Nati Chicken
Dear Keerthi,
Nati chicken is not like boiler chicken, there are many breeds in nati chicken, the normal Nati Chicken that you get in villages will be ready for sale after 6 months of hatching when compared to boiler which grows in 45 days, the sale price is high in Nati Chicken approximately Rs.120-140 per KG depending on your area
Advantages:
1. No need to buy chicks, once you have the initial lot of birds they reproduce very quickly and will multiply rapidly, you will have to provide a safe place for hatching of chicks and the rest will be done by the birds
2. Limited feed requirement, if you are growing Nati Chicken they can thrive on food waste and a little ragi or rice barn
3. No threat of diseases - if you keep your chickens separate from other flocks of chicken in nearby areas there is no chance of diseases
4. higher market rate
Disadvantages:
1. Long growing time: 6 months
2. Building of permanent structures for housing the birds in large numbers has not been done and may not be profitable due to the long waiting period
My suggestion:
there is Giriraja breed of chicken, just google it you will find the details, they grow to 1.5 kgs in 2 months time, but you will have to provide a little feed as well, there are some farmers who are growing Giriraja commercially
other points to note:
for every 5 hens you have to keep 1 cock for pure eggs production, they can produce about 180 eggs
and for meat production you can have 1 cock for every 8 hens
