Feasibility analysis of the KUB (Kampung Unggul Balitnak) chicken farming business in North Minahasa Regency (Case Study)

Abstract The KUB chicken becomes an alternative of substitute free-range chicken farming business. It has the same quality, but shorter harvesting period. However, the intensive raising system with different selling age (following consumer demand) results in difference of revenue and financing. The research aims to analyze feasibility of KUB (Kampung Unggul Balitnak) chicken farming business reviewed from several aspects, such as selling age, revenue, production costs, and profit. The study was conducted in April-August 2024. The used method was case study in the KUB chicken farming business in Mapanget Village, Talawaan District, North Minahasa. Then, the analyzed data employed primary data, and the data collection consisted of population of domestic chicken, meat production, price, fixed cost, variable cost, and selling since October 2023-August 2024. Specifically, the data was obtained from the results of interview and observation to farmers. The results of this research depict that the KUB chicken farming business with the population of 400 KUB chickens was feasibly sold at the age of 3-weeks (R/C=1.30), 4-weeks (R/C=1.16), 7-weeks (R/C=1.05), 8-weeks (R/C=1.08), and 9-weeks (R/C=1.03). The selling of non-feasibly sold chicken was at the age of 10-days (R/C=0.99), 10-weeks (R/C=0.95), and 11-weeks (R/C=0.88). However, the selling of 10-days and >9 weeks chickens was feasibly conducted if the selling of chicken was more than 100 chicken per period. Farmers could improve R/C if using cheaper feeds than manufacturer’s feeds. Thus, they could save feed cost since the percentage of feed costs tended increasing in line with the growth of chicken age.