3. How much can I earn by raising 20 ostriches a year?
1. ostrich meat: young birds 10 months old can reach more than 100 kg, and ostrich meat is between 70-80 yuan per kg. If the meat yield is 45%, each ostrich can produce 36 kilograms of ostrich meat, and the output value is about 3 150 yuan.
2. ostrich eggs: an ostrich can lay 50 ~ 60 eggs a year. The price of an ostrich egg is generally above 40 ~ 60 yuan, with an output value of 2,500 yuan.
3. Ostrich skin: The price of each ostrich skin is between 800 ~ 1500 yuan according to different grades, and the output value is calculated as 1000 yuan.
4. Total profit: an ostrich can earn 3 150 yuan+2,500 yuan+1000 yuan = 6,650 yuan, and the profit = 6,650 yuan-1700 yuan = 4,950 yuan. Twenty ostriches are about 20 * 4,950 yuan = 99,000 yuan.