Practical Ways to Boost Your Income With Chickens
Chickens are not only a great addition to any backyard, but they can also be an excellent source of income. Whether you sell eggs, meat, or feathers, there are many …
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8 Amazing Benefits of the Battery Cage System
The battery cage system is the most popular housing system for commercial laying hens. This system simply involves the use of iron, steel or wooden cages arranged or joined together …
Poultry: The Most Profitable Livestock Farming Business
One of the questions asked by people who want to start a livestock farm is: What is the most profitable livestock farming business? In this article, we are going to …
A Beginner’s Guide to Layer Farming
Layer farming is one of the popular aspects of poultry production. It is ranked as the second most practiced poultry venture in the world after broiler farming. If you intend …
Simple Layer Chicken Feed Calculator
Feed and feeding are vital in livestock farming. Generally, the cost of feeding is over 70% of the total cost of production. So if you’re thinking of raising and keeping …
A Beginner’s Guide to Buying Point of Lay Chickens
Have you recently seen the Point of Lay Chicken For Sale adverts? Do you want to replace your stock with point of lay chickens? Are you new to this whole …
ISA Brown Chicken – All Breed Information
ISA Brown Chicken Breed is one of the most sought-after chicken breeds in the world. Research has revealed that one out of 10 farms keeps ISA brown chickens. The reasons …
Day Old Chicks or Point of Lay – Which Should I Start With?
Should I start with day-old chicks (DOC) or Point of Lay Chickens (POL)? This is a common question asked by most people who want to start layer farming. They are …
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 …
The Nutritional Requirements of Chick, Pullet & Layer
Nutrition is an important part of poultry farming because the performances of chickens and other poultry birds depend majorly on their nutrition. One mistake some layer chicken farmers make is …