KADAKNATH
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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”. 
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.
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.
Kadaknath 
The meat of chicken can 
kadaknath is easily grow 
BENEFITS OF flavored and and survive in textured. low-cost food 
habitats.
KADAKNATH 
FARMINGS: They are well It has the 
adapted to highest rate 
the region of protein 
having scarce content than 
food and the other 
climatic chicken 
condition. breed.
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