This self-reliance training is all about helping other families to have a skill. Instead of just giving a chicken that they cook and eat for 2 or 3 meals, if they can have knowledge, or if they can have a skill of how to raise chickens, it will be something that will be sustainable for their families. With the training and the supplies they receive, they can start a small business and then grow bigger. This is a 6 week training course.
Training will cover:
- Good breeds of chickens to purchase
- Treating the poultry before the chicks arrive
- Diseases that affect the chicken
- When to administer the starter feed and when to advance to grower feed
- When and how to administer medication to avoid diseases
- How to maintain temperatures with the coop for proper growth
- Building an maintaining a proper structure
After completing the training, participants will receive:
- 25 chicks
- chicken feed
- medication
Plus, continued mentorship to help them succeed.
