This particular client, operating under a family-run business structure, decided in early 2025 to upgrade its pelleting capacity by purchasing a dedicated poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria.
This is a project about poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria. Nigeria’s poultry industry is one of the fastest-growing in West Africa, driven by the rising demand for affordable protein in cities like Lagos, Ibadan, and Kano. Large commercial poultry farms have been pushing local feed mills to deliver higher volumes of consistent broiler feed — in pellet form — to meet the demands of fast-growing meat chickens.
One such feed mill, located just outside Ibadan, Oyo State, has been supplying compound poultry feed for nearly 15 years. The mill originally focused on small-scale mash production for local egg producers, but over time shifted its focus toward broiler feed as large commercial meat poultry farms in the southwest region expanded operations. While mash is common for layers, broilers benefit significantly from well-conditioned, high-density feed pellets that reduce feed wastage and promote faster weight gain.
This particular client, operating under a family-run business structure, decided in early 2025 to upgrade its pelleting capacity by purchasing a dedicated poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria. Rather than replacing the old, small-capacity unit outright, they planned to run both feed pellet mills in parallel during peak seasons. The aim was to boost daily output while ensuring that broiler feed pellets met modern density and durability standards.
Name:
poultry feed machine
Country:
Nigeria
Date:
2025
Capacity:
10–12 tons per hour
Model:
SZLH420
Main motor power:
110 kW
Conditioner motor power:
7.5 kW
Finished pellet diameter:
mainly 3 mm
After multiple rounds of technical consultation with RICHI’s engineering team, the customer chose the SZLH420 poultry pellet making machine, based on its balanced capacity, motor size, and suitability for Nigeria’s common poultry feed formulations.
Key specifications for this poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria project:
This poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria's throughput fit well with the mill’s current batch mixing line and available steam supply. The robust 420 mm ring die provided enough working area to maintain stable pressure and achieve good pellet durability, which is critical for reducing feed fines during storage and transport in Nigeria’s humid climate.
In Nigeria, corn is by far the dominant energy source in poultry diets, supplemented by protein meals and local by-products. This feed mill sources its corn from surrounding farms in Oyo and Ogun States. Protein is supplied through soybean meal (mostly imported through Lagos Port) and a growing proportion of local groundnut cake.
For their typical broiler grower feed, the recipe breakdown looks like this:
The new poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria ensures these raw materials are steam-conditioned properly, allowing the starches in maize to gelatinize sufficiently for improved digestibility and higher feed conversion rates — key for maximizing the broilers’ market weight within 6–8 weeks.
The poultry feed mill’s old pelleting system was a small, locally assembled flat die machine with a limited lifespan. It frequently struggled to produce the harder, more uniform pellets demanded by commercial broiler farms supplying Lagos markets. This resulted in:
With the SZLH420 poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria, the feed mill now has a modern, ring die design that can handle higher compression and sustain longer production runs. This ensures consistent pellet hardness and density, improving feed transport and storage stability — especially important given Nigeria’s warm, humid climate.
Like most agricultural machinery entering Nigeria, the poultry pellet making machine was shipped by sea. RICHI arranged for sea freight from Qingdao Port in China directly to Apapa Port in Lagos — the busiest seaport in Nigeria and the main gateway for feed industry equipment imports.
RICHI's logistics team handled the full container shipment, arranged customs clearance paperwork, and coordinated with the local clearing agent recommended by the feed mill. From Apapa Port, the machine was transported overland to Ibadan by a trusted local freight partner — a well-used route that takes less than a day under normal road conditions.
The introduction of the new poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria brought immediate benefits:
Notably, local farmers are quick to switch feed suppliers if pellet quality drops, so consistency is crucial. By upgrading to the SZLH420 poultry pelletizer, this mill has secured its reputation for reliable feed that meets the standards of demanding commercial farms.
RICHI Machinery knows that supplying a poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria alone is not enough. For this client, our services included:
The owner discovered RICHI while searching for:
These are real phrases Nigerian feed mill owners use when comparing options for robust feed manufacturing machinery.
Now that pellet quality and capacity have been secured, the owner is looking ahead. Plans include adding a small bagging and sewing line to reduce manual bag sealing, and possibly adding a second steam conditioner to boost starch gelatinization even further for premium broiler starter feed.
RICHI Machinery has built its reputation in West Africa by providing durable, affordable poultry pellet making machine in Nigeria that adapt to local raw materials and operating conditions. Nigerian buyers appreciate:
When asked why they chose RICHI, the owner said:
"We needed a pellet machine that would not break down every two weeks. Now, we can run our poultry feed production line with confidence. Our broiler farmers trust our feed, and we're ready to grow."
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