Poultry farming is one of the fastest-growing businesses in Africa. It's a highly profitable business if you run it in the most appropriate manner, which provides a conducive environment for the birds. If you are planning to invest in poultry this year, here are 10 key areas to focus on to stay ahead of the competition. 1. Don't buy cheaper feed Feed is the biggest component of the cost of any chicken production, be it meat or egg production. It accounts for 70 percent of all the other components. The major component of feed is maize and soya and those two are not cheap. Buy feed that will consistently give you the target kilo of meat per feed fed and the target amount of eggs per kilogram of feed at a lower cost and not at a cheaper cost. The two are different. 2. Measure the feed you give your flock daily Some farmers just give feed to their birds. This must stop if you want to make a profit. You must measure a gram per bird of all the feed allocations daily as per the establ
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