Can I quickly ask a question – “why do you have a poultry?
”Do you intend to make profit from the poultry output or it is just for your consumption and pleasure?
If your answer to the question above is to make profit – How do you intend to make profit from your poultry farm venture?
If the answer to the question above is not clear in your mind, you need to do these two things –
- Sit back and get clarity on your farm purpose
- In addition, decide on definite procedures for your farm operations
(particularly if you are not happy about current yield from your poultry farm).
There are two (2) major produce that can be harvested from a poultry farm – Egg production or Meat production Relatively, depending of the farm produce there is a slight difference in some basic requirement and nature of the poultry
These are some of the things that distinct an egg producing poultry from a meat producing poultry –
| S/N | EGG PRODUCING POULTRY | MEAT PRODUCING POULTRY |
| 1 | The bird to rear for egg is Layer (or pullet) |
The bird you rear can be broiler, cockerel |
| 2 | The duration of each batch of bird is relatively long as birds can lay egg from week 20 to week 75 |
The duration of each batch of bird is relatively short as it is targeted to specific festivity or market (usually between 10weeks to 16weeks) |
| 3 | It is important to consider process of egg collection in the type of housing provided from the week 20 of the birds |
Egg collection is not applicable |
| 4 | Feed does not require high content of fat and protein |
Feed requires high content of protein and fats to facilitate faster growth and weight |
| 5 | Caged housing system recommended to avoid wastage of eggs |
Deep litters housing system can be adopted. |
Please note that clarity on the focus of the poultry farm offers the following benefits –
- Promote optimal utilization of available resources for the farm operations
- Guides farm operations and decision process to gain maximized productivity
- Assist farm operation for success and reduces the risk of making (costly) mistakes
- Promote the sustainability of the farm operations
I hope this is helping someone to retrace steps and make better decision(s).Your feedback is important to us, share with us your opinion.
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