTERS | 6,500 |
| 5. | MISC. | 15,000 |
| TOTAL | 255,250 |
Feeding broilers
How much water do your chicks need?
Make sure your chicken always have water. Without enough water they will not grow well. For each 1 g of feed, your chicks need 2 g of water. For the first 3-5 days, add to the water:
- liquid glucose for energy
- 1 drop of liquid paraffin for digestion
- Vitamins to help with stress.
Clean the drinkers every day.
Feeding guide for your broilers
In order to have a healthy and strong flock of broilers, make sure you follow this feeding guide using quality feeds:
- Day 1 – 21: Starter Mash. Each chick will eat 1 kg in 21 days.
- Days 21 – 35: Finisher Mash. Each chicken will eat 2 kg in 14 days.
- Days 35 – 42: Finisher Mash. Each chicken will eat an extra 1 kg in 7 days.(Not a must though good for records)
Change feed slowly:
- Day 20: 75% Starter Mash and 25% Finisher Mash
- Day 21: 50% Starter Mash and 50% Finisher Mash
- Day 22: 25% Starter Mash and 75% Finisher Mash
When chicks are out of the brooder, remove feeding trays. Hang the feeders from the roof at back level. This stops the chicken wasting food.
Your broilers should be ready to sell at 35-42 days at 1.5 kg.
NB:
1. The above projection is for 500 expected maturity
2. The prices are subject to change either upwards or downwards depending on the market prices which fluctuates so this is not the final figures.
Thankyou forfor making me even think big
karibu
With an average of 350-400 per bird, aren’t you operating in loses considering the expenses then it means you made 200,000/= revenue. Food and chicks alone cost over 200k what’s your feedback
Good piece here..if i want to do 50 birds is it worth the hustle?
well documented this is the best article I’ve seen so far. the challenge comes with setting up the selling price and getting market..always start by finding a market even if it’s small numbers it helps a lot those customers will boost your profits..and when it comes to selling in weight get the maths right!!