How much does it cost to invest in a chicken farm?
Chickens are the most commonly raised poultry by humans, with a domestication history of at least about 4,000 years. With the development of the agricultural and rural economy, many migrant workers have given up their jobs to return to their hometowns and start businesses, and raising chickens has gained favor with many people. But how much cost does raising chickens require? How much profit will it generate? Let's take a look below at how much it costs to invest in a chicken farm!
Chicken Farm Construction Costs
1. Main structure construction cost: 600 sq m specification, width 6 * length 100 * height 2.5 m, main materials are furnace ash bricks, asbestos tiles, timber (beams, columns), cement, sand, 40 aluminum-plastic horizontal sliding windows of 1 m * 1 m, total cost about 90,000 yuan (material cost + labor cost, based on rural chicken farm construction costs).
2. Internal functional construction: 600 sq m cement surface (including drainage ditches), materials include sand and gravel, cement, fine sand, cost about 15,000 yuan. A net bed is built at a height of half a meter from the ground, using 100 wooden stakes of 1.5 m, 600 sq m of netting, cost about 7,000 yuan. 15 small old-style coal stoves, 15 smoke pipes of 5.5 m, cost about 3,000 yuan. 200 m of circulating wire, 50 energy-saving lamps, 50 lamp holders, 20 switches, 1 set of air circuit breakers, cost about 2,000 yuan. 1 self-dug well, 1 submersible pump, 1 booster pump, 130 m of soft water hose, cost about 5,000 yuan. 4 sets of wall-mounted intake fans, cost about 1,000 yuan. Total cost about 33,000 yuan (material cost + labor cost).
3. Feeding equipment cost: water troughs (100 small, unit price 3 yuan. 300 medium, unit price 5 yuan. 300 large, unit price 7.5 yuan) 4,000 yuan. Feed troughs (100 small, unit price 5 yuan, 300 medium, unit price 8 yuan, 300 large, unit price 10 yuan) 5,900 yuan. Other conventional tools about 500 yuan. Total cost about 10,400 yuan.
4. Total construction cost: total cost about 133,400 yuan.
Chicken Farm Production Costs
1. Production scale: 5,000 broiler chickens per batch, averaging 50 to 55 days to market, 5 batches per year, annual output of 25,000 chickens.
2. Chick cost: price fluctuates around 2 yuan per chick, 5,000 chicks * 2 yuan, cost about 11,000 yuan (including transportation).
3. Feeding cost: each chicken from chick to market requires a total of 10 jin of corn, 0.8 jin of small-size feed, 3.5 jin of large-size feed, 0.8 yuan for epidemic prevention drugs, 0.5 yuan for heating, 1 yuan for water and electricity, calculated for 5,000 chickens. Corn 5000*10*0.7=35,000 yuan (0.8 yuan per jin), small feed 5000*0.8*2=8,000 yuan (3,000 yuan per ton), large feed 5000*3.5*3=52,500 yuan (4,200 yuan per ton), epidemic prevention 5000*0.8=4,000 yuan, heating 5000*0.5=2,500 yuan, water and electricity 5000*0.5=2,500 yuan, total 104,500 yuan, feeding cost per chicken 20.9 yuan.
4. Total cost: 22.9 yuan per chicken, total cost 115,500 yuan.
Chicken Farm Production Profit
1. Sales revenue: the average weight of each adult chicken is about 6.5 jin, the market price is generally around 4 yuan per jin, each batch 5,000 * 6.5 jin * 4 yuan = 130,000 yuan, gross income 130,000 yuan.
2. Annual production profit: 130,000 yuan - 115,500 = gross income 14,500 yuan, annual output value 14,500*5=72,500 yuan.
3. Other costs: 1 technical feeder at 1,800 yuan/month, 1 general worker at 1,100 yuan/month, total monthly expenditure 2,900 yuan. Meal cost 10 yuan per person per day, total monthly expenditure 600 yuan. The labor cost for each batch of chickens going to market is 7,000 yuan
4. Profit analysis: based on 5 batches of broiler chickens going to market per year, 5,000 per batch, annual gross income totals 72,500, after deducting annual labor expenditure of 42,000 yuan, annual net income is 30,500 yuan, and it takes 4 years to recover the cost.
Summary: Small-scale chicken farms are suitable for rural household breeding, and the profit will be relatively considerable. Moreover, the above analysis is only a conclusion under fairly smooth conditions. In case of chicken plague, extreme weather and other situations, it may be even less optimistic.