Project Plan: 500 Broiler Farm for Technical School
1. Project Objectives
Work effectively in workplace-based environment.
Address and solve real-world problems in poultry production.
Apply innovative ideas for commercial poultry production, incorporating globalization
and digitalization.
Enhance problem solving, communication, team building and report writing skills.
Utilize agricultural materials, tools, equipment, machinery and technology.
Generate creative ideas for value chains, market linkages and marketing channels.
Develop a professional work culture.
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 electric bulbs and 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)
Key unit prices (Nepal, 2024–2025)
Broiler feed ≈ NPR 3,750 per 50-kg bag ⇒ NPR 75/kg (Shreenagar B2 broiler feed
DOC (day-old broiler chick) ≈ NPR 80/chick (recent farmer rate for Cobb 500)
retail).
Vaccines (NVPL list prices) (per vial): ND Lasota 500-dose ≈ NPR 125; ND R2B 500-
dose ≈ NPR 100; IBD (Gumboro) 500-dose ≈ NPR 215.
Brooding:
o LPG: ~NPR 1,910 per 14.2-kg cylinder (recent NOC retail).
o Electricity (business avg.): ~NPR 9.21/kWh (Dec 2024 benchmark).
Electric appliances: Filament bulb 1 pcs ~ NPR 80; wire ~ NPR 15/meter; Holder 1 pcs ~
NPR 40; switch 1 pcs ~ NPR 40.
Typical feed intake to 6 weeks: ~3.5–4.0 kg per bird
Itemized variable costs (500 placed chicks)
Cost head Basis & notes Estimate (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 LPG: ~1.5–2 cylinders first 10–14 days → 2,865 – 921 + 3,820 =
3,820 4,741
Cost head Basis & notes Estimate (NPR)
Electricity: ~100 kWh → ~921
Allowance for ~25–30 bags (local quote
Litter (rice husk/sawdust) ~2,000
dependent)
Bulb (6 pcs) , wire (90 meter), bulb holder (6 pcs),
Electric appliances ~ 3,000
switch (3 pcs)
Misc. consumables & Disinfectants, vitamins, glucose, footbath,
~8,000
transport newspaper, 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).
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.
