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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
I noticed this too, why isn’t anyone addressing these issue.
the venture is not practical …. cost of one chick ,feed and bosters = 345
Selling price per chick per kg is 250/- City market price 250*1.5KG= 375 per chick
Thus Gross Profit = 30/- less transport , slaughtering expenses you will be operating at loss
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!!
Simple maths
500 x 500 ksh = 250 .000 ksh
Total cost 255.000ksh
Profit …250,000 -minus255000 = Neg- 5000ksh loss
it’s oky
This here is really discouraging cause it’s throwing money away .. if you end up getting less than you initially put in . Doesn’t add up whatsoever
Thanks for this advice am mercy from Mombasa I have stocked 500 piece how sucks of feeds are they supposed to eat.
Does not add up
Thank you for the detailed information.
Hello kenchic, do you do free delivery nd what is the cost for layers from brooding to maturity/
Thanks for this advice am mercy from Mombasa I have stocked 500 piece how sucks of feeds are they supposed to eat.
There is a mix up in the numbers here. The costs enumerated include capital costs like the feeders and drinkers. These will be used for a few years. If not apportioned properly then it appears a loss making venture. But the break down of the costs is Wonder and real. I reared broilers from 2009 to 2016 and the numbers here make a lot of sense. Good work
Fact is, you won’t have 500 birds in the end, so the number could be about 450. Still the numbers don’t add up, this means it’s a loss. You end up earning less than what you invested? Or did I miss something? Please enlighten me admin,