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AVUKE OKUKO(CHICKEN)

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 Nigeria is a country in Africa and well known for her rich cultural and traditional heritage and most of the animals we keep or eat are among these heritage.

In this post, Ozuluonye Emmanuel, puts together this write up about Avuke okuko based on his personal research in Obollo-Eke community of Enugu state

Ichacha cock

Ichacha or Avuke is an undocumented popular breed of indigenous chicken in Nigeria particularly among the Igbos in the southeastern part of the country
Amongst all local chicken breeds, it commands a higher price than every other breeds chiefly because in the Igbo traditional religion, it's mostly used to offer sacrifices to the deities. 
Local chicken markets in Igbo land are always in a short supply of this special breed of indigenous chicken.

Ichacha hen brooding her chicks

Characteristics of  Ichacha
• They have very short and limited feather at the wing and tail region.
• It has less feathers covering the entire body.
• Its color can be black, brown, red, white or a mixture of colours or black and white spotted.
• It  is a medium breed of indigenous chicken in Nigeria weighing between 0.85kg-2kg at maturity
• Its egg production ranges between 40-45 eggs in a year
• Its capable of hatching her fertile eggs and brooding her young ones.
• It can be reared in the extensive, semi-intensive or intensive system.

Ichacha hen
Ichacha or Avuke okuko as called by the Igbo tribes in Nigeria has a special seat among the traditional religion worshippers and can be bought at any price. It's a well known fact that Nigerian Indigenous chickens are not suitable for commercial purpose as they produce less within the year but with the high market demand of this special breed, young farmers are called upon to venture into this aspect of poultry farming as there are less competition in it.


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