Abstract
Backyard poultry plays an important role in the livelihood of rural families in developing countries. Inspite of a source of cash income, it also satisfies their social needs. This paper is based on a study conducted in 8 villages from different zones of Rawalpindi, Pakistan to present an overview of different managerial practices in those areas. The questionnaires were filled after open discussions with respondents. The survey indicated the existence of few birds in the study area with an average flock size of 5-6 birds per household. Egg production was about 55 eggs per bird per year. Diseases, predators and lack of veterinary services were the most quoted reasons for mortality there. Only 18% families were vaccinating their birds. 40% rural women were keeping their birds in coops or under woven baskets. Daily protein consumption was low in birds as scavenging was the only feed source for most of them.
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