Thinking of starting broiler farming. What profit can I expect from 1000 birds per batch?
How profitable is broiler poultry farming with 1000 birds?
AAnil Kumar11mo ago · 343 views
5 Answers
🌾Farmer.in Krishi TeamExpert ✓11mo ago
Broiler profit varies widely with feed price, bird rate and mortality, so treat any figure as indicative. For 1000 birds, a batch of about 6 weeks needs a shed, chicks, feed and medicines; feed is the biggest cost (around 60 to 70 percent). Net profit can range roughly from Rs 25 to Rs 60 per bird in a good batch, but can fall to near zero or a loss when feed is costly or market rates crash. You can run 5 to 6 batches a year. Contract farming with an integrator (they supply chicks, feed, medicine and buy back birds for a fixed growing charge) lowers your risk and price uncertainty. Keep mortality low with good brooding, ventilation and vaccination.
PPrakash Reddy10mo ago
I do contract broiler farming. The company gives chicks and feed, I get paid per kg of growth. Less profit than open market in good months, but no tension about feed price or selling. Good for beginners.
FFaisal Ahmed10mo ago
The first two weeks of brooding decide your whole batch. Get the temperature, clean litter and water right early and mortality stays low; a chill or a draught at chick stage killed a chunk of my first lot. Spend your attention there, not at the end.
MMahesh Naik9mo ago
Feed conversion ratio is where the money quietly leaks. Wastage from spilled feeders and dirty water made my birds eat more for the same weight. Once I fixed the feeders and gave clean water, the same batch cost less feed for the same growth.
JJoseph Lakra9mo ago
If you go open market, do not start all 1000 in one go. I stagger chick placements so birds are ready in smaller lots, which protects me if the rate crashes on any single day. Selling everything on one bad price day really hurt me once.