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- Purpose
- meat
- Egg color
- tinted
- Eggs / year
- ~100
- Hen weight
- ~3.5 lbs
- Cold hardy
- No
- Heat tolerant
- Yes
- Temperament
- active, hardy, semi-wild in habit
- Forages
- excellent
- Broodiness
- low
- Origin
- India (Madhya Pradesh)
Kadaknath
Indian fibromelanistic breed from the Jhabua region, black through skin, meat, and organs the way an Ayam Cemani is. The dark meat is prized in India and holds a geographical indication tag. These are tough village birds that shrug off disease.
In a warm climate they live on free range with almost nothing from you. In cool, wet regions, give them solid winter shelter. They are very rare in North America, so check where your birds came from.
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