The story of a Nyeri lady who is earning large profits from chicken keeping after her husband assisted in funding her dream.

Leamose Poultry Farm is located in Kabiruini village, close to Nyeri show grounds and Dedan Kimathi University of Science and Technology.

Leah Muthoni owns the farm and crosses indigenous chicken with exotic chicken.

She prefers cross-bred chickens because they are disease resistant, mature faster, and produce more than the indigenous Kienyeji chicken.

A Modest Start

Leah began chicken farming with six Kienyeji chicks.

Her spouse, a veteran police officer, went to a bank to acquire a KES 400,000 loan.

The duo had goals to meet as a couple. They used this money on a hatchery, brooders, a water tank, and water traps.

Further, they installed power and built cages.

Muthoni was later introduced to the enhanced Kienyeji chicken by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization.

She went on to purchase several indigenous breeds and housed them all in separate cages.

Leah began cross-breeding the indigenous Kienyeji chicken with cocks from the Kuroiler, Dorep, and Kenbro chicken breeds, which are known to acquire weight quicker than the indigenous Kienyeji.

When grown, the enhanced chicken may weigh up to 4.5kg.

The farmer raises approximately 200 indigenous adult chickens. This is after selling roughly 500 of them during the holidays.

Routine Activities

Leah feeds the chicks with kitchen garbage, sunflowers, grains, fish meal, green grass, and maize germ to keep them healthy.

She keeps the chicken in a big, completely gated area where they may scavenge and catch insects. She maintains a regular immunization regimen to reduce poultry losses.

Returns on Investment

Muthoni sells as three-week-old chicks for KES 150 apiece and she keeps the other chicks for three months before allowing them to mix with the other chickens.

The matured ones are sold in kilograms, with each kilo costing KES 450. She may earn between KES 80,000 and KES 120,000 per month by selling crossbred chickens, original breed chicks, and eggs.

Conclusion

You may realize your ambition of making a lot of money by beginning a small business in agriculture. You may begin with chicken farming, and for instance, a grown pure Kienyeji chicken would earn you between KES 1,000 and KES 2,000, while their hybrid counterparts go for prices below KES 1,000.