Domestic chicken, native chicken, easy to raise, good price, suitable for making a supplementary occupation at home.

Raising domestic chickens as a supplementary occupation at home The limitation is that there must be space around the house to allow the chickens to live naturally. There are no pets such as dogs to disturb.

May make a small house for chickens to sleep, or as a shelter from the sun and rain and a place for nesting for laying hens. If space is limited for easy maintenance, netting is widely available to surround the house and areas where the chickens are needed.

can walk and make a living in nature

If you want the chicken to grow fast and have a good weight. In addition to providing food such as paddy, beans, corn and other foods. The head of food should be mixed with rice bran from time to time.

Raising indigenous chickens for breeding should raise many breeds because when mating will result in chicks that grow fast, good weight, native chickens in the market are not tonned and are in great demand because people are popular with good prices.

Choosing a breeding ground for native chickens

local chicken farm This is a factor that indicates the success of raising native chickens as well. Therefore, those who raise native chickens should pay attention to choosing a local chicken farm. Here are some important things to consider:

1. It should be hilly and well drained. because when it comes to the rainy season, when it rains, the water will not flood If the neighborhood is a field, that would be great. because when the rice harvesting season The missing rice will be the food of the native chickens that are raised.

2. Near fresh water sources Raising native chickens requires fresh, clean water to drink at all times. It will help raise native chickens more successful. If the native chickens are dehydrated The growth of native chickens may be reduced.

3. Where to raise the native chickens It shouldn’t be a place where the epidemic has been in the past.

4. Should be far from community sources. This is to prevent the smell and sound to disturb or annoy some people nearby.

5. Close to transportation routes in order to save freight whether it is transporting food material for feeding or local chicken feathers to sell It must be done easily and conveniently.

6. Area raising local chickens There should be trees to shade the sun during the day or afternoon. This will help keep the native chickens cool so that the native chickens are not too stressed. The growth of native chickens is normal.

7. Must not be too far from the home of the native chicken breeder for ease of care

8. Local chicken raising area It should also be in a safe place from thieves and other critters such as snakes, ferrets and dogs.

The benefits of raising native chickens

1. It is a cheap source of protein for rural villagers. Easy to find and most convenient

2. It is a good supplementary income. especially when farmers or villagers are in urgent need, such as getting sick or child tuition fees, etc.

3. The meat of the native chicken has good taste, firm texture and low fat content. This makes native chickens have a higher price than broiler chickens about 20-30%, so it should be an alternative. One of the best agricultural careers for Thai farmers because there is no problem in the market Therefore, the risk rate is very low. How much are sold out

4. Corresponding to the mixed farming system or the mixed farming system that Thai people have known for a long time which is suitable for the status of rural farmers and does not destroy the ecosystem as a production system for sustainable development.

What chicken farmers should do

1. Hens should be given more food and care. (without needing to spend more money)

2. You should only find hens with good breeding, good disease resistance, good yields (meat and eggs) will follow.

3. Should start from a small farm first, should not start a big farm immediately because

– Can use family labor to take care of chickens fully

– Product (meat/chicken) used for household consumption first The rest is for sale.

Problems in raising native chickens

1. Problems caused by major chicken epidemics such as Newcastle, chicken cholera, colds, smallpox, etc., causing a lot of chicken deaths per year. also known as dead chicken which can be summarized as the main causes are:

– Farmers pay attention to little chickens. no vaccination against disease

– Agile Native Chicken It is difficult to catch because of the release system.

– prophylactic vaccine Hard to find locally and inconvenient in local practice.

2. Problems caused by low-yielding native chickens Compared to raising chickens for commercial purposes, it takes a long time. causing chicken farmers who hope to get rich quickly But the most important thing is Although native chickens produce low yields But that profit is real profit.