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Chaka
#31 Posted : Monday, February 13, 2017 12:09:48 PM
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Just saw this on FB,
theking
#32 Posted : Wednesday, February 15, 2017 11:23:37 AM
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Chaka wrote:
Just saw this on FB,



wow,quite creative, I have to copy. Those mitungi are 100/-
Chaka
#33 Posted : Wednesday, February 15, 2017 11:41:14 AM
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theking wrote:



wow,quite creative, I have to copy. Those mitungi are 100/-

So this would be cheaper than wood?
Chaka
#34 Posted : Wednesday, February 15, 2017 11:42:44 AM
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theking wrote:



wow,quite creative, I have to copy. Those mitungi are 100/-

So this would be cheaper than wood?
theking
#35 Posted : Wednesday, February 15, 2017 2:50:21 PM
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Chaka wrote:
theking wrote:



wow,quite creative, I have to copy. Those mitungi are 100/-

So this would be cheaper than wood?


Cost might almost be the same,an offcut is 200/- a piece, wood is 25/- per foot. But wood has much more work. I realised you can even use the 20lt non returnable water bottle. Good thing it's easier to make a nest in the bottle/mtungi than using wood. You just need to nail the container in place so that it doesn't fall off.
Chaka
#36 Posted : Wednesday, February 15, 2017 3:22:51 PM
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theking wrote:
Chaka wrote:
theking wrote:



wow,quite creative, I have to copy. Those mitungi are 100/-

So this would be cheaper than wood?


Cost might almost be the same,an offcut is 200/- a piece, wood is 25/- per foot. But wood has much more work. I realised you can even use the 20lt non returnable water bottle. Good thing it's easier to make a nest in the bottle/mtungi than using wood. You just need to nail the container in place so that it doesn't fall off.

Yes,nice and simple..what I would call appropriate technology..

amorphous
#37 Posted : Wednesday, December 02, 2020 10:21:35 AM
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theking wrote:
8 or so months later, project has generally stabilized. Project comfortably sustaining itself plus some small profit. Aim to increase the herd slightly to start pocketing some decent cash since some costs are fixed. Main Challenge is fodder, still trying to formulate ways to push down fodder costs since it's the main cost.
Also doing some kienyeji chicken on the side. Started as a side hustle but they are multiplying so fast it might become a main business. Started with less than 10 hens, I've almost 50 chicken now and some more being hatched soon God willing.

In other news, please advise how to change subject from sheep farming since this has since changed


Theking,
What became of this sheep farming venture jameni.
Very interesting stuff!
But I hear if you do not castrate the sheep early the meat will have a bad smell and nobody will buy..is this true?
In the final analysis, it all boils down to sheer plain old hard work and dogged persistence. Nothing more, nothing less!!
sqft
#38 Posted : Wednesday, December 02, 2020 11:17:06 AM
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Zenge wrote:
Sheep are grazers and require a large area to feed throughout the year. large pieces of land are subdivided into paddocks which enables good distribution of feed. I know that sheep are quite profitable given that they reproduce fast and they are a low maintenance animal


Sheep and goats can also be "zero grazed" kama kuku/pigs. Shida is getting the feed.








Proverbs 13:11 Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Gathige
#39 Posted : Wednesday, December 02, 2020 4:50:22 PM
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sqft wrote:
Zenge wrote:
Sheep are grazers and require a large area to feed throughout the year. large pieces of land are subdivided into paddocks which enables good distribution of feed. I know that sheep are quite profitable given that they reproduce fast and they are a low maintenance animal


Sheep and goats can also be "zero grazed" kama kuku/pigs. Shida is getting the feed.











Zero Grazing and Greenhouse Farming, best works for high value animals and crops. Zero Grazing Goats unless for premium mutton or for breeding hybrid may not be cost effective. It would be like rearing Kienjeji checking in a cage system. The costs would far outweigh returns.
"Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least." Goethe
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