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How to get your day-old chicks off to a good start

Batrice Jepkemoi feeding her one-week-old chicks at her chicken brooder at Kipkorgot in Uasin Gishu County. [Christopher Kipsang, Standard]

I have always emphasised to poultry farmers that the best period to manage their flocks is within the first seven days before placement (preparation period) and within the first seven days after placement (brooding period).

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