07/05/2025
How to Raise Indigenous Chickens in a Modern Way for Maximum Profit!"
HOW TO GET QUALITY BREEDS:
There are two main ways to get quality indigenous chickens:
1. Buy eggs or day-old chicks from hatcheries or farms and raise them yourself.
2. Buy young pullets or hens that are close to laying age directly from poultry keepers — not from the market! Market chickens are often unhealthy; traders usually mix them with inferior birds.
CHICKEN FEED:
Indigenous chickens don’t require special feed to lay eggs, but they do need quality nutrition for growth and strength.
In the past, they were fed raw grains. But in modern poultry farming, the grains are crushed to aid digestion. You can mix:
Crushed millet and guinea corn.
Groundnut cake powder (kulikuli).
Crushed maize, wheat, sesame seeds, and rice.
A little salt.
Mix them together as feed.
For extra health benefits, also chop watermelon peels finely and feed them to the chickens.
DISEASE CONTROL:
You can use:
Traditional (herbal) medicine
Modern medicine
Or a combination of both
Whichever method you choose can effectively meet the health needs of your chickens.