🐔eggscommercial layer📍 Origin: Telangana (Hyderabad)
Gramapriya Chicken
ग्रामप्रिया मुर्गी (अधिक अंडा उत्पादक) • Developed by ICAR-Directorate of Poultry Research (DPR), Hyderabad
The highest egg-producing backyard chicken breed in India, laying 160 to 180 brown eggs per year
DOC Chick Price
₹25 – ₹35
Mature live bird: ₹1400 to ₹2000
Pashu KCC Credit:₹180 / bird
Market Body Weight
1.8 kg
At 18 weeks
Target FCR
2.60
Feed conversion index
Annual Eggs
180
Per hen/year
Egg Weight
55 g
Average egg weight
Flock Livability
96%
Standard survival rate
Adult Weights
2.5 kg
Hen: 1.8 kg
Morphology & Anatomy
Physical Identification & Anatomical Features: Gramapriya Chicken
Plumage & Color
White speckled with brown or barred patterns; males have colorful red and black hackles
Comb Type
Single moderate red comb
Shanks & Skin
Yellow shanks
Egg Shell Color
Uniform tinted brown
Key Advantages & Characteristics of Gramapriya Chicken:
✓The highest egg-producing backyard chicken breed in India, laying 160 to 180 brown eggs per year
✓Lays large brown-shelled eggs (54g to 57g) that command 1.5x higher market prices than commercial white eggs
✓Long productive laying cycle extending beyond 72 weeks of age with low maintenance feed intake
✓Docile temperament, lightweight body frame (1.8 kg hen) that easily perches to avoid ground predators
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Layer Flock Inputs
Flock Size (परत मुर्गियों की संख्या)5,000 hens
Hen-Day Egg Laying Rate90%
70% (End of lay)88% (Average)95% (Peak Lay)
Egg Wholesale Price (अंडे का भाव)₹5.20 / egg
Layer Mash Feed Cost₹32 / kg
Daily Feed Intake per Hen110 g/day
Daily Egg Harvest
4,500 Eggs
150 Trays / day
Feed Cost per Egg
₹3.91
Selling @ ₹5.20/egg
Daily Feed Intake
550 kg
11 bags/day
Layer Daily & Monthly Revenue
5,000 Layer Flock (@ 90% Lay Rate)
Profit / Egg
₹1.12
Daily Revenue
₹23,400
4500 eggs × ₹5.2
Daily Feed Cost
₹17,600
550 kg feed
Net Daily Profit
₹5,050
Per day cashflow
Monthly Projected Egg Profit:₹1,51,500 / month
Nutrition & Feed
Nutrient Standards & Feeding Phases
Pre-Starter Feed / Bird:250 g
Starter Feed / Bird:1000 g
Finisher Feed / Bird:1800 g
Recommended Protein (CP %):16.5%
Management Tips
Scientific Farm Management Tips
- ✓Supplement feed with oyster shell grit or calcite limestone powder from 16 weeks to ensure hard egg shells
- ✓Provide 16 hours of daily photoperiod (natural daylight + artificial bulb lighting) during the laying phase
Subsidies & Credit
Government Schemes & Pashu KCC for Gramapriya Chicken
50% capital subsidy under NLM for backyard mother units and rural layer units
Eligible Scheme 1National Livestock Mission (NLM)
Eligible Scheme 2State Backyard Poultry Subsidies
Eligible Scheme 3Pashu KCC
Questions Answered
Frequently Asked Questions about Gramapriya Chicken
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
A Gramapriya hen lays 160 to 180 large tinted brown eggs per year under backyard semi-intensive conditions, compared to only 60 to 80 eggs from traditional unselected Desi hens.
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