poultry

Farming businesses in Kenya: The past 14 years were frustrating to Stanley Lagat. His job saw him only earn a paltry Sh. 3, 310 monthly. Though he was in love with his career, the returns were dismal, with financial strains weighing down on him. The clerical officer at Mosoriot Teachers’...

Is Chicken Farming Profitable in Kenya: BY ZABLON OYUGI: Side hustles can be a make-and-break for many Kenyan workers, as the difference between scrimping and saving, and living a life where bills get paid. For Sela Awino Migaya, an Information Technology expert by profession, rearing chickens...

Most Profitable Chicken Breeds: The following feature was first published in Seeds of Gold magazine. Dressed in a white overcoat, a black trouser, and gumboots, Nicholas Omondi digs his hand in a sack of poultry feeds and offers his birds at his farm in Dunga, Kisumu. The farmer keeps 42...

In June 2017, Hesbon Andika was employed as a teacher at Esokone Secondary School and was being paid by the County Government of Kakamega Sh10,000 (USD 100) a month. For 10 months, he saved Sh80,000 (USD 800) In that period, he underwent a two-day mentorship programme on better poultry farming...

Immediately after he was forcefully retrenched from his TV job at K24 in 2013, Caleb Karuga ventured into poultry farming. Two years later, he has no regrets to boot. In fact, the founder and CEO of Wendy Farms Limited have gone on to build a poultry empire that rakes in over Sh. 800,000 from...

So you think your chicken isn’t laying well? Maybe they’re not. Laying eggs is a daylight sensitive business. Commercial egg production uses artificial light to trick the chicken into laying consistently through cold seasons. You don’t need a rooster to get your chicken to lay eggs, only if you...

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...

When you harvest sweet potato tubers, large amounts of vines are available. Most people throw away the vines. You must know that they have good feed value. Sweet potato vines can be used as a protein feed for animals. They do not have as much protein as cassava leaves, but they do have more...

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...