Project Plan: 500 Broiler Farm for Technical
School
1. Project Objectives
Provide hands-on practical training in poultry farming for students.
Demonstrate scientific management of broilers from chick to market weight.
Generate some income for the school farm to support training activities.
Promote teamwork between instructors and students through structured responsibilities.
2. Project Scope
Scale: 500 broilers (day-old chicks) in a single batch.
Duration: 6–8 weeks rearing period.
Participants: 5 instructors (supervision + technical guidance) and 30 students (hands-on
tasks).
Outputs: Market-ready broilers (~2.0–2.5 kg live weight) and trained students with
practical poultry skills.
3. Resource Requirements
a) Infrastructure
Poultry house (capacity: 500–600 birds, ~500–600 sq. ft, 1 sq. ft per bird).
Brooder setup with heating lamps/charcoal/gas brooders (first 2–3 weeks).
Feeders & drinkers (10–12 feeders, 15–20 drinkers).
Litter material (sawdust/rice husk).
Fencing & biosecurity (footbath, netting, signage).
b) Inputs
500 Day-Old Chicks (DOC).
Feed: ~1.5–1.7 kg feed per bird (≈750–850 kg total).
Vaccines & medicines (Marek’s, ND, Gumboro, IBD, coccidiostat).
Clean water supply.
c) Human Resources
Instructors (5): Supervise and guide each stage.
Students (30): Rotate in groups for daily management.
4. Timeline & Activities
Week Activity Responsibility
Week 0 Clean/disinfect poultry house, prepare litter, set up Instructors (lead), students
(Prep) brooders, arrange feed & medicine (assist)
Receive chicks, brooding, temperature management, Instructor 1 (lead),
Week 1
record mortality, vaccinate (Marek’s, ND) Student Group A
Continue brooding, adjust feeders/drinkers, vaccination
Week 2 Instructor 2, Group B
(IBD), weight monitoring
Shift from starter to grower feed, check uniformity,
Week 3 Instructor 3, Group C
culling weak birds
Continue grower feed, biosecurity checks, health
Week 4 Instructor 4, Group D
monitoring
Vaccination (ND booster), weight sampling, record feed
Week 5 Instructor 5, Group E
conversion ratio
Final growth monitoring, prepare marketing strategy,
Week 6 Instructors + all groups
sanitation practices
Week 7 Marketing, selling live broilers to local market/customers Joint team
Farm clean-up, waste management, project evaluation,
Week 8 All participants
reporting
5. Roles & Responsibilities
Instructors
Provide technical guidance.
Supervise specific weekly activities.
Teach record-keeping, disease diagnosis, and farm economics.
Students
Divided into 6 groups of 5 students each.
Rotate weekly, ensuring all learn every aspect (feeding, cleaning, vaccination, weighing,
marketing).
Maintain farm logbook (daily feed, water, mortality, growth).
6. Record-Keeping & Evaluation
Daily Records: Feed intake, water, temperature, mortality.
Weekly Records: Average body weight, vaccination, health status.
Final Records: Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR), survival rate, cost per bird, net income.
Educational Evaluation: Each student submits a reflective report on skills learned.
7. Budget Estimate (Approximate)
Item Qty/Rate Cost (Nrs)
Day-Old Chicks 500 × 80 $500
Feed 850 kg × $0.60 $510
Vaccines & medicines Lump sum $80
Litter 20 bags × $2 $40
Electricity/heat Lump sum $70
Miscellaneous Lump sum $50
Total Cost $1,250
Expected Income:
450 marketable birds × 2.2 kg × $2/kg = $1,980
Net Profit: ≈ $730 (plus training value).
8. Learning Outcomes for Students
Poultry housing and biosecurity.
Chick brooding management.
Vaccination and disease prevention.
Feed management and growth monitoring.
Farm record-keeping and economics.
Marketing of farm produce.
Here’s a grounded, Nepal-specific variable-cost estimate for raising 500 broiler chicks (one 6–7
week cycle). I’ve used current/local prices where available and shown a realistic range.
Key unit prices (Nepal, 2024–2025)
DOC (day-old broiler chick) ≈ NPR 80/chick (recent farmer rate for Cobb 500).
Broiler feed ≈ NPR 3,750 per 50-kg bag ⇒ NPR 75/kg (Shreenagar B2 broiler feed
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retail). Kheti
Vaccines (NVPL list prices) (per vial): ND Lasota 500-dose ≈ NPR 125; ND R2B 500-
dose ≈ NPR 100; IBD (Gumboro) 500-dose ≈ NPR 215. Nepal Virtual Library
Heating (choose one):
o LPG: ~NPR 1,910 per 14.2-kg cylinder (recent NOC retail). NOC NepalThe
Kathmandu Post
o Electricity (business avg.): ~NPR 9.21/kWh (Dec 2024 benchmark).
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Typical feed intake to 6 weeks: ~3.5–4.0 kg per bird (government/industry guides).
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Itemized variable costs (500 placed chicks)
Estimate
Cost head Basis & notes
(NPR)
Chicks (DOC) 500 × 80 40,000
131,250 –
Feed (range) 3.5–4.0 kg/bird × 500 birds × 75/kg
150,000
Vaccines ND Lasota (×1), ND R2B (×1), IBD (×1) 440
Brooding energy (pick LPG: ~1.5–2 cylinders first 10–14 days → 2,865 –
921 – 3,820
one) 3,820 | Electricity: ~100 kWh → ~921
Litter (rice
Allowance for ~25–30 bags (local quote dependent) ~2,000
husk/sawdust)
Misc. consumables & Disinfectants, vitamins, glucose, footbath, chick paper,
~8,000
transport local hauling
Totals (three realistic scenarios)
Efficient feed (3.5 kg) + electric brooding: ~NPR 182,611 (~NPR 365/bird placed).
Typical feed (3.7 kg) + 1.5 LPG cylinders: ~NPR 192,055 (~NPR 384/bird placed).
Conservative feed (4.0 kg) + 2 LPG cylinders: ~NPR 204,260 (~NPR 409/bird
placed).
Notes & assumptions
Labor, equipment depreciation, house rent/finance, repairs, and insurance are excluded
(these are fixed/overhead, not variable).
Broilers are marketed by ~6 weeks; Fowl pox/AI vaccines are usually unnecessary in a
short broiler cycle unless advised by your vet; if required, add their vial costs (NVPL
list). SB GroupNepal Virtual Library
If your target weight or FCR differs (e.g., heavier birds or weaker FCR), adjust feed
upward accordingly (each 0.1 kg/bird extra = +NPR 3,750 for the batch at 75/kg).
Energy choice depends on your setup; LPG numbers reflect current retail; electricity uses
a business benchmark—check your NEA tariff slab. NOC NepalGlobalPetrolPrices.com
If you share your exact location (district), planned target weight, and whether you’ll heat with
LPG or electricity, I can plug in local quotes and give you a single-point budget and breakeven
live-weight price.
