chickens

Poultry 101: Keep your chickens healthy and well fed

The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) has made it their mission to im­prove lives through the sustainable production of poultry, and empowering farmers in developing regions. They achie...

17 Oct 2024 · 11 min read

WPF releases free training on feeding chickens

The World Poultry Foundation (WPF) has released free training materials to help poultry farmers ensure their chickens are properly fed and watered. The training module is part of a se...

21 Aug 2024 · 2 min read

Make money with layers by keeping your production up – Part 1

Layer farming means raising egg-laying birds for the purpose of commercial egg production. Due to their high nutritional value, the demand for eggs has continued to grow worldwide. Eggs ...

15 Mar 2023 · 4 min read

Tips from Novatek: Raising baby chicks

Chickens are relatively easy animals to maintain once they are adults, but mortality rates can be high while the baby chicks are still growing. It, therefore, becomes cardinal that me...

5 Dec 2022 · 3 min read

Poultry farming Part 6.1: Poultry health

Chickens get sick very easily. Disease can kill your whole flock overnight, so it is important to make sure that you do everything you can to keep them healthy. The two most significa...

27 Sep 2022 · 12 min read

Chicken farming: Build your own broiler house

The present-day South African farming industry is striving for lower investment capital, in order to show bigger profits. Planners and designers in this industry are forced to develop me...

13 May 2022 · 6 min read
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