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They Laughed When I Started My Small Poultry Farm, But Now I’m Supplying Eggs To Major Hotels In Town
When I first decided to start a poultry farm, people around me couldn’t stop laughing. My neighbors whispered that I had lost my mind. My own relatives said, “You can’t survive by keeping chickens; that’s women’s work.” I remember standing in my small compound, looking at my newly built coop, and wondering if they were right. Still, something in me refused to give up. I knew there had to be a way to make it work.
At the time, I had just lost my job at a hardware shop. The little savings I had were quickly disappearing, and I had a family to feed. I began with just 20 chicks, feeding them carefully and waking up at dawn every day to clean their pen. It wasn’t easy. Sometimes, several chicks died in one night. The smell was unbearable, and the neighbors kept complaining that I was wasting my time. But deep down, I believed that success starts small.
Three months later, things took a turn for the worse. My hens stopped laying eggs, and those that did produced weak, small ones. I was frustrated. I even thought of selling everything and moving to town to look for casual jobs. It was around this time that I met a man at the marketplace who changed my story completely. He told me about Doctor Kashiririka, a traditional specialist known for helping people with business growth, prosperity, and protection from bad luck. To continue reading, click here.
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