Just a week ago, one gentleman contacted me asking for advice on whether to abandon a job offer of GH₵ 3,000 per month in favour of rearing 1000 layers and I thought it would be helpful to share the advice I gave him with you. The maximum revenue (from 1000 layers) you would probably make from egg sales in a month as of the time of writing this article is GH₵ 15,000 with a 20% profit margin, hence you basically make the same as someone who is receiving a GH₵ 3,000 per month salary. Now that it has been established that both options could generate the same income, you might be tempted to believe that this is just a matter of choosing any one of them but you’ll be intrigued to find out that this choice is not that simple to make. Keep reading this article to find out why.
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Is Poultry Farming a Risky Venture?
In the past, farmers went into poultry farming mostly on a subsistence basis – basically, to feed their household and sell what’s leftover in the market. Same cannot be said these days. Poultry farming has become fully commercialized. The fact that it is a business means you are either going to gain or lose depending on factors in and out of your control.
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