This activity took place on 20th.September.2023 at Busesa Community Development Organization poultry farm were by Poultry manager Muhonge Brian said that having adequate knowledge on how to start a layer farm is the first step in ensuring profitability and raising egg-laying poultry birds for the purpose of commercial egg production is what layers poultry farming is about.
He also continued by saying that Layer chickens are such a special species of hens, which need to be raised from when they are one day old and They start laying eggs commercially from 18-19 weeks of age. They continue laying eggs continuously till their 72-78 weeks of age and They can produce about one kg of eggs by consuming about 2.25 kg of food during their egg-laying period.
Under this he also said that According to the nature and colour of the eggs, layer hens are of two types, and mentioned them as White Egg-Laying Hens and Brown Egg-Laying Hens and he continued by saying that White Egg-Laying Hens These type of hens is comparatively smaller in size and they eat less food, and the colour of the eggshell is white and the Brown Egg-Laying Hens are s larger in size and They eat more food, compared to white egg layers and also Lay bigger eggs than other laying breeds and he said that The eggshell is brown coloured and There are many types of brown layer available like Among Isa Brown, Hi Sex Brown, Sever 579, Lehman Brown, Hi Line Brown, Bab Cock BV-380, Gold Line, Harvard Brown.
In this case, he encouraged new poultry beginners to have to select those breeds which are suitable for their layer poultry farming business and can produce well in their area.
In Mr.Muhonge’s conclusion he therefore said that Marketing of eggs involves a range of prices, depending on the different sizes of egg, different brands, or other differences which attract particular buyers in both the home and shop situation and also said that it is best to store them at normal refrigerator temperature.