Layer Farm Business

The term layer is the shortened form for laying hens or for female chickens that are raised and housed specifically for their egg laying abilities. Although most farm fresh eggs come from large-scale poultry farms, a niche is opening now to those who are setting up small-scale organic chicken farms. If you are thinking of setting up your own business in egg production, there are a few things you have to know.

Who Need Eggs

First of all, eggs are always in demand, both from direct consumers and businesses that use eggs for their products. Direct consumers may include groceries, restaurants and even fast food outlets. Businesses that use eggs for their end-products include bakeries, dough makers, biscuit producers, and processed food developers. The market for eggs is never wanting. However, in order to start your own egg farm, you need to have substantial background in production farming.

Egg Production Size

Before the commercialization of egg products, chickens were allowed to wander freely in the farmers’ backyards, scratching at the ground during the day and housed in the barns at night. Only excess eggs were sold in the market, which left pricing at the sole discretion of the traders.

These days, eggs are being sold by the millions in the US alone and this is on a daily basis. In order for you, as a new business owner, to acquire a respectable profit from the layer farming business industry, you need to produce enough eggs to sell – enough that your potential clients can actually distinguish your product from the competition. Background in production farming is essential.

Layer Farm Startup Cost

Production farming, by the way, is a costly venture, entailing machineries, equipments, housing, medications, licenses and permits, not to mention buying the necessary layers (laying hens) in order to have a successful start.

Must Know

You need to know basic knowledge in bio-security (preventive and curative measures for chicken diseases,) breed choosing, chick placement, cooling systems, cooling temperatures, feeding, harvesting of layers, heating systems, heating temperatures, lighting conditions, molting, vaccines, vaccination schedules, waste disposal and of course, how to operate the machineries and equipments. You also need to know when and where you can market your eggs and how to transport them for delivery. There are also egg selling regulations, and details as to how you can price your products according to egg size, etc.

This is hardly a one man operation. That means that your need to train your people with production farming as well. Farm sanitation and environmental impact of the egg farm are areas you should also look into, because there are federal laws regarding the disposal of animal waste.

For small scale egg producers, organic chicken farming is a better option as opposed to non-organic chicken farming. For one thing, organic farm eggs can be sold at a higher price than non-organic eggs, and you have less competition from large-scale poultry farms. Also, there is an increasing demand for organic produce, as opposed for the decreasing popularity of commercial produce. And lastly, chickens organically raised are later “harvested” and sold as broilers, giving you organic chicken meat as by product of your organic chicken farming.

If your farm intends to package your organic broilers as well, you would need additional equipment such as an eviscerator, defeatherer, stun baths, etc. On a more practical note, you might want to sell your live layers to other poultry merchants and let them do the chicken processing.

1. Shola on 11/23/2008

very good article, please email me if you have more information at shola.ladoja@gmail.com

2. kohafkan on 12/8/2008

please guide me i want to come to America and i need to know more about its common area to do and its profit by investing about 500000$ on it. tank you

3. Qasar Wasique Ahmed on 12/19/2008

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4. Sililo on 12/20/2008

A very mind probing article. Please send me more details at sanembo@yahoo.com

5. Peter Maleta on 12/30/2008

This sounds promising. Please send me a typical business plan for chicken egg business with a profit of one hundred thousand rands per month at mwhomegrowns@mweb.co.za. I will really appreciate it.

6. mariamichael on 1/3/2009

Hi sir, Have to read on your article, i totally impress on the egg framing and like to do start a business on egg farming in India at tamilnadu for my future, can you send upto date of the information about the egg framing, through the email of airamcanada@gmail.com.

7. kennethe Makubate on 1/7/2009 8:29:07 AM

Please send me more information about layers production because i am venturing into the same business. I need tips of how to implement the project.

8. Danny Tamu on 1/14/2009 10:31:43 PM

I totally impress on the egg framing and like to do start a business on egg farming in Solomon Islands for my future, can you send detail upto date of the information about the egg framing.

9. muhd yazeed on 1/19/2009 5:09:46 PM

tell me how to vaccinate the layers please.

10. naseem on 1/20/2009 2:28:29 AM

I am interested to run poultry farm(layer) business.

11. olumide o cornelius on 1/26/2009 5:49:15 AM

i really desire to venture into poultry business. my biz goal is to be no 1 eggs supplier in my location. i'm proposing to start up the biz in south/south region of Nigeria. kindly help me with information on the specie, price per chick, control of the specie,history on their optimum performance i.e how many times they lays per day, type of multivitamins&supplements that can result in high yield. life span of the specie considering my biz goal.what number do u recommend of chicken for both small and large coop. thanks a lot

12. jay on 2/15/2009 5:26:03 AM

i desire to venture into poultry business. kindly help me with information on the cost implication, the best high yielding bird, control, treatment and type of feeding, what number of birds do u recommend for a beginner like me. thanks.

13. Peter Babatunde Sokunbi on 2/16/2009 10:06:23 AM

Please could give me detail about poultry farming business which i would like to venture on anytime from now.

14. Sanni Arif on 2/17/2009 9:10:37 AM

Nice one, Can you also create a forum for interested new farmers so as to put resources together to start up a befitting farm. Will also love to receive updates. Thanks.

15. aherr on 3/2/2009 8:29:39 AM

It's a lot of work. My brother in law is in Arkansas picking chicken eggs. He and his wife barely can't go anywhere. Can't afford to hire people either. He wants to sell his chicken farm. If interested email me at herrapaj@aol.com.

16. Mafuyai simon Daniel on 3/7/2009 4:32:14 AM

please i want to start poultry layers and fish farm, please advice me on profit margin production capacity and best species.

17. dipanjoy das on 3/13/2009 2:45:10 AM

i am really in this biz, please provide me with more information on my e-mail:dipanjoydas@yahoo.co.in

18. Louie Guerrero on 3/16/2009 1:03:56 AM

I want to start an egg farm. How to build the right housing for a large amount of chickens? can i visit a farm and where? How much will it cost me to build the right type of building? Also who can finance me?

19. MARY CHIDINMA UWABUIKE on 3/16/2009 2:02:10 PM

I AM INTERESTED IN LAYER FARM BUSINESS. PLEASE HELP WITH ALL INFORMATION REQUIRED. FOR A BEGINNER, WHAT NUMBER OF BIRDS DO I START WITH?

20. Femi Afolayan on 3/17/2009 9:18:50 AM

I want to go into real time farming, kindly give me tips on how to start.

21. ramesh nellaiappan on 3/20/2009 1:12:36 AM

please guide me to do layer farm business. what type of breed we select, life cycle, model farm, cost for 1000 birds/including feed, chicks, medicine. building, profit details. kindly send me for broiler farm info also, i want the details.

22. flozzy on 3/20/2009 10:58:56 AM

I want to go into real time farming, kindly give me tips on how to start. I want to start an egg farm. How to build the right housing for a 100 chickens? How much will it cost me to build the right type of building? Also who can finance me? please guide me to do layer farm business. what type of breed we select, life cycle, model farm, cost for 1000 birds/including feed, chicks, medicine, building, profit details. kindly send me for broiler farm info also, i want the details.

23. EDWARD N. PAMNI on 3/26/2009 4:24:06 PM

I want to go to egg farming business in Adamawa State, Nigeria. please kindly email me the information needed.

24. sunshine on 3/30/2009 8:20:31 PM

Good knowledge about eggs please forward me some more detailed information like cost, suppliers. I want you to assist me in this venture remember i am a new egg farmer thanks

25. tope latumbo on 4/11/2009 5:54:42 PM

kindly send me information regarding on how to start a egg laying business. i'm planning to engage into it. the cage design just made of local materials. i'm planning to start with 7k heads. can you give me a start up estimate. thanks and more power.

26. amzo on 4/17/2009 3:41:38 AM

I want to start a poultry and egg farming business in west africa. please kindly email me the information needed. i'm ready to learn and i can learn. thank you in advance.

27. scott lipets on 4/20/2009 12:57:38 PM

would you be able to tell me where to get information on the costing of eggs for accounting purposes. ex. the cost of goods sold of a dozen egg unit. thanks.

28. segun Nelly on 4/22/2009 7:48:12 PM

i just acquired 200 chicks, i want to learn from a day old till laying period. i hope to get more info from you via my e-mail.

29. noriel caberto on 4/23/2009 10:02:59 AM

i want to have 5000 heads layer, kindly advise the capital excluding a lot. please send me a complete project please if possible.

30. Irene on 4/28/2009 6:34:30 AM

i am interested in knowing the total cost for 1000 layers in eldoret. from the buying to the moment they start laying. thanks

31. procopia on 4/28/2009 10:17:03 PM

thanks for posting this article. i would like to ask assistance for acquiring all information regarding chicken egg farming including costs (fixed costs, equipment and maintenance costs), practical layer house structure/design and pullet house structure/design specifically good for 100 heads and other important information like capital needed to cover 100 heads etc. i hope to receive them via my email. thanks for the help!

32. pushpinder siongh on 5/7/2009 3:27:07 AM

sir i am from punjab india, what is the cost involved in infra structure for 1000 eggs per day production?

33. Tanveer Inamdar on 5/7/2009 10:53:25 AM

I have 1 acre land in Belgaum (20 km away from city) with current supply and water facility willing to start a layer farm. Please explain me the cost of set up for 3000 birds along with the cost of shed (i.e. 3000 sq ft shed) What is the average profit one can expect. What are the other things required please give me a brief idea about the vaccines and feed for layer birds. What are the risks at times of bird flu.

34. Andile on 5/23/2009 7:13:05 AM

I would like to have information on starting egg farming business and proper business planning and preparation. Thank You

35. collinz on 6/3/2009 8:38:19 AM

I've learnt from your write up. could you please explain more on Farm sanitation and environmental impact. Thanks

36. Masekoane on 6/12/2009 4:27:55 AM

Good morning. Can you kindly send me information regarding starting up a new egg farm (for beginners), and I would like to begin with 2,000 chickens. Kind regards Masekoane, from Lesotho.

37. shab on 6/19/2009 6:37:16 AM

Till now I have learned a lot from you sir, Now I am studying about the egg business in my locality and egg prices are rising too fast due limited supply and strict quarantine proposed by our country. hence I am planning to set up a small layer farm and accordingly had a mind to expand in the near future. can you please give me some important tips to establish a small layer farm.

38. shab on 6/19/2009 6:41:40 AM

sir, I am from Bhutan and here egg prices are really high that many are missing a egg in their daily diet. Hence I wants to open up a small layer farm can you please advise me on it. how to start this business and their is also a wide scope in the future for local organic eggs. your advice is always appreciated.

39. saarbaan on 6/25/2009 2:15:35 AM

i m a poor guy but educated and determined. i m from pakistan i want to start this business from scratch. please guide me and enable me to get financing and technical support from where and how. looking forward for your kind response. thx

40. alam on 6/27/2009 1:13:42 PM

i want to submit a layer farm project for a loan. so please send me a complete project and etc.... thanks a lot

41. Govind on 6/28/2009 9:37:49 AM

i want to submit a layer farm project for a loan. so please send me a complete project for 5000 layer birds.

42. yogesh Patkar on 6/29/2009 6:18:33 AM

i want to submit a layer farm project so please send me a complete project for 10000 layer birds in nashik (Maharastra)

43. matthew vella on 6/30/2009 7:33:56 AM

hi i'm ready have a layer farm. but i have a problem because of the (Eu) RULES SO I'M PLANING 2 BUILD A NEW FARM THAT CAN REACH THE (EU) STANDARDS. SO CAN YOU PLEASE GUIDE ME.

44. matthew vella on 6/30/2009 7:51:21 AM

4 1600 LAYER BARDS MALTA

45. lucky mangasi on 7/1/2009 12:41:59 PM

would want to start layer business and am looking forward to useful tips?

46. Ajagbe Titilope on 7/2/2009 1:24:39 PM

i am developing a business plan on rearing of chicken and egg production, please can you send me a detailed business plan on it....

47. REGINALD on 7/4/2009 4:51:04 AM

I really need this information!!!

48. REGINALD on 7/4/2009 4:55:57 AM

I am starting a layers business with a minimum of at least 1000 layers, can you please send me a business plan on it?

49. mrcamm007@gmail.com on 7/4/2009 5:05:05 AM

I need contacts or a website where I can browse all the poultry products including the chickens themselves and their cages, where I can even get their prices. Please

50. Samuel Milton on 7/7/2009 9:18:31 AM

I want to start up a layers business of at least 2000 birds, may you send me tips of how to start up, even at every stage of the birds until they start laying?

51. sherwin on 7/9/2009 4:08:38 PM

i am about to start a egg farm business in the Bahamas, any one interested please email me, we can go 50% if you put up 50% of the cost which is $500,000 for the whole set up with every item included, full automation. kk.investment@yahoo.com happy hunting.

52. Tawab on 7/20/2009 5:07:05 PM

I am interested in creating an egg farm in Afghanistan to help provide jobs as well as food (non-profit based business). Please provide any tips, info you can share. Thank You.

53. Akinsia Benson on 7/21/2009 7:17:01 AM

How many bags of feed will 2000 pullets consume before laying first egg

54. RYAN on 7/28/2009 7:58:23 AM

hi, i have started layer farming but i don't know yet about medication program specially vaccination. can you please tell me what kind of vaccine is needed to increase egg production as well as their vitamins. they have reached the age of 23 weeks with only 50% production.

55. ABDUL on 8/4/2009 9:06:52 AM

can you please email me more info, i am very interested and want to know how many chickens do i have to start off with to pack 30 box 30 dozen a day.

56. Eric on 8/10/2009 9:38:25 AM

Hi, I want to start an organic chicken farm and need all the info i can get. Please email me all the info available. Thank you in advance. 3000sq mtrs of land is already bought. Thank you in advance.

57. philip on 8/15/2009 12:46:21 PM

Hi! I want to start an egg layering farm in Ghana and I don't have glue where to start from. I want information on housing the birds, feed ratio and all that goes into starting and operating a high yielding farm. Thank you.

58. Fuad Rubeya on 8/16/2009 3:04:13 AM

I want to start a poultry farm with 2000 chicken who give eggs, how much space required and the cost.

59. Nkechi on 8/17/2009 8:48:24 AM

Please, I will like to have an estimate of the number of birds that can give out about 6000 eggs a day. How much will it cost to have that number of birds?

60. Fay on 8/22/2009 1:03:34 AM

I would like to start a free range/organic layer farm in Australia. Could you please send me as much information as possible, especially around business planner & starting a free range/organic layer farm from start.

61. Shamil on 8/31/2009 12:09:28 PM

Will you forward me a design / how to construct a layer farm?

62. GOPALSAMY.R on 9/2/2009 11:08:18 AM

HELLO! I WANT TO START AN EGG LAYERING FARM IN TAMIL NADU. I WANT INFORMATION OF POULTRY FARM WITH 5000 CHICKEN WHO GIVE EGGS, AND HOW MUCH SPACE REQUIRED, FEED RATIO AND HOW MUCH WILL IT COST. THANK YOU.

63. stephen on 9/2/2009 12:57:15 PM

I intend to start with 500 layers in Zimbabwe. so i would appreciate some words of wisdom, please cover mostly the structure of the housing and tell me the kind of machinery i would need at that scale

64. VIBIN VENUGOPAL on 9/6/2009 8:37:06 AM

Hi, i wanted to start Egg farming in Uganda with 5000 layers initially. Add another 5000 every 4-6 months. Please send me the costs for this. Thanks

65. Shafiu Mustapha on 9/8/2009 9:46:29 AM

I live in Bauchi, Nigeria and wish to start layer production. I intend to start with 1000 birds. Kindly assist in sending to me ALL that it entails from choice of birds, housing (space required), vaccination schedule, to all the techniques in production and feed formulation. Also the business plan that will show me costs and returns. Thank you

66. Dre' on 9/10/2009 6:41:43 PM

I need help with these Questions: I would love to start my own egg farm in Jamaica, but I need all the basic information before doing so. I need to know how many weeks old the layers has to be before buying them? What type of feed I should give the chicks before they start producing? How many weeks before the layers start producing? The names of medications I should use...there purposes, when and not to use them? How long do they produce for, and what do I do with them when they can't lay anymore?

67. tring on 9/11/2009 12:48:37 AM

I am planning to operate layer farms. My concern is with the construction of layers houses (nest/roost houses etc. Would be most helpful if you could explain me the following before I start my business.
1. About free range farm
2. House construction

68. xolani on 10/16/2009 5:42:36 AM

hai i wanna start my own egg firm in south africa (richards bay), but i need all basic data before doing it. i need to know different types of equipment i need to have in order to start that business, how many weeks old layers has to be before buying them? what type of feed i should give to chickens before producing, how many weeks before the layers start producing? the name of medications i should use...there purposes, when and not to use them? how long do they produce for, and what can i do with them if they cant lay anymore? and how much money do i need to have? please help me, please forward answer to e-address xolawell@gmail.com

69. Peter Chandia on 10/18/2009 4:24:12 AM

I would like to start business in layer production on a small scale, in a rural setting. Please avail me a detailed plan and literature.

70. SAM on 10/27/2009 3:47:57 AM

hello how are you I am planning to operate layer farms, can you provide me with information how to start it.

71. Ronald Nyenje Makumbi on 11/3/2009 7:10:40 AM

Thanks for the article. It stimulates one to start a Poultry Business. Could you direct me to a page where I can get detailed information of starting a Layer farm especially related to Housing and feeding say for 2000 layers.

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