×
App Icon
The Standard e-Paper
Kenya's Bold Newspaper
★★★★ - on Play Store
Download Now

Battery cages or deep-litter floor for your layers?

Vocalize Pre-Player Loader

Audio By Vocalize

Mr John Njuguna the director of Renray Poultry Solutions collecting eggs in his farm located in Ruiru, Kiambu County.[FILE,Standard]

Most poultry farmers in Kenya are practising the deep-litter system of farming.

This involves keeping birds on the floor with wood shavings as bedding material. However, recently, farmers are shifting to battery cages (metal or wire enclosures used to house laying hens). Here are the pros and cons of the two systems.

Premium Article

Get Full Access for Ksh299/Week.

Fact-first reporting that puts you at the heart of the newsroom. Subscribe for full access.
Continue Reading  →
What you get
  • Unlimited access to all premium content
  • Ad-free browsing experience
  • Mobile-optimised reading
  • Weekly newsletters & digests
Pay via
M - PESA
VISA
Airtel Money
Secure Payments Kenya's most trusted newsroom since 1902
Rugby
Shujaa name squad for Hong Kong SVNS World Series Championship
Football
Stage set for Football Mums tournament in Kibera
Hockey
School games: St Anthony's Kitale to renew rivalry with Kamusinga in hockey finals
Volleyball and Handball
School games: It's Kamusinga vs JOGA, Musingu vs JOBO in handball finals