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The short answer
In the worked example below, 100 broilers cost about ₦584,000 to raise for six weeks (chicks, feed, drugs and running costs) and return roughly ₦136,000 to ₦461,000 depending on losses and selling price. Feed is the biggest line: PAN put broiler feed at ₦20,000 to ₦22,000 per 25kg bag in February 2026, and that one figure decides most of your margin.
What 100 broilers actually involve
A batch of 100 broilers is the size many people start with in a spare room, a backyard pen or a corner of a compound. It is small enough to manage alone and large enough to show you whether the numbers work before you commit real money. The birds are bought as day-old chicks, brooded warm for the first two weeks, then fed broiler starter and finisher until they reach selling weight, which many farmers aim for at around six weeks.
The point of a 100-bird batch is to learn your own costs. Feed prices, chick prices and live-bird prices vary by state and month, so treat every figure below as an example you replace with quotes from your own hatchery, feed seller and buyers.
The inputs and where the figures come from
Two inputs carry sourced prices. In February 2026, Ahmed Alli, Vice Chairman of the Poultry Association of Nigeria (PAN) in Ogun State, told Channels Television that broiler feed sold for ₦20,000 to ₦22,000 per 25kg bag and that broiler day-old chicks had risen from ₦500 in December 2023 to ₦1,700. He also said feed makes up 65 to 70 percent of a farmer's input costs. A March 2026 industry report in Zootecnica International described chick prices of around ₦1,800 to ₦3,000 in some cases, so expect a range.
- Day-old chicks: ₦1,700 (PAN, Feb 2026) to ₦3,000 (Zootecnica, Mar 2026). Ask the hatchery whether vaccination at hatch is included.
- Feed: ₦20,000 to ₦22,000 per 25kg broiler bag (PAN, Feb 2026). Get a current quote; feed prices move.
- Vaccines and drugs: no reliable published average; ask a vet shop for a six-week broiler pack price.
- Litter, brooding heat, water and power: local costs, so estimate them yourself.
Worked example: one six-week batch (example figures)
Example only. Assumptions: chicks at ₦1,800, feed at ₦21,000 per 25kg bag, and about 4kg of feed eaten per bird over six weeks. Check the feed allowance against your hatchery's or feed mill's guide for your strain, because it is the assumption that changes the answer most.
| Cost line (example) | Working | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 100 day-old chicks | 100 × ₦1,800 | ₦180,000 |
| Feed | 400kg = 16 bags × ₦21,000 | ₦336,000 |
| Vaccines, drugs, vitamins | vet shop pack | ₦25,000 |
| Wood shavings litter | ₦10,000 | |
| Brooding heat (charcoal or fuel) | ₦15,000 | |
| Water and power | ₦8,000 | |
| Transport (chicks in, birds out) | ₦10,000 | |
| Total running cost | ₦584,000 |
This leaves out drinkers, feeders and the pen itself, which you buy once and spread over many batches. In this example, drinkers and feeders for 100 birds cost about ₦40,000.
Mortality changes the cost per bird
You pay for 100 chicks but sell only the birds that survive. With 5 percent mortality you sell 95, so each bird you sell has cost ₦584,000 ÷ 95 = about ₦6,150. That is your break-even live price before any profit.
| Scenario (example) | Birds sold | Price per bird | Sales | Profit over ₦584,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bad batch: 10% losses, weak market | 90 | ₦8,000 | ₦720,000 | ₦136,000 |
| Normal: 5% losses | 95 | ₦9,000 | ₦855,000 | ₦271,000 |
| Festive season: 5% losses | 95 | ₦11,000 | ₦1,045,000 | ₦461,000 |
The selling prices are examples, not quotes. Walk your nearest live-bird market or call two or three buyers a week before you plan to sell, and use what they actually pay.
Festive demand: plan the batch backwards
Demand for live chicken rises around Christmas, New Year, Easter and Sallah, and many small farmers time a batch to finish in the week before. The catch is that thousands of other farmers do the same, so prices can soften at the very last moment, and chicks for a festive batch can be harder to get. Work backwards: if you want birds ready for 20 December, the chicks need to arrive about six weeks earlier, so book them with the hatchery well before that.
Holding birds past six weeks to wait for a better price is expensive. Bigger birds eat more each day, so every extra week adds a large feed bill without a matching rise in value. Line up buyers first.
What to check first
- Get written quotes for chicks (with or without hatchery vaccination) and for starter and finisher feed.
- Agree a vaccination plan with a vet before the chicks arrive; see our poultry vaccination schedule guide.
- Confirm at least two buyers and the price they pay per bird or per kg.
- Prepare the pen: dry litter, ventilation, a brooding area and a footbath at the entrance.
- Keep a daily record of feed used and birds lost, so your second batch is costed on facts; a simple bookkeeping system helps.
If you are deciding between meat birds and egg birds, read broilers vs layers start-up costs, and for what goes wrong, why poultry farms fail.
Where Pryme fits
A batch budget is easier to keep honest when farm money sits apart from household money. A Pryme Business Account lets you pay the feed seller and collect from buyers in one place, and you can generate a receipt or a verifiable statement through VerifyDoc.ai (receipts and statements) when a buyer or lender asks for proof of sales. A Naira Savings Box can hold the money for the next flock's chicks so it is not spent in between.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to raise 100 broilers in Nigeria?
In our example it is about ₦584,000 in running costs for six weeks, plus about ₦40,000 for drinkers and feeders. Feed was ₦20,000 to ₦22,000 per 25kg bag in February 2026 (PAN), so get a current quote before you budget.
How many bags of feed do 100 broilers eat?
If each bird eats about 4kg over six weeks, 100 birds need around 400kg, which is 16 bags of 25kg. Your strain and management change this, so check the feed mill's guide.
Is broiler farming profitable in Nigeria in 2026?
It can be, but margins are thin. In our example, profit ranged from about ₦136,000 to ₦461,000 on ₦584,000 of costs, depending on losses and selling price.
When should I start broilers for Christmas?
Count back about six weeks from the date you want to sell, and book chicks with the hatchery well before that, because festive demand for chicks is high.
Sources
- The Guardian: Poultry farmers seek FG's intervention for lower OpEx, feed costs, 4 Feb 2026 · accessed Oct 2026
- Zootecnica International: Nigeria, rising chick costs and supply constraints weigh on egg production outlook, 31 Mar 2026 · accessed Oct 2026
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