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 this heritage.
In this post, Ozuluonye Emmanuel, puts a great write up about Avuke okuko
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.
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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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In this post, Ozuluonye Emmanuel, puts a great write up about Avuke okuko
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| 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.
Among 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.
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| 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.
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| 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.
For consultations;
+2348021165624
+2348094503557 or
Follow us by clicking on the 3 parallel lines at the top right corner of this page on your device
It is of no doubt that ichacha/ avuke breed is a special chicken mainly reserved for traditional usage majorly in igbo part of Nigeria. However, lack of interest of farmers in the production of this breed aformentioned has occasioned a serious challenges to Igbo tradition and culture due to it's scarcity in the market currently. The Paramount of this ichacha/ avuke as it's porpularly called in igbo land can not be over emphasised by virtue of fact that most traditional sacrifices are being done with this particular chicken by the traditionlist based on their beliefs that any sacrifices done with it are always effective. It will be so advantageous and profitable for the modern days farmers to embark on production of this breed in discus considering the high rate of its scarcity in market, prize and high level of its demand.
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ReplyDeletewhy is it called ichacha or avuke?
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