A survey was carried out between April and July, 2005 in four randomly selected villages of Jos South Local Government,
Nigeria, with the aim of studying the dynamics of household poultry production and its contribution to
household incomes. The study revealed that household poultry rearing contributes significantly to standard of living
of the resource-poor individuals in peri-urban areas of developing countries like Nigeria. Causes of setbacks in production
were highlighted and suggestion offered to boost this area of agricultural production.