Over 80 rooster rearers in Anosy Area have to date obtained the presumably 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 homeowners, spoke to UN Information at her residence in Ifotaka city.
“I obtained 5 chickens, three females and two males, from FAO final November and to date, two of the hens have laid 46 eggs. The opposite one is but to provide..
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 sooner, are greater, produce extra eggs and are extra proof against harsh situations.
I can promote certainly one of my eggs for 2000 ariary [$0.45] which is 4 instances greater than the worth of an area rooster egg. My eggs are too costly to eat; as a substitute, 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. It will enhance the inventory of their chickens and will likely be extra worthwhile for them.
Some folks need to deliver their hens to be impregnated by my cock, however I don’t settle for that as I can not make sure that their chickens aren’t carrying illnesses; mine are absolutely vaccinated and wholesome.
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 after they want feeding or need water.
My recommendation to different farmers who’re contemplating these international birds is to be brave; this pure breed from Tanzania makes more cash. 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 the way to maintain these birds. I’ve develop into referred to as the “International rooster lady.”
FAO is because of work alongside the UN’s World Meals Programme (WFP) to enhance diet in Ifotaka and past by facilitating the supply of eggs and meat to the home-grown faculty feeding programme run by WFP.