Eight chicken breeds that will lay you cash

Herine Omenda, a farmer attends to a section of her poultry at her Mixa farm in Rabuor village, Kisumu county. [Denish Ochieng/ Standard]

Commercial poultry production in Kenya dates back to 1970s. It is estimated that the poultry population stands at 80 million, with 70 per cent being indigenous backyard flock. The driving factors for this industry have been linked to rapid urbanisation, growth of the middle-class citizens, rise in quick service restaurants like KFC, Nando’s and Chicken-Inn, and the demand for affordable source of proteins. Here are the most common breeds of chickens, their strengths and weaknesses and how they are reared.

1.     Parent- stock Breeding stock lines