Even chicks know there’s such thing as going digital

William Mutua, a poultry farmer in Tala, Machakos County, says he has lost than ten chicks since he ventured into poultry keeping, thanks to Digital Smart Brooder. [David Njaaga, Standard]

At Unyuani village in Kangundo, hundreds of two-day-old chicks huddle at different spots in a sizeable chicken coup. They are tucked into each other, forming an appealing white mass around a large red feeder lit into sharp scarlet by a lamp hanging about a metre above.

Some are obviously making the best of an afternoon nap after helping themselves from the numerous feeders and drinkers distributed evenly in the lit room that measures about six by five metres.