Profit and Risk Analysis of Quail Farming: Quail Farming Prospects
The quail farming market has broad prospects. Although quail farming in our country has a relatively short history, it has developed rapidly. In addition to supplying high-end hotels and restaurants, domestic quail products can also be processed into canned goods, preserved eggs and so on, and are therefore widely loved by consumers. So what risks are there in quail farming? And what about the profits? Today we will introduce them.
Profit and Risk Analysis of Quail Farming
1. Preliminary investment budget: quail chicks 0.6 yuan/bird + starter feed 1.7×0.35 yuan/bird + grower feed 1.6×0.75 yuan/bird + early mortality 0.2 yuan = 2.6 yuan/bird×10000 = 26,000 yuan. For one egg-laying cycle (10-12 months), each quail consumes 15 jin of feed, calculated at an average of 1.36 yuan per jin, totaling 20.4 yuan/bird, plus medicine 0.5 yuan/bird.
2. Egg production cost (20.4+0.5)×10000×91% = 190,000 yuan; coal 1,200 yuan + water 200 yuan + electricity 300 yuan + labor 2,000 yuan = 3,700 yuan. Egg production income: calculated at a 77% laying rate, each quail lays a minimum of 280 eggs in its lifetime, with 44 eggs per jin, totaling 6.36 jin/bird. Calculated at 4 yuan per jin of eggs, with an adult bird loss rate of 5 per ten thousand, and an average annual loss of 9%, the income from culling quails is 9,000 yuan. Total income = 6.36×4 yuan/jin×10000×(1-9%) + 9,000 yuan = 240,500 yuan.
Quail Farming Prospects
1. Quail farming is a project with a small investment scale, high output value, fast capital turnover and high economic benefit. It has strong vitality and broad development prospects.
2. Low input. Quail farming does not require a large area; they can be raised in front of or behind a house. Even for large-scale farming, the land and housing occupied are much less than for raising other poultry. Because multi-tier cage equipment is used inside the house and the stocking density is high, the investment in buildings, facilities and capital is much lower than for raising other poultry. Quail farming also does not demand much labor and does not require heavy physical work. In addition, quails have strong adaptability and disease resistance, and the cost of disease-prevention drugs is also very low.
3. High output. Whether egg-type quails or meat-type quails, they can mature in 40-50 days. Meat-type quails can reach a body weight of 220 grams at 42 days of age, consuming only 700 grams of feed; egg-type quails lay about 270 eggs per year, with a total weight of 3,000 grams, which is 20 times their body weight.
4. Fast capital turnover. Because quails have a short raising cycle and require little capital input, with working capital of no more than 1.6 yuan per bird, capital turnover is much faster than for other poultry.
5. Low risk. Because quail farming has the above three advantages, it is not easy to suffer economic losses in operation, and there is no need to bear too much risk.
Quail Farming Techniques
1. Seed selection: For superior breeding quails, the eyes should be moderate in size, the neck should be slender, the head should be small and round, the feathers should be glossy, the muscles full, and the temperament gentle. Do not choose closely related quails. The selection standard for female quails is a large abdominal capacity and a body weight of 130-150 grams. Those weighing more than 170 grams have weak laying ability. Specifically, the laying standard is that, based on the egg production of female quails in the first 3 months of laying, those with an annual egg production of more than 250 are good. Male quails can be selected 50 days after hatching. They are required to have a loud, long and continuous call, a strong body and broad chest, fully extended quail claws, a body weight of 120-130 grams, and a dark red raised cloaca. If white foam appears when pressed by hand, it indicates that they are in heat and have mating ability.
2. Mating: The breeding age for breeding quails is 3 months to 1 year for female quails, and 4-6 months of age is best for male quails. However, in actual raising, male and female quails at 50-60 days of age begin mating and reproducing, with a reproduction period of 1 year and replacement every year. Quails have the strongest sexual desire in the morning and evening, and the fertilization rate after mating is highest then, so it is best to let them mate after the first feeding in the morning. If artificial incubation can be carried out reliably, quails can be allowed to mate and reproduce throughout the year.
Disease Prevention and Control of Quails
1. Pullorum disease in chicks is a common and highly harmful bacterial infectious disease. Sick quails are listless and their droppings are white and paste-like. Prevention and control: adding 0.4% sulfadiazine or 0.1% sulfaquinoxaline to the feed of sick quails has a certain effect. The cages and house should be kept clean and dry, the temperature stable, and overcrowding should be prevented.
2. Coccidiosis is an acute epidemic disease caused by intestinal infection. Sick quails have ruffled feathers and bloody droppings. Prevention and control: mix sulfamerazine or sulfadimethazine into feed at a ratio of 0.2% or dissolve it in drinking water, and administer continuously for 4-5 days to see results.
Through the above article, I believe everyone has gained a certain understanding of the risks of quail farming and the profits that can be obtained from raising quails. Friends who are interested in or plan to raise quails can study this article further to obtain more information and knowledge and prepare well for farming.