Kadaknath is a black meat chicken breed found in India. They are also known as “Kala Masi” Native of Kedarnath is Dhar and Jhabua districts of Madhya Pradesh. Kadaknath is derived from two words whereas Kadak means “hard” and Nath means “lord”. The scientific name of Kedarnath is Gallus gallus domesticus. Kadaknath is completely different from other species of chicken.
2. Definition of kadaknath :
Kadaknath is a black meat chicken breed
found in India. They are also known as “Kala
Masi” Native of Kedarnath is Dhar and
Jhabua districts of Madhya Pradesh.
Kadaknath is derived from two words whereas
Kadak means “hard” and Nath means “lord”.
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF KADAKNATH:
They are grey-black in color.
The comb, wattles, and tongue are purple
in color and the feathers are shiny and
dark black.
There is a false fact that the Kadarnath
eggs are black in color, but the eggs are
light brown in color.
Males are almost double the size of the
female.
4. The average adult body weight for cock is
1.5 kg and for a hen is 1.0 kg.
The breed is hardy and high resistant to
disease.
The color of meat is black due to the
presence of melanin pigment.
5. BENEFITS OF
KADAKNATH
FARMINGS:
The meat of
kadaknath is
flavored and
textured.
Kadaknath
chicken can
easily grow and
survive in low-
cost food
habitats.
They are well
adapted to the
region having
scarce food
and climatic
condition.
It has the
highest rate of
protein content
than the other
chicken breed.
