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Livestock

Should you use cage or free range method to rear chicken

Before you pick a system, you need to consider the breed of chicken, production purpose, growth rate and number of chicken reared. The commonest methods of poultry rearing fall under...

How you can turn your chicken litter into profit

Poultry litter is a mixture of droppings, feathers, bedding material, feeds and water in the chicken coop after cleaning. The nutrient concentration of the litter...

How to select the right eggs and hatch them correctly in your incubator

Not all eggs are fit for incubation and therefore good selection criteria must be employed to ensure high hatchability and quality chicks are obtained. For...

Why your hens lay abnormal eggs and what to do

BY TONY KIRAGU It is fundamental to understand the process involved in egg formation which in return would enable us to grasp how some defects...

Is your livestock farm a hobby or a serious business?

BY OTHIENO JOSEPH There are farmers who practise farming as a hobby; they take pleasure in seeing livestock dot their farms and love to talk...

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