Basic Requirement For starting a Broiler Farm
                     BASIC REQUIREMENT FOR STARTING A
BROILER FARM
CHOOSE THE BIRD TYPE
Owners of poultry farms hold various types of bird types. Your small poultry 
farm may begin by concentrating on two to three birds before adding more 
birds as the business grows. Poultry farms mainly grow poultry as broiler 
birds in the form of chickens. As the demand for other domestic birds such 
as duck, goose, guinea-fowl, and turkey is significantly less.
SET FARM LOCATION
◦The location must have all the facilities required. Try building your poultry farm 
a little further away from town to make land and labor cheaper.
◦However, it would be a mistake to set the farm too far from the nearest town. 
To target your customers, you must visit a city more often. In addition, the 
transport will cost you more in a place too far away from the city.
◦ In backyard farming, there are countless choices for those looking to raise 
chickens. Some add walls, lighting, windows, even green roofing plants, which 
keep cool in summer. Protection from the predator is possibly a big problem.
◦You can easily reorganize an existing outhouse for a chicken house and start 
backyard poultry farming there.
EQUIPMENTS (FEEDING OPTIONS)
◦Commercially raised chickens are usually given what is known as a 
complete diet. It includes everything required for proper growth and bird 
health: proteins, energies, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients.
◦Chicks are fed a high-protein diet from the age of 6 to 8 weeks shortly after 
hatching. Afterward, they switch to a diet of more calories than protein for 
a finisher or developer. All kinds of beans and peas provide a decent 
dietary protein but must be processed (roasted or steamed)
EQUIPMENTS (TECHNICAL)
• Automatic feeder • Hatcher
• Automatic vaccinator • Infra-red bulbs
• Brooder and Chick guard • Linear feeder
• Charcoal and Kerosene stove • Linear waterer/Channel type 
waterers
• Circular feeder
• A syringe with needle/vaccine 
• Compressed air system droppers
• Electrical heaters (heating rods • Water heaters
or coils)
• Water softeners and filters
• Gas and electrical brooders
GIVE YOUR FARM AN IDENTITY
You have to name your farm properly when you step into the poultry 
business. There are plenty of ideas on farm names. But choose the one that 
best suits your farm. A second important step is to provide a unique logo for 
your business in the poultry farm. When you produce and sell your product, 
your logo will be everywhere your product goes.
ARRANGE FUNDS (SELF FINANCE)
You will need funds to finance your business. That is, you will need money to 
pay for equipment, land, services, etc. The sum required for starting a small-
scale poultry farm ranges typically from Rs 50,000 to Rs 1.5 lakh. The funds 
needed for a medium-size poultry company range from Rs. 1.5 to Rs.3.5 lakh 
approximately. With investment close to Rs. 7 lakh, you can start large-scale 
poultry farms.
ARRANGE FUNDS (LOAN)
Business owners can opt for commercial loans from different financial 
institutions such as banks and NBFCs and start their poultry businesses to 
meet these needs. It is a smart choice to opt for a corporate loan because it 
allows company owners to make investments without using life-savings
HIRE PROFESSIONALS
◦Many aspects of poultry farming should only be dealt with by professional 
people familiar with the details. Therefore, only recruit specialists with a 
strong background in agriculture. However, if you can include technology, 
agriculture is not labor-intensive.
◦However, to be aware of the day-to-day business operations, you would 
also need an administrative officer or manager. Recruit a manager who can 
also act as your accountant. This will help you save on staffing costs.
MARKETING AND ADVERTISEMENT
◦ It is impossible to accomplish your business goals without getting a 
marketing strategy. Ensure that your product’s demands and supply are 
adequately analyzed so that you can market it better. You should have a 
customer profile ready as well.
◦You can take cheaper ways to meet your customers. For example, create 
and distribute flyers that make your poultry products unique. An innovative 
flyer will attract the recipients’ attention right away, and many will be 
interested in your farm goods. Give your business card to you when you 
contact people and customers. You are here to present your business 
professionally.
CONCLUSION
Thus, you should keep the following things in mind before entering the poultry business-
• Appropriate housing that permits • Stress management
natural behavior, including outdoor 
•  Production that does not contribute 
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to contamination of soil or water
• No antibiotics, drugs or synthetic 
parasiticides. •  Outdoor access
• Organic processing of meat and eggs • Grazing management
• Natural treatments  • Pasture management
• Rearing of birds without cages • A production that does not contribute 
• Access to the environment. to contamination of soil or water
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