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These black poultry are Karaknath murghis from Andhra Pradesh. The chickens come running when they see their food being distributed. Their blood is also dark and almost black in colour and their eggs are said to be super healthy and are thus much sought after! Hear the cacophony of so many hens and cocks in one location. Guineafowl are also breeding and co-inhabiting the same space as the domestic poultry. A man collects fresh eggs from the roosts of the hens, and drinkers are laid out in the coop with calcium supplement added to the water. Kadaknath Murghi farm in Uttar Pradesh: Chicken farming around Meerut This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest HD and 4K collection from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hou