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Resource Type: Tools and guides
A short introduction to budget tracking and how to apply it at a local level
Resource Type: Tools and guides
Nine commitments for improving the quality and effectiveness of humanitarian response
Resource Type: Articles
Poultry (chickens, ducks, quail, guinea fowl, geese and other domestic birds) benefit human health because meat and eggs from birds provide healthy and nutritious food. This article outlines the main benefits and risks to humans that are associated with poultry keeping and consumption, and describes how to keep the risks as low as possible so that the benefits can be enjoyed to the full.
Resource Type: Articles
This article first appeared in Footsteps 10 on Small Livestock.
Resource Type: Articles
If you keep poultry it is very important to learn how to detect an unhealthy or sick bird, so that you can take action. If you do not, disease may spread to other birds and the whole flock may be lost.
Resource Type: Articles
Housing village chickens at night will protect them from rain and the cold, from predators and from theft. This article shares information about constructing a chicken house, chicken house hygiene, perches and nests.
Resource Type: Articles
Advice from a poultry expert. Keiron Forbes has earned the name ‘Chickenologist’ from travelling around the world helping people to start chicken projects, solving problems with their birds and giving advice on how to understand how chickens behave.
Resource Type: Articles
Correct feeding of village poultry will not only improve their production of eggs and meat but also keep the chickens healthy – well-fed chickens will produce good food for you. Chickens need a mixed diet to stay healthy, just as people do.
Resource Type: Bible studies
The Bible is a story of God’s relationship with people. In his covenant with the people of Israel, in the journey to the Promised Land and in his sending of Jesus Christ we see him reaching out to us, seeking to gather us to him, to live with him and be looked after by him.
Resource Type: Interviews
Experience from Honduras. Footsteps interviewed Rommel Romero, Coordinator of the Diakanos Programme at Proyecto Aldea Global, Honduras, to find out how his project helps people to make a living from keeping poultry.
