Indigenous Chicken Farming

About This Guide

Small flock, steady income.

Kenyan kienyeji chickens are hardy, tasty and always in demand, but most flocks lose half their chicks and lay few eggs. This practical guide shows how to house, feed, hatch, brood, vaccinate and sell indigenous chickens under a simple semi-intensive system, with drawings, vaccination calendars and record sheets.

How to use this guide

• Read Chapters 1 - 2 to choose your system.
• Use Chapters 3 - 7 as your practical guide to housing, feeding, hatching, chicks and health.
• Use Chapter 8 to plan your money and sales.

What You'll Learn

• 1Why Indigenous Chickens?
• 2Choosing a System
• 3Housing
• 4Feeding
• 5Breeding and Hatching
• 6Rearing Chicks
• 7Keeping Chickens Healthy
• 8Money and Records

Also inside: A: Record Sheets; B: Quick Reference.