2.2 Poultry Rearing in a Fold

• Meaning of a fold in poultry rearing
• Constructing a poultry fold from reused and recycled wire, plastic and wood
• Measuring and stocking a fold for Kenyan kienyeji and kuroiler birds
• Moving the fold over pasture
• Feeding and watering poultry in a fold
• Sanitation, protection from predators and harsh weather

• describe a fold in poultry rearing
• construct a fold for rearing poultry
• rear poultry in a fold
• show responsibility in rearing of poultry

“How can we rear poultry in a fold for food production?”

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1. What a poultry fold is
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   A poultry fold is a light, movable house with an open base so birds graze under it and the whole unit is shifted onto fresh grass.
2. Why rear poultry in a fold
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   A fold combines grass and protection: cheaper than a full house, safer than free range, and it spreads manure where the school wants it.
3. Kenyan birds for a fold
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   Kienyeji and kuroiler (dual-purpose improved) birds suit a school fold; heavy commercial broilers and unbrooded day-old chicks do not.
4. Measuring and stocking a fold
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   Floor area is length times width. A school fold of about 2 m by 1 m holds four to six grown kienyeji or fewer kuroiler.
5. Reused materials for a fold
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   A fold is built from reused wood, wire and plastic to cut cost. Buy only the gap: a latch, staples, or extra mesh that predators cannot pass.
6. Constructing the poultry fold
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   Build in order: measure, frame, mesh, roof, door and latch, handles. Test an empty two-person lift before any bird goes in.
7. Moving the fold
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   Move the fold daily or every two days onto fresh, level grass. Count birds, lift together, and rest the old patch so manure and parasites do not pile up.
8. Feeding poultry in a fold
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   Grass is a snack. Offer mash in a clean trough, grit, crushed shell for layers, and safe leftovers. Keep mouldy, salty and plastic waste out.
9. Watering poultry in a fold
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   Poultry need clean water all day in a shaded, stable drinker that does not flood the grass or cook in the sun.
10. Sanitation in the fold
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    Sanitation is a daily loop: move the fold, wash troughs and drinkers, dry wet spots, rest grass, and report a sick bird instead of hiding it.
11. Predators, weather and responsibility
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    Secure mesh and a latch against dogs, hawks and thieves; shade, rain roof and siting against weather. A roster makes the project responsible.