(500 ducklings per week)
Item | Rs. | |||
Costs: | ||||
Ducklings 1 | 1 360.00 | |||
Feed 2 | 59 593.50 | |||
Labour 3 | 2 700.00 | |||
Electricity 4 | 1 685.00 | |||
Medicine 5 | 1 211.87 | |||
Miscellaneous 6 | 1 828.60 | |||
Total: | 68 378.97 | |||
Returns: | ||||
Eggs not suitable for incubation 7 | 1 814.40 | |||
Infertile eggs 8 | 816.30 | |||
Ducklings sales 9 | 68 584.00 | |||
Meat-duck sales 10 | 7 650.00 | |||
Total: | 78 864.70 | |||
Gross profit | 10 485.73 | |||
1 340 Ducklings: 60 males and 280 females as foundation flock
3 15 man-months, Rs. 180/month
4 For incubation and lighting of duck houses
5 2% of costs of duckling and feed
6 3% of costs of duckling and feed
7 10% mortality, average egg production per layer is 120 and 10% are not suitable for incubation
9 70% hatchability and ducklings sales Rs. 4/bird
10 Remaining flock of 306 birds, average liveweight 2.5 kg, selling price Rs. 10/kg.
(Interest on capital investment and depreciation are not included).