chickens

At George chicken farm nothing goes to waste. the chicken droppings is a very good raw material for making animal feed and manure," George says - 47-year-old farmer, who resigned from his teaching profession now rearing about 5,000 layers. Preparing the droppings in animal feeds and manure is a...

I saw this post on a Facebook page and thought it would be good for the eLengo community. ---------- In my early years of keeping chickens, one interesting and annoying habits my chickens had was skipping laying. I expected well-fed hens to lay an egg EVERY DAY! Most of you seasoned farmers...

10 key lessons that will be a driving force this year to ensure every farmer earns from their chicken business. 1. In God we trust, but for livestock feeds, verify: First, whether you formulate your own feeds or rely on commercial rations, you need to test their quality regularly. You see...

Kienyeji chicken farming in Kenya: Dr. Tony Kiragu runs Kuku Nature Farm in Naivasha town, that is well-established agribusiness with a solid market and making a significant impact in the farming community in the area. The ambitious vet specializes in hatching Kari Kienyeji chicken which he...

The farm is situated at a farm in Olala village, Narok South. The village is 900 meters off the Mulot-Sogoo road. It is dotted with many Kipsigis traditional grass-thatched houses. We are welcomed at Mrs. Lilian Cherono’s quarter-acre chain-link fenced compound, by the sounds of a chicken. She...

From jobless youth to a successful kienyeji chicken farmer – success story of Onesmus Mutuku Onesmus Mutuku holds two Kuroiler cockerels warmly in his left and right hands as if feeling their weight before he informs a buyer that they would go for Sh1,500 each. The buyer, who had visited his...

Some call this "buttock syndrome"????...we'll, this is not that, the name of this condition is called "pasty butt" or "pasted vent"..This is a condition that occurs in early stages of chicks development when droppings stick to the down surrounding their vents.Poops build up to form blockage of...

At Keystone we try as much as possible to cut the cost of feeds. This is a procedure for breeding maggots using EM1 to accelerated decomposition. Visit Keystone Poultry Farm today and learn how to breed maggots in your farm for your birds. maggot meal contains 47.1% crude protein, 25.3% fat...

Role of calcium in poultry production.. 1-Helps improved on egg production. 2-Hepps in formation of strong egg shells. 3-Improves growth in birds. 4-Helps in strong borne formation. 5-Controlls cannibalism, pecking and egg eating.. #keystonepoultryfarm

I said ‘No’ to teaching job for this thriving chicken business. It is feeding time at Elisha Wekoya’s poultry farm . Excited hens make cluck sounds as they fight for the rich chicken meal Wekoya is methodically throwing at them. “If you notice, the birds are making a lot of noise because they...