A Kuroiler Chicken is a chicken breed with indigenous traits which grows faster and lays more eggs than the local chicken, this chicken breed has been introduced in Uganda. Kuroilers were first successfully introduced in India more than a decade ago. The birds are low-maintenance scavengers that thrive on household and agricultural waste.
The farmers testified that the Kuroilers grew faster, putting on 1kg for hens and 1.5kg for cocks by three months and 3kg and 4kg respectively by six months.
Just like the local breeds, the Kuroilers are largely kept under a free range system, where the birds are left to scratch for food with no restrictions and very little or no supplements.
The difference is that while the locals are moderate while scratching for food and may even take a rest, Kuroilers are aggressive and feed continuously. This explains why they put on weight faster than the local breeds .
Advantages of Kuroiler chicken
Basically it has all the advantages of local chicken but they grower faster and produce more eggs which also have a yellow york. You can put them under a free range or you can build a house for them but their feeding is not as strict as the broilers and layers.
The Kuroiler chickens offer a significant improvement in virtually all areas of breeding. While indigenous chickens lay just 30-40 eggs per year, the Kuroilers can easily produce five times that number or around 150-200. Kuroilers also grow to about double the body weight of their native counterparts, providing much more edible meat.
Compared to hybrids, the egg-yolk is even more yellowish, hence more nutritious. The fact that this farmer kept the chicken successfully in a semi-urban environment is a pointer to their big potential.
Kuroiler hens mature between two and four months and weigh between 2 and 3 kilograms. At three months, the hens start laying eggs continuously for two years. A mature Kuroiler cock weighs between 4 to five kilograms. Kuroiler chicks are more resistant to diseases and can easily be treated by mixing vitamins, feeds and water.
Just like the local breeds, the Kuroilers are largely kept under a free range system, where the birds are left to scratch for food with no restrictions and very little or no supplements.
The difference is that while the locals are moderate while scratching for food and may even take a rest, Kuroilers are aggressive and feed continuously. This explains why they put on weight faster than the local breeds
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