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BROODING

Jun 29
1 min

ALTERNATIVE WAYS OF BROODING/ WARMING CHICKS

There are many different ways of warming chicks in the brooder. Putting Hot water in a plastic container is cheap, easy and convenient.

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Wakoli Gervase

May 28
1 min

TEMPERATURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON EGG LAYING

TEMPERATURE AND ITS EFFECTS ON EGG PRODUCTION -The optimal laying temperature is between 11° and 26° C. A humidity level above 75 percent...

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Wakoli Gervase

Jan 29
3 min

RECORD KEEPING IN POULTRY

It is important for a farmer to keep simple, systematic records. They must complete (no missing information) and true (carefully collected)

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Wakoli Gervase

Dec 11, 2019
3 min

96 Egg Incubator Kenya

First Step Installation. Remove the incubator from the box and put it in the right position. The lid should be on top. You can choose to ...

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Wakoli Gervase

Nov 20, 2019
4 min

How do you build a Homemade incubator?

Recently, raising chickens at home has become a popular activity, as people have learned about the way hens live in mass-produced farms, w...

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10 Things to Consider Before Getting Chickens

Wakoli Gervase

Nov 12, 2019
3 min

10 Things to Consider Before Getting Chickens

On other occasions we have talked about chicken farming, today we return to the topic to give you the 10 keys that you need to know to st...

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Wakoli Gervase

Nov 10, 2019
3 min

How to use an egg incubator

The egg incubators are very simple to use and have the advantage that allows hatching eggs without relying on the chicken, so you can inc...

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Diarrhea in chickens: what to do and how to treat?

Wakoli Gervase

Nov 9, 2019
3 min

Diarrhea in chickens: what to do and how to treat?

Diarrhea is a fairly common problem in chickens. Many owners sometimes do not even pay attention to such a symptom, thinking that their b...

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Wakoli Gervase

Oct 29, 2019
4 min

EGG EATING BEHAVIOR IN CHICKEN

Egg Eating behavior in chicken can be caused by many factors. This ultimately results in unnecessary losses to a farmer.

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Cannibalism in Chicken and its prevention

Wakoli Gervase

Oct 24, 2019
3 min

Cannibalism in Chicken and its prevention

Cannibalism is aggressive behavior of chickens that may begin by feather pecking by socially dominant birds. Cannibalism usually occurs when

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Wakoli Gervase

Oct 2, 2019
2 min

POULTRY HOUSE

A Poultry house should have an East-west orientation with ventilation windows on the sides facing south and north. No windows should be o...

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Wakoli Gervase

Sep 26, 2019
4 min

POULTRY DISEASES

Most people in Kenya are adopting commercial poultry keeping as a means of generating additional income. In the past few years, commercia...

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Wakoli Gervase

Sep 24, 2019
9 min

A guide to Poultry farming in Kenya

Poultry farming is the domestication of birds for provision of food, manure, source of income or for aesthetic value. Mostly they are bre...

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FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING AN EGG INCUBATOR

Wakoli Gervase

Sep 4, 2019
1 min

FACTORS TO CONSIDER WHEN BUYING AN EGG INCUBATOR

The main factors that affect the incubation process are: temperature, humidity, ventilation, position, and turning of the eggs. The facto...

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Wakoli Gervase

Sep 4, 2019
9 min

EGG INCUBATION GUIDE

Egg Incubation Guide When incubating eggs, there are five key factors to bear in mind: 1. Temperature With the egg at the correct tempera...

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