Incubator for my poutry farm

Consilata Shirly

Alupe, Kenya

100% repaid

Entrepreneur

Name

Consilata Shirly

Member since

August 2014

On-time repayments

321 installments  •  14%

About Me

My name is Consilatah Shirley Siro, from Alupe village ,Teso South, Busia county, western Kenya. I attended the Nangina girls secondary school and later joined Bumbe TTI where I followed a certificate course in secretarial and computer. I thereafter got a job as a cashier in a supermarket.

My income as a cashier is very meager and hardly sustains my needs, I therefore decided in January of this year, 2014, to venture into commercial farming and started with 30 indigenous chicken just in my house. I used to live with them in the same house until when I started supplying my employer with fertilized eggs, soon the demand for my products soared and I could not meet the demand as I wished any longer. In May, from my sales I decided to take the business seriously and put up a poultry house for my chicken. I now own 100 chicken but I want to expand the venture to 1000 chicken.

I am planning to resign from my job as a cashier to focus on my business, however the major hurdle is finances and hopefully Zidisha will help compliment my finance mobilization.

During my free time I like visiting established poultry farmers, swimming, making friends and be on social media.

I would like to thank Zidisha founders for this kind gesture and for having vulnerable groups at heart and to the Zidisha lenders please be honest and service your loans for someone else will need it in future.

My Business

My major source of income is poultry farming, I have 100 indigenous chickens. I sell chicks (less than a month old) and eggs to generate revenue for my business and myself.

My clients include individuals, supermarkets and breeders who buy my eggs for breeding purposes. My products are fairly priced and that gives me a competitive edge against my competitors. The major risk and uncertainties facing my business is theft and diseases, however I am putting up security measures to minimize this vice and as to diseases I am vaccinating my chicken against all prevalent diseases in my county.

My expenses per month are $150 to cater for feeds, security and vaccines, my revenue from eggs and chicks sales is $280 a month, I make $130 in profit. I also earn $80 from my employment job as a cashier and I expect to use my profit and salary to service my loan.

Loan Proposal

I am so glad to be associated with Zidisha,I must say the future looks bright.Thank you for funding my first loan.
I am requesting for a loan to fund the purchase of an incubator for my expanding poultry farm.This will increase the growth of my farm significantly and help me save more.Currently I have 150 chicken,that are laying.I always take my eggs to a nearby hatchery which is very expensive.Given the loan I will use it to equip my farm with a brand new incubator and cut my expenses by 70%. I am glad you visited my profile,Thank you

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About Me

my name is consilatah Shirley siro,from Alupe village ,Teso south, Busia county western Kenya. I schooled at Nangina girls secondary school and later joined Bumbe TTI for certificate course in secretarial and computer, thereafter i got a job as a cashier in a supermarket. My income from employment is very meager and hardly sustains my needs, January this year,2014. i decided to venture into commercial farming and started with 30 indigenous chicken ,just in my house. i used to leave with them in same house until when i started supplying my employer with fertilized eggs, soon the demand for my products soared and i could not meet the demand,in may out of my sales i decided to take the business seriously and put up a poultry house for my chicken. I now own 100 chicken but i want to expand the venture to 1000 chicken,i am planning to resign from my employment to focus on my business. However the major hurdle is finances .Hopefully Zidisha will help compliment my finance mobilization.
During my free time i like visiting established poultry farmers,swimming,making friends and social media.
I would like to thank Zidisha founders for this kind gesture and having vulnerable groups at heart .
Thank you

My Business

I am a commercial poultry farmer.I keep local poultry both for meat and eggs.
I always feed my poultry on locally available feeds as well as commercial feeds to foster faster growth and make them look admirable to buyers.This always give me a competitive edge against my competitors.
The demand for my poultry and eggs has grown rapidly courtesy of expanding nearby Busia town and newly established University college in my village.Therefore the demand far outweighs the supply and in this regard I am planning to expand my poultry farm.
The major hurdle my business faces is lack of finances to expand my firm.I also face the risk of diseases though i always vaccinate my poultry on time to ensure i don't loose them to diseases.
I always spend $200 on monthly basis for feeds,I make sales of an average $650 every month.I make a profit of $450 in month thanks to my first and second loan.my revenues increased by 300%
I using my revenues for business expansion,donation to an orphanage paying school fees for Laura who passed well and had no one to take her to school and saving for my own degree course in september.

Loan Proposal

I am so glad to be associated with Zidisha,I must say the future looks bright.Thank you for funding my first loan.
I am requesting for a loan to fund the purchase of an incubator for my expanding poultry farm.This will increase the growth of my farm significantly and help me save more.Currently I have 150 chicken,that are laying.I always take my eggs to a nearby hatchery which is very expensive.Given the loan I will use it to equip my farm with a brand new incubator and cut my expenses by 70%. I am glad you visited my profile,Thank you

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Loan Info

Project Type

Classic Loan

Disbursed amount

$320.00

Date disbursed

Nov 17, 2014

Repayment status

On Time

Projected term

3 months

Lenders

Zidisha

Sterling, United States

M

mogensh

København V, Denmark

Cricketca

San Jose, United States

Hedwich

Gorssel, Netherlands

T

thebonseung

Republic of Korea

DF

Dennis Furr

United Kingdom

Villa Maria Outliers

Montreal, Canada

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  • Roy    May 15, 2016

    How are you Consila?

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  • TomF925    Jan 20, 2016

    We hope your health is good and that you are gradually recovering from the storm.

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  • Consilata Shirly    Dec 7, 2015

    The rains blew away my roof and most of my chicken died,kindly let me adjust my loan

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  • Consilata Shirly    Oct 10, 2015

    Hello lenders,I have been very ill and has not been able to communicate on time. I am very sorry dear lenders,I am now well and hope do repay my loan in full soon.thank you

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  • Consilata Shirly    Aug 12, 2015

    Hello lenders ,I have been sick for quite some time and the business is just pick up. I am hopeful I will clear the loan soon. thank you

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  • Flipmore    Aug 10, 2015

    Dear Consilata,

    Could you please ask Puret, to whom you are volunteer mentor, to contact me at
    [email protected]

    Thanks!

    Carolyn

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  • Flipmore    Aug 10, 2015

    Consilata, how are you doing? Please post an update... your community here cares about you!

    Thanks
    Carolyn

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  • andyfletcher    Jun 19, 2015

    Hello Consilata,
    As VM for Maureen Auma Otieno, could you please find out from her when she is able to start making repayments? Thank you.

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  • Consilata Shirly    Apr 22, 2015

    Thank you lenders,the freezer finally arrived.despite the challenges. I know i will be back to good business soon. Nice time

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  • Consilata Shirly    Mar 25, 2015

    The business is doing badly because thieves broke into my shop and stolen everything,all the freezed chicken and the medium sized freezer i had borrowed the loss is estimated at $1200.I was luck my freezer had not yet been delivered . As I reorganize my self I will be forced to reschedule my loan for a while.I know the business will pick in the next few months. Kindly accept my request as I will make bulk payments to cater for these few weeks so that I can clear my loan within the agreed time frame.

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  • Kennedy    Mar 4, 2015

    Hello, those are some nice looking chicken you got there. Are they the ones called Kuroiler? Alupe is indeed far from Nairobi but I would sure not hesitate to buy a few hens for breeding if I could reach you. Can you advice on where to access some nearer here? Regards. Ken.

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  • Paul    Mar 3, 2015

    wow concrats on your project is good was going through poultry keeping training at naivasha Kari when I thot I Shud get more information from zidisha entrepreneurs and this how I checked your profile, am thinking of doing the same project and would need extensive advice on how to rare the chicken please help me out.and all the best.

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  • Consilata Shirly    Mar 3, 2015

    I take these opportunity to thank you for your support and assissitance, I am so grateful and will always be.Thank you so much

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  • Consilata Shirly    Mar 1, 2015

    thank you so much lenders for your support. I am so glad, at 61% with 2 day sto go please,remember me.

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  • Consilata Shirly    Feb 28, 2015

    Thank you so much lenders, I me really glad for your kindness. Thank you so so much.

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  • Consilata Shirly    Feb 27, 2015

    dear lenders, please remember me. I am so grateful for the support accorded so far,5 days to go I am at 11%, i believe you will support me ,thanks.

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  • Consilata Shirly    Feb 26, 2015

    hchsmicroloans thanks alot

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  • Consilata Shirly    Feb 26, 2015

    Sorno thank yo so so much

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  • Consilata Shirly    Feb 26, 2015

    jtreyes thank you so much

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  • Consilata Shirly    Feb 26, 2015

    I take these opportunity to thank you ladies and gentlemen for your incredible kindness, I am at 10%,I know you are committed to supporting me . I welcome your bids and would really apprciate anything small you will support me with. I am looking for a camera man to come and take photos so that I can give you the pictorial view of how great these loans are to me and how they are shaping my life for the better.
    I resigned from my job to give more time to my business and these is a decision I dont regret,It could not have been possible without your support. Thank you so much , and blessings for your kindness.

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