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  1. 2020-05-30 This booklet helps you to increase the number of chickens you have. This material was taken fromFootsteps 59- a literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission.This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
  2. 2020-05-15 This explains how to make a simple chicken feeder from a plastic bucket or similar container. This material was taken fromFootsteps- the literacy publication of TEAR Fund - with kind permission.This edition was published in the United Kingdom in 2019 by MissionAssist.
  3. 2020-05-27 This is the fourth in a series of four books on the care of chickens. It dealswith the symptoms and treatment of fowl pest, internal worms, lice, infectiouslaryngotracheitis and cannibalism. This has been adapted fromAtallpakunata Wiñachina / La Cría De Gallinas- a shell template by SIL Peru,...
  4. 2020-05-27 This is the third in a series of four books on the care of chickens. It contains advice on how to select the right hens for reproduction, the right eggs for incubation and the care of newly hatched chicks. This has been adapted fromAtallpakunata Wiñachina / La Cría De Gallinas- a shell template...
  5. 2020-05-27 This is the second in a series of four books on the care of chickens. It contains advice on the daily care of poultry, food and water and how to choose good hens. This has been adapted fromAtallpakunata Wiñachina / La Cría De Gallinas- a shell template by SIL Peru, first published in 1993. The...
  6. 2020-05-27 This is the first in a series of four books on the care of chickens. It introduces the subject and deals with thebuilding of a hen house and what sort of food to provide. This has been adapted fromAtallpakunata Wiñachina / La Cría De Gallinas- a shell template by SIL Peru, first published in...
  7. Chickens have very basic needs: food and water, adequate shelter and space, and predator protection. Chicken owners go to all different lengths to meet those needs, from the simplest to the very elaborate. The beauty of raising chickens is that there is no set formula and no way that you must do...
  8. The period from hatching until the chickens no longer require supplementary heat is called the ‘brooding period’ and usually lasts for 3–6 weeks, depending on seasonal temperatures and the type of housing. Chickens need supplementary heat when they hatch, because they are unable to maintain their...
  9. The Most Promising Option (MoPO) for the Thuthukani broiler project is broiler production and will entail production, processing and marketing broilers that have been dressed, graded according to weight ( 1.2kg – 2kg), packaged, labeled and sold in large quantities (20kg+) as chicken cuts or...