Flock economics
Broiler flock calculator
Set your flock size and targets. See every input you'll need, what it costs, and what your birds should earn at Big Kuku off-take prices.
Big Kuku list prices
Chicks KES 95 · starter KES 4,450 · finisher KES 4,100 per 50 kg bag, from vetted partner mills and hatcheries.
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kg of feed per kg of live weight
Big Kuku factory purchase price ≈ KES 340 / kg dressed
Birds harvested
475
of 500 placed
Feed bags
32
10 starter · 22 finisher
Cycle length
~38 days
3.29 kg feed / bird
Break-even
KES 317
per kg dressed
Total production cost
KES 198,125
KES 417 per bird · KES 232 / kg live
Projected revenue
KES 212,211
624 kg dressed @ KES 340
Gross margin
KES 14,086
6.6% of revenue · KES 30 / bird
Cost breakdown
available in the shop- Day-old chicks · 500 × KES 95KES 47,500
- Starter crumbs · 10 × 50 kg bags @ KES 4,450KES 44,500
- Finisher pellets · 22 × 50 kg bags @ KES 4,100KES 90,200
- Vaccines (Gumboro + Newcastle) · 5 × 100-bird packsKES 1,250
- Brooding fuel · 5 × 100-bird packsKES 5,000
- Wood shavings & rice husks · 5 × 100-bird balesKES 1,250
- Labour · KES 10 per birdKES 5,000
- Utilities · KES 3 per birdKES 1,500
- Transport to off-take · KES 3 per birdKES 1,425
- Miscellaneous · KES 1 per birdKES 500
KES 189,700 of inputs (6 items) can be ordered from Big Kuku right now.
Estimates use Big Kuku's broiler costing model: ~1 kg starter per bird, overheads of KES 32 per bird and a 73% dressed yield. Final prices are confirmed on your quote.
Feed program
Starter crumbs ≈ 1 kg per bird for weeks 1–2; finisher pellets make up the rest (target weight × FCR). Feed is rounded up to whole 50 kg bags.
Farmer overheads
Brooding KES 10, labour 10, vaccines 2.5, bedding 2.5, utilities 3, transport 3 and misc 1 per bird.
Revenue
Harvested birds × live weight × 73% dressed yield × off-take price per kg dressed (Big Kuku factory purchase price ≈ KES 340).