Production Performance of Native Chickens in Village

Abstract

The study of raising native chickens in the local condition at Kuamoong village, Maefakmai subdistrict, Sansai district, Chiang Mai by 36 farmers that raised 273 hens from February 2003 to January 2004. The result indicated that number of clutches of almost hens (49.1%) was 3 clutches/year, followed in order (14.8 and 13.8% of hens) by 4 and 5 clutches respectively. Average production of native hen in one year for number of clutches, total eggs, total chicks were 3.41 clutches, 39.14 eggs and 24.84 birds respectively. The average of one clutch for number of eggs, number of chicks and hatchability were 11.60 eggs, 7.08 birds and  61.17 % respectively. In one year number of native chickens that farmer ate and sold were 72.03 and 84.47 birds/family. Income for sales live native chickens was 3,879.82 Baht. The average number of chickens for eating and sales were  9.54 and 10.88 birds/hen, and income from sold chickens was 503.48  Baht/hen. Effect of season for production performance and losses rate of native chickens showed that native hen had highest eggs and chicks per clutch in cold season (15.11 eggs and 9.95 chicks), followed in order by rainy and summer respectively. Hatchability of cold season had higher than summer and rainy. For mortality of chickens had highest in summer (53.34%), rainy and cold season were 27.02 and 19.64 % respectively.