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What went wrongA former layer-farm owner in Kishoreganj, in a Samakal report

Bird flu killed 100 hens, the farm closed, and he now cuts earth for a living

A 300-bird layer farm gave 290 eggs a day at 10 taka each, about 2,900 taka of daily income. Bird flu killed 100 hens; he sold the remaining 200 and closed, putting the loss at about a lakh taka.

This farmer from Baulai union in Kishoreganj Sadar ran a 300-bird layer farm, collecting about 290 eggs a day and selling them at 10 taka each for roughly 2,900 taka of daily income. He describes the farm as having paid reasonably well. Then bird flu got into the shed and killed 100 of his hens. He sold the surviving 200 birds and closed the farm, putting his loss at about a lakh taka. A 50,000-taka loan taken from an NGO against the farm still has to be repaid. To support his wife and two small sons he now cuts and carries earth as a day labourer for 700 taka a day.

Lessons

  1. 1.A single outbreak can end a small layer flock: vaccination and biosecurity matter more than flock size
  2. 2.A loan taken against the farm outlives the birds, so keep a reserve instead of borrowing to the limit

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