Unga Farm Care Ltd which manufactures animal and poultry feeds has introduced newly manufactured feeds for Kienyeji chicken which is already available across the country.

The new product known as Fugo Kienyeji range is specifically formulated as a supplemental diet for the kienyeji chicken.

The formulation is suitable both to the birds on confinement and those on free range, said the company in the statement to the press.

Kienyeji poultry farming is a growing activity in the country’s poultry sector with thousands of farmers now rearing the birds.

“Every stage of growth of chicken has different nutritional requirements which must be provided in the diet for the required growth and production. To ensure this is achieved, we formulated different categories of feeds to cater for each type and stage of growth. The use of the different formulated diets ensures that there is improved productivity and maximum return on investment,” said Unga in a statement.

Unga Farm Care Ltd says despite the fact that the kenyeji breeds are considered more resistant to diseases, the birds should have proper housing, stocking levels, vaccination and feeding programmes to minimise any incidences of diseases.

“Commercialisation of the chicken was about layers and broilers for long, but improvement of indigenous chicken breeds has necessitated commercial feed,” the communique added.