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An Introduction to Country Chicken Farming

In our Agriculture for Everybody  blog series, we are going to see Country Chicken Farming . In this blog, we will see the important aspects of Country Chicken Farming (Poultry) .  The entire focus of this blog is towards the traditional or indigenous or desi or local or country chicken breeds.  The information provided here is suited for Free Range type of rearing and can be combined in an Integrated Farming method. The entire blog will be presented in a Question & Answer format.  While it will be beneficial for the first time user to read the entire blog, the frequent users of this blog can just focus on their specific needs. What are the feeds that chickens eat? Chickens eat a lot of different things but a few are given below Agathi Leaves Azolla Amaranthus Leaves (Greens) Dried Fish (Finely grinded) Kudirai Masal Leaves Leaves (Tender Ones) Maize Millets (Cumbu etc) Oil Cakes (Groundnut etc) Paddy Passi (in Tamil) Rice (Broken Ones) Sea Shell (Finely grinded)...