Table 6.

Strategies practised by chicken farmers when handling sick and dead birds in Nairobi.

System/farms	Peri-urban areas (Dagoretti)	Informal settlements (Kibera)
Commercial layer	Seek advice from veterinarians and hatcheries; isolation of sick birds; slaughter sick birds before they die; take sick birds to “agrovets” and seek advice on treatment of remaining birds in flock, dead birds are boiled and fed to dogs; selling of sick birds at reduced price	Burying dead birds; given to garbage collectors; home consumption; slaughter before sick birds die; disposal in dumping sites; when they are many “slaughter and roast as a form of preservation”; in case birds have watery and foul smelling diarrhoea they are treated with Aloe vera plant extracts (medicinal plant)
Indigenous chicken	Burying dead birds within homesteads; taken to “agrovets” for advice on how to treat birds remaining in flocks	Slaughter sick bird before dies; home consumption; burning of dead birds