1. Project Directorate on Poultry, Belicharan, Jammu.
Address: Joint Director, Project Directorate on Poultry, Belicharan, Jammu.
2. Tawi Hatcheries, Bari Brahmana.
Corporate Address: 288-A, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu
3. JK hatcheries Domana.
Address: Akhnoor Road, Domana, Jammu. (Phone no. 01912604794)
4. Stark Breeding farms Misriwala.
5. Golden Hatcheries Bantalab
6. Kashmir Valley, Shastri Nagar.
Address: Shastri Nagar, Jammu. (Phone no. 01912432767)
7. Global Hatchery, Transport Nagar.
8. New Bharat hatchery, Akhnoor
9. SK Breeding farm, Purkhoo
10. Chick MAC Breeders
Address: Auqaf Market, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu (Phone No. 01912431864)
11.Galaxy Hatcheries & Abhi Breeding Farm
Address: Auqaf Market, Gandhi Nagar, Jammu (Phone No. 01912431864)
12. Amarjeet Poultry Farms
Address: Digiana, Jammu (Phone no. 01912451320)
13. Chick Corner, Jammu
Address: Parade Road, Jammu ( Phone no. 01912578488)
Cost of chicks.
The cost of the newly hatched chicks varies with market to market and place to place. The base rate of the chicks start from Rs. 23/chick and may vary from Rs. 20 to Rs. 51/chick.
As the Project Directorate on Poultry is a government body, the chicks can be obtained from the officials on special subsidy given by the Government of Jammu & Kashmir to the farmers rearing small flocks. Vencobb strain is available with TawiHatcharies which sell chicks at the age of 2-3 days whereas in PDP, Belicharan, Chabro strain is available on subsidy to the marginal farmers.
Government infrastructure related to poultry in Jammu
Poultry extension centers in Jammu
- Akhnoor
- Bishnah
- Khour
- Satwari
- Marh
- R.S.Pura
- Bhalwal
Poultry demonstration centers in Jammu
- Satwari
- Dansal
Government sponsored subsidy schemes for poultry rearing
1. Under NABARD
a) Centrally sponsored scheme for establishing “poultry estates” and mother units for rural poultry.
b) Scheme for development/ strengthening of agriculture marketing infrastructure, grading and standardization.
2. Under Department of Animal Husbandry & Dairying.
a) Assistance to State Poultry or Duck farms.
b) National Project for improvement of Poultry and Small Animals
c) Assistance to Dairy Cooperatives/Poultry Venture Capital Fund Schemes.
d) Central Poultry Development Organization.
3. Poultry Development Scheme (by centralized banks of India)
Breed development unit in Jammu
The government breed development unit is present at Project Directorate on Poultry, Belicharan, Jammu. They use Vanaraja Breed of poultry birds for developing the desired characteristics of Vanaraja in other breeds. Vanaraja is an ideal bird for backyard poultry farming which can sustain the different stressful conditions of the climate and nutrition and may thrive well in Jammu based conditions.
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