COST IMPLICATION OF RAISING 500 BIRDS
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     EXPENDITURE                                                                              COST.
1)Land...................................................................................1,500,000.
2) Housing................................................................................900,000.
 3) D.O.C @ 200.........................................................................100,000.
 4) Cages @ 70,00........................................................................350,000.
  5) Labor @  20,000...................................................................40,000.
  6) Brooding @ 30/chick...............................................................15,000.
  7) Vaccination/medication @ 80/chick...............................................40,000.
  8)Farm tools,supplies/implements................................................35,000.
  9) Feed @60 g/chick for 0-8 weeks @ 2,500/bag............................................168,000.
 
  10) Feed @ 90 g/chick for 9-20 weeks @ 2,800/bag............................................423,360.
  11)  feed @ 120 g/chick/day for 21-40 weeks @ 3000/bag..................................1,008,000.
  
                     Total.................................................4,579,360.
                PROFIT ANALYSIS
  Sale of birds @ 2000 x 450(10% mortality).....................900,000.
    profit= recurrent expenditure- proceeds= .................1,794,360-900,000
                                                           =894,360 naira.
  The layers provide additional profit at same cost..... sale of eggs @ 900/crate for
                                                         234,000 naira.