How Excuses Kill Your Poultry Farming Ambitions

Introduction

Aren’t you surprised that in a world full of many opportunities only a few seem to succeed? Many a time, we tend to associate successful people with some sought of superhuman powers but is this necessarily the case? If you ask me, I will tell you that the difference between successful and unsuccessful people is simple – successful people are action-oriented while unsuccessful people are excuse oriented. In this blog post, I am going to highlight some common excuses people make and how it prevents them from pursuing their poultry farming dreams.

Lack of capital

This is the most popular excuse people make as to why they have not started their poultry farms yet. I don’t know what they are thinking. Do they expect some magical Good Samaritan to just pop up and hand them millions of Ghana cedis? I don’t think that will be very possible.  In this recent post I published, www.pkombookkeeping.com/2020/04/10/how-to-raise-money-to-start-and-run-your-poultry-farm-business/, I explained four different strategies on how to raise money to start your poultry farming business. None of these strategies come on a silver platter but that is what entrepreneurship is about – you have to figure out a way when others see no way.

Lack of knowhow

This excuse seems reasonable in hindsight but if you dig deeper into it, you find out that there is a serious issue about such an individual’s mentality. The last time I checked, no one was born with poultry farming knowledge planted in his or her head. Anything anyone knows was probably learnt by the individual – poultry farming is the same, it is a skill that can be learnt. Maybe, you want to learn about poultry farming but you do not fully understand the financial implications associated with it, we can help you with that. For only GH₵1,000.00 we can assist you in preparing a fully comprehensive business plan that includes all the necessary details you need to start your poultry farm. Let’s face it, if you are going to spend GH₵20,000 in order start your poultry farm, it will make a lot of sense to just spend 5% of that amount to properly plan ahead instead of risking losing all of your investment. That said, there are tons of resources out there that can help you with all the basic knowledge you need – follow our blog for free information on how to get started.

They are too busy

I have come across too many people who are interested in poultry farming but when you ask them why they haven’t started yet, they tell you that they work 9-5 jobs and that they don’t have the time to run a poultry farm. This line of thinking is erroneous because you can easily run a 200-bird layer farm with only one employee. All you have to do is draw up the necessary time table for timely vaccination and also ensure that your birds are given the right amount of food and water. Collecting eggs and disposing of the waste is also very easy especially if you are using the battery cage system.

Fear of disease outbreak

Some people believe that poultry farming is too risky and that even the slightest disease outbreak could wipe out all their birds. Well, that is true to an extent but if you follow all the necessary biosafety protocol associated with poultry farming, it is very unlikely that your farm will be affected by an outbreak. In this blog post, www.pkombookkeeping.com/2020/04/03/the-reason-why-you-should-treat-your-poultry-farm-as-a-serious-business/, I outlined some of the safety measures you must follow as a poultry farmer.

Conclusion

So there you have it. These are three of the main excuses people make to justify themselves of not being able to start their poultry farms.