KARI fertilised eggs and Improved chicken.
Some may wonder what KARI fertilised eggs and Improved chicken. are.Before discussing that,you might want to know the difference between a fertilised and an unfertilised egg in this context.We all know that when a rooster mates with a hen, an egg is produced.That egg is said to be fertilised.If the hen produces an egg without mating with a rooster,it is said to be unfertilised.
How to differentiate between a fertilised and unfertilised egg.
-Farmers use the candling method to tell the difference between the two.This is done by holding up the egg on a candle light and if you spot blood spots on it or an opaque image it means that the egg is fertilised.However all of this is not necessary because farmers nowadays are able to brood the hens separately and can tell the difference without checking.
-The fertilised eggs are collected from the places where the rooster and the hen are kept together.For the unfertilised ones they are collected from the place with hen only.
In this article,we shall focus on kari fertilised eggs.This is a breed of chicken introduced and bred by Kenya Agricultural Research Institute.It is a cross-breed of various indigenous chickens.
It is said that these eggs can be reared under any type of weather condition.The hen bred under these conditions can produce between 220 to 280 eggs in a year.
Advantages of KARI fertilised eggs.
- The breed is able to survive in all types of weather conditions.This makes it favourable for farmers in all areas.
- It is easy to differentiate the hens and the roosters unlike other breeds.The roosters have speckles on their body while the hens have a black colour.
- These eggs also mature faster and gain weight easily.
- They are more resistant to diseases as compared to other local breeds.
- The quality of meat is much better than that of other breeds.
- Breeding these eggs when they are mature does not incur a lot of costs as compared to other breeds.