Origin | Indigenous breed |
Developed Strain | Chaitanya Gawran Cross |
Bred By | Chaitanya Poultry Feeds And Hatcheries Plot No:-G-105 Saiban Road Saiban Road Nagapur |MIDC Ahmednagar-414111 |
Since | 1997 |
Utility | Dual Purpose |
Unique Features | Dual Purpose Utility Breed Fast Growth Active and clever Nature Standard size,colour,shape,confirmation Good layer (160-170 eggs per year) Hardy and resistant to many tropical disease |
Common Features | 1) Brown and white shelled eggs 2 well adapted to local environment 3) Broodiness-good Common Features 4) Eggs production-good 5) Good for table purpose for better flavour and taste 6) Fast gowth 7) Looks afters chicks well |
Characteritics | Single comb,broad deep cheast,plumage colour-brown, Multicolour, wattles are red,small red or white ear lobes, shank and toes are yellow, Massive look,light feathered,alert, deep and fleshy. |
Performance (Egg production) | 1) Age at first egg(weeks)-20 weeks 2) Annual egg production-160 to 170 egg per year 3) Egg weight(grams)-50 grams 4) Feed cansumed/ bird/day-130 gram 5Liveability-92% 6) Day old chicks weight-35 grams 7) Broodiness-usual 8) Hatchability(%)-Avg 80 % 9) Fertility-86% 10) Hatchability on Fertile egg basis-81 % |
Performance (Meat production) | Body weight 1st week-58 gram 6th week-587 gram |10th week-1221gm Duration of commercial birds-75 days (Avg body weight 1250 gram) FCR-2.6 kg per kg body weight |
Mortality (%) | Standard mortality-4% 1) 0-1st weeks-0.5% 2) 1-8 weeks-4.5% 3) 8-20 weeks-8.3% 4) 72 weeks onwards-20% |