Jafaremal
Hatching
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In rural areas of Afghanistan, the access to young stock for replacement of old stock for constitution of backyard poultry farming as a best mean of poverty alleviation is a areal problem. The lack of electricity and fuel to use small capacity incubators and lack of access to poultry services suppliers other problems. The Backyard Poultry Development project funded by IFAD through RMLSP of MAIL addressed the problem and suggested two different ways of problem solution as:
1. Access to young stock through natural hatching under the broody hen or
2. supply of chicks/pullets of from Suppliers through the Village Group Leaders(VGLS).
1. Improved natural hatching was encouraged, which was well accepted and is being practiced by most of the beneficiaries. The improved method of natural hatching was included in the FFFS curriculum and well designed printed broachers were provided to all the participants. A simple brooding nest model, made from mud was also designed and introduced by the project through the VGLs, which increased the hatching percentage to ( 90 -95%), compared with the traditional practices ( 50-70% ). The total number of chicks produced in all three districts during this reporting period was 13859 (Table-2)
The negative concept of “no need to feed the broody hen, because it feds itself from its body” among the rural women was totally eliminated by huge extension and awareness work through the FFFS. And now everywhere the feed and water is put in front of the broody hen which has very positive impact on proper brooding with increased hatching percentage.
Table 1: Number of Chicks/Pullets produced by Natural hatching or purchased from suppliers by the producers:
District
No. benef.
surveyed
No. Broody
Hens used for hatching
No. Eggs used
No. Chicks Hatched
No. Chicks Hatched
No. chicks/
Pullets
purchased
Total
Chicks/pullets
Hatched/
purchased
(June-13)
(Jan.-13 to June-13)
Balkh
40
43
750
746 (99%)
7889
5672
13561
Aqcha
10
21
330
296 (90%)
5390
3997
9387
Nahri Shahi
15
21
339
313 (92%)
580
5690
6270
Total
65
85
1419
1355(95%)
13859
15359
29218
As shown in the above table, 29218 chicken (chicks/pullets) are being added to the project targeted villages by the beneficiaries, which will facilitate the replacement of old stock, expansion of family poultry farming or generate extra income to the VGLs from the sale of pullets to their members of VPPGs.
2. Supply of young stock from poultry suppliers through VGL:
Besides the natural hatching, the VGLs were encouraged to purchase a day old chicks or pullets from big suppliers and rear them for 1 or 2 months and then sell to their VPPGs members and other interested villagers. The same is being practiced and about 70 % of the VGLs initiated this business and are getting good income from the sale of pullets to their members or villagers, who don’t have access to natural hatching.
Table 2. : VGLs income from Pullets supply and Sale to the VPPGs and villagers ( April-June, 2013)
S.No.
District
No. VGLs
No. Chicks purchased
No. Retained*
No. Sold
Income
(Afs.)
1
Balkh
16
4460
584
3876
82780
2
Nahri Shahi
6
4401
262
4139
68920
3.
Aqcha
18
4998
604
3393
67806
Total
40
13859
1450
11408
219506
The VGLs were encouraged to expand their poultry farm by retaining some number of pullets reared. In this case they can develop good business and can serve their member women in a better way. As shown in above table, the number of VGLs expanded their poultry farms is 40 and size of their poultry farms is about 50 layers. This is a very good practice to encourage the VGLs to develop a sustained delivery of required services to their relevant VPPGs.
1. Access to young stock through natural hatching under the broody hen or
2. supply of chicks/pullets of from Suppliers through the Village Group Leaders(VGLS).
1. Improved natural hatching was encouraged, which was well accepted and is being practiced by most of the beneficiaries. The improved method of natural hatching was included in the FFFS curriculum and well designed printed broachers were provided to all the participants. A simple brooding nest model, made from mud was also designed and introduced by the project through the VGLs, which increased the hatching percentage to ( 90 -95%), compared with the traditional practices ( 50-70% ). The total number of chicks produced in all three districts during this reporting period was 13859 (Table-2)
The negative concept of “no need to feed the broody hen, because it feds itself from its body” among the rural women was totally eliminated by huge extension and awareness work through the FFFS. And now everywhere the feed and water is put in front of the broody hen which has very positive impact on proper brooding with increased hatching percentage.
Table 1: Number of Chicks/Pullets produced by Natural hatching or purchased from suppliers by the producers:
District
No. benef.
surveyed
No. Broody
Hens used for hatching
No. Eggs used
No. Chicks Hatched
No. Chicks Hatched
No. chicks/
Pullets
purchased
Total
Chicks/pullets
Hatched/
purchased
(June-13)
(Jan.-13 to June-13)
Balkh
40
43
750
746 (99%)
7889
5672
13561
Aqcha
10
21
330
296 (90%)
5390
3997
9387
Nahri Shahi
15
21
339
313 (92%)
580
5690
6270
Total
65
85
1419
1355(95%)
13859
15359
29218
As shown in the above table, 29218 chicken (chicks/pullets) are being added to the project targeted villages by the beneficiaries, which will facilitate the replacement of old stock, expansion of family poultry farming or generate extra income to the VGLs from the sale of pullets to their members of VPPGs.
2. Supply of young stock from poultry suppliers through VGL:
Besides the natural hatching, the VGLs were encouraged to purchase a day old chicks or pullets from big suppliers and rear them for 1 or 2 months and then sell to their VPPGs members and other interested villagers. The same is being practiced and about 70 % of the VGLs initiated this business and are getting good income from the sale of pullets to their members or villagers, who don’t have access to natural hatching.
Table 2. : VGLs income from Pullets supply and Sale to the VPPGs and villagers ( April-June, 2013)
S.No.
District
No. VGLs
No. Chicks purchased
No. Retained*
No. Sold
Income
(Afs.)
1
Balkh
16
4460
584
3876
82780
2
Nahri Shahi
6
4401
262
4139
68920
3.
Aqcha
18
4998
604
3393
67806
Total
40
13859
1450
11408
219506
The VGLs were encouraged to expand their poultry farm by retaining some number of pullets reared. In this case they can develop good business and can serve their member women in a better way. As shown in above table, the number of VGLs expanded their poultry farms is 40 and size of their poultry farms is about 50 layers. This is a very good practice to encourage the VGLs to develop a sustained delivery of required services to their relevant VPPGs.
