Overhead Cost and Production
The cost of this product is about $80.00 CAN dollars, this is to only purchase the egg turner machine. With the incubator it would cost another 80 CAN dollars. The only extra costs required is the electricity bill. This product requires minimal labour to make, the product can be picked up from St. Thomas and will be transported to where it will be sent to Nepal. The cost in making the product is approximately $40-50, the other $30-40 is from the mark up and the cost of the materials used.
The input cost to get this product running is the production of eggs from any bird species. It is much more preferred if the bird is a chicken, quail, turkey or goose. It is also preferred if the egg is of the same breed, i.e. chicken with chickens, turkeys with turkeys, etc. because some bird species eggs are larger than the others, and require different incubation lengths and temperatures. It is possible to have different egg species together, but because of the different requirements for the egg to hatch, there may be a lower success rate if this is performed (3). To get these eggs, one will need either pre-fertilized eggs, or a flock of chickens and a rooster to fertilize the eggs so they are viable to produce chicks.
The birds that are being used for egg laying should have high mineral diet, it is important in developing good, strong quality eggs (4). Once the chick hatches, it should be fed high protein rations until it is about 3 months old as the chick is growing and needs stong bones (4).
The birds that are being used for egg laying should have high mineral diet, it is important in developing good, strong quality eggs (4). Once the chick hatches, it should be fed high protein rations until it is about 3 months old as the chick is growing and needs stong bones (4).