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The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by tocin44(op): 6:17pm On Apr 23, 2023*

I am planning to start a small poultry behind my house and would appreciate suggestions from people with experience here on the best breeds to go with.

What I'm looking for;

1. Easy to care for and not requiring too much attention.

2. Breed that is resilient.

3. Breed that can possibly produce small amounts of eggs for family consumption.

4. Can be fed with anything, leftovers, basically not requiring spending much on feed, even if I'll have to.

5. Can grow to a reasonable size for consumption (at least bigger than our regular local breeds)

Suggestions please.
Hoping I and others can learn from the experienced nairalanders. Thank you. 🙏 🙂

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by PapaGfad: 8:30am On Apr 25, 2023

tocin44:
I am planning to start a small poultry behind my house and would appreciate suggestions from people with experience here on the best breeds to go with.

What I'm looking for;

1. Easy to care for and not requiring too much attention.

2. Breed that is resilient.

3. Breed that can possibly produce small amounts of eggs for family consumption.

4. Can be fed with anything, leftovers, basically not requiring spending much on feed, even if I'll have to.

5. Can grow to a reasonable size for consumption (at least bigger than our regular local breeds)

Suggestions please.
Hoping I and others can learn from the experienced nairalanders. Thank you. 🙏 🙂

Then your answer is noiler or chickerite dual.

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by tocin44(op): 8:55am On Apr 25, 2023

PapaGfad:
Then your answer is noiler or chickerite dual.

I've heard of Noiler, the chickerite dual I don't think I have.

Could you please say a little more about it and how it differs from Noiler?

Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by FarmTech(mod): 9:44pm On May 11, 2023

Go for noilers then.

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Theanchor: 3:42pm On May 12, 2023

I have been rearing chickens just for family consumption for over 2yrs now and I can tell you it's a good thing to do. But coming to the best breed, well it all depends on you as no particular breed is better than the other in the real sense of it.
Noilers are good but the prize per day old is even higher than some good breeds of broilers whereas broilers grow bigger than them.
As for egg production, I have reared broilers that started laying eggs from 6months and continued until I slaughtered them.
As for feeding, the only time I give my broilers feed is in their first two weeks after which I feed them with corn and leftovers and just anything that local chickens eat, yet if you see their sizes and weight, you will marvel. And when you cook them, you hardly distinguish their tastes from that of local chickens.

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Benki003(m): 9:04pm On May 12, 2023

Local fowl (especially those ones that usually roam about

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by 9jvirgin(m): 9:04pm On May 12, 2023

Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Efreda(m): 9:04pm On May 12, 2023

Go for native fowl or guinea fowl

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by OPweysabi: 9:04pm On May 12, 2023

Abólórùn adìye.

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Flick490(m): 9:05pm On May 12, 2023

Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Nobody: 9:06pm On May 12, 2023

ok na

Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Flick490(m): 9:06pm On May 12, 2023

tocin44:
I am planning to start a small poultry behind my house and would appreciate suggestions from people with experience here on the best breeds to go with.

What I'm looking for;

1. Easy to care for and not requiring too much attention.

2. Breed that is resilient.

Others and I , not I and others. Thank you

3. Breed that can possibly produce small amounts of eggs for family consumption.

4. Can be fed with anything, leftovers, basically not requiring spending much on feed, even if I'll have to.

5. Can grow to a reasonable size for consumption (at least bigger than our regular local breeds)

Suggestions please.
Hoping I and others can learn from the experienced nairalanders. Thank you. 🙏 🙂

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Domalinson(m): 9:07pm On May 12, 2023

Cockerels

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by fatherjesse(m): 9:08pm On May 12, 2023

[quote author=Theanchor post=123094582]I have been rearing chickens just for family consumption for over 2yrs now and I can tell you it's a good thing to do. But coming to the best breed, well it all depends on you as no particular breed is better than the other in the real sense of it.
Noilers are good but the prize per day old is even higher than some good breeds of broilers whereas broilers grow bigger than them.
As for egg production, I have reared broilers that started laying eggs from 6months and continued until I slaughtered them.
As for feeding, the only time I give my broilers feed is in their first two weeks after which I feed them with corn and leftovers and just anything that local chickens eat, yet if you see their sizes and weight, you will marvel. And when you cook them, you hardly distinguish their tastes from that of local chickens.[/quote

Broilers tend to die easily especially with little heat, that is my problem with them

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by fatherjesse(m): 9:09pm On May 12, 2023

Noilers are good but tend to grow too slowly

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Benki003(m): 9:09pm On May 12, 2023

Domalinson:
Cockerels

I so much love that species eh ❤️🥰 when I had one I acted like a pet dog always working around with me, comes to greet me in the morning and also when am coming back from school

Omo killing that chicken was really hard for me

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by gannod(m): 9:15pm On May 12, 2023

Benki003:
I so much love that species eh ❤️🥰 when I had one I acted like a pet dog always working around with me, comes to greet me in the morning and also when am coming back from school

Omo killing that chicken was really hard for me

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by chukkystar(m): 9:16pm On May 12, 2023

Noilers are agric Chickens that behave like Local Chickens with similar ability to withstand rugged terrains. Have big eggs also and eat almost anything edible.. Plus they mature within 4-5 months

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by McLizbae: 9:16pm On May 12, 2023

Noilers. Sometimes they refuse to lay eggs though.

Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by MissOpe(f): 9:17pm On May 12, 2023

Cockerel.
Very strong and rigid.
Can withstand any weather condition.
Feeds on anything.
Very sweet and matured in the mouth when eating.. grin

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by mike272(m): 9:21pm On May 12, 2023

You may find this write up on poultry useful

https://infopedia360.com/poultry-farm-business/

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Olaolex: 9:24pm On May 12, 2023

Go for noiler sir

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by BarrElChapo(m): 9:24pm On May 12, 2023

METRO178:
I'm here to learn

Me too

Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by adisabarber(m): 9:26pm On May 12, 2023

tocin44:
I am planning to start a small poultry behind my house and would appreciate suggestions from people with experience here on the best breeds to go with.

What I'm looking for;

1. Easy to care for and not requiring too much attention.

2. Breed that is resilient.

3. Breed that can possibly produce small amounts of eggs for family consumption.

4. Can be fed with anything, leftovers, basically not requiring spending much on feed, even if I'll have to.

5. Can grow to a reasonable size for consumption (at least bigger than our regular local breeds)

Suggestions please.
Hoping I and others can learn from the experienced nairalanders. Thank you. 🙏 🙂

Noilers. Noilers are local fowls with broiler traits.

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by Glory2DLamb(m): 9:27pm On May 12, 2023

N O I L E R S is what you are looking for.

They grow bigger than broilers and lay well.

Mine are roaming like local chicken behind my house. Though I give them some feed, they depend on insects and grasses more than the feed because I want 100 percent organic products.

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Re: The Best Breeds For mini poultry for personal Consumption. Suggestions needed pl by owem19(m): 9:27pm On May 12, 2023

Go for okuko Igbo

tocin44:
I am planning to start a small poultry behind my house and would appreciate suggestions from people with experience here on the best breeds to go with.

What I'm looking for;

1. Easy to care for and not requiring too much attention.

2. Breed that is resilient.

3. Breed that can possibly produce small amounts of eggs for family consumption.

4. Can be fed with anything, leftovers, basically not requiring spending much on feed, even if I'll have to.

5. Can grow to a reasonable size for consumption (at least bigger than our regular local breeds)

Suggestions please.
Hoping I and others can learn from the experienced nairalanders. Thank you. 🙏 🙂

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