Instead of carrying certificate all over the place looking for job, it’s
time to look inward, get creative, acquire other skills and start something. Start
a business of your own. No crime in starting small and growing big with time
what is important is to start a business. Employ yourself and later employ
others. One way to achieve that is through poultry farming.
Poultry farming in Nigeria is one of the best decisions anyone interested in farming business can make. With the right background knowledge, you can start your own poultry farm and make thousands and even millions annually. The high demand for chicken meat and eggs have really proven that poultry farming in Nigeria is indeed a very lucrative business.
The following tips will help you launch your poultry start up
business in Nigeria.
1. Different Breeds of Chicken: There are
three basic types of chickens. Broiler, layers and cockerels. It is therefore
advisable to pick one at a time for starters and then expand as the business
progresses.
Broilers – its period of maturity is within 8weeks
Cockerels – takes six months to mature while
Layers – takes 19 weeks in order to start laying eggs
2.
Prepare Your Space: A piece of land will
be needed considering both current and future demands. It is important
especially if you plan to grow your business overtime. It is advisable to build your poultry house
with good fencing. The major feature of a poultry house is cross ventilation.
The temperature must not be too high or too low. Also make sure the area is
disinfected days before the arrival of the birds.
3.
Improve Your Knowledge: The more
business management tips and tricks acquired, the more successful the business
would be. Pay attention to changing their water, cleaning of its environment,
feeding them with highly nutritious diet and the right feed formulation is
essential.
4.
Determining
Your Target Market: Many poultry farmers consider festive period as part of
their targets for production e.g. Broiler could be stocked from October if the
target is Christmas and have them ready for sale Christmas period. Hence, the
target determines the frequency of your stock.
5. Checking of Cost: Once the location has
been settled, then invest your capital, the bigger the project, the larger the
investment required. Invest wisely and don’t go outside your budget.
6.
Potential Profit:
·
Chickens do reproduce fast, and
in large quantities
·
Chickens do grow very fast
·
Chickens sells at a very good
price
·
The egg market is also very
large
Poultry business is good, lucrative
with fantastic turnaround time. It is a business
worth doing, a business that can help you
generate multiple streams of income. It is
indeed worth starting so when are
you going to start yours?