THE number of local chicken breeders in upper Myanmar has increased, according to data from local sources.
Currently, the native chicken trade is at a good price, and sales are moderate, but there are more breeders of indigenous chicken because of its popularity.
“There are many interested people. Most of them are buyers from upper Myanmar. The prices are good in Taunggyi, Kengtung and Myitkyina,” said a local chicken trader and breeder.
Raising local chickens can take from 2.5 to 4 months, and there is an advantage that they can still be kept even if they are not sold out.
“They are called local, indigenous or Bamar chickens. If they are of shorter days, the meat is soft. It also depends on the input. If you feed them company feed, they will be ready in 2.5 to 3 months. If you mix your feed, they will be ready for sale in 4 months,” he said.
As for inputs, in addition to ready-to-eat chicken feeds, breeders can prepare by mixing paddy, rice, broken rice, rice bran, cooked rice or mixture, green feed, bean meal cake and locally available silk leaves, Boscai leaves, water spinach and water hyacinth and feed them in a bowl. — Htet Oo Maung /ZN
