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Busra Chicken Breed: Indigenous Poultry from Gujarat and Maharashtra | Poultry Breed

ByRakesh Kumar 03/14/202503/09/2025Updated On 03/09/202503/14/2025

Busra Chicken Breed : Indigenous Poultry Breed

"Busra chicken with spotted plumage and yellow shanks in Gujarat.""Busra hen with white and black feathers in a tribal backyard farm.""Busra rooster with single comb and pinkish skin in Maharashtra."

Busra Chicken Information

Conservation Status	Not at Risk
Scientific Classification	Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae Genus: Gallus Species: Gallus gallus Binomial Name: Gallus gallus Linnaeus, 1758
Breed Type	Dual-purpose Breed (Meat and Eggs)
Alternate Names	Desi
Origin	India (Gujarat and Maharashtra)
Breeding Tract	Gujarat: The Dangs, Surat Maharashtra: Nashik, Dhule, Nandurbar
Comment on Breeding Tract	Busra breed of chicken is reared by tribal people living all along on either side of the boundary line of Maharashtra and Gujarat. It covers Peint and Surgana taluks of Nasik; Sakri taluk of Dhule; and Navapur, Taloda, and Dhadgaon taluks of Nandurbar districts of Maharashtra; and Uchchal, Songadh, and Nizer taluks of Surat; and Ahawat taluk of Dang district of Gujarat.
Main Use	Food – Meat and Eggs
Comment on Main Use	These birds are reared for home consumption as well as for sale of live birds and eggs. A hen fetches around Rs.60-70 and a cock around Rs.100-120.
Origin of Name	Busra nomenclature might have come from Busrawal – a village in Sakri taluk of Dhule district or from the name of a tree Busrawal (Marathi) / Bahawa (Advasi dialect).
Herd Book or Register Established	No
Breed Societies (if Any)	No
Morphology	Weight (Avg Kg): Male – 1.11, Female – 0.98 Plumage Type: Normal Plumage Pattern: Spotted Plumage Colour: White mixed with black or brown Comb Type: Single Skin Colour: Pinkish Shank Colour: Yellow Egg Shell Colour: Light Brown Visible Character: Small in size and wide variation in body colour. Black feathers on neck, back, tail, and reddish brown on shoulders and wings. Eye ring is red. Earlobe is white. Wattles are red.
Management	Management System: Backyard Mobility: Stationary Feeding of Adults: Scavenging Comments on Management Conditions: Birds are kept in the free-range system. Flock size varies from 2-25 with an average of 8.6. On average, a flock is composed of 48% chicks, 39% hens, and 13% cocks. Shelter is provided only to chicks in the form of bamboo baskets. Birds spend their nights on trees or walls. They scavenge in nearby fields, eating grains, seeds, vegetation, insects, etc., supplemented with kitchen waste and grains like Jawar, Rice, Maize, etc. Commercial feed is not used. Brooding is a usual practice. Mortality is very low. Birds are vaccinated against Ranikhet and Fowl Pox.
Performance	Age at First Egg (Months): 6 (Range: 5-7) Annual Egg Production: 40-55 eggs Egg Weight (g): 31.5 Hatch (%): 60-85 Dressing (%): 65-70 Peculiarity: A poor layer and not much resistant to parasitic and other diseases.
Population	No specific population data available.
The Rajasthan Express: Busra Chicken Breed Details

"Busra chicken with spotted plumage and yellow shanks in Gujarat.""Busra hen with white and black feathers in a tribal backyard farm.""Busra rooster with single comb and pinkish skin in Maharashtra."

Discover the Busra chicken breed, a hardy and low-maintenance poultry variety. Learn about its origin, traits, and backyard farming practices.
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Rakesh Kumar

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