How to Start a Hatchery Business
What is a Hatchery? A hatchery is a place where fertile eggs are hatched, most particularly on a business basis. It could be referred to as the maternity center where …
Poultry
4 Questions To Ask Before Building Chicken Coops
This post will show you how to build chicken coops with ease and give you useful information about housing poultry. There may be questions you may need to answer and …
Molting in Chickens: Everything You Need To Know
What is Molting and Why Do Chickens Molt? Molting or moulting is the process where chickens naturally shed of old feathers to regrow new ones. Molting is not a strange …
Brief Facts about Nigerian Indigenous (Local) Chickens
Have you ever attempted to know the local breeds of chicken we have in Nigeria? Yes, we have our local chicken breeds in Nigeria and this post will provide some …
Heat Stress in Poultry: Causes, Effects, Signs & Solutions
What is Heat Stress? Heat stress is a condition in chickens (and other birds) caused by high temperatures, especially when combined with high relative humidity and low airspeed. Some predisposing …
Vaccination Schedule for KARI Improved Kienyeji Chicken
Vaccination is very important in livestock production, especially in poultry production. Poultry farmers should vaccinate their flock (broiler, pullets, layers, kienyeji, turkeys, duck, geese, etc.) against diseases to avoid losing …
Kienyeji Chicken Feeding Program & Feed Formulation
Kienyeji chicken is a local breed of chicken that is fast gaining popularity in Kenya. It is a dual-purpose bird, meaning that it can be used for meat and egg …
Top 3 Should-Have Android Apps for Poultry Farmers
This is a digital age where technological innovations and inventions have greatly helped poultry farmers and farmers in other fields of agriculture. The use of smartphones is on the increase …
External Parts of Chickens
Did you know some people don’t know all the external parts of a chicken? Don’t be surprised. You could be part of them. Well, the external parts of a chicken …
How to Protect Chickens from Snakes
Snakes are one of the deadly and ruthless predators of chickens. They can bite, kill and eat live chickens and also eat their eggs. It means that if a snake …