Broiler Chicken Profit Calculator: Estimate Your Farm’s ROI

Broiler Chicken Profit Calculator: Estimate Your Farm’s ROI

Poultry farming is a game of margins. In the US market, a fluctuation of just a few cents in feed costs or a slight deviation in your Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR) can turn a profitable cycle into a loss.

Whether you are managing a commercial flock or a small-scale pasture-raised operation, knowing your numbers before you buy the chicks is critical.

This tool is designed to help poultry farmers estimate the Net Profit, Total Feed Cost, and Revenue per Bird based on current market variables.

How to Use This Calculator

To get accurate results, you need to input five key metrics:

1. Number of Birds: The initial size of your flock.

2. Mortality Rate (%): The expected percentage of loss. The industry average often ranges between 3% and 5%.

3. Target Market Weight (lbs): The weight at which you intend to sell or process the birds (e.g., 6.0 lbs for a standard broiler).

4. Feed Conversion Ratio (FCR): This is the efficiency metric—how many pounds of feed are needed to produce 1 pound of meat. A standard efficient FCR is around 1.5 to 1.7.

5. Feed Cost & Market Price: Your cost per ton of feed and the selling price per pound of live weight.

Why FCR Matters for Your Bottom Line

The Feed Conversion Ratio is the single most important variable in this calculator. Since feed represents approximately 60-70% of total production costs, improving your FCR from 1.7 to 1.6 can significantly increase your profit margins without changing the sale price.

The Math Behind the Profit

For those interested in the manual calculation used in our tool, here is the logic:

Total Live Weight = (Initial Birds – Mortality) × Target Weight Total Feed Needed = Total Live Weight × FCR Total Revenue = Total Live Weight × Price per lb

Use the calculator below to simulate different scenarios (e.g., rising feed costs vs. better mortality rates).