Live birds
Layers, broilers, and kienyeji are three products. Age is counted in weeks. Meat birds are judged on live weight and finish.
Poultry
Eggs and birds from the yard
We keep poultry in Njombe Town. Eggs by the tray, live birds if that is what you need.
Poultry
Kept as farm work
Poultry here is everyday farm work in Njombe Town: water, feed, a house, and a person who sees the birds. If you need birds or eggs, ask what is in the yard this week.
New birds are not tipped into the main flock the same afternoon. Sick birds are watched. Manure is a farm input, not waste to dump. That is the minimum that keeps a highland flock worth buying from.
From the yard
Eggs and birds
Come or write. We confirm class and numbers from Magoda Street.
Eggs by the tray
Eggs move in trays of thirty. A weekly lift is different from a one-off sale.
A flock that has been kept
Clean water, feed that did not run out, and a dry night house. That is the flock you want to buy from.
How we keep them
What to look at
Most people take live birds. Eggs go by the tray. Dressed birds are a smaller line, used when a hotel, butcher, or regular buyer has already agreed cold chain and timing. Layers for eggs, broilers for meat, and kienyeji are three different things, and they fetch different prices.
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Layers, broilers, kienyeji
A layer, a broiler, and a local bird are three products. Age is counted in weeks. Meat birds are judged on live weight and finish, layers on eggs and remaining flock life. Mixing those in one price is how a sale goes wrong.
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Disease
Newcastle disease is the main poultry risk in Tanzania. Gumboro and fowl pox sit just behind it. Come look at a flock that has been vaccinated on a known calendar. Cool nights help. They do not replace a clean yard.
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Housing and feed
Deep litter and a yard with a dry night house are the two systems you see around Njombe. Birds that have had clean water and feed that did not run out travel and dress better.
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How we count
Live birds are counted by head, sometimes by estimated weight. Eggs move in trays of thirty. A weekly lift is different from a one-off sale. Transport from Njombe Town is planned around heat and crowding.
Talk to us
Ask what is in the yard
WhatsApp or call 0764 979 790. Say poultry, how many, and whether you need eggs or live birds. If you buy every week, say so.