Indigenous chicken production manual
Ksh75
Indigenous chicken production manual
Indigenous chicken farming has been described variously as backyard poultry rearing, rural poultry production or scavenging. For our purpose, any flock of chicken that are kept under free-range management and on which no selection of breeds or improvement by crossbreeding has been done is considered as a flock of indigenous chicken. Families could improve their income and supply of poultry products (meat and eggs) by practicing a combination of recommendations given in this manual.
- Description
Description
How to start a kienyeji poultry farm
- Starting stock.
- Housing. Housing chicken is key as it offers them protection against thieves, adverse weather, predators such as dogs, snakes, rats, hawks and mongoose, as well as shelter brooding hens and egg laying ones.
- Feeding
- Pests and diseases control
- Market.
How to use this book
The aim of this book is to assist owners of indigenous chickens using extensive farming systems.
It looks at ways to improve the productivity of their flock. It is designed to be shared with farmers in a way that allows them to understand how to find their way through the book and how to find the information that they need.
Indigenous chicken production manual
Families could improve their income and supply of poultry products (meat and eggs) by practicing a combination of recommendations given in this manual. The aim of this manual is to create awareness and interest in indigenous chicken production.
Contents
Introduction .. .. .. .. .. 1
General management .. .. .. .. 1
Feeding .. .. .. .. 1
Housing .. .. .. .. 2
Cleaning and disinfecting .. .. 2
Breeding .. .. .. .. .. 4
Selection of eggs for setting .. .. 4
Management of chicks .. .. .. 5
Diseases .. .. .. .. .. 6
Record keeping.. .. .. .. .. 13 R
recommended further reading .. .. .. 1
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