Question

Name one exotic fowl bird. Also explain layer poultry farming.

Answer 1

Hint: The exotic bird has the origin from the foreign. It might spread to the other areas from its area of origination by the change in climate or any other difficulties. Then it may adapt themselves to the changing environment in the other areas.

Complete Answer:
- An example for the exotic fowl bird is the white leghorn. This breed of bird was introduced from the United States to Great Britain in the year 1870 and there it was again exported to Italy.
- These birds are very small in size but their weight can be increased by cross breeding with the other breeds. These birds lay a good number of eggs at an average of 280 per year. This breed is mainly used for the production of the other breeds with the high egg production for the use of the commercial and the other industrial operations.
- The Layer poultry farming is defined as the method of growing birds mainly for the purpose of the commercial egg productions. This farming is always preferred, this is because the cost of the production in this layer poultry farming is less and also the demand of the eggs is constantly increasing tremendously.

Note: In the layer poultry farming, the hens are reared from the day first day of them. These hens start laying their eggs when they are 18-19 weeks of age. This is considered as the more profitable business since this method involves less initial cost and high profit.