Commercial quail farming business is highly profitable than any other farming business in Nigeria. As a result more and more people are becoming interested in this business.
Little investment, less labor, small space requirement, easy management, high value of both eggs and meat in the market and high profit within a short period are the main reasons of increasing commercial quail farming in Nigeria.
Quail farming business can be a great chance to increase the income of small holder farmers and it also offers an alternative means of livelihood for both urban and rural people.
Quail farming in Nigeria can play a very important role in the food security, health, wealth and employment source creation.
Quails are like other poultry birds, but they are highly productive, strong and disease resistant than other birds. As a result, risks are less in this business.
Usually quails are reared for their eggs and meat. But raising layer quails for egg production are more popular than raising meat productive quails.
However, here we are describing about the advantages of quail farming in Nigeria and the steps for starting this business.
Advantages of Quail Farming in Nigeria
Commercial quail farming business in Nigeria has many advantages. Here we are describing the main advantages of this business.
- Quails are smaller in size compared to other available poultry birds. As a result, they require less space, food, care and management.
- Required initial investment for starting quail farming business is very low than starting any other poultry, fisheries or livestock farming business.
- Quails require less space for living. So you can raise numerous quails in a small place. Quails also require less labor. You can easily handle about 5,000 birds, without any help of others.
- Quail farming business has a great ROI ratio (returns of investment). That means, you will get back your investment within a very short period of time.
- Quails eat less amount of food, compared to other poultry birds. On an average, an adult chicken consumes about 150 grams of food daily. But an adult quail eats not more than 20 to 30 grams of food per day.
- Chickens or other poultry birds also require a regular administration of medicines, but quails hardy require any medicines.
- Quail products, such as their meat and eggs have huge demand and high value in the market. Right now, quail products have high value than chicken products. For an example, one kg chicken meat goes for N600, but a quail which hardly weighs 0.5 kg at maturity attracts N700. The price of quail eggs ranges between N20 to N30 and the demand is absolutely high.
- Quails are good layers. A female quail can lay about 300 eggs yearly. Quails take less time for becoming mature and start laying. On an average, a quail takes about 5 to 6 weeks for maturing and about 6 weeks for start laying.
- You can fulfill your daily family nutritional demands by raising a few quails, along with your other poultry birds.
- As quail products have huge demand and high value in the market, so commercial quail farming business can be a great employment source for a large number of Nigerians.
- Quail meat and eggs have medicinal value, and suitable for all aged people.
- Along with the above, there are more advantages of starting quail farming in Nigeria. Start the business and you will gradually designate the rests.