Editor’s Note
This article highlights the development of the Narmada Nidhi chicken breed in Madhya Pradesh, a hybrid of Kadaknath and Tarang varieties. Its reported annual yield of approximately 180 eggs represents a significant increase over local and Kadaknath breeds, pointing to a potential advance in regional poultry farming.
A new chicken breed named Narmada Nidhi has been developed in Madhya Pradesh. This breed, created by crossing Kadaknath and Tarang chickens, lays about 180 eggs per year. This is four times more than local desi chickens and double that of Kadaknath chickens.
If you are involved in or considering poultry farming and are looking for a hen that can be a goldmine for you, then the hen we are discussing today is no less than a treasure. This hen lays about 180 eggs. If reared properly, it can even make you a lakhpati (a person with wealth of one hundred thousand rupees).
Agricultural scientist Dr. B.K. Prajapati explains that if we talk about the highest egg-laying hen in our region, our area is predominantly tribal. Therefore, the old variety of chicken, which can also be called the desi variety, is still reared more. These desi variety hens lay about 60 to 80 eggs per year. However, the new variety we are talking about now is called Narmada Nidhi. It lays 160 to 180 eggs annually.
Agricultural scientists explain that Narmada Nidhi was developed at Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary University in Jabalpur. It was developed after crossing Jabalpur’s desi chicken (color) with the native Kadaknath bird. It retains 25 percent of Kadaknath’s characteristics. Up to 75 percent of the traits come from the Jabalpur color chicken. You will find the qualities, characteristics, and taste of Kadaknath in it. Along with that, you will also get the taste of Jabalpur’s color chicken.
Talking about the Narmada Nidhi hen, it is no less than a treasure. If you want to do poultry farming, Narmada Nidhi can even make you a lakhpati because it lays 160 to 180 eggs per year. Additionally, its weight increases very rapidly. It can be kept in backyard poultry. Its weight increases to about 1 to 1.5 kg in just 4 months. It can also be called a very fast-growing chicken. Given its high egg-laying capacity, farmers can rear it because it is an income-generating hen.
Agricultural scientists explain that the Narmada Nidhi hen is no less than an ATM because it lays 180 eggs a year. Eating its eggs reduces diseases. The meat of the Narmada Nidhi chicken is very tasty. It has low fat. The amount of protein is very high. Other nutrients are also found in abundance in it. It contains a lot of iron. It can also be effective in tackling malnutrition.
Talking about the Narmada Nidhi hen, this hen is amazing because it lays a lot of eggs per year. Its meat also grows very fast. Accordingly, it also fetches a good price. But Kadaknath chicken is also amazing. Everyone knows the taste of Kadaknath. It is very beneficial to eat. It has a high amount of protein. The amount of fat is low. Therefore, those who rear Kadaknath can also rear Narmada Nidhi. They require almost the same kind of care. Kadaknath meat is black in color, it has more nutritional properties. There is high demand for Kadaknath in urban areas.
