<![CDATA[This study aimed to analyze the profitability and break-even point of a battery-cage laying duck enterprise and to evaluate the impact of the molting period on its economic feasibility. The study was a case study conducted at Cilongok Farm, Banyumas Regency, over three months (July–September 2023), using secondary data from the cage logbook. The research material comprised 1,230 productive female local ducks raised in a battery system (318 in Cage 1, 505 in Cage 2, and 407 in Cage 3). Cost components considered were feed and labor costs totaling IDR 2,300,000 per month; profitability was assessed using profit, the Revenue Cost Ratio (R/C), and the Break-Even Point (BEP). Total egg production over three months reached 66,436 eggs (mean 722 eggs/day), with total revenue of IDR 135,746,100 and total cost of IDR 147,646,538. After labor costs were included, the enterprise recorded a cumulative deficit of IDR 11,900,438, with an R/C of 0.92. Monthly analysis showed positive profits in July (IDR 2,768,520; R/C 1.06) and August (IDR 7,095,480; R/C 1.14), but a large loss in September (IDR 21,764,438; R/C 0.54) due to a production decline during molting. The BEP was reached at 785 eggs/day or a price of IDR 2,222/egg, whereas the average selling price was only IDR 2,043/egg. Feed remained the largest cost component (95.3%), followed by labor (4.7%).]]>
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