Maleeha ShahidAsima Nawaz2025-11-182025-11-182024-08-06https://escholar.umt.edu.pk/handle/123456789/10421In order to conduct an economic study of broiler poultry farms, a survey was conducted in the Lower Dir area in 2015. The purposive sample approach was used to choose four tehsils: Adinzai, Balambat, Timergara, and Sumerbagh. From these tehsils, 92 farms were chosen at random from 460 poultry farms. The sample farms were divided into three groups: small, medium, and big. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and gross margin. The average total cost of a small poultry farm was Rs.3, 10, 067 per flock, while medium and large farms cost Rs.4, 99,002 and Rs.7, 34,290, respectively. The biggest cost was projected for feed, followed by the cost of chicks. The average gross margin of small farms was Rs.38, 556, while that of medium and large farms were Rs.62, 844 and Rs.89,261, respectively. Despite high mortality rates, large-scale chicken farms were found to have the largest net benefits. Proper immunization and therapy were advised to reduce losses owing to excessive mortality, particularly in large enterprises.enThesis