Want to keep turkey? Don’t keep chicken anywhere near them!

Some of the poultry in David Ole Sankok farm, located in Ewaso Ng'iro in Narok County. PHOTOS BY NANJINIA WAMUSWA.

For many years my father kept turkeys in our rural village – Lung’anyiro somewhere in Mumias under free range system together with our indigenous chicken with minimal success. I still remember the frustrations he went through; as the poults (turkey babies) all died at a young age.

His stock therefore did not grow in size for a long time and for the love of turkeys, he had to buy new ones to replace his stagnant ageing stock.