How to protect your poultry from getting infections using bio-security measures

Kenya: Kenya’s appetite for chicken meat and eggs is always high throughout the year; business opportunities are thus evergreen. Whether you want to venture into broiler, layers or indigenous chicken production, the market is huge for both small and large scale farmers.

In addition, the production cycle is quite short hence quick returns to investments. It only takes three weeks for an egg to hatch into a chick and four to six months for a hen to mature and start laying eggs; this can go on for two years; a good breed like Californian white will lay up to 325 eggs annually. Broilers take as little as six weeks to reach market weight under good management.