Did you know these 10 fun facts about chicken?

There is a rare breed of chicken which is completely black due to abnormal pigmentation caused by excessive melanin production. One chicken costs Sh250,000 in Indonesia.

Like all living creatures, chicken has fascinating facts. Today, I will highlight some of these fun facts to help you understand them better and boost production.

1. Chickens mate in the afternoons and lay eggs in the morning. It is therefore important that more feed is given in the late afternoon than in the morning. Some farmers or workers fill up feeders 100 percent in the morning before leaving for work and only top up in the afternoon, this means birds stay at night without feed at a time they require it most during egg formation. Feed your birds 40 per cent ratio in the morning and 60 per cent in the afternoon for maximum egg production.