Morphometric and Growth Performance Variations of Naked Neck, Frizzled Feathered and Normal Feathered Crosses with Exotic Giri-Raja Chickens

A total number of 424 day-old chicks were generated from naked neck(naked), frizzled feather (frizzle) and normal feathered(normal) indigenous chickens and an exotic breed giri-raja(giri) to evaluate their morphometric and growth performance. body weight, body length, breast girth and keel length were recorded for 12 weeks. at day old, chicks from giri x naked cross had the highest body weight of 36.29±0.72g. progenies from giri x normal cross had significantly better morphometric values and heavier body weight (1.629.00± 86.36g) than those bred from giri x naked (1.423.5±55.7g) while frizzle x giri had the least body weight of (1039.18±47.65g) at week 12. giri x normal chicks were heavier than their reciprocal cross (normal x giri). sex had significant effect (p<0.05) on morphometric traits at 12 weeks in favour of males. in conclusion, the progenies of giri x normal had the best morphometric and growth performance among the crossbreds.