Appendix 7
ESTIMATED COST OF DUCKLING PRODUCTION ON COMMERCIAL SCALE

(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

² 1 month starter mash, 663.00 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.50/kg
5 months grower mash, 9 690 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.00/kg
9 months layer mash 18 360 kg at the rate of Rs. 2.10/kg

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

⁸ 90% egg fertility

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).