PAULTRY FARMING.
HOW PROFITABLE IS SELLING 1000 CHICKS AT 1 MONTH?
Let’s break it down using simple, practical numbers so you understand the real business.
ASSUMPTIONS
Number of chicks: 1000
Mortality rate: 5% (well-managed brooding)
Surviving chicks: 950
COSTS
1. Day-old chicks
Assume Ksh 100 per chick
1000 × 100 = 100,000
2. Feed (starter mash for 4 weeks)
Each chick consumes about 1–1.2 kg in 4 weeks
Total feed ≈ 1,100 kg
If 1kg feed = Ksh 60
1100 × 60 = 66,000
3. Vaccines and medication
Estimate = 5,000
4. Brooding (heat, electricity, bedding, labor)
Estimate = 10,000
TOTAL COST
= 100,000 + 66,000 + 5,000 + 10,000
= 181,000
REVENUE
Selling price per 1-month chick: Ksh 250
950 chicks × 250 = 237,500
PROFIT
237,500 – 181,000 = 56,500
WHAT THIS MEANS
You make about Ksh 56,500 in just one month.
Now imagine doing this:
Every month
Or every 2 months
That is consistent income with faster cash flow compared to raising birds to 5 months.
WHAT CAN INCREASE YOUR PROFIT
Lower feed cost through proper formulation
Buying chicks at better prices
Reducing mortality below 5%
Selling at higher prices (Ksh 280–300 depending on demand)
WHAT CAN REDUCE YOUR PROFIT
High mortality
Poor brooding
Expensive feed
Lack of market
FINAL TRUTH
Selling 1-month-old chicks is a volume business.
You don’t depend on huge profit per bird…
You depend on:
Low losses
Good management
Fast turnover
Get those right, and this model becomes very powerful.
DELAMERE FARM NAIVASHA- practical poultry education. Real farming solution.
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