BUSINESS PLAN ABOUT KUROILER FARM

Planned by ASWIN PRADEEP &SATHEESH CHANDRAN

Introduction

We all know the proverb , “self help is the best help” .A prominent example for this
facts is nothing but our business plan , “KUROILER FARM”, which means it is an innovation
process when compared to an existing process (example : broiler farm).Almost all of the
business depends upon other people, at least a single person is needed for promotional activities.
But this business requires a single man work. Meanwhile it is a self employment opportunity to
business interestors .

How to Start a Chicken Farm Business

It's one thing to start a chicken farm, but to start an actual business out of it is something
else entirely. We are not only going to become a chicken farmers, but businesspersons as well,
depending on what markets we want to target and what part of the chicken industry we want to
tap into. In the chicken industry there are two main sectors: Layers, which are chickens bred and
raised to produce eggs, chickens raised and bred to be slaughtered. Whatever sector you choose,
you have to make responsible managerial and financial decisions to make your chicken farm
business a profitable one.

1) Formulate a business plan. 

This is one of the most important things to draw up as part of your operation. It tells of
what goals you wish to achieve and how you intend to get there. It's also a plan of how you want
to operate your business from not just a producer's standpoint, but the banker's, lawyer's,
accountant's and even possibly the hired hand's stand point.

2) Have land, capital and equipment. 

We cannot start up nor maintain a chicken farm or a chicken farming business without
these dire necessities. We will need buildings to raise our chickens in, whether they be barns or
hutches depending on how we are wanting to raise our chickens: conventional or free-range?
Land is to have the buildings on and to grow crops on to feed our chickens. Equipment and
machinery are needed to clean barns, dispose of dead stock, work crops, etc.

3) Make a decision how to best raise your chickens. 

There are two main ways to raise them. Conventional systems have chickens confined
to barns that are temperature and photo-period controlled areas. Free-range systems allow your
chickens to just about have the run of the farm to behave as naturally as possible.

4) Decide what sectors of the poultry industry you wish to pursue.

 Ultimately there are two types to choose from kuroilers, which are chickens
raised for meat, or layers--chickens raised for their eggs. However, there are also the other
sectors of the industry that you can pursue. Eggs which are not to be put on the market for human
consumption are incubated and the chicks hatched and raised until they are at the right age to be
sold to farms to be raised as layers. Often the business of incubating eggs and raising chicks is
separate from that of raising the chickens themselves. There is also the part of slaughtering
chickens for meat that is a separate sector in itself you may wish to pursue.
Many chicken farms (primarily those that are not conventional) have more than one sector of the
chicken farming business to operate. Whether we wish to operate all sectors or just one or two is
our choice.

5) Find a niche market, if possible.

 If the area we are in is popular for raising chickens a certain way (more conventional
than free-range), we may wish to pursue a niche market that targets the consumer's interest in
free-range chickens rather than the conventionally-raised ones.

6) Make our self known to potential customers and consumers.

 Advertise our self by simply letting other people know us have eggs or meat you
want to sell. Often selling by word-of-mouth is a lot cheaper and still the most popular means of
advertising than paying for an advertisement in the local newspaper that may get read by only a
few people. However, there is no harm in doing that either, nor is there any harm in setting up a
website promoting our product.

7) Keep up with records and accounting of our business and operation. 

This is so that we can always tell if we are making money or not.

HISTORY

Introduced in the early 1990s, the breed was created by Vinod Kapur of Kegg Farms
Private, ltd., and the name is a portmanteau of Kegg and Broiler Rather than all being raised in a
central hatchery,Kuroiler eggs are hatched in more than a thousand "mother units" throughout
the country, then are distributed down to the individual villages as day-old chicks.

Kuroilers have become popular in rural areas of India, including Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, West
Bengal, Mizoram,Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya and Uttarakhand. Large numbers of landless or
smallholder farmers –primary women– breed these chickens as a full-time or part-time business.
Kuroilers have also been exported to countries such as Ugandawith success.

BUSINESS VIEW & DETAILS

The Kuroiler is a hybrid breed of chicken developed in India. Kuroilers are derived from
crossing either coloured broiler males with Rhode Island Red females, or, White Leghorn males
crossed with female Rhode Island Reds. Kuroilers, a dual-purpose breed producing meat and
eggs, can live on a diet of kitchen and agricultural waste, and produce around 250 eggs per year
whereas native Indian hens lay only 40 per year. The meat yield per bird of Kuroilers is also
greater; males weigh approximately 3.5 kg (7.7 lb) and females about 2.5 kg (5.5 lb) whereas the
native male bird weighs 1 kg (2.2 lb) and females 0.9 kg (2.0 lb). Due to its unique genetic
features, the Kuroiler is resistant to diseases. The kuroiler chick is a potential bio-converter of no
cost agricultural, household and natural waste abundant in villages — into human protein food
and substantial incomes for rural households.
POULTRY FARMING

Poultry farming is the raising of domesticated birds such as chickens, turkeys, ducks,

and geese, for the purpose of farming meat or eggs for food. Poultry are farmed in great numbers
with chickens being the most numerous. More than 50 billion chickens are raised annually as a
source of food, for both their meat and their eggs. . Chickens raised for eggs are usually
called layers while chickens raised for meat are often called broilers. In total, the UK alone
consumes over 29 million eggs per day. In the US, the national organization overseeing poultry
production is the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In the UK, the national organization is
the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).

INITIAL INVESTMENT

In our view, we focuses for 1000 kuroilers.

1 kuroiler= Rs.20(at hatched)

=Rs.70(1 month after hatched)

1000kuroiler= Rs.70000

Farm construction=Rs.80000 (1000 sq.ft)

Every kuroiler needs 1 sq.ft to grow.

For lighting, food plates, Water facilities & others= Rs.10000 (1000 kuroilers)

Every 100 kuroiler requires, 2 food plates & 2 water tubs.

Totally the capital to be invested to start kuroiler farm is Rs. 160000 only.

In case of , purchasing chicks at Rs. 20 ie.) at hatched , the capital required may be discounted to
Rs.110000 only.
SOURCES

Kuroilers have become popular in rural areas of India, including Uttar

Pradesh, Jharkhand, WestBengal, Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Uttarakhand & Bangalore.
Large numbers of landless or smallholder farmers –primary women– breed these chickens as a
full-time or part-time business.

For our convenience, we wish to purchase chicks from the source Keggs Farms Pvt ltd
Bangalore. They avail us a chick at Rs.70(1 month after hatched) including transporting charges.
This chick may be around 150 gms. On the other hand, if we wish to purchase chicks at earlier,
ie) before 1 month they avail as at Rs.20 itself. For direct purchasing, the cost required may be
comparatively high, depends upon the transporting, physical care to chicks and vehicles used.

BASIC REQUIREMENTS

 Land(depends upon chicks invited)

 Building Layout(roof,nets,bricks)
 Food for chicks(home made or foods available in market)
 Water
 Cleaning equipments
 Wood dust & Rice hulls for flooring.

SWOT Analysis

Strength:

1. Single man business.

2. Self employment.
3. Small scale industry.
4. Comparatively less capital requirement.
 5. Less working time.
6. Easy to manage.
7. Needs less control.
8. Harmless to humans.
9. Kuroilers can lay eggs (around 250-300 eggs per year)

10. Less cooking time.

11. Better yield.

12. No brooding stage for kuroiler.

Weakness:

1. Since of flesh maturity, the kuroilers are to be discharged or renewed before the
attainment of 3 years.
2. In case of layout failure, it may affect the growth of kuroilers. Thereby high safety is
required against snakes, thieves, wild cats etc.
3. Complex cleaning process.
4. Tedious process on availing of foods, water, ventilation and lighting.

Opportunity:

1. Predominantly, kuroiler can be used as a substitute for broiler.

2. In a nut shell, broilers are harmful to Homo sapiens by causing health problems
because of the drugs injected during broilers growth. In our sense , kuroilers are
same as our domestic hens in taste & quality.
3. Opportunity of getting eggs by growing kuroiler hens instead of growing broilers.

Threats:

1. Less awareness of people towards kuroiler farms.

2. Less sales significantly affect the yields and profit.
3. Increasing food consumption rates.
4. Inflation may affects the chicken rates & its food rates.
ADDITIONAL BENEFITS

Cocks can be grown up to maximum of 12 kg, if we takes special care towards its
growth. The Kuroiler chickens offer a significant improvement in virtually all areas of breeding.
While indigenous chickens lay just 30-40 eggs per year, the Kuroilers can easily produce five
times that number or around 250-300. Kuroilers also grow to about double the body weight of
their native counterparts, providing much more edible meat.

Eggs:

A healthy kuroiler hen can lay eggs at the rate of 250-300 eggs per year. Each egg can be
sold at the rate of Rs.8 to the retailer. Thereby we can gain Rs2050 by a hen per year.

Manure

We can also get benefits by selling the wastes obtained by kuroilers once in 6 months.

AN ENTIRE VIEW

Gross Income (Total Income):

The sum of money an entrepreneur receives for selling his output commodity before
deducting the costs incurred for producing that commodity.

Net Profit:

The sum of money left when all costs of production are deducted from the gross income.

 Return to us: 

Net profit divided by total number of person-days we used to produce the chicken.
Initial Investment = Rs 1,60,000 (for 1000 Chicks with their growing requirements)

KUROILERS SALES:

1 Kg = Rs130/-(in TN)

1Kg = Rs 170/-(in Kerala)

Yields after 3 months

Food Expenditure = Rs 81,000(for 90 days - 900 per day)

Surely, every 100 kuroilers can possess 300 Kilograms

1000*3 = 3000 kgs

3000*130 =Rs. 3, 90,000 (suggested Profits for the whole kuroilers)

Net profit= Rs.1,49,000

Yields after 5 months

Food Expenses (5 Months) = Rs.2,00,000

Surely every 1000 kuroilers can posses 500 kilograms.

1000*5 = 5000 Kgs

5000*130 = Rs.6, 50,000 (suggested Profits for the whole kuroilers)

By Eggs:

1000 kuroilers*45 Eggs = 45,000 Eggs (2 Months)

45,000 * rs8 = Rs.3,60,000

Conclusion:

There by we came to a conclusion that, this is the best time to start kuroilers farms in
Kanya Kumari District. As predicted earlier, any other business requires the help from net of
Peoples, Vehicles, risky involvement, best management etc. In broader sense, any business
commencement requires approval from Govt., Corporate and Food Departments for licensing
process and other formalities. But for this kuroilers farm it is not needed, since this is only the
extent to ordinary domestic hen growing with a least investment process.