There are various methods on how Kienyeji chicken rearing in Kenya is practiced:

1. FREE RANGE:

In free range conditions, the birds are not confined and can look for food over an extended open area. Makeshift shelters may be provided in order to protect the birds from severe whether conditions. The birds may wander around usually in liter collection areas trees and nests in the bush.
The flock contains may contain birds of different breeds and varying ages and it usually hard to control inbreeding.

In this case the stocking density should not exceed 1000 birds in one hectare for its good to note that hundred birds will require 0.4 hectares of land.

Requirements;

1. Large, fenced and well drained land with trees for shade.

2. Land partitioned to allow rotation (runs) to reduce parasite build up.

3. House for shelter and laying nests

ADVANTAGES

1. Reduced cannibalism and egg eating for there is no overcrowding
2. Less feeds used as birds scavenge outside
3. Manure evenly spread to the runs
4. Requires low capital outlay

DISADVANTAGES

1. A lot of land is required which may not be available
2. Area may become contaminated with diseases and parasites
3. Birds exposed to predators or thieves
4. Difficulty to have close supervision on individual birds
5. Possibility of eggs getting lost in the runs
6. Dirty eggs
7. Breeding program  not easy to follow

3. DEEP LITTER POULTRY FARMING SYSTEM

To be able to start a successful poultry farming in Kenya, there are several factors and considerations that the farmer must put in place. The most crucial factor is usually the structure, assuming that there is already an available piece of land for the structure. In erecting a poultry structure, there are several requirements that should be met in order to ensure high comfort of the birds which of course would result to higher productivity. These requirements include:

-Good source of light

-Shelter from direct sunlight

-Shelter from wind

-Clean environment

-Good and ample space in side the shelter depending of the number of birds you want to keep.

We at Neochicks poultry helps you to put up very nice poultry cages by giving you designs and measurements and specification for the cages,structures. We also go a step further to assist you to get carpenters who will construct the structures for you.

Sanitation is also very important in your cages. The best way to make sure that the chicken cages are always clean is by using a fine wire mesh as the floor of the cages. This means that the droppings will pass down away from the floor and therefore the birds will have a clean environment all the time.

The design of the laying nest is also a very crucial factor to put into consideration. Birds will lay eggs more comfortably in a dark place that in an exposed area. The floor of the laying boxes should be covered with a soft material or saw dust in order to minimize eggs breakages.