Home | Broilearn | Breeds of Chicken | Housing | Nutrition | Brooding | Diseases | Recent Trends | Poultry Farm Equipment INDIAN BREEDS OF CHICKEN Back   Aseel Breeder   Aseel chicks 1. Aseel The literal meaning of Aseel is real or pure. Aseel is well known for its pugnacity, high stamina, majestic gait and dogged fighting qualities. The name Aseel appears to have been given to this indigenous breed because of its inherent qualities of fighting. The remarkable endurance of an Aseel even during the most critical stages of fight is proverbial as it prefers death to dishonor. The Aseel is, therefore, known to every game lover all over the world for these specific characteristics. Andhra Pradesh is said to be the home of this important breed. Body weight at 20 weeks 1220 g Age at sexual maturity 196 days Annual egg production 92 Egg weight at 40 weeks 50 g Fertility 66%   Kadaknath Breeder   Kadaknath chicks 2. Kadaknath This breed is otherwise known as “Kalamasi” which means “fowl with black flesh” and is native of Madhya Pradesh. The color of the day old chicks is bluish to black with irregular dark stripes over the back. The adult plumage varies from silver to gold spangled to blue black without any spangling. The skin, beak, shank, toes and soles of feet of males and females are dark gray color. Even the comb, wattles and tongue also show a purplish hue. The shining blue tinge of the earlobes adds to its unique features. The peculiarity of this breed is that most of the internal organs show the characteristic black pigmentation which is more pronounced in trachea, thoracic and abdominal air sacs, gonads, elastic arteries, at the base of the heart and mesentery. The black color of muscles and tissues is due to the deposition of melanin pigment, a genetic condition called "Fibromelanosis". This breed is said to have medicinal properties. Body weight at 20 weeks 920 g Age at sexual maturity 180 days Annual egg production 105 Egg weight at 40 weeks 49 g Fertility 55%   Naked neck fowl Breeder   Naked neck fowl chicks 3. Naked neck fowl Naked neck is relatively larger inbuilt with long cylindrical neck. As the name indicates, neck of the birds is fully naked or only a tuft of feathers is seen on the front of the neck above crop. The resulting bare skin becomes reddish particularly in males as they approach sexual maturity. General body feathering is also reduced. The skin is thin and pinkish in color. Due to the reduced feathering, the birds are capable to tolerate the tropical stress. It lays the biggest size eggs among all the Indian native breeds of chicken. Trivandrum region of Kerala is considered to be the homeland of Naked neck but it is available throughout hot and humid coastal area including Andman and Nicobar Island and North-Eastern states of the country in small numbers. Body weight at 20 weeks 1005 g Age at sexual maturity 201 days Annual egg production 99 Egg weight at 40 weeks 54 g Fertility 66%   Frizzle Fowl breeder   Frizzle Fowl chicks 4. Frizzle Fowl Frizzle fowls have oval body with well-developed comb and wattles. The skin is thin and pinkish pale in color. The beak and shanks generally have no correlations with the plumage color and is creamish pale in color. The birds have single comb and earlobes are well developed with white spots on them. The eyes are bright and well-developed. Plumage colors vary considerably among the birds but white, brown, black and mixed colors are most common. Frizzle fowls are found all over the hot and humid coastal areas including Andaman Nicobar Islands. Good numbers of these birds are also available on high altitudes hilly tracts of North-Eastern states. It is said that birds have better adaptability to the hot and humid climatic conditions. Body weight at 20 weeks 1005 g Age at sexual maturity 185 days Annual egg production 110 Egg weight at 40 weeks 53 g Fertility 61% Chittagong 5. Chittagong It is also known as “Malay”. It is a dual purpose breed. It has pea comb, red ear lobes, over-hanging prominent eyebrows, feather-less shanks. Busra 6. Busra: Medium sized, deep bodied, light feathered and alert. It is a poor layer. Wide variation in body color is present. Found in parts of Gujarat. Back Developed by : Dr.Rahulpreet Singh ( M.V.Sc Scholar )  Dr. Pranav Kumar (Assistant Professor) Dr. Amandeep Singh (M.V.Sc Scholar, IVRI ) Scroll Division of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, R.S. Pura, SKUAST Jammu