January 2025 poultry training

Learning before the chicks arrived

With sponsorship from Bamenda City Council, we brought five participants together on 3 January 2025 for training in poultry farming. The session focused on caring for three-week-old chicks. Facilitators discussed suitable housing, hygiene, feeding and common risks.

Planning the activity

We also covered identifying customers, communicating about products, production costs and record keeping. Participants were encouraged to record expenditure and sales so they could follow the activity over time. The source includes expected sales figures, which were projections made during training.

Collection and planned follow-up

The training report records collection of chicks on 5 January 2025 and plans for monitoring. The annual report later explains that two participants pursued other small activities rather than poultry. The July account records further monitoring of the City Council-supported project, without verified income results. The September 2026 monitoring concerns other activities and groups.

The order of the training session

The session on 3 January began at 1:45 p.m., later than the planned noon start. Songs and prayer were followed by the coordinator’s welcome and agenda. The first presentation introduced poultry keeping based on three-week-old chicks, suitable places to keep birds and risks that could undermine a flock.

A second presentation covered hygiene and sanitation, including preparation of the room and bedding. Feeding followed, with discussion of the stages of feed and its relationship to growth and the market. The report records what was taught that day. Detailed medication instructions and projected returns are not issued here as present-day guidance.

Marketing, records and collection

The marketing session considered customers, promotion, communication, costs, pricing and collaboration. A further presentation asked participants to record expenditure, money available and sales. The final technical session discussed poultry diseases and seeking help when problems arose. Questions allowed participants to clarify the presentations.

Chicks were collected on Sunday 5 January because of the supplier’s delivery arrangements. At the close, the coordinator thanked facilitators and described monitoring, reinvestment and the intention to pass support on to others. Those were programme expectations. The annual report later clarifies that two participants chose other small activities, and the July report records the third phase.