Instructions

Things You'll Need

1.

Land Pens Shelters Stock Feed Incubator Hatcher

1
Dedicate 5 to 10 acres of land to start your emu farm.

2
Visit some local emu farms for ideas on pen and shelter layout, feed, fencing options and other equipment like incubators and hatchers.
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3
Decide the type and layout of your emu pens. Personal choice dictates much of this, however, if you are trying to make the most of your acreage, a wagon-wheel design may be the best choice.

4
Build pens and shelters. Consider how much natural shade and drainage you have in your pens. You may need to plant trees or adjust your site based on these two factors

5
Choose and purchase your foundation stock. Quality emus are essential for a foundation stock so buy from reputable farmers. The cost is higher for quality birds, but the result is well worth the price.

6
Buy quality ratite feed. Choose feed with high nutritional content since emus will usually eat until they get the right amount of nutrition. Choosing a lower quality feed may actually end up costing more, since the emus will eat more.

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Purchase an incubator and hatcher. These are essential tools for breeding emus.
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Steps to start an emu farm . Contact the local shire planning officer with regard to planning requirements and restrictions on land use. Contact the EPA. . Read relevant publications from DPI&F and others for information on production and management. . Prepare a budget and business plan for the establishment and operation of your emu farm. Consider the factors affecting production and management. . Visit at least two other licensed emu farms to obtain a range of ideas on different farming practices.

INITIAL START-UP COST

Proven emu mating pairs 10@$10,000

$100,000

2 trailer homes and corresponding building materials $10,770 Misc.: utilities, feed storage shed, tool shed, etc. Tools and machines Equipment and supplies Drinking water and plumbing Feed and health supplies Incubators and identification equipment Shade shelters building materials $2,900 $683 $10,137 $1,048 $63,920 $11,690 $1,322

Older chick hatchery building materials Incubation trailer interior modifications Newborn emu hatchery pen building materials Chainlink fencing 300ft.@$40/ft. Computer Working capital Organizational cost Sum total of the above totals

$1,639 $4,221 $1,639 $12,000 $2,000 $30,000 $1,500 $255,054

STRATEGIC PLAN
The emu ranch will initially start with ten proven breeding pairs. Each pair will produce on average between thirty-five to fifty eggs, within the first emu mating season of the first year of operation. The total number of fertile eggs after the first mating season will be between three hundred fifty and five hundred eggs. With a given 5% loss of successfully hatched chicks to adult emus, the total number of adult emus expected within the first two years will be between three hundred thirty-two and four hundred seventy-five adult birds. Five emu mating pairs will be added to the ranch inventory after the first two years. After which, five emu mating pairs will be added to the ranch inventory each year. This will leave between three hundred twenty-two and four hundred sixty-five emus as mating pairs. Those birds that are not sold as mating pairs will be sold to the slaughter market, after the first two years.

After the first two years: Maximum gross sales with all emu adult birds sold as proven breeding pairs Minimum gross sales, all adult emus sold to slaughter market after the first two years After the third year: .5 489 $8,000 489 $500 .5 322 $8,000

$1,288,000

322 $500

$161,000

Expected maximum gross sales

$1,956,000

Expected minimum gross sales After the fourth year:

$244,500

Expected maximum gross sales

.5 655 $8,000 655 $500

$2,620,000

Expected minimum gross sales After the fifth year:

$327,500

Expected maximum gross sales

.5 821 $8,000

$3,284,000

Expected minimum gross sales

821 $500

$410,500

FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Operational Costs

Use of Funds
Breeding pairs Trailer home Construction/supplies Misc. Utilities hook-up, feed storage Misc. Tools Used Pick-up truck Used cattle trailer Light wire electric utility poles - 16' Electricity deposit

Quantity Cost per Total Cost

10 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 $2,500 $4,000 $2,770 $2,900 $683 $3,500 $1,200 $22 $200 $25,000 $8,000 $2,770 $2,900 $683 $3,500 $1,200 $67 $200

Use of Funds
Electricity wiring/connection Rental of backhoe Tractor for digging channels for PVC Construction/supplies of gravel roads Emergency generator PVC plumbing Initial stock of feed and supplies

Quantity Cost per Total Cost

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 $600 $125 $60 $900 $3,500 $1,048 $600 $125 $60 $900 $3,500 $1,048

$63,920 $63,920 $11,690 $1,322 $1,639 $4,221 $11,690 $1,322 $1,639 $4,221

Incubation and identification equipment 1 Construction/supplies for shade/shelter 1 Older chick hatchery building material Incubation trailer interior modificatin 1 1

New-born emu hatchery pens 1 Fencing Computer system Working capital Organization cost

$1,209

$1,209 $12,000 $2,000

300 $40 1 1 1 $2,000

$126,855 $126,855 $1,500 $1,500

Total

$276,909

Projected Income Statement Year One

Aug-97 Mo. 1 Sales Revenue Revenue from sale of chicks Revenue from sale of yearlings Revenue from sale of breeding pairs 338 338 338 Sept-97 Oct-97 Mo. 2 Mo. 3 Nov-97 Dec-97 Mo. 4 Mo. 5 Jan-98 Mo. 6

Projected Income Statement Year One

Sale of birds for slaughter Total Sales Revenue Cost of Goods Sold Feed/supplies Veternarian fees Medication/supplements/vaccin e Identification-tags/microchip Misc. Total Cost of Goods Sold Gross Profit 80 80 80 249 418 587 338 338 338

40

40

40

124

209

293

100 100 320 (320) 100 220 (220) 100 220 (220) 100 473 (136) 100 727 (389) 100 980 (642)

Gross Margin

#DIV/O #DIV/O #DIV/O ! ! !

40%

115%

190%

General/Administrative Expenses Accounting Advertising Automobile expense Bank fees Dues/subscriptions 300 20 300 20 300 20 300 20 300 20 300 20 300 300 300 300 300 300

Projected Income Statement Year One

Electric Gas Insurance-general business Insurance-automobile Insurance-bonding Insurance-health insurance Insurance-liability Legal Licenses Misc. Repairs Payroll taxes Property tax Repairs/maintenance Telephone Travel Wages Water/sewer Total Expense 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

Projected Income Statement Year One

Income from Operations (7,537) (7,437) (7,437) (7,353) (7,606) (7,859) (29,764 (37,369 (45,229 ) ) )

(7,537)

(14,974) (22,411)

Feb-98 Mar-98 Apr-98 May-98 Jun-98 Jul-98 Mo. 7

338 338 756

Aug-98 Mo. 13

Mo. 8
338 338 924

Mo. 9
338 338 1093

Mo. 10
338 338 1262

Mo. 11
338 338 1431

Mo. 12
338 338 1600

1600

Feb-98 Mar-98 Apr-98 May-98 Jun-98 Jul-98 Mo. 7

378 100 1,233 (896) 265% 300 300 20 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50

Aug-98 Mo. 13
800 100 2,500

Mo. 8
462 100 1,487 (1,149)

Mo. 9
547 100 1,740

Mo. 10
631 100 1,993

Mo. 11
716 100 2,247

Mo. 12
800 100 2,500

(1,402) (1,656) (1,909) (2,162) (2,500) 490% 300 300 20 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 565% 300 300 20 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 640% 300 300 20 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 #DIV/O! 300 300 20 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50

340% 415% 300 300 20 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50 300 300 20 100 60 300 124 200 100 400 100 50

Feb-98 Mar-98 Apr-98 May-98 Jun-98 Jul-98 Mo. 7

400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

Aug-98 Mo. 13
400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

Mo. 8
400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

Mo. 9
400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

Mo. 10
400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

Mo. 11
400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

Mo. 12
400 54 9 100 300 275 4,000 25 7,217

(8,113) (8,366) (8,619) (8,873) (9,126)

(9,379) (9,717)

(53,341) (61,707) (70,326) (79,199) (88,325) (97,704) (107,421)

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