CGIAR/KikuyuEnglish_translation huggingface dataset:
English: Marek’s Disease: Symptoms include paralysis, loss of appetite, and weight loss. It’s a viral disease, and there is no cure, but vaccination can prevent it. 
Kikuyu: Marek's disease kana kuonja: Ndariri nī ta kuonja, kūremwo nī kūrīa na gūte kīro, mūrimū ūyū umanaga na virus na kuoguo ndūrī kīhonia no njanjo nī giragīrīria.
English: Gumboro Disease: Symptoms include diarrhea, loss of appetite, and depression. It’s caused by a virus and can be prevented by vaccination. 
Kikuyu: Mūrimū wa Gumboro: Ndariri nī ta kūharwo, kūremwo nī kūrīa na kūhorera. Mūrimū ūyū umanaga na virus na kuogwo na ūgirī rīirio na njanjo.
English: Fowl Typhoid: Symptoms include high fever, diarrhea, and sudden death. It’s caused by bacteria and can be treated with antibiotics. 
Kikuyu: Mūrimū wa Fowl typhoid: Ndariri nī ta ūrugarī kūingīha, kūharwo na gīkuū kia hi na hi. Mūrimū ūyū ūrehagwo nī njamuthi cia bacteria na no urigitwo na dawa cia kūūraga njamuthi.
English: Infectious Bronchitis: Symptoms include respiratory distress, nasal discharge, and watery eyes. It’s caused by a virus and can be prevented by vaccination.
Kikuyu: Mūrimū wa infectious bronchitis: Ndariri nī hamwe na kūremwo kūhuhia, kūruta kīmira na kūrīra maitho. Mūrimū ūyū umanaga na virus na kuogwo no ūgirīrīirio nī njanjo.
English: What is the treatment of Newcastle disease?
Kikuyu: Mūrimū wa Newcastle ūrigitagwo atīa?
English: Newcastle disease has no cure; chickens already showing symptoms/signs should not be vaccinated.
Kikuyu: Mūrimū wa Newcastle ndūrī kīhonia. Ngūkū irīa  irīkītie kuonania ndariri ciaguo itiagīrīire nī kūheo njanjo.
English: How do you prevent Newcastle disease?
Kikuyu: Hihi ingīhota atīa kūgirīrīria mīrimū wa Newcastle?
English: The only effective means of preventing Newcastle disease is by protecting chickens from getting the disease through vaccination.
Kikuyu: Njīra īrīa ya mūmwe yūīkaine ya kūgirīrīria mūrimū wa Newcastle no kūgitīra ngūkū kuumana na kūrwara mūrimū na njīra ya njanjo.
English: How to collect, store and select eggs for hatching?
Kikuyu: Njīra njega ya kūngania, kūiga na gūthuura  matumbī ma gūcarīkia?
English: Remove the eggs once laid and stored them in a cool place
Kikuyu: Ūngania matumbī marekio na umaige handū hatarī na ūrugarī mūingī
English: When collecting eggs, do not frighten the chicken as a chicken being disturbed constantly may abandon the nest and not brood the remaining eggs 
Kikuyu: Rīrīa ūkūngania matumbī, ndūkamakie ngūkū nīūndū cingīmakio kaingī noitiganīrie matumbī marīa ikomereirie.
English: How to store eggs?
Kikuyu: Matumbī maigagwo atīa?
English: Eggs should be stored at between 15C to 18C depending on the duration of storage. 
Kikuyu: Matumbī magīrīire kūigwo na ūrugarī wa gatagatīKa 15°c na 18°c kūringana na kahinda karīa matanyītwo kūigwo.
English: Keep the eggs with the narrow end of the shell down for short term storage and for long term (more than 7 days), with the broader end down. 
Kikuyu: Iga matumbī na mwena ūrīa mūceke wa ikorogoca ūrorete nathī marīa matanyītwo kūigwo gwa kahinda kanini na marīa matanyītwo kūigwo gwa kahinda karaya kana makīria ma thikū mūgwanja, mwena ūcio mwari īūkorwo nathī.
English: Pack eggs on wooden pallets.
Kikuyu: Banga matumbī tray-inī ūcoke ūmaige mbareti-inī cia mbaū.
English: Do chicken require proper nutrition?
Kikuyu: Hihi ngūkū nī ibataraga irio njega?
English: Kienyeji chickens are omnivorous and will eat a variety of foods, including grains, insects, and greens.
Kikuyu: Ngūkū cia gīcenjī irīaga irio cia mīthemba yothe hamwe na mūthemba wa mbembe, igunyū na mahuti.
English: It’s important to provide a balanced diet to ensure the chickens are healthy and produce high-quality eggs.
Kikuyu: Nīwega wa kūhe ngūkū irio ina ūtonga wa indio ciothe iria ibataranagia nīguo ikorwo na ūgima mwega wa mwīrī na irekie matumbī mega.
English: Feeding young chicken?
Kikuyu: Hihi ngūkū iheyagwo irio atia?
English: Young chickens should be fed separately from the adults. 
Kikuyu: Njui ibatiī kūheo irio kando na ngūkū ng'ima.
English: They should have a special diet and it is best for them not to have to compete with the adults for food
Kikuyu: Ciagīrīirwo kūheo irio cia mwanya na nīwega njui ici itigatharane irio na ngūkū iria ng'ima.
English: Feeding laying hens
Kikuyu: Hihi ngūkū irarekia ibatiī kūheo irio atia?
English: Laying hens should have easy access to calcium rich food that may be supplemented by calcium-rich sources such as crushed snail or egg shells (may eat eggs due to Ca deficiency)
Kikuyu: Ngūkū irarekia ibatiī kūheo irio irī na calcium nyingī īrīa īngīoneka na njīra ya kuongerera indo ta makorogoca morage ma ndinoho kana ma ngūkū(ngūkū no irīe matumbī ingīaga kūigania calcium).
English: How to store feeds for chicken?
Kikuyu: Hihi irio cia ngūkū cibatiī kūigwo atīa?
English: Feed consumption vary with weather (hot vs cold) changes; breed, type, strain, and age of bird; body weight; rate of lay; energy and fiber content of feed; and particle size of feed ingredients 
Kikuyu: Mūrīre wa irio ūcenjagia kūringana na rīera (ihiū kana ihehu) ūrīa rīracenjia, mūhīrīga wa ngūkū, mūthemba wa ngūkū, na ūkūrū wa ngūkū, ūritū wayo, ūria īrarekia, mūigana wa irio cia hinya na fiber irio-inī, ona ūrīa irio icio ithīītwo.
English: Store feed in a clean and dry area. 
Kikuyu: Iga irio handū hatherū na hatarī na woigū.
English: For free-range, best scavenging time is early morning and late in the evening when insects are plenty and heat less
Kikuyu: Ithaa rīega ria ngūkū kwīyethera irio nī kīroko tene na hwa-inī rīrīa igūnyū irī kwa wūingī na ūrugarī nī mūnini.
English: What is Starter diet or (Chick Mash)?
Kikuyu: Hihi irio cia kwambīrīria njui kana irio cia njui cia mūtu, chick mash, nī irīkū?
English: High in protein (18%, 11.8 Mj ME); offered from day old up to 8 weeks; Each chick will consume about 2 kg during this period.
Kikuyu: Ici nī irio irī na wūingī wa protein ithimo-inī cia 18% na 11.6 Mj ME, iria iheagwo kuuma mūthī wa mbere gacui gacarīkio nginya wiki ya kanana. Njui irīaga mūigana ta wa kilo igīrī ihinda-inī rīrī.
English: Chick mash are given from day 1 to day 56 (8th week), 60g of feed per day @50/= per kg of feed
Kikuyu: Irio cia njui cia mūtutu iheagwo kuuma mūthī wa mbere nginya thikū 56(wiki ya kanana), grams mīrongo ītandatū o mūthenya iria irī na ngarama ya shilingi mīrongo ītano harī kilo.
English: What is Growers’ diet/mash?
Kikuyu: Hihi irio cia kūhehe njui hūre nī irīkū?
English: Lower in protein (14%, 11.6 Mj ME); offered from 9 weeks up to 18 weeks; 
Kikuyu: Ici nī irio itarī na wūingī wa protein(14%, 11.6 Mj ME), iria iheagwo kuuma wiki ya kenda nginya wiki ya ikūmi na kana.
English: Each grower will consume about 8 kg during this period. 
Kikuyu: Njui imwe hūre īrīaga kilo ta inyanya ihinda-inī rīrī.
English: Growers’ mash are given from day 57 (9th week) to day 133 (19th week), fed 90g of feed per day @35/= per kg of feed
Kikuyu: Irio cia mūtu cia njui hūre iheagwo kuuma thikū ya mīrongo ītano na mūgwanja(wiki ya kenda) nginya thikū ya igana rīmwe ria mīrongo ītatū na ithatū(wiki ya ikūmi na kenda), ikaheo grams mīrongo kenda o mūthenya ya irio ciīna ngarama ya shilingi mīrongo ītatū na ītano harīo kilo.
English: What is Layers diet/mash?
Kikuyu: Hihi irio cia ngūkū irarekia nī irīkū?
English: Medium in protein (14%, 11.2 Mj ME); offered to hens from 19 to 75 weeks. 
Kikuyu: Ici nīirio itarīna protein nyingī(14%, 11.2Mj ME); iheyagwo ngūkū kuuma wiki ya ikūmi na kenda nginya wiki ya mīrongo mūgwanja na ītano.
English: Allow 120 g of feed per bird per day. Hens consume about 45 kg of feed annually. 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū ciītīkīrio kūrīa grams igana rīa mīrongo īrīo mūthenya. Ngūkū irarekia no irīe kiro mīrongo īna na ītano o mwaka.
English: Which farming systems or methods of poultry exist in Kenya
Kikuyu: Hihi njīra cia kūrīithia ngūkū būrūri-inī wa Kenya nī irīkū?
English: Best chicken farming systems in Kenya include deep litter systems, slatted floor system and battery cage systems under the intensive production method. 
Kikuyu: Njīra njega cia kūrīithia ngūkū būrūri-inīwa Kenya nīhamwe na gūcirīithīria cīaga gīite mahuti, cīaga cia thirīti na cīaga irīna tūnyūmba twa kūhingīra ngūkū arīnjīra ya ūbacīrīri mūnene wa kūrīithia ngūkū.
English: What Chicken Production Systems in Kenya exist?
Kikuyu: Hihi njīra cia kūrīithia ngūkū būrūri-inīwa Kenya nīirīkū?
English: Chickens are reared under three (3) production systems in the country: free-range, semi-intensive and intensive production systems.
Kikuyu: Kwī njīra ithatū cia kūrera ngūkū būrūri-inī; Njīra ya ngūkū gwītuīra, mūtukanio wa ngūkū gwītuīra na kūhingīrwo hanini, na ngūkū kūhingīrwo biū.
English: What is Free range production system (for indigenous chickens)?
Kikuyu: Hihi njīra ya ngūkū cia gīcenji gwītuīra nī īrīku?
English: This is carried out mainly in rural areas mostly for household consumption and occasionally income generation 
Kikuyu: īno nī njīra ya kūrīithia ngūkū cia kūrīa na rīmwe kwendia īrīa kaingī īrūmangīrīrwo icagi-inī.
English: Farmers keep small flocks ranging from (1-50), commonly 5-15 indigenous chickens 
Kikuyu: Arīmi marīithagia ngūkū nini(1-50) kaingī ithano nginya ikūmi na ithano.
English: The chickens are housed only in the evening either in the main house (enclosed baskets) with the household members, kitchen or small-structured chicken houses 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū ihingagīrwo o hwainītu ikunīkanīirio na gīterenge nyūmba-inī nene kūrīa andū maraikara, kana riko, kana kiaga gia cio.
English: Are allowed to scavenge outside for food during the day (legumes, grains, worms, insects among others) 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū nī ciītīkagīrio kwīmathīra irio mūthenya ta mīthemba ya mboco, mbembe, igūnyū, tūtambi na ingī nyingī.
English: Feeding is occasionally supplemented with locally available materials such as remnants of ugali, maize grain etc 
Kikuyu: Rīmwe na rīmwe ngūkū nī cikagīrio irio ingīiria iria ironeka o kūu ta matigari ma ngīma na mbembe, arīcia kuongerera kīrīa irīire mūthenya-inī īkīmathīra.
English: Little input is invested towards health services and hens incubate the eggs until they hatch 
Kikuyu: Nī mbeca nini ihūthīkaga kūringita ngūkū na nīngī ngūkū nīcio ikomagīrīria matumbī.
English: High death rates arising from diseases such as Newcastle and predators 
Kikuyu: Ikuo nyingī nī cionekaga kuumana na mīrimū ta Newcastle na nyamū iria irīaga ngūkū.
English: Long broody periods *Chickens are less productive (about 60 eggs/hen/year)
Kikuyu: ihinda iraya ria kwenda gūkomera; Kwoguo ngūkū ikarekia matūmbi manini (ta matumbī mīrongo ītandatū harī ngūkū imwe o mwaka)
English: Mainly use family labour and are cared for mostly by women and children 
Kikuyu: Kaingī, bamīrī na makīria atumia na ciana, nīo matungataga ngūkū.
English: Hens starts laying eggs at 24-30 weeks (6-7.5 months) of age 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū ciambagīrīria kūrekia irī na ūkūrū wa kuuma wiki mīrongo irī na īnana nginya mīrongo ītatū(mīeri ītandatū nginya mūgwanja na nuthu).
English: Most chickens produce 2-4 clutches of eggs a year (10-12 eggs per clutch)
Kikuyu: Ngūkū nyingī irekagia matumbi maita merī nginya mana o mwaka na o rita, ikarekia matumbī ikumī nginya ikumī na merī.
English: What is Semi-intensive chicken production system (indigenous and improved kienyeji)?
Kikuyu: Hihi mūtaratara wa kūrīithia ngūkū cia gicenji na njīra ya gūtukania ngūkū gwītuīra na kūhingīra hanini nīūrīkū?
English: In this system, free ranging is supplemented with additional feeding, vaccinations, good hygiene and sanitation
Kikuyu: Thīinī wa mataratara ūyū, nīūndū wa gwītuīra, ngūkū nī iheagwo irio cia kuongerera, njanjo, na ūtheru
English: Require relatively high capital investment compared to extensive production system 
Kikuyu: Mūtaratara ūyū ūbataraga mbeca nyingī kūwambīrīria kūrī wa kūrekereria ngūkū
English: Flock sizes range mostly from 50 to more than 200 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū nī cīgīkagaa nyingī kuuma mīrongo ītano nginya magana merī.
English: Chickens have a small house where feeders, drinkers and laying nests are put, and where the chickens are housed at night 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū ciakagīrwo kīaga kīnini gīa kūkoma ūtūkū na nokwo mīharatī ya irio, maaī na itara ciīkīragwo
English: There is a fenced area outside the chicken house where the chickens exercise, feed, drink, protected from predators and closely observed during the day 
Kikuyu: Kīaga gīkī nīgīcokaga gīkarīgīcīrio na rūgirī rwa kūhīta ngūkū rīrīa ikwenda gūcera, kūria, kūnyua ona nīngī gūcigitīra kuumana na kūrī nyamū ingīcirīa, na gūteithia gūcitungata mūthenya-inī.
English: The chicken house should be cleaned regularly and kept dry at all times
Kikuyu: Kīaga no mūhaka gīgatherio maita maingī na gīkaigwo kīrī kīniaru hingo ciothe.
English: Better health programs involving routine vaccination and strict biosecurity are usually put in place where profit is the main goal
Kikuyu: Mītaratara mīega ya kūrangīra ūgima mwega wa mwīrī hamwe na kūhe njanjo rīrīa kwagīrīire na ūhūthīri wa njīra cia kīmerera cia kūrūa na mīrimū nīirumagīrirwo rīrīa muoroto nī wa kuona ūmithio mūnene.
English: What is intensive production systems?
Kikuyu: Hihi mūtaratara wa kūhingīra ngūkū arī njīra ya ūbacīrīri mūnene wa kūrīithia ngūkū nī ūrīkū?
English: This production system requires high initial capital investment (in breeds, feed, housing, health etc.) than the other two systems 
Kikuyu: Mūtaratara ūyū nī urī ngarama nene kūwambīrīa ūkīringithania na mītaratara iyo ingī(Ngarama ici nī hamwe na mūthemba wa ngūkū, kwaga kīaga, kūrangīra ūgima mwega wa mwīrī wa ngūkū na maūndū mangī)
English: Flock sizes range from more than 200 to over 1000 chickens 
Kikuyu: Rūūru kaingī rūkoragwo na ngūkū makīria ma magana meerī nginya ngiri īmwe.
English: Main ones are deep litter (sawdust on the floor) and cage system. 
Kikuyu: Njīra iria īhūthagīrwo mūno nīkīaga kīa hamwe kīa maranda na tūthandūku twakītwo kīaga thīinī.
English: Used for large scale rearing of broilers and layers Deep
Kikuyu: Nī īhūthīkaga ūrīithi-inī wa ngūkū cia nyama na cia matumbī kwa wūingī.
English: What is Deep litter system?
Kikuyu: Hihi ūrīithi wa kūhingīra ngūkū kiaga-inī gīitītwo matandīko nī ūrīkū?
English: Your chicken are kept indoors all the time, but they have large space to move around freely. 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū ikoragwo ihingīirwo mahinda me mothe, no nīikoragwo na wīyathi wa kūrūra nīundū wa kīwanja kīariī.
English: The floor is covered with a deep litter of straw, wood shavings, saw dust or other suitable materials. 
Kikuyu: floo īkoragwo īhumbīrītwo na mahuti ma nyeki nyūmū, maranda, muura kana indo ingīta ici.
English: Other materials are paddy husk, peanut shells, paddy chaff, chopped straw and such other materials that absorb moisture well can be used depending upon the cost and availability
Kikuyu: Indo ingīnīta makore na mūcere, makoni ma njūgūkaranga, makoni ma mūcere, nyeki nyūmū ndinangie, na indo ingīta icio ingīhota kūnyua maaī noihūthike kūringana na wūingī.
English: What is Free-Range Systems?
Kikuyu: Hihi ūrīithi wa ngūkū kūrekererio ciīmathīre nī ūrīkū?
English: Under this system, chicken are not restricted nor provided with any shelter. 
Kikuyu: Ūrīithi wa mūthemba ūyū, ngūkū itigiragīrīrio kana ikahingīrwo nyumba.
English: Birds are left to scavenge for food freely. 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū irekagwo ikeyethera irio.
English: The flock contains birds of different types and different ages. 
Kikuyu: Rūūru rūkoragwo na ngūkū cia mīhīrīga yothe na riika itiganu.
English: Simple shelters may be provided or the birds share houses with people. Birds can roost outside and nest in the bush.
Kikuyu: Ciaga itarī na ngarama no ciakwo kana igaikara hamwe na andū. Ngūkū noirekerie matumbī gīthaka-inī.
English: What is Backyard Systems?
Kikuyu: Hihi ūrīithi wa kūrekereria ngūkū ciīmathīre irio nī ūrīkū?
English: This is the most common chicken production method for rearing chicken all over Kenya. 
Kikuyu: īno nīyo njīra īrīa īhūthikaga mūno ūrīithi-inī wa ngūkū gūkū Kenya?
English: Chicken are housed at night but allowed to roam freely during the day. 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū ikahingīrwo mathaa ma ūtukū na mūthenya irekwo ciīyethere irio mūthenya wothe.
English: Chicken are fed with small amounts of home-made chicken feed or maize grains before you can release them in the morning.
Kikuyu: Ngūkū iheagwo gīthimi kīnini kīa irio ithondekeirwo mūciī kana mbembe mbere ya ihingūrīirwo.
English: When chickens come back in the evening they are again fed with supplements. 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū ciacoka hwaī-inī, icokaga igaikīrīo irio nini.
English: Other feed types such as kitchen leftovers can be thrown to them in the course of the day.
Kikuyu: Irio cia mūthemba ūngī ta matigari ma riiko no ciīrio.
English: What are the advantages of deep litter systems?
Kikuyu: Moguni ma ciaga cia gūita mahuti nīmarīkū?
English: It is economical than cage systems.
Kikuyu: Ūrīithi ūyū nīūrī raithi gūkira wa kūhingīra kīnji-inī.
English: Hygienic, comfortable and safe to birds
Kikuyu: Njīra īno nīīrī ūtheru, ngūkū ikaiganīra na igakorwo irī ngitīre kuumana na thūū.
English: Built up litter supplies vitamin B12 and Riboflavin to the birds
Kikuyu: Mahuti ma kīaga maingīha no mahe ngūkū vitamin B12 na riboflavin.
English: Easy to control diseases and vices
Kikuyu: Nī ūhūthū kūgirīrīria mīrimū na mītugo mīuru ta kūrīana.
English: It increases the efficiency of production
Kikuyu: Nī yongagīrīra umithio wa ngūkū.
English: What are some of the tips for managing deep litre system
Kikuyu: Thiri cia gūtungata ngūkū na njīra njega thīinī wa kīaga kīa hamwe kīa gūita mahuti nī irīkū?
English: The deep litter system should always kept dry. 
Kikuyu: Kīaga gīite mahuti gīa kūrīithia ngūkū nyingī kiagīrīire gūikara kīrī kīniaru hingo ciothe.
English: Only right numbers of birds should be housed 
Kikuyu: Ngūkū itiagīrīire gūkīra namba īrīa yagīrīire kīaga-inī.
English: The house should be well ventilated 
Kikuyu: kīaga kīagīrīire gūkorwo na huhīrio njega cia rīera.
English: The litter should be stirred at least once in a week; wet litter if any should be replaced immediately with new dry litter and birds must be fed a balanced ratio. 
Kikuyu: Mahuti ma kīaga mabatiī kuurugucanio narī rita rīmwe o kiumia, marīa mahehu macenjio narua na ngūkū īheo irio iria njagīrīru.
English: The time starting deep litter system should be in the dry period of the year as it allows sufficient time (At least two months) for bacterial action. 
Kikuyu: Kahinda kega ga kwambīrīria ūrīithi ūyū wa kīaga kīa hamwe kīa mahuti nīrīrīa gūtarī mbura nīgetha bacteria iria njega ikorwo ciethondeka wega.
English: Placing of water should be given due attention to keep litter dry
Kikuyu: Harīa maaī mekuigwo hagīrīire gwīcirio nīgetha kīaga gīikare gīkīniaru.
English: What are the advantages of cage chicken farming?
Kikuyu: Mawega ma kūhingīra ngūkū kīnji-inī thīinī wa kīaga nī marīkū?
English: You can rear more birds per unit of area 
Kikuyu: No ūrīithie ngūkū nyingī thīinī wa gīcigo kīnini.
English: Facilitates correct maintenance of records and identifying of poor producers and prompt culling 
Kikuyu: Nīgūteithagia kūiga rekodi na njīra hūthū, ūkamenya itarī na umithio na ūkahota gūcieheria.
English: Easier to control poultry cannibalism and egg eating 
Kikuyu: Njīra īno īteithagia kūrigīrīria ngūkū kūrīana na kūrīa matumbī.
English: It helps in production of cleaner eggs 
Kikuyu: No īteithagia kūngūngania matumbī matheru.
English: Easy control of parasitic disease like coccidiosis and worm infestation 
Kikuyu: Nī īteithagi kūrigīrīria gūtamba kwa mīrimū ta kīhuruto na mīnyoo.
English: Egg production, feed efficiency and egg weight of caged layers is more than in deep litter systems according to research
Kikuyu: kūringana na ūthuthuria, mīrekerie ya matumbī, kūnyihia ūitangi wa irio na ūritū wa matumbī ma ngūkū ihingīrītwo kīnjī-inī nī wongererekaga gūkira īrīa cia marīa ma ngūkū cīa kūrekio irī hamwe kīaga-inī kīa mahuti.
English: What is the best method of rearing chicken?
Kikuyu: Nī njīra īrīkū njega ya kūrīithia ngūkū?
English: 5 factors should guide you in choosing the best method. They are size of flock, animal welfare, your reason for farming, available resources and finally, bio-safety. 
Kikuyu: Nī harī maūndu matano marīa mangīkūhe mwerekera rīrīa ūgūthura njīra īrīa njega. Namo nīmo; wūingī wa ngūkū, ūtungata ūria wagīrīire, gītūmia gia kūrīithia ngūkū, indo iria mūrīmi enacio na mūthia, kūrigīrīria mīrimū na njīra ya kīmerera.
English: Size of flock; if you are doing large scale chicken production, go for intensive system. If you are in subsistence chicken rearing use backyard or free range farming. 
Kikuyu: Ūnene wa rūūru; angīkorūo ūrarīithia ngūkū nyingī, rūmīrīra ūrīithi wa gūcihingīra ciaga-inī. Angīkorūo ūrarīithia ngūkū nīūndū wa kūhingīa mabataro maku ta kūrīa, rūmīrīra ūrīithi wa kūrekereria ikemathīra irio.
English: Animal welfare; slatted systems, deep litter, free range and semi intensive chicken rearing is considered to provide chicken with better health unlike cage system with many inherent welfare problems from restricted movements. 
Kikuyu: Ūtungata wa ngūkū; kiugū gīa kūgūithia thumu, kiugū gīa gūciga irīhamwe, gūcirekia ciīmathīre,  mūtukanio wa kūhingīra na kūrekia ciīmathīre nīcio njīra iria iheaga ngūkū ūgima mwega wa mwīrīūkīringithania na tūthandūku twakītwo kīaga harīa ngūkū igīaga thīna wa kuonja nīūndū wa kwaga gūceera.
English: Purpose of production; for commercial production, intensive production systems are better than free range systems that has low yields and profitability 
Kikuyu: Itūmi cia kūrīithia ngūkū: cia biacara, kūrīithia ngūkū ihingīirwo nīyo njīra njega īrongoragīrīria baita nīūndū nīikūraga narua.
English: Available investments; when you are a beginner in chicken farming, consider starting small in extensive systems then expand to semi intensive farming. Finally, you can invest in intensive farming upon availability of funds. 
Kikuyu: Mbeca cia kūambīrīria; ūkīambīrīria iga ngūkū nini na gūcirererie nja ūcoke wongerere o kahora na ūcenjie njīra ya gūcirīithia nginya wone mbeca cia kūrīithia ihingīirwo.
English: Food safety & Hygiene; some methods such as cage chicken farming and slatted floor systems are the most hygienic. They allow separation of birds, eggs and litter from chicken droppings.
Kikuyu: Wagīrīru wa irio na ūtheru: njīra cia ūrīithi ta kūhingīra kīnji-inī na ciugū irī na floo iragūithia kīoro nīcio cigaga ūtheru. Nī cihotithagia kūgayania ngūkū, matumbī na kīoro.
English: What are feeders and how do you clean feeders for chicken?
Kikuyu: Mīharatī ya irio īthondekagwo atīa na īigagwo īrīmī theru atīa?
English: Are used to give food to the chickens. Should be cleaned regularly to prevent spread of diseases 
Kikuyu: Mīharatī ītūmīkaga kūhe ngūkū irio. Nī yagīrīire gūthambagio kaingī nīgetha kūgiria gūtherema kwa mīrimū.
English: Should be cleaned regularly to prevent spread of diseases 
Kikuyu: Yagīrīire gūthambio kaingī nīguo ūgirie gūtherema kwa mīrimū.
English: Should be adequate for all chickens to feed at the same time One (1) metre trough or a 35 cm (diameter) tube feeder is big enough for 20 adult chickens to eat from 
Kikuyu: Yagīrīire gūkorwo irī mīigananu nīgetha ngūkū ikarīyanīra hamwe. Mūharatī wa mita īmwe kana sentimita 35c nī wūiganīte kūrīithia ngūkū 20 ng'ima.
English: Use feeders that do not waste food and limits contamination (cover with wire mesh) 
Kikuyu: Hūthīra mīharatīītaretīkīria wūitangi wa irio na ūracimenyerera kuumana na  gīko.
English: Do not fill feeders to the top to avoid wastage (half-fills are better and then refilled periodically) 
Kikuyu: Rīrīa ūgwīkīra irio, ndūkaiyūrīrīrie mūno nīguo itigaitangīke. Gwīkīra nuthu nuthu nīguo wega ūcoke wongagīrīre.
English: Feeders can be made from locally available materials like wood, tin can, metal, plastic) in various shapes (long, round etc) or be bought 
Kikuyu: Mīharatī no īthondekwo ūkīhūthīra indo iria ironeka raithi ta mbaū, marebe, cuma na plastics. Na mīhinīre ītiganīte kana īgūrwo kuuma nduka-inī.
English: Should be easy to clean, durable, strong, affordable and easy to fill 
Kikuyu: Yagīrīire gūkorwo na raithi gūthambia, ītagūthūka naihenya , mīnyitu, ītarī na goro na īna ūhūthū gwīkīra irio.
English: Feeders should be put in easily accessible areas so that most of the droppings are concentrated in areas where they can be easily removed
Kikuyu: Mīharatī yagīrīire kūigwo handū īrakinyīrīka nīguo ndīkaingīre mai ma ngūkū.