Amo Noiler, the chick breed that excites poultry farmers
Poultry farmers at the just concluded poultry show, yesterday, besieged Amo Farm’s stand to catch a glimpse of the chick breed recently developed by the farm.
The farm said the breed, named Amo Noiler, can only be found at the farm located in Awe area of Oyo in Oyo State.
The farm’s representative at the show, Joshua Akinbola, told Daily Trust that Amo Noiler are basically raised for meat even though they also lay eggs.
He said the meat is tougher than that of broiler but not as that of local chicken.
He said Amo Noiler is multi coloured compared to broilers which are mainly white and the pullets that are mostly brown.
Mr. Akinbola added that Amo Noiler fed on the same feeds used for other birds but were limited to chickmash and growermash.
He said the birds eat more than other breeds but are good converters of feeds because the weight is higher than that of cockery at maturity.
“It takes four months to harvest and the farmers can get over 3kg of meat compared to cockery which takes about six months to attain 2kg,” he explained.
He said if properly kept in a disease-free environment, the breed is always strong and healthy throughout the four months.
He said a day old of Amo Noiler costs N70 per chick.
Many farmers made bulk purchases of the chick, with the hope that they will do well in their farms.