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    This document provides guidance on starting a small-scale poultry farm. It discusses determining the production purpose and selecting the proper poultry breed. Location, housing construction, and chick availability are also addressed. Feeding is described as the most important part, contributing significantly to costs. Health management through prevention and vaccination is recommended. The document concludes with notes on understanding the market and marketing strategies.

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    This document provides guidance on starting a small-scale poultry farm. It discusses determining the production purpose and selecting the proper poultry breed. Location, housing construction, and chick availability are also addressed. Feeding is described as the most important part, contributing significantly to costs. Health management through prevention and vaccination is recommended. The document concludes with notes on understanding the market and marketing strategies.

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    This document provides guidance on starting a small-scale poultry farm. It discusses determining the production purpose and selecting the proper poultry breed. Location, housing construction, and chick availability are also addressed. Feeding is described as the most important part, contributing significantly to costs. Health management through prevention and vaccination is recommended. The document concludes with notes on understanding the market and marketing strategies.

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    How To Start A Small Scale Poultry Farm PDF

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    This document provides guidance on starting a small-scale poultry farm. It discusses determining the production purpose and selecting the proper poultry breed. Location, housing construction, and chick availability are also addressed. Feeding is described as the most important part, contributing significantly to costs. Health management through prevention and vaccination is recommended. The document concludes with notes on understanding the market and marketing strategies.

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    The key takeaways are the basic steps to start a small scale poultry farm including buying chicks, feeding them, and selling the eggs or meat produced.

    The different housing systems discussed are free range, deep litter, and battery cage systems. Each system has its own advantages and disadvantages.

    Important factors for selecting chicks include getting them from a trusted breeder, and ensuring they are of good quality, active, have healed navels and no deformities.

    How to start a small

    scale poultry farm


    Hannes Koekemoer
    15 March 2018
    It is easy!!
    1.Buy some chicks
    2.Give them sum feed
    3.See them grow
    4.Sell the product – Eggs or
    meat…….
    Production type
    Farm/Land location
    Construction of house
    Chick availability
    Feeding
    Health management
    Marketing
    Production type
    Broilers – Meat production
    Layers – Egg production
    Poultry business like keeping breeders and selling chicks
    Important!!
    Determine your production purpose
    Select proper poultry breed
    Farm/Land location
     Not to far from market/towns
     Avoid residential areas
     Not close to other poultry farms ( bio-security )
    Construction of house
    Extensive – Free Range systems
    Semi-intensive – Conventional open sided houses
    Intensive – Environment controlled houses
    Free Range System: Under free range poultry farming system, chickens are allowed to
    roam around on their own in search for food. This system is not commonly used for
    commercial poultry farming because of the high level of risks involved
    Deep Litter System: This system involves spreading wood shavings or saw dust on a
    concrete ground with the chickens placed on the floor and the dust serving as a ‘cushion’
    for them. The dust is changed regularly, either by removing and replacing or by layering.
    Battery Cage System-: As for the battery cage system, metal cages are constructed inside
    a building to house the birds. The cages are usually split into different compartments to
    house small groups of birds.
    Note that each of the three housing system has its own advantages and disadvantages.
    Lastly, your poultry housing structure should be built at a particular angle; taking sunlight
    and wind into consideration.
    Chick availability
    Trusted breeder
    Good quality chicks:
     Well-dried, long-fluffed down.
     Bright round active eyes.
     Look active and alert.
     Have completely healed navels.
     Legs should be bright and waxy to the touch.
     Chicks should be free from deformities (i.e. crooked legs, twisted necks and
    cross beaks).
    Feeding
    Most important part in a poultry business!!
    Contributes to 65-70% of total project cost
    Feed the right feed to the right type of chickens
    Keep records of feed consumption to be able to work out your feed
    efficiency/Feed conversion rate.
    This ratio or rate measures the efficiency with which the bodies of livestock
    convert animal feed into the desired output.
     All our products are specifically formulated to achieve the desired production
    at a lower cost
     All our products are produced in an ISO 22000 accredited plant
     All our products are formulated with natural products such as maize and soya,
    sunflower oilcake, chop and bran
     We don’t include any animal protein sources or animal derived products into
    any of our product ranges
     We adhere to strict biosecurity rules at all times in order to reduce possible
    contamination
    Health management
    Prevention is better than cure!
    Proper vaccination for your area – ask your local Vet or chick supplier
    Have Bio-security measurements in place
    Follow a proper wash and disinfection program
    Marketing
     Know your market before you start.
     Supplying to supermarkets or the catering industries.
     Do market reaches - demand
     Compare prices of other producers
     Make use of technology and production contracts

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