This will ensure that your pen does not suffer a long duration of high temperature during the day. Poultry pen should be constructed along the East-West horizon. Poultry Housing: There are different designs available depending on the type of poultry production you are interested in. This is because a single mistake in poultry housing design can destroy your investment. When building your poultry pen, make sure you consult a seasoned specialist. The odor from poultry waste can cause issues between you and your neighbors.Įnsure the land topography is flat and the soil is not too muddy or rocky. Make sure you look for a piece of land far from residential quarters. Land: This is one of the most important assets in the poultry farming business. => Breeder Bird Production: Eggs from breeder birds are incubated in hatcheries and eggs hatch to produces day-old chick that can grow into either pullet (layers) or broiler birds. Most layers start laying at around 18-22 weeks and can lay for up to a year and a half when they are sold off as old (spent) layers. Take note that these eggs are normally infertile. => Layer Bird Production: Poultry egg production in Nigeria involves the raising of pullets which produces eggs that are made available for sales. Its growth is slower and may take up to 20weeks+ to attain marketable weight. => Cockerel Bird Production: Cockerels are also produced to meet. Broiler farmers make money from chicken meat for sale in Nigeria If your production is targeted at the festive season especially Christmas, please go for this. It matures fast and can attain an average weight of 2-2.5kg within 7-8 weeks. => Broiler Bird Production: A broiler is produced for meat. Asides from this, poultry products and by-products such as eggs, feathers, dung, offals are sources of income for people who consume or use them as raw materials in industries. Poultry meat is a rich source of protein for human production.