Differences Between Kuroiler Chicken and Noiler Chicken

Kuroiler and Noiler chicken are hybrid breeds of chicken developed to meet consumers’ demands for animal protein. These chicken breeds are known for increased productivity, in terms of growth, with relatively low input, hence, making the enterprise more lucrative.

Kuroiler and Noiler are different breeds, some farmers still think they are the same, probably as a result of their plumage. They are different breeds; the differences between Kuroiler and Noiler have been seen in their size, appearance, resistance to diseases, and more. These qualities and their economic benefits shall be explained extensively in this article.

About Noiler Chickens

The Noiler chicken is a dual-purpose breed of chicken developed in Nigeria by Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery. Noiler is a hybrid of broiler and cockerel and, thus, shares the desired traits of both broiler and cockerel. Noilers are hardy, fast-growing, and highly resistant to common poultry diseases.

Characteristics of Noiler Chickens

• Dual-Purpose Breed: Noilers are reared for their meat and eggs, although they are primarily reared for their meat, with the cocks and hens reaching good weight at slaughtering age.

• Appearance: Noiler chickens come in varying colors: black, yellowish brown, and grey patches.

• Growth rate: Noiler chicken is a fast-growing chicken; they are mature and ready for slaughter at 12 weeks with average weight varying from 3 – 4kg. Noiler cocks weigh more than the hens.

• High Feed conversion: Noilers are excellent feed converters, they can utilize household food better than broilers because they can eat little and less quality feed and still grow optimally.

• Good Forager: Aside from their high feed conversion, Noiler chickens are good foragers and can thrive well on forage and kitchen waste.

• Quality Meat: Noiler meat is white meat with a distinct indigenous taste because of the wide range of items they eat. It is tough, sweeter, and high nutritious value compared to the meat of other chicken breeds. Noiler cocks are more meaty than their hens, if you are looking for more meat, consider buying noiler cocks.

• Disease resistance: Another interesting characteristic of Noiler chickens is that they are even more disease-resistant than other breeds.

• Egg production: Noiler hens will start laying at about 21 – 22 weeks old and can lay for up to 20 months. A healthy Noiler hen can lay up to 200 eggs per year. The size of noiler eggs is relatively bigger with dark-yellow yolk when compared to other laying birds.

About Kuroiler chicken

The Kuroiler chicken is a dual-purpose hybrid breed developed in India. The Kuroiler chicken is the result of the cross between either White Leghorn roosters with Rhode Island Red hens or colored broiler roosters crossed with Rhode Island Red hens. Kuroilers are a highly adaptive breed of chicken; they are well adapted to any climatic condition. They are good for saving costs as they can thrive on forage and kitchen waste.  Kuroiler chickens, being native to India, are very popular among farmers.

Characteristics of Kuroiler Chicken

• Appearance: Kuroiler chicken comes in white, grey, and brown patches, and a black pattern.

• Growth rate: Kuroiler chickens have a fast growth rate, they attain up to 5 kg at 4 months. Feeding Kuroiler chickens formulated feed is inefficient because they do not convert formulated feeds better than they do for forages. This is as a result of their genetic make-up.

• Management: Kuroiler chickens are best reared in a free-range system or semi-intensive system, where they scavenge what they eat themselves.

• Kuroiler meat: Like Noiler, Kuroiler chicken meat is white, with a distinct taste, and very nutritious. When allowed to forage, the distinct Indigenous taste is impacted in the meat. Also, Kuroiler cock is bigger than the hen.

• Egg production: Kuroiler hens start to lay at approximately 18 weeks; they come to lay faster than Noiler hens. Kuroiler hens lay up to 150-200 eggs per year, producing medium to large eggs daily with bright orange or yellow yolk color.

• Resistance to diseases: Kuroilers are very hardy and rugged; they are well adapted to different environments, Kuroilers have natural immunity to common chicken diseases.

Key Differences Between Noilers and Kuroilers

• Origin: Noiler was developed by Amo Farm Sieberer Hatchery in Oyo state Nigeria, while Kuroiler was developed in India and reared across Africa. Noiler is very popular in Nigeria, while Kuroiler is popular in India.

• Maturity: Kuroiler chickens grow and mature faster than Noiler. A mature noiler attains an average of 3.5kg at 4 months, while a mature kuroilers grow up to 5kg at 4 months.

• Feed Conversion: Both noilers and kuroilers are excellent feed converters but kuroilers convert forage, kitchen waste, and homemade food faster and better than Noilers. And this is evident in their weight difference.

• Management: Kuroilers thrive best in the free-range system while noilers thrive best in the semi-intensive system. The difference in these systems is mainly access to feed, water, and medications. Noilers still need supplementation of feed and medication to grow better, kuroilers are very hardy and need no supplementation of feed and medication to grow.

• Meat quality: Kuroiler meat has more fat than noiler meat; kuroiler prefers to eat highly nutritious forage crops and natural food than formulated chicken feeds. This is evidenced in their marbled meat with excellent taste. Both noiler and kuroiler meat are white.

• Disease Resistance: Noilers are truly hardy but kuroiler are the hardiest. Noiler chickens are more susceptible to coccidiosis compared to Kuroiler; also, deformities in Kuroiler are reduced compared to noilers and other breeds.

• Price: Kuroiler day-old chick is more expensive than Noiler day-old chick. This is because Noilers are produced in Nigeria while Kuroilers are mostly imported.

Which to Choose between Noilers and Kuroilers

The choice of selecting between Noiler and Kuroilers solely depends on your expertise and available time. Noilers require more attention than Kuroilers. Also, the cost of rearing noilers, when we factor in the feed and medication, is higher than that of kuroiler. Although, kuroiler chickens are expensive because they are foreign breeds.

Choose noilers if you are a beginner and want to learn how to rear chickens. Rearing noilers will take you through the process of rearing chickens from day old to maturity and will expose you to the complications, diseases and illnesses, of rearing chickens generally.

Choose Kuroilers if you do not have the time and expertise of rearing chickens and you want to have chickens in your yard for home consumption. Kuroilers do not need your attention, just provide an enclosed cage and ensure your yard or compound is fenced to prevent predators from harming them.

Conclusion:

Kuroiler and Noiler chickens are consistently changing the poultry industry globally both at subsistence and commercial levels. With any of these breeds of chicken, a farmer can successfully earn more with less effort or input. Kuroiler chicken and Noiler chicken are both easy to raise; cost-wise, they are more effective and better converters of feed.