Advantages of Kadaknath Chicken Farming

• The demand for the byproducts of Kadaknath chicken breed is very high.
• Meat taste, texture, and flavor are very good.
• The breed demand is high with a very high-profit margin as the pricing of its byproducts are sold at high rates in the market.
• The breed meat and eggs contain many essential vitamins, minerals, protein, amino acids.
• Contains vitamins C, E, B1, B2, B6, and B12.
• High levels of 18 essential amino acids along with niacin, calcium, phosphorous, ironm nicotinic acid and others that are required by the human body.
• The blood levels and hemoglobin levels in the human body can be increased due to the medicinal properties contained in Kadaknath meat.
• It has great importance in helping to treat and cure various medical problems such as a headache, post-delivery problems, nervous disorders, and asthma through Siddha and Homeopathy.
• Kadaknath breed chickens are hardy to many of the poultry diseases.
• In order to boost its commercial farming, many state governments are helping farmers by providing various schemes and subsidies to boost Kadaknath farming.
• Feed consumption is moderate compared to other poultry birds.
• Birds can easily grow and survive in low-cost food habitats.
• Chicks are highly disease resistant compared to other poultry.
• Kadaknath eggs and meat are a nutritious diet.
• Kadaknath chicks grow fast and grown-up is tasty and nutritious food.
• Kadaknath meat and eggs contain less fat compared to all other meat.
• Kadaknath chickens are well adapted to regions having scarce food and climatic conditions.
• It has the highest rate of protein content (more than 25%) compared with other chicken breeds.

Feeding in Kadaknath Chicken Farming Business

In commercial breeding and farming, they can be given pre-starter broiler feed with maize crumbs in the first two month period. 20% protein diet can be given to birds once they cross two months. One can start feeding the birds with broiler starter feed followed by a regular feed depending upon the body weight and age. They eat a variety of foods from market waste to leafy vegetables, grass and etc, In open range farming, they know what they want and start feeding on small insects, seeds, grass, and other things.

Brooder House

Prepare the brooder house by disinfecting before the chicks are introduced. Place cardboaNrodtifiocafti1o6ns Powered by iZooto inches height and 6 feet in diameter making a brooding area for the chicks to stay inside. Inside the brooding area cover the floor with several inches of dry husk, sawdust or peat moss. The brooding area or brooder house should be shielded from direct sunlight. For every 100 chicks require 250 W infrared lamps to keep the chicks warm. Divide the infrared lamps such a way each brooding house will have one light bulb. Avoid heating the air or the room temperature, but just the brooding area where the chicks stay. Each chick of one to eight days old must have six to seven inches of free space in the brooding house. Supply feed and water as soon as the chicks are introduced or arrived.

Egg Incubation in Kadaknath Chicken Farming Business

Kadaknath hen reaches maturity and starts laying eggs from sixth month onward. The hen lays eggs in two to three clutches, eggs are laid in two to three clutches with each clutch producing 25 to 40 eggs; thus, giving about 100 to 120 eggs in a year. Kadaknath hens are poor brooders. Losing one egg without hatching will be a big loss, ensure maximum hatching takes place; hence, collect all the eggs for artificial incubation and hatching. Provide sufficient nest boxes for hens to lay eggNsottifoicaatvioonisdPowered by iZooto lying on the floor. Farmers must collect eggs at least four times a day with clean and sanitized hands; this will help reduce egg contamination and microbial load. Eggs that are cracked or misshapen are not good for hatching and also very small or large eggs do not hatch well. Eggshells that are thin or porous do not hatch as well.

The five important factors for a successful incubation and hatching of eggs include Temperature, Humidity, Ventilation, the position of the eggs and turning of eggs. Temperature is the most critical concern during incubation. At physiological zero temperature, which means the temperature where embryonic growth starts developing, should be over 24°C and below this temperature, the embryonic growth is arrested. Maintain a temperature of 37.5°C for about the first 18 days and during the hatching period or last three days about 36.9°C.

Relative humidity during the first 18 days during incubation ranging between 55 to 60% and during the hatching period ranging between 65 to 75% this because to avoid dehydration of chicks. Fresh oxygen is required for the respiration of developing embryos; hence, good ventilation is important during incubation and hatching period. 5% reduction of hatching is observed for every 1% drop in oxygen. Carbon dioxide, which gets released through the shell during embryonic development should be maintained between 0.3 to 0.5% to avoid the reduction in hatchability. Place the large end of the egg up for the first 18 days, as the head of the chick develops at the large end of the egg near the air cell. While during the hatching period or the last three days, place the egg’s horizontal position, when the chick is ready to hatch its beak cannot break into the air cell to initiate pulmonary respiration. There are commercial incubators that turn the eggs automatically every hour, minimum of eight times in a day the eggs need to be turned to reduce embryo mortality.

Diseases in Kadaknath Chicken

This breed can tolerate summer heat and cold winter stress and thrives well under limited food resources and minimal management conditions. The birds are hardy and exhibit an appreciable degree of resistance to diseases compared to other poultry birds and exotic fowl breeds. ANvotoifiidcations Powered by iZooto overcrowding of chicks or birds in the brooder shed to prevent coccidiosis disease.