Chicken

Rhode Island Red, a dual-purpose chicken breed, is one of the most popular breeds in the world. This is because…

As a farmer, your major goal should be to maximize the income you earn from your venture just like any…

Kuroiler chicken, a crossbreed created by Keggs farms in India in the early 1990s, is a dual purpose chicken breed….

The chicken farmer needs to have a good understanding of chicken diseases, their causes, symptoms, cures and prevention. Diseases are…

One of the major issues you might face in your chicken farming business is your chickens eating their eggs. This…

The Sasso broiler chicken, made to be hardy and to as a slow-growing bird, is a broiler alternative to the…

Making your own chicken feed at home can help in cutting down on the cost of purchasing chicken feed. Formulating…

Indigenous chicken, also known as Kienyeji are much sought after because of the quality of their meat and eggs. They…

The broiler feeding process is aimed at making sure that the bird, being raised for meat, attains the desired weight…

Kienyeji chicken is a broad name used for indigenous chicken breeds in Kenya, mostly reared in the village under the…

Layers are birds that are primarily kept for egg production. For commercial egg production, good management of layers is off…

One of the major concerns of a poultry farmer is when they notice a decrease in egg production. Egg-laying might…

The Potch KoeKoek is a free-range, dual-purpose chicken breed developed in the 1950s, at Potchefstroom agricultural college in South Africa….

The Boschveld is an indigenous chicken reared across Africa. It is a crossbreed between the Ovambo, Matabele and Venda free-range…

KARI improved Kienyeji was bred by the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute(KARI), now known as Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Institute…

The Rainbow rooster is a dual-purpose, low-input, multicoloured chicken from India. It was bred by Indbro Research and Breeding Farms…

Kenbro chicken is a dual-purpose breed developed and distributed by Kenchic Limited in Kenya.  The poultry farmer can keep it…

Brooding is the period immediately after hatching when the chicks need special care and management for their survival. Bringing in…

Poultry farming is one of the most lucrative agricultural ventures, providing meat and eggs for human consumption. However, one of…

Value addition is the process of adding value to a product or service through special processing, marketing or manufacturing. Value…

As a chicken farmer, you understand housing, disease control, vaccination, and brooding. However, do you understand record keeping? It is…

Are you thinking of starting a chicken business? Are you already in the chicken farming business but is wondering how…