Quail farm business plan template for the Philippines

Executive summary

[Farm name] Quail Farm will keep [number] laying quail in [number] cages at [location], Barangay [name], [municipality]. Main product: fresh quail eggs sold by the tray to [palengke vendors, kwek-kwek and street food sellers, sari-sari stores]. Side products: spent layers sold as dressed or live birds, and manure sold as fertiliser. Owner: [name].

Start-up capital: ₱____ (housing ₱____, cages, feeders and drinkers ₱____, starting flock ₱____, egg trays and crates ₱____, permits ₱____, feed for the first [weeks] ₱____, reserve ₱____). Funding: owner ₱____, [cooperative or DA program] ₱____.

Flock, housing and daily care

Flock plan. Buy [number] pullets at [age] from [hatchery], or start from day-old chicks. Note when laying starts and how long you will keep layers before replacing them. Stagger batches so egg supply stays steady.

Housing. A roofed shed with good airflow, protection from rats, snakes and cats, and stacked cages with egg rollaway trays. Lighting schedule: [hours] per day.

Bird health. If you move live birds between provinces or islands, BAI's shipping permit requires a veterinary health certificate showing Newcastle Disease vaccination. Even for a farm that sells only eggs locally, write your vaccination schedule here, as advised by your municipal agriculturist or vet.^[3]

1. MorningCollect eggs, check feed and water, remove dead birds and record them.
2. MiddayClean droppings trays; sort eggs by size and pack in trays.
3. AfternoonSecond egg collection; deliver to buyers or prepare for next-day pick-up.
4. WeeklyRecord eggs per day against bird count; spot drops early.

Buyers and other quail raisers

Fill this in from conversations at the market:

Example fill-in. "We visited [number] vendors at [market] and [number] street food sellers. They buy [number] trays a week each at ₱____ per tray (prices checked on [dates]). Current suppliers are [farms or traders] from [area]. Vendors said supply gets short in [months]. [Number] vendors agreed to try our eggs. Our edge is [fresher eggs delivered daily / steady supply / sorted sizes]."

• Who buys quail eggs near you: market vendors, street food sellers, carinderias, stores?
• How many trays a week do they buy, and at what price?
• Where do they get eggs now, and how fresh are they?
• Are there seasons when supply runs short?
• Who buys spent layers and manure?

Location rules and permits

BAI Administrative Order 04 (2004) requires poultry farms to be at least 1 km from national highways, and swine and poultry farms at least 1 km from each other and from built-up areas. Check these distances before choosing your site. For a small backyard flock, ask the municipal agriculturist how the rule is applied.^[6]

General registrations are in the registration guide. DTI's business name fee is ₱200 to ₱2,000 depending on scope, plus ₱30 documentary stamp tax. BIR stopped collecting its ₱500 Annual Registration Fee from 22 January 2024.^[1,2]

BAI's charter lists quail under poultry farms for animal facility registration: ₱1,000 initial and ₱3,000 renewal, with a 50% surcharge if the certificate expires. The DA regional office lists an ECC or CNC from DENR among the documents. GAHP certification is voluntary with no fee listed, and its form asks for municipal or city permits including zoning clearance. RSBSA enrolment is free and opens access to DA interventions.^[3,4,5,7]

Financial plan

Published fees filled in: BAI ₱1,000, DTI ₱500 plus ₱30, BIR ₱0, RSBSA free.^[3,1,2,7]

Egg sales. Layers [number] × laying rate ____% × 30 days = [number] eggs ÷ eggs per tray [number] = [number] trays × ₱____ = ₱____ per month. Use your own records once laying starts; before that, mark the laying rate as an assumption.

Feed cost. Feed per bird per day [grams] × birds × 30 days × price per kg ₱____ = ₱____ per month. Feed is usually the biggest monthly cost, so get two supplier quotes.

• Shed construction ₱____
• Cages, feeders, drinkers ₱____
• Starting flock: [number] birds × ₱____
• Egg trays and crates ₱____
• BAI animal facility registration ₱1,000
• DENR ECC or CNC ₱____ (not published)
• DTI ₱500 + ₱30; BIR ₱0; RSBSA ₱0
• Zoning, barangay clearance, mayor's permit ₱____ (assessed locally)
• Monthly: feed ₱____, vitamins and vaccines ₱____, electricity ₱____, helper ₱____, delivery ₱____

Risks and what the farm will do

Small birds, small margins: problems show up fast in the egg count.

• Sudden drop in laying. Check feed, water, light and heat the same day; keep daily records.
• Disease outbreak. Vaccination schedule, footbath at the shed entrance, no visitors inside.
• Rats and predators. Sealed shed, traps, cages off the ground.
• Feed price increases. Two suppliers; review egg prices with buyers every [months].

Quail farm registrations and fees

Questions people ask

Does a quail farm need BAI registration?

BAI's fee schedule for animal facility registration lists quail under poultry farms, at ₱1,000 initial and ₱3,000 renewal. Ask your DA regional office whether your flock size is covered.

How far must a quail farm be from houses?

BAI AO 04 (2004) says poultry farms should be at least 1 km from built-up areas and national highways, measured from the farm's waste management facility.

How many eggs will my quail lay?

We do not publish laying rates. Use your hatchery's guidance as an assumption, then replace it with your own daily records.