December of last year marked the first time I came across a chicken so big and heavy that I had to stop and wonder. It’s not something you typically see around here, and I’d imagine the same goes for other states as well.

Initially, I thought it was just a rare exception when I received two hefty chickens as gifts. They were so massive that I almost doubted they were the regular chickens we’re used to seeing. Each one cost up to ₦28,000 a price far beyond what we’d usually associate with the common poultry we know.

However, my visit to the market recently revealed something surprising. Chickens just as big as the ones I received were everywhere! Stall after stall, it was the same big, heavy birds ready for sale. It got me thinking: why the sudden shift?

Where did all these oversized chickens come from? Why weren’t they as common before the end of 2024?

It’s curious how this trend seemed to pop up almost overnight. Could it be that something new is being used to grow these chickens faster and larger? Were there advancements in poultry farming techniques that suddenly became widespread? Or is this tied to some kind of new feed or growth-enhancing practice that wasn’t used before?

More importantly, should we be concerned about potential health implications? If these chickens are being bred or enhanced in ways we don’t fully understand, could there be side effects for consumers down the line?

I can’t help but wonder if others have noticed this trend too. Does it feel suspicious to you, or do you think it’s simply a result of improved farming practices?
Share your thoughts
have you encountered these big chickens recently, have you been seeing them often before ending of last year? and do you know what might be causing this sudden boom?

Maybe it's only me that's noticed this


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emmy512:
It’s curious how this trend seemed to pop up almost overnight. Could it be that something new is being used to grow these chickens faster and larger? Were there advancements in poultry farming techniques that suddenly became widespread? Or is this tied to some kind of new feed or growth-enhancing practice that wasn’t used before?

More importantly, should we be concerned about potential health implications? If these chickens are being bred or enhanced in ways we don’t fully understand, could there be side effects for consumers down the line?

A good observation.

You are proactive. Keep it up.

The world is advancing both negatively and positively. Everything is being maximized and exhausted.

The wise getting wiser.

The fool is getting more foolish.

More discoveries.

Quicker advancements.

Crazier modifications of things.

Faster growth in living things.

Weaker immune systems.

More money for the pharmaceutical industries.

Then, higher death rates.

C h a i..










I just hope that people have not discovered feeding those chicken with dangerous-to-human chemicals.

Since cows and their owner, have largely become stupid, and been killing crop farmers, chickens have stepped up. Kudos to them.

Local fowl is there for me always

Probably chicken fed with GMO products

CodeTemplarr:
Since cows and their owner, have largely become stupid, and have been killing crop farmers, chickens have stepped up. Kudos to them.

Big shoes|pots they have filled

SKhanmi:
Probably chicken fed with GMO products

I thought so, but just wajt to be certain I'm not the only one that has seen it.

I know gmo has existed for long but why has someone not been doing it for us to notice.
Only this year end I'm seeing such

Not only chickens. Even today's teenagers

JOACHINpedro:
Not only chickens. Even today's teenagers

A story for another day

JOACHINpedro:
Not only chickens. Even today's teenagers

I dey tell you , my brother

Teenager will start wearing xxl t-shirt like oyinbo people Dem Gmo...

Aswear, I nearly commit with a 17 year old looking 23 and her Papa na very senior man.
Imagine spending 2025 in Nigerian jail

JOACHINpedro:
Not only chickens. Even today's teenagers

Those chickens are not naturally grown.

I think it is the feed composition,I bought 8pcs in October ending by December they are very big apart from regular feed and bitter leaves juice I gave them never add anything to it.

empron:
I think it is the feed composition,I bought 8pcs in October ending by December they are very big apart from regular feed and bitter leaves juice I gave them never add anything to it.

I have seen chicken that is big, but this one's are bigger.

I won't be worried if it was just my own chicken.
But seeing plenty big chicken in the market just made me suspicious because normally there is no chicken this big at all untill this festive period.

I even thought it was turkey at first when I lifted it up.
Cos the weight, one hand couldn't hold for long

Excessive growth hormones abuse at play

This is envy at its peak. Just because Nigerians are currently fasting involuntarily doesn't mean these innocent creatures should. People with such thoughts must not be allowed to go close to where these chickens are fed especially if they complain of having small peepee or being slim. They might decide to eat everything.

PARADIZEPRIEST:
Excessive growth hormones abuse at play

IS SO SAD NIGERIANS ARE LIKELY EATING CRAZY THINGS THAT REGULATORS ARE MEANT TO STOP ANd make them PROHIBITIVE. E.G
GROWTH HORMONES in POULTRIES
GMC in CROPS
INORGANIC FERTILIZERS IN VEGES ETC. THAT is WHY It is key TO GET REALTME INFO on what you consume daily.

SuperOnyi:




This is envy at its peak. Just because Nigerians are currently fasting involuntarily doesn't mean these innocent creatures should. People with such thoughts must not be allowed to go close to where these chickens are fed especially if they complain of having small peepee or being slim. They might decide to eat everything.

you're already auditioning for a standup comedy walai . But don't worry, my concern isn’t about us wanting to join the chicken buffet uninvited. I’m just genuinely curious about what’s making these birds hit the gym while we’re out here fasting involuntarily.
You seem to have insider chicken intel

This chicken weighed 9kg when I went to buy it on 24th Dec. cost me 40k in Lagos. I was in awe of its size that I began to wonder what the rearers feed them. Haven’t seen such a thing before. The picture doesn’t do justice to the actual size of this chicken

desmondadonis:
This chicken weighed 9kg when I went to buy it on 24th Dec. cost me 40k in Lagos. I was in awe of its size that I began to wonder what the rearers feed them. Haven’t seen such a thing before. The picture doesn’t do justice to the actual size of this chicken

Thank you.
This is what I've been looking for.
Someone that actually understands.

The fact we both haven't seen anything like it before is why I am concerned.
I know people use different things to boost their growth but why we're they not boosting it years before untill ending of this year.

I wish I weighed mine, the moment I lifted one with my left arm and it felt too heavy I just thought if this is turkey

I don’t like Chicken. I prefer Turkey

SKhanmi:
Probably chicken fed with GMO products

Shouldn't you know the meaning of a word before using it?

Don't eat it

Go chop native fowl all this boiler are rubbish meat.

Na chemical dem dey chop abi?

Keep calm

It's nothing new
It has always been here
Just that the economy has brought out more farmers
Worry more about frozen products

Na so I see am o. Bought two chickens and they both seem oversized. Though they're broilers. I guess the issue is people don't have money to buy chicken like in the years past. So for the seller the chicken gets older and bigger. The one cockrel I bought last year. Never see anything like it until I jam the two broilers I used this year.