Income of Chicken KUB Business in Flores Bajawa Agricultural College

Balitbangtan's superior native chicken (KUB) is a non-racial chicken that can produce meat and eggs, egg production from KUB chickens is quite a lot can reach 50% per day. This KUB chicken is the result of research by the Livestock Research Agency-Agricultural Research and Development Agency and licensed to PT. ayam Kampung Indonesia (AKI) or more precisely obtained from the results of crossing and then widely developed. Kampung chicken business is generally cultivated by small farmers in rural areas as a side business. But in this way, the profit of farmers is very small, because the business has not led to commercial businesses. Superior local chicken business with good professional management can increase the economic value of farmers more optimally. The local chicken business can continue to be cultivated by small farmers in rural areas, although the scale of maintenance is still low. This research was conducted for approximately one month, starting in June-July 2024. The research location was at the Flores College of Agriculture in Bajawa. The college is engaged in agriculture and animal husbandry. The population of poultry raised at the Flores Bajawa College of Agriculture is 600 birds. The data analyzed in this study are primary data taken directly from the research location. The income from the KUB chicken business raised at the Flores Bajawa College of Agriculture during one maintenance period received a significant profit of approximately 65%. Of course this is inseparable from good maintenance management patterns so that it has an impact on the benefits obtained. In addition, the cage / cage employees of course also pay attention to the health of KUB chickens so as to emphasize the high mortality rate of chickens.