Archives for Poultry Farming - Page 11
Learn how to easily catch a rooster when it escapes out of it’s coop.
Catching an escaped chicken or rooster is rarely any fun for you or the bird. Roosters who are not in a chicken coop are vulnerable to attacks from various predators.…
Foot Pad Dermatitis: a common disease in poultry reared under intensive housing system that farmers ignore
Foot Pad Dermatitis is a common problem of chicken reared under intensive housing systems but farmers ignore it due to lack of knowledge. Foot Pad Dermatitis (FPD) also known as…
SERIOUS Factors to consider when buying those day old chicks being advertised on facebook
If you are a poultry farmer or you wish to enter into poultry farming and will want to use day old chicks as a start then there are certain things…
Why Kenyans are turning to Uganda for egg’s import and its consequences
High production costs have seen many Kenyans cross the borders to buy cheaper eggs from Uganda for consumption and re-sale in Kenya. Traders in Busia and Malaba towns along the…
Challenges experienced by smallholder poultry farmers in Kenya
Any long-term objective of working with small holder farmers is to impact families into self sustenance. Traditional poultry farming is mostly owned, managed and generally traded by women since this…
From 320/-, Egg prices (per tray) in Kenya hits 280/- and still no customers. FIND OUT WHY
The road from Nakuru town to Engashura, about 5km away, reminds one of some thoroughfares in Nairobi because it is smooth and well-tarmacked. I take a turn off the Nakuru-Nairobi…
8kg chicken worth Sh3,000+ draws crowd at Nairobi Trade Fair
A rooster weighing eight kilos is drawing crowds at the Nairobi International Trade Fair. This is almost the weight of a dik-dik antelope and twice the size of a normal…
From a cigarette hawker in Kiserian to a multimillion poultry farmer – success story of Geoffrey Kago
By 2013, Geoffrey Kago’s firm, Kaki Village Enterprises, was valued at Sh10 million. The firm had been started in 2002 with capital of just Sh600. This was due to the…
RESEARCHERS: Kienyeji chicken demand in Kenya hits all time high
Kenyan researchers are focusing attention on traditionally neglected indigenous chicken (kienyeji) as demand hits all time high with data showing 40 percent of those who buy chicken and their products…
STEP by STEP on starting a chicken business in Kenya today
It’s one thing to start a chicken farm, but to start an actual business out of it is something else entirely. You are not only going to become a chicken…