Walking into Juliana Langat’s chicken farm in Njerian village, Bomet County, one cannot stop to marvel at her numerous chickens.
In one of the pens, the chickens squawk loudly as they seek our attention. Juliana is holding a yellow bucket...
Beatrice Kirui’s farm in Kiamunyi, Nakuru, hosts 3,000 chickens, 30 rabbits, three cows and two goats. To begin with, the chicken pen built from iron sheets and wood is one-storey, with each unit holding 1,500 chickens.
From this simple structure,...
How to Start Hardware Business in Kenya: It was 2009 and Anne had just been voted the best manager in her bank’s branch network worldwide. Having started out as a clerk in 1991 and risen steadily through the ranks,...
For many years, poultry farmers in Kenya have been rearing exotic breeds for commercial purposes.
The birds, which lay hundreds of eggs annually, have been the darling of many farmers. But time seems to be up for the exotic breeds...
The ultimate goal of any poultry farmer, particularly the one keeping chicken layers, is to get quality eggs that fetch good prices in the market.
A good quality egg is oval shaped, clean with a smooth shell, firm and has...
To become rich, you must create wealth. And in wealth creation, many of us have heard time and time again that “Money does not grow on trees”. It is meant to convey that we couldn’t expect to get money...
Improper management, stress, stage of lactation and poor diet are among the causes of reduced milk production in cows, besides diseases.
Your dairy cow is consuming more feeds, but they may not be well-balanced to sustain milk production as well...
A good dairy feeding programme for your dairy cow should consider the quantity and quality in the feeding ration, type of the feed and how or when it is offered.
Typically, a dairy cow will eat 3 per cent of...
Day-old chicks from different hatcheries vary greatly in terms of quality, and as such, the type you stock has an implication on the success of your venture.
For starters, you need to identify your hatchery of choice. It is advisable...
Poultry farmers are now crossing indigenous chickens with commercial hybrid layers and broilers to produce the so-called ‘improved indigenous chickens’.
It is a desperate breeding practice aimed at producing birds that have rapid growth rates, high egg production and are...
