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Hello comrades. I have this business i really want to start. It is a medium size poultry farm and also i want to have a hatchery on the side to hatch my own indigenous chicken and exotic birds such as peacock, pheasants, turkey.
Farm will be in half an acre piece of land located along Nyeri-Nyahururu road near Mweiga. I'm in the process of acquiring an incubator capable of hatching on average 360 eggs per month.
My question are, do any one of you know the viability of this exotic birds business and whether its easy to access hatching eggs of the same in the country or its just through importation.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 7/20/2007 Posts: 4,432
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 Jose: If I make it through this thug life, I'll see you one day. The Lord is the only way to stop the hurt.
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/6/2011 Posts: 60
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One more question? What is the best poultry size house that can hold up to a 1000 chickens (layers)
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Rank: Elder Joined: 8/4/2008 Posts: 2,849 Location: Rupi
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Kabird wrote:One more question? What is the best poultry size house that can hold up to a 1000 chickens (layers) I once was told by a poultry farmer that each chicken requires 1 square foot so in this case you need 1000 square feet. Also include a place for them to perch. Lord, thank you!
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Rank: Member Joined: 10/4/2010 Posts: 223 Location: Afghanistan
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Broilers - 1 sq foot per bird Layers - 2 sq feet per bird The rich have money working for them; the poor and the middle class are going to work for money.
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Rank: Elder Joined: 4/22/2010 Posts: 11,522 Location: Nairobi
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Was wondering what are the pros and cons of rearing free range chicken...thought of starting with like 300 one advantage is that i have space for them to run around and i believe this helps them in egg production...what else do i need to know... possunt quia posse videntur
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/6/2011 Posts: 60
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Anyone with Peacock hatching eggs and anyone ever imported game product..clearance requirements and so forth..Asanti
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 7/20/2010 Posts: 81 Location: humu nchini
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Kabird, I have an incubator that I have only used 3 times...it has a hatching rate of 93%...I've tested it....the capacity is 320 chicken eggs...automatic but locally assembled. Am moving out of town hence am not able to continue using it..please get in touch we discuss further...I will give you a good price...suwabout@gmail.com
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Rank: New-farer Joined: 2/6/2011 Posts: 60
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Blackout wrote:Kabird, I have an incubator that I have only used 3 times...it has a hatching rate of 93%...I've tested it....the capacity is 320 chicken eggs...automatic but locally assembled. Am moving out of town hence am not able to continue using it..please get in touch we discuss further...I will give you a good price...suwabout@gmail.com Pole i have incubators
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Rank: Member Joined: 1/24/2011 Posts: 407 Location: Nairobi,Kenya
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Dod wrote:Broilers - 1 sq foot per bird
Layers - 2 sq feet per bird They dont need much space according to this guy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYgfI3H-iWUHope is not a strategy
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