Setup & Planning
500 Layer Setup Guide
Scaling to 500 layers — what changes vs 100 birds and what new farmers underestimate.
SabiSense Editorial•6/6/2026•Poultry
Capital outline (₦)
- Day-old pullets ×500: 400,000–550,000
- Feed to POL: 1.2m–1.6m
- Vaccines and medication: 100,000–150,000
- Housing & equipment: 350,000–700,000
- Contingency: 200,000
Operational shifts at 500 birds
- Manual feeding takes ~1 hour twice daily.
- Litter management becomes a weekly task.
- One sick bird left unchecked becomes 50.
What new farmers underestimate
- Water supply during dry season.
- Cost of feed price swings — track and stock when prices dip.
- Buyer reliability — don't depend on one offtaker.