The workflow
flowchart LR
A[Bird type<br/>broiler / layer / kuroiler] --> B[Brooding<br/>32-35°C first week]
B --> C[Feed program<br/>starter → finisher]
C --> D[Vaccination<br/>Ranikhet, Gumboro, Marek]
D --> E[Biosecurity<br/>foot dip, all-in/all-out]
E --> F[Marketing<br/>broiler 35-42 days]
Biosecurity is the difference between profit and ruin.
Key takeaways
Videos (10)
Country chicken farming | Country Chicken Farming | Rythu Badi
Sonali-breed country chickens are a hardier substitute for pure nattu birds, delivering around Rs 1 lakh net per 500-bird six-month batch.
Set up a 20,000-bird Environmentally-Controlled Poultry Farm with Rs 1.15 crore | Rythu Badi
A Rs 1.15 crore environmentally-controlled broiler shed in Kadapa achieves 35-38 day batch turnaround at 3-4% mortality versus 45 days and higher losses in traditional open sheds.
Rs 15 lakh poultry farm.. we raise chicks in 38 days
Contract broiler farming in two 8000-bird sheds yields about Rs 1-1.5 lakh every 38 days, with shed height and ventilation the biggest first-shed mistake to avoid.
Three layer farms.. 69,000 hens
An independent Telangana layer farmer scaled to 69,000 hens across 3 sheds with self-mixed feed, achieving 85% average production and a fully owned market chain.
Raising Hens That Lay One Brown Egg Daily
BV-380 brown layer hens deliver ~300 eggs/year at Rs 2 net profit per egg, with spent birds recovering investment as meat.
Duck Eggs Farming
Migrant duck herders walk 2,300-strong flocks across post-harvest paddy belts from Nellore to Tamil Nadu to graze on fallen rice for free.
Egg Incubator Manufacturing Is My Livelihood
Krishna-district mechanical diploma graduate builds 20-200 egg incubators (Rs 3k-up) with ~80% hatching rate using Kerala RD-150 controllers.
10K Chicken Farm.. 12 Batches Failed Due to Water Quality
Bore-water hardness above 1500 ppm silently destroys broiler FCR and causes gout; testing and softener installation (e.g., Himjal alkaline) are non-negotiable before commercial poultry.
Started a 5,000-bird poultry farm with Rs 16 lakh investment
A 5,000-bird broiler/layer shed in this region can be set up for around Rs 16 lakh.
Battery-Powered Raking Machine for Poultry Litter — Oscillo Machines
A Rs 38,000 battery raking machine from Oscillo (Mysore) replaces foot-stirring of poultry litter and keeps broiler bedding loose enough to maximise growth.