Notes from the farm.
What we are learning about running livestock properly in Rivers State — written for people who want numbers, not slogans.
Poultry
What makes a rich egg: seven things a farm controls
Bakers and distributors buying from us keep reporting the same three things: yolks that stand up, whites that hold, shells that break clean. None of that is luck. Here is the mechanism behind each one.
Read — 7 minPiggery
How We're Designing Our Piggery for Natural Health
70 pens are built and stock procurement is underway ahead of our first batch. Here's how health is being designed into every layer of the piggery before a single pig arrives.
Read — 4 minPiggery
What Will Make KR Pork Taste Better
First pork is expected Q4 2026. Here's the case for why it should be worth the wait — clean feed, calm pigs, and conscious processing, not shortcuts.
Read — 3 minFishery
How We're Planning KR Catfish: Fresh, Fast-Growing, and Flavorful
A semi-recirculating catfish system is planned for our second site at Ebubu-Egbalor — still in the design stage, with nothing stocked yet. Here's the thinking behind it.
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Buying guide
How old is that egg? A buyer's guide to a market nobody dates
Most eggs sold in Nigerian markets carry no collection date at all. Here is what that costs you, and the three questions that tell you what you are actually buying.
Read — 5 min
Poultry
Feed conversion ratio: the number most layer farms never calculate
Feed is roughly 70% of the cost of producing an egg. If you are not tracking kilograms of feed per kilogram of egg, you cannot know whether you are making money.
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Farm business
Before you buy your first 500 layers: four costs nobody quotes you
The bird price and the cage price are the two numbers every supplier gives you. They are not the two numbers that determine whether the venture works.
Read — 6 min