Join our mail list and see all of our products at http://www.chickencaravan.com The Chicken Caravan is a movable, portable, mobile free range chicken shed. Complete with nesting boxes, drinkers and towing ability.

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Can deciphering the label on an egg carton help consumers change the food system? David Evans and Alexis Koefoed think so. These poultry farmers explain the real story behind such catchphrases as "cage free", "free range" and "pasture raised" so that consumers can make informed decisions when they go to their local supermarket. This excerpt is from the film "The Lexicon of Sustainability." Credits: Producer/ Director: Douglas Gayeton Co-Producer: Laura Howard-Gayeton The Story of an Egg is a Rumplefarm production, funded and presented by ITVS and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. For more information visit: http://itvs.org/films/lexicon-of-sustainability http://www.lexiconofsustainability.com/ For more great stories, subscribe to The I Files: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=theifilestv Like The I Files on Facebook: http://fb.com/theifiles Follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ifiles Reblog us on Tumblr: http://theifiles.tumblr.com Repin us on Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/theifiles +1 us on Google+: http://gplus.to/ifiles

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http://ventrac.com/poultry :: Poultry farmers are discovering the benefits of Ventrac around the farm. The perfect combination of power and size for cleaning poultry litter, laying out bedding, blowing debris, and squeegeeing floors, Ventrac is there to quickly and efficiently cycle your barn each step of the way. Find out how Ventrac can be your one tractor solution for your poultry farm.

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With information on building soil fertility, replacing purchased feed, and working with poultry in the garden. The most comprehensive and definitive guide to date on raising all-natural poultry, for homesteaders or farmers seeking to close their loop, The Small-Scale Poultry Flock offers a practical and integrative model for working with chickens and other domestic fowl, based entirely on natural systems. Including extensive information on: Formulating and making your own feed How to breed and brood the flock (for breed improvement and for genetic conservation), including the most complete guide to working with broody hens available anywhere Providing more of the flock's feed from sources grown or self-foraged on the home place, including production of live protein feeds using earthworms and soldier grubs Using poultry to increase soil fertility, control crop-damaging insects, and tmake compost—including systems for pasturing and tillage of cover crops and weeds Step-by-step butchering—one of the best guides available—complete with extensive illustrative photos. No other book on raising poultry takes an entirely whole-systems approach, nor discusses producing homegrown feed and breeding in such detail. This is a truly invaluable and groundbreaking guide that will lead farmers and homesteaders into a new world of self-reliance and enjoyment.

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Somalia's economy is roaring back to life, after more that two decades of civil strife. And now a group of businessmen who've returned home from the diaspora, have invested in a poultry farm that supplies fresh chicken and eggs to shops and restaurants in the country's capital, Mogadishu.

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To know mushroom farming technique in detail visit- For more info visit... http://mushroomaddiction.blogspot.com/ http://mushroomkikheti.blogspot.com/ http://indianmushroomrecipes.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/Mushroomcultivationindia?ref=hl

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To know mushroom farming technique in detail visit- For more info visit... http://mushroomaddiction.blogspot.com/ http://mushroomkikheti.blogspot.com/ http://indianmushroomrecipes.blogspot.com/ http://www.facebook.com/Mushroomcultivationindia?ref=hl

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Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger's videos at: http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates DESCRIPTION: The Director-General of the World Health Organization warns that we may be facing an end to modern medicine as we know it thanks in part to the mass feeding of antibiotics to farm animals to accelerate growth. This issue, perhaps more than any other, lays to bare the power of moneyed interests to undermine public health. Look at the list of endorsers (http://www.ucsusa.org/assets/documents/food_and_agriculture/pamta-endorsers-by-sector.pdf) of legislation to reform this practice, yet the sway of nearly every single medical organization in the United States is no match for the combined might of Big Ag and Big Pharma. For more on this issue, see: • Meat Mythcrushers (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/meat-mythcrushers/) • Drug Residues in Meat (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/drug-residues-in-meat/) • Toxic Megacolon Superbug (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/toxic-megacolon-superbug/) • Lowering Dietary Antibiotic Intake (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lowering-dietary-antibiotic-intake/) • More Antibiotics In White Meat or Dark Meat? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/more-antibiotics-in-white-meat-or-dark-meat/) • Chicken Dioxins, Viruses, or Antibiotics? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/chicken-dioxins-viruses-or-antibiotics/) • MRSA in U.S. Retail Meat (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/mrsa-in-u-s-retail-meat/) • U.S. Meat Supply Flying at Half Staph (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/u-s-meat-supply-flying-at-half-staph/) What else do they feed farm animals? Check out: • Arsenic in Chicken (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/arsenic-in-chicken/) • Mad Fish Disease (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/mad-fish-disease/) • Chicken's Fate Is Sealed (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/chickens-fate-is-sealed/) • Artificial Coloring in Fish (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/artificial-coloring-in-fish/) Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/past-the-age-of-miracles-facing-a-post-antibiotic-age/ and he'll try to answer it!

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Jacqueline Kennedy of Sonoma County, California raises free range chickens, but even all the wild grub they can eat isn't enough to keep them happy all the time.Occasionally her hens go broody. The reason: they want chicks. "They have an inner life and you know I do still eat meat and chicken but it's good at least to know and I'm moving to being not as much of a carnivore."

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Animation of the 21 day development of a chicken embryo in the egg.

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Subscribe for free to Dr. Greger's videos at: http://bit.ly/nutritionfactsupdates DESCRIPTION: Handling chicken can lead to the colonization of one's colon with antibiotic resistant E. coli that may result in bladder infections in women. I originally explored this topic in Chicken Out of UTIs (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/chicken-out-of-utis/), but decided I needed to take a much deeper dive, especially in light of the cross-contamination issue, which I also previously touched on in Food Poisoning Bacteria Cross-Contamination (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/food-poisoning-bacteria-cross-contamination/) and Fecal Contamination of Sushi (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/fecal-contamination-of-sushi/). More on the insanity of feeding antibiotics to farm animals by the ton in: • Drug Residues in Meat (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/drug-residues-in-meat/) • Meat Mythcrushers (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/meat-mythcrushers/) • Lowering Dietary Antibiotic Intake (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/lowering-dietary-antibiotic-intake/) Other videos about diseases that one might not initially associate with food include: • Foodborne Rabies (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/foodborne-rabies/) • Poultry and Paralysis (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/poultry-and-paralysis/) • Avoiding Epilepsy Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-epilepsy-through-diet/) • Hepatitis E Virus in Pork (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/hepatitis-e-virus-in-pork/) More on urinary tract health in: • Asparagus Pee (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/asparagus-pee/) • Cheese Mites and Maggots (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/cheese-mites-and-maggots/) • Raw Broccoli and Bladder Cancer Survival (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/raw-broccoli-and-bladder-cancer-survival/) • Some Prostates Are Larger than Others (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/some-prostates-are-larger-than-others/) • Prostate vs. Plants (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-versus-plants/) • Prostate vs. a Plant-Based Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/prostate-versus-a-plant-based-diet/) • Preventing Kidney Failure Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/preventing-kidney-failure-through-diet/) • Treating Kidney Failure Through Diet (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/treating-kidney-failure-through-diet/) What if you already have a urinary tract infection? Can Cranberry Juice Treat Bladder Infections? (http://nutritionfacts.org/video/can-cranberry-juice-treat-bladder-infections/) That's the next video! Have a question for Dr. Greger about this video? Leave it in the comment section at http://nutritionfacts.org/video/http://nutritionfacts.org/video/avoiding-chicken-to-avoid-bladder-infections/ and he'll try to answer it!

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Ever actually see where those organic brown eggs come from? Here's a short video showing what goes on in a poultry farm. It's The Egg Collector, and he's gonna get you eggs fresh from the farm! And that's no yolk!

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http://tedxmanhattan.org http://saveantibiotics.org How antibiotics are being used to compensate for the overcrowded, stressful conditions on industrial farms and how that's creating superbugs that threaten public health. Lance Price is a public health researcher who works at the interface between science and policy to address the growing crisis of antibiotic resistance. In the laboratory, Dr. Price uses cutting-edge DNA sequencing to trace the origins of new antibiotic-resistant pathogens. By analyzing the genomes of bacteria found in humans, food, and livestock, Dr. Price and his colleagues have traced the origins of new superbugs to industrial livestock production. Dr. Price and his colleagues have also begun to broaden the scope of foodborne disease to include urinary tract infections caused by foodborne E. coli. In the policy arena, Dr. Price works with grassroots organizations, NGOs, and policymakers to develop science-based policies to curb antibiotic abuse in food-animal production and stem the emergence of new superbugs. Dr. Price's work was selected by Discover Magazine as one of the top 100 science stories of 2012. His research has also been covered by top-tier media around the world, including the BBC, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Scientific American, Men's Journal, and Fitness Magazine, among others. In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events are self-organized.* (*Subject to certain rules and regulations)

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Subscribe for new episodes:http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=ehowpets Allen talks about how important it is to make sure that certain aspects of your property, like your poultry pens, are ready for a potentially harsh winter. Have a question for Allen? He'll be checking in regularly, so be sure to leave your comments and questions below. A farm wouldn't be a farm without animals. From sheep to chickens to donkeys, there are a lot of helping paws, claws and hooves at P. Allen Smith's Garden Home Retreat. In 2009, inspired by a childhood spent on the farm raising and showing livestock and poultry, Allen Smith founded the Heritage Poultry Conservancy, an organization dedicated to the preservation and support of all threatened breeds of domestic poultry. P. Allen Smith is an award-winning designer and lifestyle expert and host of two public television programs, P. Allen Smith's Garden Home, P. Allen Smith's Garden to Table and the syndicated 30-minute show P. Allen Smith Gardens. More from Allen:http://www.youtube.com/pallensmith

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Learn how to set up an Organic Pastured Poultry Farm. Richard Statham of Rosnay Organics near Canowindra, NSW talk about how to set up mobile chicken coops . http://www.rosnay.com.au/ Music - Ross Williams http://rawmedium.net/myhomepage/index.html

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With rising input costs on the farm, producers are looking for ways to get more income out of their farming operation. One way is to add value to a by-product and that is what one couple is doing with their poultry houses in Western Kentucky. At the W.P. Ranch in Marshall County the Hall family is turning chicken manure into a composted soil amendment and they hope that will mean more income. For print news story click here http://www.ca.uky.edu/news/?c=n&d=1017

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In which John discusses contemporary art, television, chickens, poultry farms, and the artwork of Tea Makipaa. Makipaa's videos are available for free to poultry farmers in Finland. The farms in which she showed the video were "cage free" and "free range" but still totally depressing. HERE ARE A LOT OF LINKS TO NERDFIGHTASTIC THINGS: Shirts and Stuff: http://dftba.com/artist/30/Vlogbrothers Hank's Music: http://dftba.com/artist/15/Hank-Green John's Books: http://amzn.to/j3LYqo ====================== Hank's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/hankgreen Hank's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/hankimon Hank's tumblr: http://edwardspoonhands.tumblr.com John's Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/realjohngreen John's Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/johngreenfans John's tumblr: http://fishingboatproceeds.tumblr.com ====================== Other Channels Crash Course: http://www.youtube.com/crashcourse SciShow: http://www.youtube.com/scishow Gaming: http://www.youtube.com/hankgames VidCon: http://www.youtube.com/vidcon Hank's Channel: http://www.youtube.com/hankschannel Truth or Fail: http://www.youtube.com/truthorfail ====================== Nerdfighteria http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/ http://effyeahnerdfighters.com/nftumblrs http://reddit.com/r/nerdfighters http://nerdfighteria.info/ A Bunny (\(\ ( - -) ((') (')

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This is a video comparing organic eggs to regular eggs. This video details the pros and cons of organic eggs vs regular eggs. Many people are switching to organic products such as milk and eggs. Image Sources: 1) Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento Agriculturasp 2) Wikimedia - Lilly M 3) Wikimedia - Geoffrey McKim Organic eggs vs conventional eggs This video is on Organic eggs vs regular eggs or organic eggs vs conventional eggs. I was not paid by any company for this video.

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http://www.docno.org John Cassidy takes us through the basic points of building an urban flock. Stop by Hollygrove Market and Farm on Satruday's from 10-2 to visit the chickens and get a box of food.

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14 year old Sam Reed showing his free range egg business and chickens. If you like this video, search Reeds Raising Pastured Chicken top see how they raise their meat birds

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Dr. Diana makes pumpkin bread while her pet chicken, Chicklet looks on. Chicklet, our pet chicken helps in lowering our grocery bills by laying one green edible egg per day. In return she is welcomed into our home to share some treats whenever she wants to. She is a free roaming chicken. Her diet consists of a variety of chicken feed, as well as various seeds, human treats, insects, and worms. Her eggs are green due to genetics (species of chicken) not by the food she ingests. She was purchased from a local feed store when she was about 4weeks+ old and she's about 2.5 years old. She's extremely intelligent and a great "watch chicken".

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You want to raise hens organically that lay eggs of both quality and in quantity? The ancient Crested Polish breed will give you this and so much more. With their ability to forage and consume an omnivorous diet with the minimum recourse to cultivated grain, we get excellent eggs and hours of amusement and education from these delightful birds. Vous pensez à l'élevage de poules en bio? Vous voulez une bonne pondeuse rustique et en plus une race connue pour sa beauté, son élégance et son esprit? Ne cherchez pas plus loin que la race Padoue. C'est un film qui met en vedette cette race et explique pourquoi vous devez les en avoir dans votre jardin. ¿Estás pensando en la cría de pollos orgánicos? ¿Quieres una capa de huevo bien rústico y también una raza conocida por su belleza, elegancia y espíritu? No busque más allá de los pollos Paduvanos. Es una película que muestra por qué esta carrera debe tener un lugar de honor en su jardín.

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<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Various Methods of Poultry Farming Worldwatch institute described that, “about 74% of total poultry meat and 68% of total poultry eggs produced from intensive poultry farming method. Free range farming is the other alternative method of intensive poultry farming. Free range farming method is used for large number of poultry birds with high stocking density. There are some basic differences between intensive  and free range poultry farming. Intensive poultry farming method is a highly efficient system which saves, land, feed, labor and other resources and increases production. In this system the poultry farming environment is fully controlled by the farmer. So, it ensures continuous production throughout the year in any environment and seasons. Intensive poultry farming has some disadvantages too. Some people says intensive system creates health risks, abuse the animals and harmful for environment. On the other hand free range poultry farming method requires a large place fro raising the birds and the production is about the same as intensive method. However, in the case of both intensive and free range poultry farming method the producers must have to use nationally approved medications like antibiotics regularly to keep the poultry birds free from diseases.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Layer Poultry Farming The poultry birds which are raised for egg production are called layer poultry. Commercial hen generally starts laying eggs at the age of 12-20 weeks. They start laying eggs regularly at their 25 weeks of age. After 70-72 weeks of age egg production of layer poultry get reduced. For commercial <a title="Layer Poultry Farming" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/layer-poultry-farming/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">layer poultry farming</a>, producers generally keep the hens for 12 months from their first laying period. And then sell them for slaughter purpose. Although chickens naturally survive for more than 6 years. For re-invigorating egg laying, the hens are force moulted in some countries. For commercial egg laying poultry farming systems, the environmental conditions are often automatically controlled by the producers. For a simple example, presence of light helps the bird for laying eggs earlier. So, the producers should provide more lightening period to increase the probability of beginning laying eggs. The egg-laying birds lays more eggs in warmer months than the cold months. So, keeping the temperature of the room moderate will be very helpful for better egg production. Some commercial egg laying chicken breeds can produce more than 300 eggs a year. Layer poultry are raised in various methods. The common and most popular layer <a title="Poultry Farming" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">poultry farming</a> systems are described shortly below.<ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Free Range Farming: Free range poultry farming means providing freely roaming facilities to the poultry birds for a certain period of a day. Although they are kept inside the house at night to keep them free from predators and adverse weather. In free range farming method the poultry birds generally roam freely throughout the whole day. Which means they spent half of their life outside the house. For free range poultry farming system select a suitable land which has the facilities of adequate drainage system, good ventilation, appropriate protection from prevailing winds, good protection from all types of predators and free from excessive cold, heat or dampness. Excessive cold, heat and damp is very harmful for poultry birds and reduce their productivity. This system also requires less feed than cage and barn systems. The poultry manure from free range farming used as fertilizer for crops directly. Although free range farming method is very suitable for poultry birds but it has some difficulties too. In this system the poultry birds can be victim of predators easily and may caught by various type of diseases.</li></ul><ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Organic Method: Organic layer poultry rearing system is also one type of free range farming system. But the main differences between the two systems are, in free range farming method a large numbers of poultry birds are raised together but in organic method a certain species of poultry bird are raised in small group with low stocking density. Organic laying system has some restrictions in the routine use of synthetic yolk colourants, water, feed, medications, other feed additives and obviously a smaller group size with low stocking density. In organic laying system the producer should keep highest 1000 poultry birds per hector and maximum 2000 birds in each house.</li></ul><ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Yarding Method: Yarding poultry farming method is such a method in which cows and chickens are raised together. The farmer make a fence in his yard and keep all the poultry birds and cattle there together. The birds and cattle has the freedom of movement inside the fence. It is a very popular system used by small farmer.</li></ul><ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Battery Cage Method: Battery cage layer poultry rearing method is one of the very common methods used in many countries. In this system usually small sized metal cages are used. Every cages can accommodate about 3 to 8 hens. The walls of the cages are generally made of mesh or solid metal and the floor is made of sloped wire mesh which allow the faeces to drop down. When the hens lays eggs, then all the eggs gather in the egg collecting conveyor belt of the cage. In this system food is provided in front of the hens by a long bisected metal or plastic pipe and water served to them by using overhead nipple systems. The cages are arranged in long rows in one above another system. There may have several floors in a single shade which can keep many even thousands of hens together. For reducing feather and vent pecking, the light intensity is generally kept lower than 10 lux. The battery cage method has some benefits. The main benefits of battery cage are listed below.</li></ul><ol style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style-position: initial; list-style-image: initial; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">It is very easy to care for the birds.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Very easy to collect eggs.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Cleaner eggs.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Requires less feed to produce eggs.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Thousands of hens may be housed in a specific floor space of the house.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The birds suffers less by internal parasites.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Labor cost is very low.</li></ol><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Besides those benefits battery cage system has some difficulties too. By rearing large number of hens in a small place the air inside the house may contain high ratio of co2. The hens can’t get sufficient space to walk, flap their wings, stand or perch. For this reason they may suffer by frustration and boredom and their behaviors may change which affect their production. Battery cage system is banned in some countries because it is considerate as against the animal welfare.<ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Furnished Cage Method: Furnished cage method is a developed version of battery cage system. In this system the hens get more spaces and facilities than battery cage system. A furnished cage for hens should contain sufficient space for walk, perch, flap their wings, nest, special feed and water pot etc.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Broiler Poultry Farming The poultry birds which are raised for commercial meat production are called broiler poultry. By using <a title="Modern Farming Methods" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">modern farming methods</a> broiler chickens become suitable for consumption within their 5 to 6 weeks of age. However, see the common raising systems which are mostly used for commercial <a title="Broiler Poultry Farming" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/broiler-poultry-farming/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">broiler poultry farming</a>

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Poultry Farming<div> </div><div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Poultry farming means ‘raising various types of domestic birds commercially for the purpose of meat, eggs and feather production’. The most common and widely raised poultry birds are chicken. About 5k million chickens are being raised every year as a source of food (both meat and eggs of chicken). The chickens which are raised for eggs are called layer chicken, and the chickens which are raised for their meat production are called broiler chickens. The UK and USA consume more meat and eggs of chicken than other countries of the world. On an average the UK alone consumes more than 29 million chicken eggs everyday. However, in a word commercial poultry farming is very necessary to meet up the demand of animal nutrition (eggs and meat). Commercial poultry farming is also very profitable. And commercial poultry farming business is one of the traditional business ventures. Here we are describing more about the advantages of poultry farming business and the steps for running this business.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Benefits of Poultry Farming Poultry farming business has numerous benefits. As a result many farmers prefer to invest in this business. People generally establish poultry farm for the purpose of producing eggs, meat and generating high revenue from these products. Billions of chickens are being raised throughout the world as a good source of food from their eggs and meat. However, here I am shortly describing the main benefits of poultry farming.<ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The main benefit of poultry farming is, it doesn’t require high capital for starting. You need just basic capital to start raising poultry. And most of the poultry birds are not costly enough to start raising.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Poultry farming doesn’t require a big space unless you are going to start commercially. You can easily raise some birds on your own backyard with one or numerous coops or cages. So, if you are interested in poultry farming, then you can easily do it on your own backyard with several birds.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Commercial poultry farming business also ensure high return of investment within a very short period. Some poultry birds like broiler chickens take shorter duration of time to mature and generating profit.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Poultry farm structures do not require high maintenance. You can minimize diseases and illness in poultry by following proper hygiene and care. Diseases are less in some poultry birds like quails, turkeys etc.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">In most cases, you don’t need any licence. Because almost all types of poultry birds are domestic. Although, if you need licence from the relevant authority it is also easy for poultry.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Poultry provides fresh and nutritious food and has a huge global demand. Global consumers of poultry products prefer them due to their nutrients and freshness. Poultry products are not much expensive and most of the people can afford those.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Marketing poultry products is very easy. There is an established market for poultry products in almost all places of the world. So, you don’t have to think about marketing your products. You can easily sell the products in your nearest local market.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Poultry farming creates income and employment opportunities for the people. Unemployed educated youth can easily create a great income and employment opportunity for them by raising poultry commercially. Women and students can also do this business along with their daily activities.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Almost all bank approve loans for this types of business venture. So, if you want to start this business commercially, then you can apply for loans to your local banks.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">There are many more benefits of poultry farming along with the above mentioned benefits. Start raising and you will gradually learn everything.</li></ul></div>

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<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">How to Start Fish Farming in Kenya?<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">If you are thinking about starting fish culturing in Kenya, you need to consider some important factors that may affect the success and profitability of fish farming business in Kenya. I have mentioned here step by step guide for starting this lucrative business in Kenya.<p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Selecting Land Area Selecting a suitable land for fish farming is very important. For commercial production, earthen ponds are very suitable and it is mostly used culture units in Kenya. While selecting lands keep in mind some necessary facilities which are must for fish culture. The necessary facilities for fish farming in Kenya includes a good source of fresh water supply, type of the soil, availability of labors, good transportation etc. Consider the followings while selecting lands for fish farming in Kenya.<ul style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Try to select a which is relatively level. Generally, a slope about 1% is ideal. Steeply sloped lands are not suitable for building ponds.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Select the land by keeping in mind your future plans. Try to select a land which is large enough for all your fish farming activities.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Avoid the flooding and polluted areas.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Never select the land very close to crop fields. Because, various types of fertilizers and pesticides are used for crop production. This types of fertilizers and pesticides can causes danger in your fish pond.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">It will be better, if the selected land become slightly lower than the water source. This will help you to fill the pond by gravity rather than by pumping. Gravity supplying of water will reduce energy inputs and fish production cost highly.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Ensure availability of a great water source like streams, lakes, rivers, springs etc. near the land. For better fish production, the quality and quantity of water plays a vital role.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Determining the quality of soil also very important. Soil with good quality ensures maximum production. So, the soil of the selected land area must have to good enough for fish culture. Rocky, sandy or gravelly soil is not suitable for constructing a pond. Soil with at least 20% of clay is suitable for holding water and constructing pond. However, after constructing pond apply necessary fertilizers for making the soil suitable enough for fish farming in Kenya.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Suitable transportation systems is must for marketing the fish and buying necessary materials from the market (food, medicines etc.).</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">A market near the farming land. Transporting the fish so far for marketing will reduce the price and quality of fish and increase the cost. So, select a land from where you can easily market your products.</li></ul><p style="font-weight: normal; margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Pond Design & Construction After selecting a suitable land for fish farming in Kenya, it’s time to construct a pond. You have to choose a pond design according to fish species you want to produce. Each type of fish species require special types of pond design to grow. After selecting the desired fish species, make a pond that enables your fish to grow happily. Good designed pond according to the fish species ensures good health and maximum production. Contact with your local fishery department to get some suggestions and ideas about pond design that are suitable for each type of fish species.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Selecting Fish Species Along with good site and well constructed pond and other good facilities, selecting proper fish species is most important. Selecting fish species for fish farming in Kenya depends on the market, climate, weather and farm location. <a title="Tilapia Fish Farming" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/tilapia-fish-farming/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">Tilapia fish</a> has a huge demands among all the fish species available in Kenya. And almost all people of Kenya prefer tilapia fish. You can also start culturing some other fish species that has great demands in the market like <a title="African Catfish" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/african-catfish/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">african catfish</a>, trout, olanda, <a title="Common Carp Fish" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/common-carp-fish/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">common carp</a>, various types of <a title="Carp Fish Farming" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/carp-fish-farming/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">carp fish</a>, gold fish, <a title="Koi Fish Farming" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/koi-fish-farming/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">koi fish</a> etc. Keep in mind the followings while selecting perfect species for fish farming in Kenya.<ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Select those species that has a great demands in the local market.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Select the species that grow faster and more profitable for commercial production.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The species that can easily maintain and grows well in your local weather and climate.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Consider availability of necessary foods for the species.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The species that grows well and take less time to reach marketing weight.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Feeding The Fish Providing good quality and nutritious food ensures fast growth and maximum production. For commercial fish farming in Kenya, manufactured supplementary fish feeds are must. You can buy the ready-made supplementary fish feeds that are available in the market. In the market you will find various types of fish feed prepared for each type of fish species. For example, if you want to culture tilapia fish then buy feeds from the market which are prepared for tilapia. You can also buy all ingredients separately from the market and mix it at farm. This is a good idea to buy each ingredients separately from the market. Because, sometimes the ready-made feed doesn’t have all necessary nutrient elements, vitamins, minerals, salt etc. This may directly impact the fish production. So, it is a good idea to buy all the elements separately form the market and mix at farm. See <a title="Fish Feed" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/fish-feed/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">fish feed</a>, <a title="Supplementary Fish Feed" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/supplementary-fish-feed/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">supplimentary fish feed</a>.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Other Care & Management Do all tasks timely and accurately. If necessary, change the water of the pond. Examine the quality of water and soil on regular basis. Use proper medicines for each species of fish to keep them healthy and <a title="Fish Diseases" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/fish-diseases/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">diseases</a> free. Prevent the entrance of predators like snakes, frogs etc. Use net while filling the pond with water.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Collecting Fish Different species of fish reach marketing weight in different ages. For better price and profit collect the fish in proper time. When the fish reach the marketing weights, you can collect fish form pond by using a net or discharging the total water from the pond.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Marketing Almost all people love to eat fish and there is already a suitable market for fish. You can easily sell fish in your local market. Fish also has a great demand in the international market. Following tips will be effective for marketing fish and gaining more profits from fish farming in Kenya.<ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">After collecting fish from the pond, send them to the market as soon as possible. Doing late can decrease the quality.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">For maximum price of your products, you can separate different sized fish. For example, separate the fish into three groups. Small, medium and large.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Never transport the fish so far for getting more value. Sending far will damage the quality of fish and decrease the value instead of being benefited.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Local markets are very suitable for marketing. But if foreign export available then you can try international markets.</li></ul><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Fish farming in Kenya is really a lucrative business idea. If you are thinking about starting this business along with your current profession, then you have to get a training about fish farming in Kenya and visit numerous fish farms practically.

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<div>Fish Farming in Kenya</div><div> </div><div><p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Commercial fish farming in Kenya is not a new business idea. Kenya is endowed with many aquatic resources with successful aquacultural potentials. Highly varied climatic and geographic regions are available in Kenya, covering a part of Indian Ocean coastline, several large rivers, swamps and other water lands, a portion of the largest freshwater lake in Africa and all of those support an abundance of native aquatic species. And all those water sources are contributing much for fish farming in Kenya. Nowadays, commercial fish farming in Kenya has become a great income source and business idea for the individuals. As a result, numerous commercial fish farms can be seen throughout the Kenya. Some of those fish farmers are farming fish for family consumption and some are farming in large scale for high profit. Al those small or large scale fish farms are contributing much in the total economy and nutrition demands in Kenya.<p style="margin: 0px 0px 20px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Benefits of Fish Farming in Kenya There are many benefits/advantages of fish farming in Kenya. The most important benefits of fish farming in Kenya are listed below.<ul style="margin: 0.5em 0px 0.571em 1.9em; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: 'Droid Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px; vertical-align: baseline; list-style: square; width: 602.375px; color: rgb(134, 134, 134); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Weather and geographical location of Kenya is very suitable for fish farming business and setting up commercial fish farming in Kenya.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Numerous species of fishes are available which are highly profitable for fish farming in Kenya.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">High demand and price of fish in the market.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Fish is a great source for food and nutrition. You can earn some extra money by setting up a fish farm along with meeting up your daily family demands.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Along with rapid population growth sources of employment are decreasing. Commercial fish farming in Kenya can be a great source of employment for those unemployed people.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">The unemployed educated people can also start fish farming. This will create a working opportunities and earning livings.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">Commercial fish farming also helps for proper utilizing of water resources of Kenya.</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline;">By using modern <a title="Fish Farming" href="http://www.roysfarm.com/fish-farming/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; vertical-align: baseline; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(136, 187, 33); transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear; -webkit-transition: background-color, color 0.2s linear;">fish farming</a> techniques, maximum production is possible. This will make the economy strong and ensure availability of required nutritious food.</li></ul></div><div> </div>

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Stone Fruits: Peaches, Nectarines, Plums, Apricots, and Cherries<div> </div><div>Peaches, nectarines, plums, apricots, and cherries are all members of the Prunus genus and are therefore closely related. They commonly are referred to as "stone fruits" because the seed is very large and hard. Although stone fruit crops can provide delicious fruit from June through September, most stone fruits are native to warmer climates of the world and therefore are very susceptible to injury from low winter temperatures. In addition, because they bloom early in the spring, the flowers frequently suffer damage from spring frosts. Because of this, the backyard culture of stone fruits is more difficult than that of apples or pears.<p style="margin: 0.375em 0px 1.125em; line-height: 1.5em; font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; letter-spacing: -0.06750000268220901px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nectarines also are more difficult because they are more susceptible to the disease organism that causes brown rot. Sweet cherries tend to crack as harvest nears if excessive rainfall occurs. Peaches, nectarines, and apricots generally will not bear fruit consistently when planted north of a line located roughly along Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania. Cherries and plums are a little hardier. Regardless of your location within the state, you should plant stone fruits only on the very best sites with excellent air and water drainage and protection from high winds.</div>

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Nectarine nutrition facts Sweet, delicious nectarine is a closely related fruit species to <a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/peaches.html">peach</a>. As in peach, it is described as a drupe (fruit flesh surrounded by central single hard seed) belonging within the genus; Prunus; a large group of tree fruits which also includes <a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/plums.html">plums</a>, damson, <a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/almonds.html">almonds,</a> etc. This novel fruit is appreciated worldwide for its juicy, fragrant aroma, and unique taste. Like that of peach, it too originated in China and from where spread to Central Asia and Persia to Europe through ancient silk route.Scientific name: Prunus persica var. nucipersica.Nectarine is a medium sized deciduous tree with arching branches. It requires very cold winter season followed by warm weather for the proper development of buds. White or pinkish-white flowers appear in early spring, which develop subsequently into attractive fruits by June. The fruit appears same as that of peach, however, main differences are that it is smaller and has a smooth surface unlike fuzzy surface in peach. As in peach, it features vertical suture that extends from the stem end to tip.Internally, its pulp is juicy and depending upon the variety, creamy, yellow or whitish in color with centrally placed single, seed inside the shell. The seed is very hard and inedible. Depending up on the seed that is free or firmly attached to the pulp, nectarines are classified into free-stone variety or clinging variety.<div style="font-weight: normal;">Health benefits of Nectarine<ul style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li type="square">Juicy, delicious nectarines are low in calories (100 g just provide 44 calories) and contain no saturated fats. They are indeed packed with numerous health promoting anti-oxidants, plant nutrients, minerals and vitamins.</li><li type="square">The total measured anti-oxidant strength (ORAC value) of 100 g raw nectarine fruit is 750 TE (Trolex equivalents).</li><li type="square">Fresh nectarines have small amounts of vitamin C. 100 g provides 5.4 mg or about 9% of daily-recommended levels. Vitamin-C has anti-oxidant effects and is required for connective tissue synthesis within the human body. Consumption of fruits rich in vitamin C helps the body develop resistance against infectious agents, and help scavenges harmful free radicals.</li><li type="square">Nectarines have small but healthy concentrations of other anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin A, vitamin E and flavonoid poly phenolic anti-oxidants lutein, zea-xanthin and ß-cryptoxanthin. These compounds help act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes. Further vitamin A is also required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin. Consumption of natural fruits rich in vitamin A is known to offer protection from lung and oral cavity cancers.</li><li type="square">The fruit is a healthy source of some of B-complex vitamins and minerals. It is good in niacin, pantothenic acid, thiamin, and pyridoxine. In addition, it contains an appropriate ratio of minerals and electrolytes such as potassium, iron, zinc, copper and phosphorus. Iron is required for red blood cell formation. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure.</li></ul><div><h4 style="margin: 20px 0px 12px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Selection and Storage</h4>Nectarine season lasts from mid-June until the end of September. In the fruit markets, one may find several varieties of fresh nectarines. Look for well-ripe, soft fruit with smooth surface. Avoid hard, immature ones as they are harvested prematurely and hence off flavored. Furthermore, avoid shriveled, those with signs of surface blemishes, cracks, and punctures.As in pears, it is natural and an acceptable characteristic for peaches and nectarines to have russet-brown speckled patches on their surface. Slightly hard but mature nectarines can be kept at room temperature until they ripen. Ripening process can be enhanced by using ethylene, similar to the ripening of <a href="http://www.nutrition-and-you.com/banana-fruit.html">bananas</a>. Storage in a paper bag concentrates this gas and hastens the process.Ripe fruits perish early and should be placed inside the refrigerator but should be brought to room temperature before being eaten to enjoy their rich flavor. <h4 style="margin: 20px 0px 12px; font-size: 14px; color: rgb(0, 100, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Preparation and Serving tips</h4>Juicy nectarines have delicious flavor and sweet cream-yellow or white flesh. Choose only fresh ripe fruits to eat; unripe ones are quite tart, and hence, off-flavored.To prepare, gently wash them in cold water, mop dry using soft cloth. They can be consumed raw with skin like apple. One can also cut the fruit into two halves and separate the pit (seed) using a knife.To peel, use the same technique as in peaches. Score a small cross at the base. Dip in boiling water just for a minute and immediately immerse in cold water to cool quickly. Then peel the skin away from the cross.<ul style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 17.055999755859375px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><li style="text-align: justify;">Nectarine generally relished as it is without the additions.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">Its slices can be added to fruit salads and desserts.</li><li style="text-align: justify;">The fruit can be used to make jams, jelly, and mixed fruit desserts.</li><li>It can also be used in preparing pie, crumble, soup, tart, cheesecake,...etc.</li></ul></div></div>

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Average farm debt-to-asset ratio declining While total debt held by farms increased from 1992 to 2011, average farm debt-to-asset ratios declined during that time according to a report on debt use by farms conducted by USDA’s Economic Research Service. Farm Debt use decisions by farms not only affect the economic stability of the individual farm but also the larger rural community, which is why USDA ERS says policymakers, agricultural lenders and bank regulators, and other farm-industry stakeholders closely monitor farm debt trends. This study compared debt use in various categories of farms, including farm size, specialization, operator age, region and other farm characteristics. It identified two major types of farms – family farms (including small, midsize and large-scale farms) and non-family farms. From 1992 to 2011, total farm debt increased 39 percent (adjusted for inflation). However, the debt-to-asset ratio declined from 0.13 in 1992 to 0.09 in 2011. Further, the share of highly-leveraged farms, those with a debt-to-asset ratio of greater than 0.4, has declined during the two decades the study covered. With regard to farm size, the share of farm debt held by large-scale farms (those with a gross cash farm income, or GCFI, of $1 million or more) increased from 16 percent in 1992 to 35 percent in 2011. Additionally, during that time, the average debt held by large-scale farms increased from $684,400 to $1,165,500 (in constant 2011 dollars using the chain-type deflator). The share of debt held by small family farms (those with a GCFI of less than $350,000) decreased from 46 percent to 27 percent, and the average debt held by small family farms decreased by 9 percent from 1992 to 2011. According to the report, the value of farm production during the 20 years studied shifted similarly between small and large farms. The report also looked at different types of specialized farms and found that dairy and poultry farms tend to be more leveraged than farms specializing in field crop, beef and hog production. According to the report, dairy and poultry farms generally face higher capital costs in order to operate or expand and thus have a higher debt use than other types of farms. According to USDA ERS, the share of highly leveraged farms has decreased since 1993. According to the report, the share of farms with debt-to-asset ratios exceeding 0.4 was halved between 1993 and 2011. Among livestock operations, more than 8 percent had a debt-to-asset ratio between 0.41 and 0.7 in 1993 and 2 percent had a debt-to-asset ratio of greater than 0.7. In 2011, those figures dropped to less than 4 percent and 1 percent, respectively. The agency says that more research is needed to predict how current debt use would be affected by changes in financial conditions, including a rise in interest rates, decline in farmland values, changes in farm and energy policy, and changes in international trade. The full report is available on the USDA ERS website.

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Fears of blind eye on toxic farming chemicals The Abbott government is planning to axe a scheme designed to eliminate dangerous chemicals from food and other agriculture production, outraging consumer and environmental groups. Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce wants to allow farmers to continue using certain chemicals that are banned in the United States, the European Union and Canada and have never been tested to see if they meet current Australian safety standards. National Toxics Network co-ordinator Jo Immig said the Coalition was choosing corporate and farming interests over the health of Australians. "The chemical industry has spooked the farmers, and the farmers are opposing the scheme, and the government is planning to abandon it,'' she said. ''I believe public health is at risk. "Over the years, as scientific standards have improved, older chemicals haven't undergone rigorous assessments. The US, EU and Canada have implemented re-registration schemes to make sure every chemical on the market is meeting today's scientific standard". She said the farmers' claims about the financial burden imposed by the scheme had been exaggerated. Advocacy group Choice says chemicals such as the insecticide trichlorfon and the miticide dicofol continue to be used on food crops despite them being banned by the EU because of ''environmental, human health and residues concerns''. A scheme designed under the former Labor government to re-approve and re-register agricultural chemicals on the market was to begin in July. But Mr Joyce has signalled he would scotch it, introducing legislative amendments last month that will rid "duplicative and unnecessary red tape" burdening chemical users, especially farmers. "As a result of these reforms farmers will have surety that access to chemicals with a history of safe and effective use will not be compromised by an unnecessary bureaucratic process," he said. In a submission to the government, NSW Farmers welcomed the repeal, saying there would have been high compliance costs. Choice said the current regulatory system was "ad hoc", and pointed to a government committee report issued last year that said "some chemicals used in Australia have never been assessed against modern standards and may have been in use for over 40 years". Choice campaigner Angela Cartwright said the purpose of the scheme was not to stop the use of pesticides, but to ensure chemicals being used were safe for humans. "We think it's critical that these products are properly tested to ensure they don't pose risks to consumers, farmers or the environment," she said. World Wildlife Fund spokesman Nick Heath said the laws were there to protect Australians and all MPs should ensure they remained. ''Over 30 countries have a re-registration system [for old chemicals],'' he said. ''Australia should not slip back in its vigilance."

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