A local dual-purpose bird for compounds and small yards, and a minimum order of one box that you should plan around first.
Halaal Farms Ghana team4 August 2026 · 11 min read
The first thing a backyard keeper learns about the Noiler is the minimum order. We sell in boxes of 50, so a compound with six hens and one cockerel has to think about fifty birds before it thinks about a flock. That number is worth sitting with before you order, because it decides how many birds you will carry, how much feed you will buy and where the surplus goes.
The Noiler is a local hatch dual-purpose bird on our list. Its price starts from GH₵11 each, or GH₵550 for a box of 50. Confirm that figure with us before you pay, because prices move with the season and the cost of inputs. This guide is for the household or small farm that wants eggs, meat and a flock that can look after itself for part of the day.
A Noiler suits a yard that has room, some shade and people who are around in the day. It is a dual-purpose bird, so you keep it for eggs and for meat, and the cockerels and spare hens can go to the table or to a buyer. It is not a bird for a flat, bare plot with no shelter, and it is not a bird for someone who wants the fastest possible return.
Be honest about your time. A small flock still needs water every day, feed at a fixed time, a locked house at night, and a look over the birds for signs of trouble. The work is small, but it is daily. If you are away for long periods, arrange for someone to cover the flock before the chicks arrive, not after the first sick bird.
If your goal is one fast batch of meat for a single event, a broiler gives you a quicker result. The Noiler is for a flock you will keep and use over time.
One box is 50 chicks, and we do not sell smaller lots. For a household, that is more birds than it needs, and the honest answer is to plan for what happens to the surplus. Some keepers share a box with neighbours or with a relative who has land nearby. Others choose a flock size that matches the box and grow the birds over time, selling the cockerels as they mature.
If you plan to share, agree the terms before the order is placed. Decide who collects, how the count is checked on arrival, and who pays for what. Ask us whether a split box can be arranged for your region before you promise the birds to anyone. Do not assume it, because the box is the unit we sell and the delivery is planned around it.
Think about the cockerels too. In a box of 50, you will not keep all the males. Decide in advance which birds stay, which go to the table, and which are sold, so the flock does not end up crowded with birds nobody planned for.
A compound flock needs three things: shade in the day, a secure house at night, and somewhere dry to dust and rest. Shade can come from a tree, a lean-to or a corner of the wall that catches the morning sun but not the afternoon heat. The night house should be closed, with a door that latches, and the walls and mesh should keep out rats and the dogs that wander a compound after dark.
Perches matter at night. Give the birds a flat, dry perch that is high enough to keep them off the wet floor. Keep the litter dry, change it when it clumps, and clean the water and feed containers every day. Wet litter and dirty drinkers are the quickest way to lose a small flock to respiratory and digestive trouble.
Biosecurity is simpler on a small scale, but it still counts. Keep visitors' birds and their equipment out of the yard, and wash your hands and footwear before you handle the flock after you have been to a market or a neighbour's house. Our guide on foot dips and farm-entry hygiene covers the basics in more detail.
A Noiler will forage, and in a yard with insects, greens and kitchen scraps it will eat well. Do not rely on that alone. Scraps are uneven, and a bird on scraps alone often grows unevenly and lays unevenly. Give a planned ration every day, and let the scavenging top it up.
Feed is the cost to watch. A 50 kg bag broadly costs GH₵400 to GH₵470, depending on brand and season. A small flock uses that bag more slowly than a commercial house, but the price of the bag is still most of what a box of chicks costs. Buy the feed you can keep dry, and store it off the floor in a sealed container so rats do not get into it.
Keep grit within reach, especially once the hens start laying, and keep clean water in the shade. A scavenging bird that cannot find grit may still eat, but its gizzard will work harder than it should on hard seed and bits of stone from the yard.
Day-old chicks need a warm, dry, draught-free brooder before the box is opened. In a compound, that can be a cleaned room or a partitioned corner of the house, with a heat source you can control and a guard that keeps the chicks from crowding into one corner. Our guide on brooding space per chick explains how much room they need, and the guide on setting brooder temperature by week shows how to bring the heat down as they grow.
Feed and water go out at once, in shallow containers the chicks can reach easily. For the first week, check the chicks at night as well as in the day, because a cold draught or a power cut can do more damage in an hour than a careless morning. Our guide on brooding through power cuts in Ghana is worth reading before the box arrives.
Count the birds at the first check and write the number down. Keep the count simple, and report any shortfall the same day it appears.
Once the birds are older, the routine is short. In the morning, open the house, count the flock and check every bird for signs of trouble. Fill the water, put out the ration at the same time each day, and let the birds out to forage. In the evening, bring them in before dark, count them again and lock the house. The whole job takes less time than most people expect, but it only works when it happens every day.
Plan for the days you are not there. A neighbour or a relative who knows the house, the water and the locking routine is worth more than any written instruction. Show them where the feed is kept, how much to give, and what a sick bird looks like, and leave them your number. A flock that is left alone for a weekend in good order will be fine. A flock left without a plan is the one that goes wrong.
The table sets the box price against the feed bag and the birds you might lose. The mortality figures are the usual ranges for well-managed and poorly managed flocks, 3 to 5 percent and 10 to 20 percent. The numbers are illustrative, worked out from those ranges, and they are not a promise about your yard.
| Item | Quantity | Cost at the current list or range |
|---|---|---|
| Noiler chicks, one box | 50 chicks | From GH₵550 (GH₵11 each) |
| Feed, one 50 kg bag | 1 bag | GH₵400 to GH₵470, depending on brand and season |
| Birds lost, well managed (3 to 5 percent) | About 2 to 3 birds | About GH₵22 to GH₵33 in chick cost |
| Birds lost, poorly managed (10 to 20 percent) | About 5 to 10 birds | About GH₵55 to GH₵110 in chick cost |
The feed bag is the number to remember. One bag costs nearly as much as the whole box of chicks, and a box of 50 will go through many bags over its life. Work out the bags before you order, and you will know whether the flock is affordable for the months you plan to keep it, not only for the first week.
When a bird dies, the chick price is not the only loss. You lose the feed it ate, the time you put in, and the eggs or meat it would have given. Keep the flock healthy by keeping the house clean and the birds under daily watch, and by calling a vet when a bird stops eating or breathes with effort.
Every batch we supply is vaccinated, and we tell you what was given. Write that line in a notebook at the start, with the hatch date, the count on arrival and the date you moved the chicks into the house. A notebook is enough for a small flock, and it is the first thing a vet will ask to see.
Any medicine you use has a withdrawal period before the bird can be eaten or the egg sold. Read the label and follow your vet's advice. Our guide on the record of treatments and withdrawals shows a simple format for a backyard flock.
Our minimum order is one box of 50. If you want fewer birds, ask us before you order whether a split box can be arranged for your region, and do not promise birds to anyone until you have the answer.
It can be, if the yard has shade, a secure night house and someone around in the day to check the flock. It suits a keeper who wants eggs and meat over time, not a fast single batch.
Feed is the main running cost. A 50 kg bag broadly costs GH₵400 to GH₵470, depending on brand and season. Confirm the current price in your area before you budget.
Decide before the birds grow up. Choose which males you will keep, which go to the table and which you will sell, so the flock does not get crowded.
If a Noiler flock suits your yard, send the order form on our site with the number of birds you want, your region and the month you plan to start. Or call 024 915 1503, or write to support@halaalfarmsghana.com. We confirm the price, the hatch date and the delivery cost before you pay by cash, mobile money or bank transfer. For the steps, read how to order day-old chicks. For the wider picture of keeping birds in a small yard, our first 24 hours guide explains what the chicks need the day they arrive.
Written by the Halaal Farms Ghana team. We hatch and import day-old chicks at Opeikuma, Kasoa, and deliver to all 16 regions. This article is general guidance for farmers. For diagnosis and treatment of sick birds, speak to a vet or your district veterinary office.
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