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How To Make Your Chicken Grow Big And Healthy(Broilers)

Chickens grow at different rates, depending on the breed and genetics of the birds. Farmers may choose to raise slower or faster growing birds, depending on several factors. Shoppers can also choose to purchase meat based on what aligns with their values. The meat-type chickens (broilers) are bred specifically to grow fast and to build a lot of muscle. Growth…

Eggpreneur Magazine- 2021

2021, has been full of new developments and changes for the economy. Businesses that had minimized operations because of the pandemic we starting to open up while entrepreneurs sought to reestablish their ventures. Here atEggpreneur wealso embraced the opening of the economy under the Ministry of Health guidelines and resumed training of women in poultry keeping.Download our 2021 Magazine below…

Pastor Lydia’s Poultry Venture

Eggpreneur is an initiative that equips, trains and supports women to start micro-enterprises in developing countries. We do this through partnerships with women community-based and international development organizations and women micro-enterprise groups to equip women start their own businesses. This approach aims to use poultry farming techniques to eradicate child malnutrition while creating jobs and increasing household income for women…

Improving Life at the Kenyan Coast- Our Work with the Pastors and Women in Malindi

Eggpreneur believes in working with the community and partnering with women at the most accessible level. One way that we are doing this is involving local leaders who have a deep insight into the daily lives of the people, in this overall process of empowerment. Religious leaders are directly involved in the lives of people by being a source of…

500 CHICKS FOR A START, BOLD MOVE!!- Janet’s Story

Janet is a teacher by profession, a mother, and a poultry farmer by passion. Janet is a risk-taker, she used the basic knowledge she had to start a poultry farm. She would pick information here and there about rearing poultry and  500 chicks to start her poultry business. She faced a lot of challenges and was discouraged by her decision….

Sisters and Chicken Improving The Living Standards of the Youth- Sister Christine’s Story

Through the program, I received advice, connections, professional support, and capital needed to drive the growth of my social enterprise, making a difference in young women’s lives. Sister Christine Imbali is a social development enthusiast who has started a social enterprise in the rural parts of Kenya that train young women on poultry farming as a method to generate sustainable…

NO DREAM IS TOO BIG TO ACHIEVE-Elizabeth’s Story

Elizabeth Mwanzia, a 26-year-old (1996) wife and mother of one is a form 4 dropout who is currently unemployed. She previously used to sell second-hand clothes but stopped because the demand for her products was not high and it was too expensive for her to transport goods from Nairobi to Machakos.  Elizabeth had come to purchase vegetables when she heard…

DREAMS MADE VALID THROUGH POULTRY FARMING- Hellen

Hellen is a stay at home mother who is ambitious about education and enjoys hands-on jobs like farming. She joined the Women Eggpreneur Program that trains young women between 18-28 years in financial literacy and poultry farming. Hellen plans to own over 500 chickens and grow vegetables that she will sell to her customers along with her poultry products. As…