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Cyprus said:
That's why, if you read my post, you would notice I specifically did not mention American or Asian breeds. I also did not recommend typical American treatments.
I am aware you are addressing everyone on this thread who gave advice.
I may live in America, but I intend to move to the East Coast of Africa. I know African culture, geography and climate like the back of my hand.
(So much so, I could even identify which specific city in a specific African country that Porkpie lives in without being told any more than he lived in Africa near the equator.)
I actually suggested specifically Egyptian breeds and European breeds influence. I didn't tell her to import any.
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I’m not interested in starting an argument. Yes, my post was a general comment.
I’m just going to point out two comments that I don’t think apply to keeping chickens in Somalia.
Cyprus said:
I, personally, would not feed cooked rice to young chicks. Fills their crop, but no nutritional value.
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Most of Asia and some of Africa survive due to the nutritional content of rice. While it doesn't have all 9 Amino acids required to make a full protein for humans (I think chickens only require 8 of these acids but I'm open to correction) the addition of locally grown nuts for example make it complete. It's a far better option than cracked corn.
For most in non industrialized countries,f that's the PC expression these days, it's eat what's available, not eat what you would like. The same applies to chickens.

Cyprus said:
Keep a lid on the mixture to keep skeeters and other insects out.
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'skeeters and other insects are protein and the more of these a chicken can eat the better it's diet.
 
Shadrach said:
Most of Asia and some of Africa survive due to the nutritional content of rice. While it doesn't have all 9 Amino acids required to make a full protein for humans (I think chickens only require 8 of these acids but I'm open to correction) the addition of locally grown nuts for example make it complete. It's a far better option than cracked corn.
For most in non industrialized countries,f that's the PC expression these days, it's eat what's available, not eat what
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Being mixed race of Asian, I know this.
I am also pretty well versed in African cuisine.
But, fyi, it is not recommended to feed nuts to chickens. Rice CAN be okay given lack of other resources, but considering the OP has access to better grains, I don't recommend it
 
If you read the OP first post you will see she/he has written that while the landrace chickens they have there can survive on the food they supply, chickens from other parts of Africa probably can’t.
While your enthusiasm for Africa and your knowledge of breeds is extensive I think you are applying knowledge that may be relevant in the US to a situation that is incomparable.
Most people who keep chickens in such regions don’t feed them anything a human can eat. They certainly don’t buy feed for them unless they are a major egg producer. In the villages people don’t have the money to feed chickens and that is the whole point of landrace chickens; they will survive on what they can forage. Importing a breed and hoping it will flourish as a landrace breed is bound to end in disaster.
It can take many generations before a particular breed of chicken successfully adapts to complete free ranging; most will die if newly introduced.
Who doesn’t recommend feeding nuts to chickens? The free range chickens here in Catalonia and in Senegal, and in most of the parts of Asia I’ve been to eat nuts; sometimes that’s all there is in the way of protein.
In Senegal the chickens live on rice and nuts and what they can forage.
In Nepal chickens eat clarified butter if they can get it. In India they’ll eat scorpions if they can catch one.

What I am trying to get you to understand is it doesn’t matter what some experts write about what chickens should and shouldn’t eat, chickens adapt and for landrace chickens in particular they eat what is there, it’s how they survive.


I hope your dream of traveling comes true.
 
Well say what you want, but Senegal, India, Nepal, Spain and Catalonia are not Somalia.
And yes, I said at least once that I was talking about landrace chickens. Where are you getting the impression that I am talking about importing breeds? I am not. I was giving my opinion on the parent breeds of the Somali Chicken. :he

Shadrach said:
What I am trying to get you to understand is it doesn’t matter what some experts write about what chickens should and shouldn’t eat, chickens adapt and for landrace chickens in particular they eat what is there, it’s how they survive.
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I already understand this :gig
I am well versed on the idea of landrace chickens.
Heck, I raise my chickens free range for as long as forage is available. I don't supplement. Over time, I've lost those who don't adapt and am left with those who do.
 
not trying to start any arguments here about you guys over chicken breeds, but would not the best be the breed used to living in that climate?

i live in Canada so we are very cold during the winter i mean -40C is not uncommon for days on end. so lots of people look for cold tolerant breeds, would you not look for one that can handle the heat and climate of Africa? and feed what you can to said breed?
 
itsasmallfarm said:
not trying to start any arguments here about you guys over chicken breeds, but would not the best be the breed used to living in that climate?

i live in Canada so we are very cold during the winter i mean -40C is not uncommon for days on end. so lots of people look for cold tolerant breeds, would you not look for one that can handle the heat and climate of Africa? and feed what you can to said breed?
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Exactly what I was thinking.
 
itsasmallfarm said:
yes, i may be opposite climates to the OP but i don't say a chantecler would very good for them just like the breeds they have there for me :)
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Agreed.
IF and I say IF the OP decides to import, I would suggest Fayoumis or Leghorns.
However, I suggest sticking with the local breed above all else.
Also, Somalia should be easy to import INTO but not export OUT OF.
 
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