The chicken is a type of domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the red junglefowl. They are one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a total population of 23.7 billion as of 2018, up from more than 19 billion in 2011. There are more chickens in the world than any other bird or domesticated fowl.
Lifespan: 5 – 10 yearsScientific name: Gallus gallus domesticus
Higher classification: Red junglefowlPhylum: ChordataMass: Sebright chicken: 620 g, Booted Bantam: 850 g, Ermellinata di Rovigo: 3.4 – 3.9 kg
* MEAT CHICKEN *
This is one of the chicken groups that is widely raised in this country.
And these chickens are raised solely for the purpose of producing meat.
For the production of these chickens, parent hens are imported from abroad and kept in a special area for the purpose of producing eggs, and the eggs are then hatched to obtain chicks for meat.
*The benefits of these chickens.*
The advantage you will gain as a farmer is that these chickens are raised for a short period of 4 to 5 weeks.
And sold for meat consumption, it is a good way to earn an income and benefit from your livestock in a short time.
*Important things to consider.*
The costs of raising these chickens are a bit high, so when you decide to do farming to gain productivity in increasing your income, it is important that you raise many chickens at the same time.
This will make you earn a better profit than raising a few chickens and then incurring a loss and seeing that the farming is not paying off, even though you yourself did not have complete information about your farming.
It is very important to keep records of expenses incurred in your poultry project so that when you sell, you can evaluate yourself and know whether you have made a profit or loss in your project.
* LAYING HEN *
This is a type of chicken that is bred for specific purposes to produce eggs.
These chickens lay a lot of eggs and they lay them without a rooster.
These chickens are well-bred for laying only, so if you decide to keep a rooster with them, they will lay and hatch, but their chicks will not be of the desired quality.
*Benefits of these chickens*
Since these chickens are good egg-laying hens, they will provide you, the farmer, with a guaranteed income every day until you reach the end of your project, which is two years.
*Important things to consider*
To get the intended benefit from your chicken project, you need to provide them with good and sufficient food.
Also consider vaccinations and treatment for diseases when you see symptoms of illness.
Poultry farming is one of the most profitable types of business ventures if the farmer adheres to good farming practices.
In order for this farming to bring you productivity, it is important that you raise a lot of chickens, at least five hundred, and then you will see its benefits clearly.
Native chickens of Indian origin (hybrid chickens).
These are a type of chicken that has crossed one type of chicken with another type of chicken to obtain a single type of chicken.
For example: a local rooster is taken and mixed with a modern hen, and the resulting chicks will be hybrids, meaning they will have some local characteristics and some modern characteristics.
There are many of these chickens in this country and there are various groups of chickens depending on their origin and place of origin, for example: *KUROILER*
*Benefits of Hybrid Chicken*
Here I will mention all the benefits in general.
They grow quickly.
They have a large body size, unlike local chickens, so they are very good for meat.
They are very good egg-laying hens, unlike local chickens (if these chickens are cared for properly, they lay between 330 – 360 eggs per year, so they are very good for eggs).
They live in any environment because they can survive well if left to forage for food.
They are very resistant to diseases (vaccination is important) unlike broiler or egg-laying chickens.
Their meat is very good, no different from local chickens.
They are very heavy, with one chicken reaching up to six kilograms.
Its market is large.
*NATIVE CHICKENS*
These are chickens that are native to Tanzania and are found in many parts of our country.
These chickens tend to have smaller bodies compared to hybrid chickens.
These chickens also do not grow as fast as hybrid chickens.
This type of chicken lays very few eggs per year and they lay between 40-120 eggs.
*Benefits of these chickens*
These chickens thrive in any environment because they are good at finding food for themselves.
To get the most out of your chicken project, it is advisable to give them extra food so that they can grow quickly and gain a good weight.
These chickens are inexpensive, so we recommend that if you have a good area, it is important that you start raising these chickens because they are not difficult to raise.
These chickens are very popular in this country because their meat and eggs are very good and they are natural chickens so we believe they are free of chemicals and this is absolutely true,
These are the various types of chickens in our country and it is important to consider your goals and the needs of the relevant community.
The good and interesting thing is that these types of chickens are raised in all parts of our country, so look at your environment and start raising them.
