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Farming

Raising chickens

John DoeJ
EntrepreneurGilbertLocationNakuru , Koinange Estate, Kenya
Project status
100%funded
$323raised
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My name is Gilbert obura Nyamul, Born again

Christian, raised up by a widow in a home

village (Ambira) in Siaya County Kenya.

We were three boys in school and bringing us up

was big task for our mother who was selling vegetables in a village market as a source of income . Raising my

school fees especially for secondary school was

a challange for her so I had to do some work

in maize farms for our neighbors in order to help pay

part of my school fees.

After form four I landed on a factory job with the

Everready Batteries(K) ltd but this was short lived

as we were laid off, declared redundant after three

years ,before I could do much.

I then opened a laundry shop in Kaptembwo

village in Nakuru .I was doing the laundry work and

my wife was at the reception .We worked very hard and

this helped us to take our first  born girl to a good nursery

school .

Bad luck struck when my wife died when she went

to deliver our baby in a provicial hospital in Nakuru where

the doctors had gone on strike.

She left me with one day baby boy whom I took to

a baby home where I pay some fee for his care on

a monthly basis.I had to close the laundry shop

because I couldn’t manage it alone and started

a business of Supplying fresh fish in restaurants.my hobby is travelling and reading books especially bible.

I had to close the laundry shop

because I couldn’t manage it alone and started

a business of Supplying fresh fish in restaurants.where I found supply of chicken also lucrative. I therefore started a poultry farm specialising in kuroiler chicken.

Kuroiler Chicken is a dual purpose breed which

grows upto 4 kg in 6 months.it also lays between

140-150 eggs a year.It is also resistant to most diseases

These chicken have high demand in local restaurants

as they have tastier meat compared to other chicken .

Their meat is also soft and tender. Their eggs are

larger than indegious ones hence sell faster .

I operate from my residential house and this

cuts the cost of renting a shop. This business helps me to educate my children.My first Born daughter has finished form four and wants to

pursue her degree in Human Resource Management

in a university.The younger boy wants to be a

teacher ,He is still in primary school in class seven.

I intend to buy more kuroiler chicken and chick feeds if granted this loan. Later I intend to buy an incubator for hatching eggs and buy a machine to produce my own chicken feeds to cut cost .

I would like to buy more chicken since right now am left with only 11 hens and 7chicks.This would cost me 150 Kenya shiilings for each chick and I would like to buy 50 chicks this would cost me atotal of 7500 shilling Kenyan money I also need to vaccinate them which would cost me around 2500 shillings per month and I need to vaccinate them once per month .my son iw also starting his exams next week and am believing God he will pass so I need to start saving his fee for next year as he joins his secondary education so through getting more chick stock my earnings will increase and I will be able to do that.God bless you my lenders as you plan to fund me thank you in Advance.