Category: Poultry Farming & Management

All types of ingredient, as well as completed compound feeds, require special care during storage to prevent deterioration in quality, and loss. Additionally, they are very valuable commodities and need to be subjected to careful stock control to prevent theft. Here at Conversion Feeds we value the quality of our feeds and take optimum care to provide…

Below is a nimble simple way to sustain a successive brooding record sop as to yield success in the venture and keep track of mortality rate among your poultry chicks. It will help you to know factors for mortality rate, balance any influctuations amongst your brood and prepare to curb any future challenges faced on…

As a Poultry keeper or farmer; don’t start pointing fingers on the birds until you ensure that you are not the problem.  Ask yourself if you are providing good quality feeds, enough light and clean water. Check also if the birds are stressed or probably there are abrupt changes in their routine.  Also, assess the…

Poultry farming is one of the most lucrative businesses in Uganda and the world at large.  The increasing demand for chicken (call it chicken meat) and eggs resulting from the growing population and townships across the country provides an opportunity for new and existing farmers to cash in on this enterprise.  Apart from earning from…

Chicken Breeding is a process of rearing chicken for later purposes like selling. Breeding chickens is a great way to create a sustainable flock, and should be learned by every chicken farmer and enthusiast.  Poultry breeding can be divided into three main areas which include:  Commercial breeding  For egg production, or  Meat production  Village/Backyard breeding  Poultry bred…

There seems to be a lot of debate about which is better, white eggs or brown, and depending where you are you are likely to get all sorts of answers. For example, some farmers believe the dark brown an egg is means it tastes better. In Uganda, four unscrupulous Chinese business men in October, 2018…

Undeniably knowledge is power and even for poultry keeping starters, it is wise to know the playing field you are engaging in to. So, lets be wakeful and grasp basic tit bits of information that can help navigate poultry farming and achieve success globally. Here are a few terms to help through the way; Production…

One of the most popular questions first time chicken owners ask is, “which breed of chooks are the best laying hens?” Some first time owners are surprised to hear that there are different breeds of chickens, let alone particular breeds that lay eggs more prolifically than other varieties. Though it might seem as though there…

Monitoring the average weights of your flock from day one is a very important management tool in poultry farming and this calls for all commercial poultry farmers to own digital weighing scales. About 10% of the flock is measured from different points of the house randomly. 1.In the early stages of life of a flock,…