Buy quality feeds for my chicken

Catherine

Naivasha, Kenya

1% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Catherine

Member since

May 2014

On-time repayments

219 installments  •  6%

About Me

I am called Catherine Njeri Nderitu. I live in Naivasha town. I was born in Nakuru county in 1985. I went to flamingo secondary school and finished in the year 2005. After high school I went to Tracom college and did a certificate course in business management. From college I got married. We have one baby girl. In the year 2012, I participated in the Value women program and learned about the chicken enterprise. With the knowledge that I got from Value women program, I did a little research and realised that Naivasha traders were buying poultry products such as eggs from neighbouring towns . This is when I came to know that there was money in this venture.I then constructed a house and bought 150 day-old layer chicks costing Sh 100 each. I used local materials, wire mesh and iron sheets. Today I am happy as I have been able to sell my eggs and support my family.

My Business

I keep egg-laying chicken and sell eggs. I decided to do this business 2 years ago when I discovered how eggs were important and how scarce they were. I saw that gap and decided to fill it and doing it in Naivasha town gives me satisfaction because eggs are on high demand. I sell to hotels in and outside of Naivasha town as well as local customers. My biggest challenge was finding clients. Now that I have loyal customers, I do not like to disappoint them. I intend to grow this business and get many contacts whom I can sell my eggs to. I collect close to 4 trays of eggs every day and can sell between 5 and 7 crates weekly with a crate selling at Sh330. After subtracting all the expenses, I am able to bank close Sh10,000 per month.Today I am so grateful to Zidisha for the help that they have given me. Through Zidisha loan, I construct a better chicken house with my first loan and bought more than 40 chicks with my second loan. I now expect more chicken out of the young chicks. This will boost my egg production once they start laying eggs. Right now, my biggest challenge is luck of proper feeds for the chicken and the chicks. I wish to buy high quality feeds for both the chicken and the chicks.The feeds are well balanced and will provide healthy diet for both the chicks and the older chicken. I therefore appeal to lenders to loan me money that will help me buy chick mash for the young chicks and layers mash for the chicken. Your help will be highly appreciated.

Loan Proposal

I first thank all my lenders for the support that they have given me. With my second loan, I bought more that 40 young chicks. In a few months time, the chickens will be grown up to start laying eggs. This will increase my egg production. I am now requesting a loan to help me buy chicken feeds that are well balanced for both the chicks and older chicken.In the past, I have not been able to afford these feeds because they are very costly. I have been feeding my chicken on locally available feeds such as dry maize and left over foods which has not been providing a well balanced diet for the chicken. I would like to buy both chick mash and layer mash. The chick mash will be fed to the chicks until they are eight weeks. These feeds will enable the chicks to have a healthy growth and high immunity to face possible stresses like diseases, climate, variations and handling. The layer mash feeds will be fed to the older chicken. This will ensure that the chicken are healthy and that they yield high quality eggs. I would like to buy 20 kg of chick mash at a cost of $190 and 30kg of chicken layer mash at a cost of $280. With goods feeds, my chicken will produce more eggs of better quality that will enable me to fetch good money that will help me to support my family and also pay back my loan.

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$446.00

Date disbursed

Sep 2, 2014

Repayment status

Late

Projected term

48 months

Lenders

L

Lemon

Switzerland, Switzerland

J

jjonas

berlin, Germany

G

grahamfamily

Guildford, United Kingdom

T

tonilends

catalonia is not:, Spain

Cloudways

Malta, Malta

ads68

Melbourne, Australia

Eduard

Dnepr, Ukraine

basicus

Cairo, Egypt

gseletko

South Perth, Australia

B

bertvdlingen

utrecht, Netherlands

Sarasota

Sarasota, Fl, United States

M

marymarrs

North Bend, United States

Matthieu

Switzerland, France

markpearson

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

H

Haavard

Bergen, Norway

G

GanSatya

United States

T

thebonseung

Republic of Korea

pvilliger

Zurich, Switzerland

M

mb210047

Miamisburg, OH, United States

D

Daisy

Netherlands

H

hodor

Australia

P

Panda6689

United States

B

blambert

United States

Vesa

Helsinki, Finland

Loungin

United States

Mikers

Netherlands

dpollard

United States

P

Prometheus

Duisburg, Germany

B

bvp5105

United States

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Summary

Amount repaid

$6.32

Amount remaining

$709.22

Expected completion

Sep 6, 2018

Status

Repaying late

Installment amount

$3.45

Repayment History

Expected Payments Actual Payments
Sep 11, 2014 $0.00
Sep 18, 2014 $3.45 Sep 17, 2014 $2.87
Sep 25, 2014 $0.57
Sep 25, 2014 $3.45 Sep 25, 2014 $2.87
Oct 2, 2014 $3.45
Oct 9, 2014 $3.45
Oct 16, 2014 $3.45
Oct 23, 2014 $3.45
Oct 30, 2014 $3.45
Nov 6, 2014 $3.45
Nov 13, 2014 $3.45
Nov 20, 2014 $3.45
Nov 27, 2014 $3.45
Dec 4, 2014 $3.45
Dec 11, 2014 $3.45
Dec 18, 2014 $3.45
Dec 25, 2014 $3.45
Jan 1, 2015 $3.45
Jan 8, 2015 $3.45
Jan 15, 2015 $3.45
Jan 22, 2015 $3.45
Jan 29, 2015 $3.45
Feb 5, 2015 $3.45
Feb 12, 2015 $3.45
Feb 19, 2015 $3.45
Feb 26, 2015 $3.45
Mar 5, 2015 $3.45
Mar 12, 2015 $3.45
Mar 19, 2015 $3.45
Mar 26, 2015 $3.45
Apr 2, 2015 $3.45
Apr 9, 2015 $3.45
Apr 16, 2015 $3.45
Apr 23, 2015 $3.45
Apr 30, 2015 $3.45
May 7, 2015 $3.45
May 14, 2015 $3.45
May 21, 2015 $3.45
May 28, 2015 $3.45
Jun 4, 2015 $3.45
Jun 11, 2015 $3.45
Jun 18, 2015 $3.45
Jun 25, 2015 $3.45
Jul 2, 2015 $3.45
Jul 9, 2015 $3.45
Jul 16, 2015 $3.45
Jul 23, 2015 $3.45
Jul 30, 2015 $3.45
Aug 6, 2015 $3.45
Aug 13, 2015 $3.45
Aug 20, 2015 $3.45
Aug 27, 2015 $3.45
Sep 3, 2015 $3.45
Sep 10, 2015 $3.45
Sep 17, 2015 $3.45
Sep 24, 2015 $3.45
Oct 1, 2015 $3.45
Oct 8, 2015 $3.45
Oct 15, 2015 $3.45
Oct 22, 2015 $3.45
Oct 29, 2015 $3.45
Nov 5, 2015 $3.45
Nov 12, 2015 $3.45
Nov 19, 2015 $3.45
Nov 26, 2015 $3.45
Dec 3, 2015 $3.45
Dec 10, 2015 $3.45
Dec 17, 2015 $3.45
Dec 24, 2015 $3.45
Dec 31, 2015 $3.45
Jan 7, 2016 $3.45
Jan 14, 2016 $3.45
Jan 21, 2016 $3.45
Jan 28, 2016 $3.45
Feb 4, 2016 $3.45
Feb 11, 2016 $3.45
Feb 18, 2016 $3.45
Feb 25, 2016 $3.45
Mar 3, 2016 $3.45
Mar 10, 2016 $3.45
Mar 17, 2016 $3.45
Mar 24, 2016 $3.45
Mar 31, 2016 $3.45
Apr 7, 2016 $3.45
Apr 14, 2016 $3.45
Apr 21, 2016 $3.45
Apr 28, 2016 $3.45
May 5, 2016 $3.45
May 12, 2016 $3.45
May 19, 2016 $3.45
May 26, 2016 $3.45
Jun 2, 2016 $3.45
Jun 9, 2016 $3.45
Jun 16, 2016 $3.45
Jun 23, 2016 $3.45
Jun 30, 2016 $3.45
Jul 7, 2016 $3.45
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Jul 28, 2016 $3.45
Aug 4, 2016 $3.45
Aug 11, 2016 $3.45
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Aug 25, 2016 $3.45
Sep 1, 2016 $3.45
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Sep 29, 2016 $3.45
Oct 6, 2016 $3.45
Oct 13, 2016 $3.45
Oct 20, 2016 $3.45
Oct 27, 2016 $3.45
Nov 3, 2016 $3.45
Nov 10, 2016 $3.45
Nov 17, 2016 $3.45
Nov 24, 2016 $3.45
Dec 1, 2016 $3.45
Dec 8, 2016 $3.45
Dec 15, 2016 $3.45
Dec 22, 2016 $3.45
Dec 29, 2016 $3.45
Jan 5, 2017 $3.45
Jan 12, 2017 $3.45
Jan 19, 2017 $3.45
Jan 26, 2017 $3.45
Feb 2, 2017 $3.45
Feb 9, 2017 $3.45
Feb 16, 2017 $3.45
Feb 23, 2017 $3.45
Mar 2, 2017 $3.45
Mar 9, 2017 $3.45
Mar 16, 2017 $3.45
Mar 23, 2017 $3.45
Mar 30, 2017 $3.45
Apr 6, 2017 $3.45
Apr 13, 2017 $3.45
Apr 20, 2017 $3.45
Apr 27, 2017 $3.45
May 4, 2017 $3.45
May 11, 2017 $3.45
May 18, 2017 $3.45
May 25, 2017 $3.45
Jun 1, 2017 $3.45
Jun 8, 2017 $3.45
Jun 15, 2017 $3.45
Jun 22, 2017 $3.45
Jun 29, 2017 $3.45
Jul 6, 2017 $3.45
Jul 13, 2017 $3.45
Jul 20, 2017 $3.45
Jul 27, 2017 $3.45
Aug 3, 2017 $3.45
Aug 10, 2017 $3.45
Aug 17, 2017 $3.45
Aug 24, 2017 $3.45
Aug 31, 2017 $3.45
Sep 7, 2017 $3.45
Sep 14, 2017 $3.45
Sep 21, 2017 $3.45
Sep 28, 2017 $3.45
Oct 5, 2017 $3.45
Oct 12, 2017 $3.45
Oct 19, 2017 $3.45
Oct 26, 2017 $3.45
Nov 2, 2017 $3.45
Nov 9, 2017 $3.45
Nov 16, 2017 $3.45
Nov 23, 2017 $3.45
Nov 30, 2017 $3.45
Dec 7, 2017 $3.45
Dec 14, 2017 $3.45
Dec 21, 2017 $3.45
Dec 28, 2017 $3.45
Jan 4, 2018 $3.45
Jan 11, 2018 $3.45
Jan 18, 2018 $3.45
Jan 25, 2018 $3.45
Feb 1, 2018 $3.45
Feb 8, 2018 $3.45
Feb 15, 2018 $3.45
Feb 22, 2018 $3.45
Mar 1, 2018 $3.45
Mar 8, 2018 $3.45
Mar 15, 2018 $3.45
Mar 22, 2018 $3.45
Mar 29, 2018 $3.45
Apr 5, 2018 $3.45
Apr 12, 2018 $3.45
Apr 19, 2018 $3.45
Apr 26, 2018 $3.45
May 3, 2018 $3.45
May 10, 2018 $3.45
May 17, 2018 $3.45
May 24, 2018 $3.45
May 31, 2018 $3.45
Jun 7, 2018 $3.45
Jun 14, 2018 $3.45
Jun 21, 2018 $3.45
Jun 28, 2018 $3.45
Jul 5, 2018 $3.45
Jul 12, 2018 $3.45
Jul 19, 2018 $3.45
Jul 26, 2018 $3.45
Aug 2, 2018 $3.45
Aug 9, 2018 $3.45
Aug 16, 2018 $3.45
Aug 23, 2018 $3.45
Aug 30, 2018 $3.45
Sep 6, 2018 $1.75

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