Broiler Feed & Profit Calculator (Nigeria)

Feed is roughly 70% of what a broiler cycle costs, so the cycle lives or dies on two numbers: how much feed the birds actually convert into weight, and what that feed cost you per kilo. This works both out from the number of birds you plan to stock. Prices are left for you to enter, because a baked-in feed price would be stale within weeks.

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2132.8

kilograms, which is this many 25kg bags: 85.3

Total feed (kg) 2132.8

25kg bags to buy 85.3

Feed per bird (kg) 4.27

Birds expected to survive 475

Total live weight (kg) 1187.5

Chick cost ₦450,000

Feed cost ₦1,386,328

Other costs ₦125,000

Total cycle cost ₦1,961,328

Your cost per kg live weight ₦1,652

Your cost per surviving bird ₦4,129

Revenue at your selling price ₦3,087,500

Profit for the cycle ₦1,126,172

Profit margin 36.5%

Return on capital 57.4%

Feed as a share of costs 70.7%

A return of 57% on capital over 8 weeks, before any loss you cannot plan for. Feed is 71% of your costs, which is normal — it is the number to attack first.

Works without JavaScript — the figures above are a worked example using the default values.

The prices pre-filled above are illustrative, chosen so the worked example is complete. Replace them with what your own supplier charges — this site deliberately does not publish prices it cannot keep current.

Before you rely on this

This is a planning tool, not a guarantee. Mortality, feed conversion and market price all move against you more often than for you, and a heat event or a disease outbreak can erase a cycle that looked profitable on paper.
Prices are deliberately not pre-filled. Nigerian feed and chick prices change frequently and differ by state, so a default figure here would be wrong before long and would quietly make your plan wrong with it.
Feed conversion ratio is the single most leveraged input. The difference between 1.6 and 2.0 is a quarter more feed for the same bird, so buy the figure from your supplier's trial data rather than guessing.

How this is calculated: Calculator logic in assets/js/calc-core.js, verified by the test suite in tests/calc-core.test.js. Rate inputs are prefilled from the figures below. · Data as of 2026-09-10
Prefilled rates are national reference values. Your own receipt, payslip or pump price always overrides them.

Frequently asked questions

How much feed do 500 broilers need?

At a target of 2.5kg live weight and a feed conversion ratio of 1.75, 500 birds need roughly 2,130kg of feed — about 85 bags of 25kg — once you allow for 5% mortality. At 2.0kg target weight the figure drops to around 1,750kg.

What is a good feed conversion ratio for broilers?

Between 1.6 and 2.0 kg of feed per kg of live weight gain under Nigerian conditions. Below 1.6 is excellent and usually reflects good genetics, good feed and tight management. Above 2.0 means you are paying for feed that is not turning into saleable weight.

Is broiler farming profitable in Nigeria?

It can be, but the margin is set by the gap between your cost per kg of live weight and what buyers pay per kg — not by the number of birds. Work out your cost per kg first. If it is close to the local selling price, the cycle is fragile no matter how well it runs.

Why does this calculator not include default prices?

Because feed and chick prices in Nigeria move often and differ by state, so any pre-filled number would be misleading within weeks. Enter what your supplier is charging today. The volume figures, which are what the arithmetic is really for, are calculated regardless.

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