Day-Old Chicks in Tema

If you are looking for day-old chicks in Tema — broilers or layers — Agro Prime Ghana supplies healthy, vaccinated day-old chicks, point-of-lay pullets and quality feed, and we arrange delivery to Tema and across Greater Accra from our hatchery in Kasoa. You do not need to drive out to find stock: you tell us what you want on WhatsApp, we confirm availability, breed and a delivery plan to your part of Tema, and we get the birds to you in good condition. Tema is Ghana's port and industrial heartland — the very place where most of the country's imported frozen chicken lands — which makes it one of the best places in the country to raise and sell fresh local birds and eggs to a dense, cash-earning population. Whether you keep a few hundred layers behind your house in Community 25 or you are setting up a commercial broiler shed out towards Kpone or Dawhenya, we can match you to the right breed and the right quantity. Start with a message and we will quote you today's price and sort out the rest.

From the Agro Prime Ghana team — a working hatchery in Kasoa supplying day-old chicks, point-of-lay pullets and feed across Ghana. Last updated October 2025.

What we supply to Tema farmers

Tema sits at the centre of Greater Accra's food economy, and poultry keepers here fall into a few groups: backyard layer keepers in the Communities, small broiler batch farmers around Ashaiman, and larger operators pushing out towards Kpone, Prampram, Afienya and Dawhenya where land is easier to find. We supply all of them. The core products are:

• Day-old broiler chicks — fast-growing meat birds of the type used across Ghana (Cobb 500 and Ross 308 genetics). Ready for sale as live or dressed birds in roughly six weeks with good management.
• Day-old layer chicks — brown-egg layers for table-egg production. These are a long-term investment that start paying from around 18–20 weeks.
• Point-of-lay (POL) pullets — near-grown layer birds, roughly 16–18 weeks old and close to first egg. The faster route to eggs if you do not want to brood from day one.
• Feed — broiler starter, grower and finisher, and layer mash, so your birds eat correctly from day one.

Why Tema is a strong place to raise chicken

Ghana does not produce anywhere near enough chicken for its own appetite, and Tema is where that gap is most visible. According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service, Ghana imported about 350,000 metric tonnes of chicken meat in 2021 while domestic production was only around 50,000 MT — meaning imports supplied the overwhelming majority of the market, with domestic broiler meat estimated to meet only about 2% of demand (USDA FAS Ghana Poultry, GH2021-0010, January 2022). Much of that frozen import comes in through Tema Harbour, Ghana's largest seaport. For a local farmer that is not bad news — it is the market. Fresh, locally raised chicken and freshly laid eggs command a premium with Tema's restaurants, hotels, cold stores, chop bars and households who want something fresher than a frozen block. A planned port city with a large, wage-earning industrial and dockside population is a steady, year-round customer base.

How to order day-old chicks in Tema

Ordering is deliberately simple:

• Step 1 — Message us on WhatsApp. Send a note to +233 24 915 1503 telling us the bird (broiler or layer, or POL pullets), the quantity, and your area of Tema (for example Community 1, Tema New Town, Ashaiman, Kpone or Afienya).
• Step 2 — We confirm stock and price. We tell you what is available for your preferred hatch date and quote you the current price. Prices move with breed, season and order size, so we always give you today's figure rather than an out-of-date one.
• Step 3 — We agree a delivery plan. We confirm how and when the chicks reach Tema and what the delivery arrangement costs to your location.
• Step 4 — Prepare your brooder while we prepare the birds, and receive your chicks ready to start.

Planning ahead helps — day-old chicks are hatched to order in batches, so the more notice you give us, the easier it is to guarantee your breed and quantity on the date you want.

Delivery and transport from Kasoa to Tema

Our hatchery is in Kasoa, on the western side of the Accra conurbation, and Tema sits on the eastern side — so a delivery to you crosses the metro, usually via the Accra–Tema motorway. That is a routine journey for us. Day-old chicks travel best in the cool of early morning, in ventilated chick boxes, and go straight into a warm brooder on arrival, so we plan timing around getting them to you quickly and comfortably. When you message us we will confirm the delivery arrangement, the timing window and any cost to your exact location in Tema, Ashaiman, Kpone or the surrounding farming belt. We will not quote you a delivery price or time we cannot stand behind — we confirm it with you before you commit. For more on how chicks should move, see our guide on day-old chick delivery in Ghana.

Preparing before your chicks arrive

Day-old chicks live or die on their first week, so have the brooder ready before delivery day. The essentials: a clean, dry, draught-free brooding space; a heat source (gas brooder, heat lamp or a well-managed charcoal setup) running and warm before the chicks land; clean litter such as dry wood shavings; and clean water with feed available immediately. Aim for brooder warmth of around 32–35°C in the first few days, easing down as the chicks feather. Our guide to brooding day-old chicks and the brooder temperature chart walk through the exact settings week by week. In a built-up area like Tema, also think about biosecurity and ventilation — crowded neighbourhoods mean disease can travel, so keep the pen clean and visitors limited.

Choosing the right breed for Tema

Pick by your goal, not by habit. If you want fast meat turnover to sell into Tema's dense market, go with broilers — Cobb 500 and Ross 308 genetics grow quickly and convert feed efficiently when fed and housed well (see our Cobb 500 guide and Ross 308 guide). If you want steady daily income from eggs for Tema's households and food businesses, go with layers such as the Lohmann Brown type (our Lohmann Brown guide covers management). If you want eggs sooner with less risk during brooding, start with POL pullets. Our best chicken breeds for Ghana overview compares the options. Not sure? Tell us your budget, space and target market on WhatsApp and we will advise honestly.

Honest pricing guidance

We will be straight with you: we do not publish a fixed price list here, because day-old chick, pullet and feed prices move with breed, hatch demand, feed costs and order size, and a number written on a web page today is often wrong next month. Feed cost in particular is the single biggest pressure on Ghana's poultry sector right now (Food Business Africa), and it feeds through into bird prices. So rather than quote you a stale figure, we give you today's real price when you message us — for your exact breed and quantity, delivered to Tema. Larger orders are generally more cost-effective per bird. Message +233 24 915 1503 for a current quote.

Why buy from a working hatchery

Buying from a genuine hatchery rather than an unknown roadside reseller matters for one reason: chick quality. A real hatchery can tell you the parent genetics, the vaccination status, the hatch date and how the chicks have been handled from hatch to your hand. Weak, stressed or mishandled day-old chicks lose money for weeks afterwards, no matter how cheap they looked. Agro Prime is a working Kasoa hatchery supplying farmers nationwide, with advice from people who raise poultry themselves — so if something looks off in week one, you have someone to call. If you are weighing poultry as a business or investment, our guide to starting a poultry farm in Ghana and the partner / invest page are good next reads.

Bottom line

Tema combines a huge, cash-earning population with an import-dominated chicken market — which is exactly the gap a local farmer can fill with fresh birds and eggs. Agro Prime supplies the day-old chicks, pullets and feed to do it, delivered from Kasoa, with the breed advice to back it up. Decide broiler or layer, decide your numbers, and message us.

Frequently asked questions

Sources

• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service — Ghana Poultry Voluntary Report (GH2021-0010), January 2022
• Food Business Africa — Ghana's poultry sector struggles as high feed costs pressure farmers