Kuroiler and Rainbrow Rooster Chickens in Kenya: What You Have to Know




Rainbrow Rooster chicks
Equipping yourself with the right information before venturing into any activity is necessary. The paucity of the appropriate information for an activity always leads people to lose focus, time and money.

 Due diligence will assist you in making your ultimate decision in any venture. As Kamerion Wimbley once said, “I spend a lot of my downtime studying different businesses and learning a lot from entrepreneurs when I’m not playing football. They help me to evaluate different ventures to see if they’ll work. I was aggressive with my initial investment, trying to hit a home-run each time. But now, I’m stepping back and being more patient, giving them due diligence.” 

So, choosing the right birds for rearing in Kenya is not an exceptional case. You have to do your research. If a farmer A succeeds in rearing a particular type of chicken does not mean that you too will succeed. However, it depends on the passion and the factual information you have.
Maybe you have heard about advantageous traits of Kuroiler and Rainbrow Rooster chickens and you have chosen to invest in either Kuroiler or Rainbrow chickens. Rearing Kuroiler and Rainbrow Rooster in Kenya may work well for some farmers but not all farmers. 

Therefore, what you have to know before spending any penny are the cons and pros of Kuroiler and Rainbrow Rooster chickens. In this article, I give a brief history, cons, and pros of Rainbrow Rooster and Kuroiler chickens. 

Kuroiler chickens  
Kuroiler chickens
History
Keggs Farm in India introduced Kuroiler chicken in Uganda in 2009. It then spread to some parts of Kenya and eventually to almost all parts of Kenya. 

Pros

  • They are dual-purpose (they can be reared for both meat and eggs).
  • They survive in a free range.
  • They are tastier than the indigenous chickens.
  • They lay larger eggs than the indigenous chickens.
  • Their meat is soft and tender.
  • They lay eggs between one hundred and forty and one hundred fifty yearly.
  • They are resistant to various diseases.
  • They can live on food leftovers and other agricultural wastes just as indigenous chickens. 

Cons

  • They do not sit on their eggs to hatch.
  • A farmer has to buy new stock each time he or she wants to keep new Kuroiler chickens.
  • They are not appropriate for small-scale farmers.
  • They are heavy feeders. 


Rainbrow Rooster chickens 
Rainbrow Rooster chicken
History
They originated from India. 

Pros

  • They are dual-purpose (they are reared for both meat and eggs).
  • They grow faster than the indigenous birds.
  • They lay more and bigger eggs as compared to indigenous birds.
  • They are low input birds (they survive in a free range).
  • They are resistant to various diseases.
  • They can live on food leftovers and other agricultural wastes just as indigenous chickens.


Cons

  • They cannot sit on their eggs to hatch.
  • They are heavy feeders.
  • They are not suitable for small-scale farmers.
  • A farmer has to buy new stock each time he or she wants to keep new Rainbrow Rooster chickens.

Bottom-line:
Kuroiler and Rainbrow Rooster chicken are good for farmers with incubators. However, any farmer who is capable of buying new stock any time he or she wants to keep new birds should also consider investing in them. 
Finally, do your due diligence always because it will help you to weigh between the pros and cons of any type of bird when making your ultimate decision.You may also consider buying this book, Profitable Chicken Rearing For Beginners By Francis Okumu .

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