Zambia Agribusiness Society

This one comes with a lot of estimates and guesses because over the laying period of a hen, the price of feed will fluctuate, the price of eggs will fluctuate, the price of an off lay hen depends a lot on how many you need to sell and where. It’s also depressingly common for percentage egg production to fail to meet expectations due to any one of a multitude of factors. So, take it as a base on which to do your own costs not as a fixed thing. It’s a moving document. Put it into excel and play with the figures. What are the effects of having more birds per employee or of getting a better price for off lay or having them in lay for an extra six months or a year? What is the effect of having ten times the number to save on transport cost? What is the effect of an increase or reduction in average egg price or feed price or off lay hens? If you cannot run these scenarios and figure out the boundaries, best choose another way to gamble your money. Budget for 1000 layers Income

Layer poultry farming means raising egg laying poultry birds for the purpose of commercial egg production. Layer chickens are such a special species of hens, which need to be raised from when they are one day old. They start laying eggs commercially from 18-19 weeks of age. They remain laying eggs continuously till their 72-78 weeks of age. They can produce about one kg of eggs by consuming about 2.25kg of food during their egg laying period. For the purpose of producing hybrid eggs layer, consider the various characteristics of cock and hen before breeding. There are various types of highly egg productive layer breeds available throughout the world. Layer Breeds: According to the nature and colour of egg, layer hens are of two types. Short description of these two types are listed below. White Egg Laying Hens: This type of hens are comparatively smaller in size. Relatively eat less food, and the colour of egg shell is white. Isa White, Lehman White, Nikchik, Bab Cock BV-300, H