Over 80 rooster rearers in Anosy Area have to this point acquired the probably life-altering birds, which originate in India however which are actually thriving in Tanzania.
FAO introduced eggs from the East African nation to hatch chicks in Madagascar.
Lucette Vognentseva, one of many new house owners, spoke to UN Information at her house in Ifotaka city.
“I acquired 5 chickens, three females and two males, from FAO final November and to this point, two of the hens have laid 46 eggs. The opposite one is but to supply..
These are Kuroiler chickens and they’re good for laying eggs and for meat. They’re higher than our native chickens as a result of they develop quicker, are larger, produce extra eggs and are extra immune to harsh circumstances.
I can promote considered one of my eggs for 2000 ariary [$0.45] which is 4 occasions greater than the worth of an area rooster egg. My eggs are too costly to eat; as an alternative, folks come to me to purchase one egg to hatch within the hope it is going to be a male which they’ll cross with their indigenous hens. This may enhance the inventory of their chickens and can be extra worthwhile for them.
Some folks wish to carry their hens to be impregnated by my cock, however I don’t settle for that as I can’t make sure that their chickens usually are not carrying illnesses; mine are totally vaccinated and wholesome.
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Lucette Vognentseva holds one of many chickens bred from a Tanzanian egg.
They stay within the coop that I constructed and don’t roam free just like the birds of my neighbours and I’ve to purchase particular meals from the market as they can not go looking for their very own.
They’re domesticated animals who now acknowledge me. I’m able to inform once they want feeding or need water.
My recommendation to different farmers who’re contemplating these overseas birds is to be brave; this pure breed from Tanzania makes extra money. My plan is to extend the dimensions of my brood.
Within the village, folks have taken discover and are coming to me for recommendation about how you can hold these birds. I’ve turn into referred to as the “International rooster lady.”
FAO is because of work alongside the UN’s World Meals Programme (WFP) to enhance vitamin in Ifotaka and past by facilitating the availability of eggs and meat to the home-grown college feeding programme run by WFP.
