Poultry farming business is the rearing of birds, mostly
chicks and turkey for the eggs and meat which are used for commercial or
personal purposes.
However, if reared for commercial purposes, I can say that poultry
farming is indeed a lucrative business.
Each product if poultry farm are consumed daily by an
average Nigeria. Eggs and chicken meat are eaten daily as source of protein
among other proteinous food.
With these, your business won't suffer because customers are
always available.
Let's quickly look at how to start poultry business in
Nigeria in a nutshell.
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How To Start Poultry
Business In Nigeria
· Decide on which bird to rear
There are obviously two types of chicks you can rear;
broiler and layers.
Broilers are chicks reared mainly for meat consumption. They
can be raised in 6weeks and then they are ready for the market with a weight of
2kg if properly fed.
Layers are a day old chicks that raised for the production
of egg and meat as well. Layers can lay eggs for two years before they get worn
out. Then you can sell them at the market for meat consumption.
However, you can decide to rear the two species on your
poultry farm. The method of feeding them do not differ. The only differences is
that your layers are kept in a different pen from egg production. While the
broilers are sold out as soon as they get matured.
·
Learn the
tricks of the business
Poultry business is not like every other business that deals
with equipment or foods stuffs.
It is not an office like business too. This type on business
is dealing with living thing, a very fragile kind of bird at that.
Which means that it requires carefulness, else they get
infected and you may even experience huge loss of your chicks.
This is why you will need to learn the basic skills and
tricks of the business. You need to know how to feed your chicks, what type of
feed to use at each stage of their lives, how to treat them Incase of illness or
infection, the best way to keep the pen neat and healthy for them, and the rest
of them.
You will need to meet an expert in poultry farm who has
dwelt long in the business to teach you all you need to do. Sometimes you may
be required to pay for learning, be glad to do so.
·
Get a
space for your farm
The next thing to do after you may have gathered all the
knowledge you need is to get a space for your farm. For the space, you may need
to build a pen or a cage depending on the quantity of chicks you intend to
start with. It's advisable to get a large space to enable them roam around.
Also note that your pen location should be close to water source.
·
Construct
your pen
Your pen or charge should be constructed in such a way that
predators will not be able to get in. Either thieves or snakes, provide a guard
for your chicks around the cage.
·
Get your
chicks
To buy your chicks you will need to be careful at where you
buy your chicks from. You also need to check out for ill chicks to avoid buying
an already sick chick. If possible you can go with an expert who will help you
check your chicks properly. It's best to go for a day old chicks
·
Get feeds
The feeding of your chicks determines are well and weighty
they will become. The feeds should be used adequately at each stage of their
growth. Water is not an exception, ensure you feed them with clean water at all
times.
·
Cleanliness
Your cage or pen should be neat at all times despite the
fact that these chicks defecates regularly. What you need to do is get sawdust
and use it on the floor. It will be way for you to clean up the place without
getting messed up. Every three days, you sweep the place and pour a fresh
sawdust. Cleanliness will help keep the clicks in good condition else they fall
sick.
·
Marketing
your chicks
This should have been done as soon as you get your chicks.
Marketing your chicks means creating awareness that you are rearing chicks. As
soon as they are matured for the market, selling them won't be much of a
problem.
For layers, you may not necessarily sell them out until they
are due from laying eggs.
Conclusion
Are you looking for how to start poultry business in
Nigeria? I hope this article meets you at the right time.
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