Statistics confirm that now in Russia the demand for poultry meat and eggs is quite high, and only continues to grow. We are talking not only about chicken meat, but also about the meat of geese, quail, and turkeys. Today, the buyer prefers locally produced fresh meat rather than frozen meat. This opens up great prospects for this type of business.
Poultry farming as a home business is gaining great popularity. This is primarily due to the desire to enter the market of environmentally friendly products. In the local area, you can raise meat or egg breeds of birds and sell finished products, or you can incubate and sell young birds.
Poultry meat and eggs are eaten all over the world, so today the magazine Reconomica publishes an article about a business based on poultry farming.
Raising poultry as a type of business
Hello, my name is Andrey. I live in Eastern Kazakhstan, on the border with the Russian Federation. I think that my experience in poultry breeding is useful throughout the entire territory of the former Soviet Union.
I have been farming for over five years. Breeding birds is not the main activity, but it brings quite a significant profit. Perhaps someone has read my articles on raising large and small livestock. Recently I have devoted my life to agriculture: I liked this type of business. It brings a lot of positive emotions and good income.
Birds, unlike animals, require different care. As simple as it may seem, it is necessary to make a lot of preparations before bringing your first pets.
Along with raising cattle, the cost side is almost the same. It all depends on what kind of living creature you are going to breed, waterfowl or not. You might want to cover the whole spectrum.
In principle, this is a very good start - to have any types of products in the range. As a result, it will be easier for you to find sales: buyers, knowing that all types are available, will contact you.
This is a simple law of the market; it is better to go once to a place where there is a large selection than to visit several places.
Production in a private home
In addition to agriculture and the provision of services, in a private home you can engage in serious production, which will generate significant income and ensure a comfortable existence.
Brick production
To make bricks at home, you will need a spacious room, special equipment: namely an automatic semi-dry press and molds for future bricks.
Moreover, the materials for making bricks are always the same - clay, sand, water, cement and appropriate dyes. All these materials can be purchased from wholesalers, start selling batch after batch and wait for your business to pay off. On average, this happens six months after starting work.
Production of metal structures
Metal structures mean all kinds of gates, roof canopies, protective grilles for windows, gates and other integral attributes for the arrangement of enterprises and homes.
The main advantage of this business is the high demand for its products. Therefore, selling all these designs will not be so difficult. To do this, it will be necessary to establish relationships with construction companies, repair organizations and individual teams.
Naturally, to open such a business you need to have the appropriate equipment and experience in this field.
Anti-freeze production
On the eve of the winter season, making anti-freeze products will be especially important for Russian motorists. It is not so difficult to obtain such a mixture, but its production will undoubtedly require knowledge of chemistry and the availability of special equipment.
In addition, having received the finished product, you should definitely think about distribution channels, which could be some local auto parts stores, individual entrepreneurs, or familiar car enthusiasts.
Cheese making
So, from the production of inedible building materials and liquids for cars, we have come to the process of making cheese at home, which has become especially important recently due to sanctions and import substitution.
In just a short time, this industry has turned into a very promising direction, which is supported on all sides by the state and lovers of the domestic product.
First of all, the future cheese maker will need to equip a special workshop where the production process will take place.
The main types of cheese are hard, semi-hard, soft and pickled. And we must take into account that the manufacture of each of them will require separate equipment. Therefore, it is best to focus on one type, and only then expand the range of your products.
It is important to know that the state has a lot of requirements for finished cheese, and all of them are specified in GOST. Any cheese maker will have to obtain many different licenses and quality certificates in order to legally sell finished products.
If we talk about the production area itself, then there should be a production workshop, a fermentation and salting workshop and, of course, refrigeration chambers. All this must be accompanied by many devices and units that require considerable investment.
Thus, entering the market with cheese is a noble and profitable undertaking, but quite expensive.
Soap production
Another craft industry, the results of which are of interest to people who are tired of consuming mass-produced products and want something handmade.
Soap making at home is not only a fairly easy technology to master, but also extremely profitable. After all, for exclusivity and an individual approach, people are willing to pay a much higher price than usual.
To begin to understand the basics of this fragrant activity, you should first study the intricacies of the soap making process, learn about its synthetic and natural components and come up with a unique concept for your future product. For example, it could be soap of an unusual shape or with an exotic smell.
Handmade soap is especially valued during the holiday periods, when the demand for gifts is, as usual, high. In this case, you should not forget about colorful packaging and bright presentation of the product.
"Land" birds
This variety includes chickens, turkeys and other birds that do not directly depend on the presence of a reservoir.
To start raising poultry for home consumption, a small barn will be enough. It must be remembered that in winter, the room must be warm.
If the walls of the room are initially thin, then you will have to spend money on heating the room. The moment I started raising poultry, I stumbled at this point. In the middle of winter, I had to heat with electricity - this took a significant toll on my pocket. In the spring I built a stove in the center of the chicken coop, which still serves me today. To be honest, I no longer keep chickens there, but use them for other purposes.
The same conditions are suitable for turkeys. The only exception is that turkey poults require dry conditions, while chickens tolerate damp conditions more easily.
Keeping turkeys requires a lot of expenses, but with properly established nutrition and a varied diet, they grow faster and bring more profit.
How to open a small business in a village (rural area) and make money - 4 specific steps
A novice entrepreneur often acts spontaneously, so he makes many mistakes at the start. The instructions below will help you properly plan your business in the village and get your first money.
Step 1. Selecting the right idea
When looking for an answer to the question of what business to open in a village, you need to look not only at the potential profit. The following factors play an equally significant role:
- the presence of competitors in the same or nearby village;
- territorial location of sources of raw materials (the closer, the better);
- potential distribution channels.
For example, there is no point in opening another grocery store in a small village. Most likely, the revenue will not cover the costs.
There is a huge list of ideas for small businesses at
