With just 40k starting with dove business there birds in 6 weeks is worth 5k I have reach 84k

It started with nothing more than a passing thought: "What if I try something different this time?" I was tired. Tired of being broke. Tired of borrowing. Tired of waiting on a miracle that never came.

I didn’t want something that needed a shop, big capital, or daily marketing stress. I wanted something I could build quietly, something that didn’t look like business from the outside — but was, in fact, a goldmine in motion.

That's when I stumbled upon doves — yes, real-life pigeons. Not the ones you see flying around randomly, but the ones that people buy — for weddings, religious ceremonies, events, or even just for breeding. It felt odd at first. Like, “me, rearing birds?” But that feeling faded quickly when I did the math.

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Just ₦40,000 and a Cage

I started small. Really small. I had ₦40K saved up. It wasn’t much, but it felt big because I had a plan.

With that money, I bought:

• A basic cage made from local materials — nothing fancy, just something functional.

• A small pair of mature doves — male and female.

• Some feed, basic vitamins, and wood shavings for hygiene.

The first few days were slow. I just observed. I cleaned their space, fed them, and watched how they moved — like gentle spirits just minding their own business. It gave me peace.

Doves are calm animals. They eat little, rarely make noise, and they reproduce fast — that’s the real deal. By the second week, I started noticing behavioral changes. I’d done my research — these birds breed quickly. It wasn’t a joke.

True to the cycle, the female laid eggs. I was excited, but also cautious. I didn’t want to count profits before they hatched — literally.

By week 4, there were baby birds. Small, helpless, but alive. That was the moment everything changed in my mind. I’d turned ₦40K into a living system. And I wasn’t even done yet.

Each healthy dove can be sold for about ₦5,000, especially if you’re dealing with event vendors or local bird markets. Some even go for ₦6,000 if they’re well-fed and have beautiful feathers. My first batch produced 6 new birds, and I still had the parents.

So I had:

• 6 young doves × ₦5,000 = ₦30,000

• 2 adult doves × ₦6,000 = ₦12,000

And I already had another pair starting to lay again.

In less than a month, my ₦40K investment had become a system that brought in over ₦40K in return — without rushing, without noise.

Add that up: ₦30K (babies) + ₦12K (adults, though I kept them) + retained value in cage and feed = ₦84,000 in asset value or income potential within 4 weeks.

I didn’t need to sell all at once. Some I sold. Some I kept for more breeding. I now had options.There’s something powerful about small, quiet businesses. I didn’t need electricity. I didn’t need a shop. I didn’t need social media.

I just needed:

• Patience

• Clean water

• A little feed

• And trust in the cycle

The birds did the rest.

People around me were surprised. They thought doves were just for decoration. But they didn’t know there’s a small but strong market in Nigeria. Doves are in demand for:

• Ceremonies (especially church weddings)

• Religious offerings

• Birthday surprise packages

• Breeding for profit

And when people saw that I could supply 4–6 birds within days, they took me seriously. Trust grew

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I didn’t rush to expand. I took it slow. Each new ₦5K I earned, I saved ₦3K and reinvested ₦2K. That meant more feed, improved cage space, and health support for the birds.

By the end of my second month, I had 12 doves — half were ready for sale, the rest were breeding. All this from a single quiet ₦40K investment.

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There was a time when ₦500 felt like plenty to me. Now, I could touch ₦5,000 per sale without leaving my compound. No transport fare, no standing in sun, no long queue.

I finally understood what people meant by passive income. Every time a customer came by to pick up two or three birds, it reminded me: I’m no longer just hustling, I’m building something.

• I lost one baby dove to cold. I learned to add more bedding.

• A customer once delayed payment — I learned to collect deposits first.

• One hawk came by — I covered the cage fully from then on.

Every challenge taught me something useful.

I’m still in the dove business. Quietly. Slowly. Steadily. I now sell to two local vendors regularly. They trust my birds. I trust their payment.

My dream? To scale into a mini dove farm. Nothing big. Maybe 50 birds. From there, open a side business — maybe mini feeds or cage rental.

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All of this — from just ₦40,000 and a little faith.

This story isn’t hype. It’s just life. A real hustle that paid off, quietly and respectfully. I didn’t become a millionaire, but I became free — and for someone who once couldn’t eat twice a day, that’s more than enough.

Sometimes, business is just about starting small, being real, and trusting the process — even if it begins with birds.