Christmas: 10 facts you don’t know about Noiler chicken

As the world is in the mood of Christmas celebration, some individuals would have plans for different birds to enjoy the Yuletide. One of the popular chicken in the farm in recent years is Boiler chicken. Especially in Nigeria, Noiler is more popular due to it history.

Noiler chickens are a hybrid breed that originated in Nigeria. They are the result of a cross between the Nigerian indigenous chicken and the White Plymouth Rock chicken. This careful crossbreeding has created a chicken with exceptional qualities. Below are the 10 facts you must know about Noiler chicken;

1. Noiler is an hybrid of broiler and cockerel.

2. It has the high resistance of cockerels and the meat characteristics of broilers.

3. It matures for meat consumption at 3 to 4 months up to 2.6kg, depending on whether you feed them like cockerels or broilers.

4. They can feed or eat any feed or food given to them.

5. In India, they are known as Kuroilers, a dual-purpose breed producing meat and eggs, and can live on a diet of kitchen and agricultural waste, and produce around 150 eggs per year whereas native hens lay only about 40 per year.

6. The meat yield per bird of Noilers is also greater; males weigh approximately 3.5 kg and females about 2.5 kg whereas the native male bird weighs 2.5 kg and females 1.2 kg. 7. Due to its unique genetic features, the Noiler is resistant to diseases.

8. The Noiler chick is a potential bio-converter of no cost agricultural, household and natural waste abundant in villages — into human protein food and substantial incomes for rural households.

9.Their eggs are even larger than normal eggs.

10. They are cheap to afford.