Profit in Goat Farming Business

START UP COST for a 5 female goat farm

Item	Cost $
Construction of Pens and Milking Parlour	44,000
Milking machine (60 L)	5,796
Diary Supplies (buckets , labels, bottles etc)	10,000
Chest Freezer (to keep milk)	2500
Labour (cutting grass etc)	4,000
Feed (Master mix 18%  1 bag feed  x  5 goats x 2 wks) Alfafa (1 bag x 5 goats x 10 days)	180/bag 180/bag
Purchase of Goat  5 @7,500	37,500.00
Miscellaneous (medication etc)	500
Total	104,476

  Profits derived after 3 years

YEAR	Produce	Item	Earnings $
Year 1	Sale of Milk (15 L/dy Milk x 5 does x 1 day)	450 L X $25	11,200 (mtly)
	Sale of Goats (3 rams)	7500 X 3	22,500.
Year 2	Sale of Milk for 8 females (24 L/dy x 8 does x 1 day)	720 L X $25	18,000 (mtly)
	Sale of Goats (4 rams)	7500 X 4	30,000
Year 3	Sale of Milk for 12 females (36 L/dy x 12 does x 1 day)	1080 L X $25	27,000 (mtly)
	Sale of Goats (7 rams)	7500 X 7	52,500
		Total	161,200
	Less Start up Cost		104,476
	Profits		56,724

One other form of income can involve the sale of compost for agricultural purposes

Examine the profits derived from goat farming for a three year period and consider the profits that may be derived if you started off with ten (10) does