Table 1: Flock composition and size in rural poultry flocks in Nigeria (after Sonaiya, 1990a)

 

Poultry species

Mean Number in flock

% of respondents

Chickens

14.1

66

Guinea fowls (GF)

12.0

2

Ducks (DK)

6.5

2

Turkeys

5.0

0.6

Geese

3.0

0.4

Chickens + GF

40.0

15

Chickens + DK

22.0

7

Chickens + GF + DK

87.0

5

Chickens + Pigeons

34.0

2