In the next few weeks, we will be bringing series about the poultry breeds that will make you a millionaire in a matter of months. The Kuroiler chickens will be amongst them thanks to the admirable qualities including fast maturity, a higher number of eggs compared to kienyeji birds, longer laying period and fast maturity rate of only 10 weeks.
By the age of maturity, your Kuroiler chickens will weigh as much as 3.5Kg with very minimal input on your side. By incorporating a slight improved semi-free range technique and a little bit of commercial feeding, you will be able to multiply your Kuroiler flock in a very short period of time and you will be on your way to making millions with very little investments in the first place
In this article, we tackle some of the facts about the Kuroiler breed and the advantage that you can get as a farmer by choosing to raise this breed.
- Understanding a Kuroiler Chicken
- What are the benefits of rearing Kuroiler chicken?
- They grow very fast
- Kuroiler are scavengers
- They taste as good as the indigenous chicken
- High Yields
Understanding a Kuroiler Chicken
The Kuroiler chicken is a class of poultry called genetically improved birds and it originated from India. The Kuroiler chickens were derived by cross breeding colored broiler males and the Rhode Island Red females. The result was the dual purpose Kuroiler chicken breeds which can be reared for both meat and eggs.
What are the benefits of rearing Kuroiler chicken?
Farmers will derive several benefits by choosing to raise the Kuroiler chickens. These include the following:-
They grow very fast
Kuroiler chickens grow faster than the ordinary birds. They mature within 10 weeks compared to the ordinary kienyeji breeds which can take several months or even years before they mature. At maturity, they weigh as much as 3.5Kg which is even better than the broilers.
Kuroiler are scavengers
The Kuroiler chickens do not need special feeding requirements. They do just as well as in the scavenging conditions where they have to look for their own food and they still manage to put weight faster and produce more eggs in these tough conditions. You do not need to spend a lot of money in order to feed the Kuroiler birds. You can only supplement their scavenging with some commercial feeding in order to boost production but they will do just as well if they have large grazing area.
They taste as good as the indigenous chicken
Kuroiler chickens have tasty meat. They also produce the yellow yolk eggs which have a deep yellow color and are more nutritious. This is because the kuroiler feed on diverse nutrients and are exposed to sunshine. The Kuroiler meat tastes just like that of the kienyeji chickens and they also produce a rich yellow egg yolk just like kienyeji chickens.
High Yields
This is one of the best advantages of the Kuroiler chickens. If you are transitioning from the ordinary kienyeji chickens to Kuroilers, you will see your annual poultry output increase almost five-fold, both in terms of eggs and meat. Kuroiler produce between 150-200 eggs per year and lay for a period of two years. Additionally , they mature fast within 10 weeks so you can rotate them five times if you are an efficient farmer.