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April 2009
Asagi Hatchery has a long history in Hawaii for hatching baby chicks for backyard flocks and for export to Pacific Islands. Sisters Lisa and Maxie Asagi talk about their family's hatchery business. Look for the Asagi chicks on display at Windward Mall on Friday and Saturday for Easter!!!
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Watch one of the segments on KITV's website: http://www.kitv.com/video/19139929/index.html
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| From left: KITV's Yasmine Dar and Moani Nabarro carry chicks as Lisa Asagi and Maxie Asagi tell Dan Meisenzahl about the baby Cornish Rock Cross chicks that were only one day old. |
The Asagi Hatchery is a family-run business that dates back to 1935. The hatchery is currently located in Kalihi where they hatch out chicks for backyard enthusiasts and to export the egg-layers to other Pacific Islands. Asagi's is the only poultry hatchery in Hawaii.
Lisa and Maxie Asagi brought a basketful of day-old chicks that will grow out to be large Cornish Rock Cross chickens, which are said to make great pets. The resurgence in backyard raised poultry may be due to residents trying to be more self-sustaining and raising egg-layers to supplement their food budgets. The proficient egg-layers are the Rhode Island Reds and Browns (so called because they lay brown eggs).
In addition, more residents are becoming enthusiasts of the fancy heritage breeds for show. Some of the heritage breeds are endangered and breeding has helped to keep those breeds continuing. The most popular heritage breed is the Araucanas, which lay blue eggs!
For more information, go to the Asagi Hatchery website at: www.asagihatchery.com
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| Everybody get chicks!! Yasmine Dar, Lisa Asagi, Maxie Asagi, Dan, bird-enthusiast Cameron Datanagan holding his son, Jayson, daughter Camryn, and wife Joy. |
He's a UPS delivery guy by day, but Cameron Datanagan loves to raise a variety of chickens and pigeons in his spare time. Wife, Joy, does a lot of the care with their children Camryn and Jayson. Check out Cameron's website at: http://picasaweb.google.com/UpsCam/Chickens?feat=email#
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| Maxie is holding a young "Frizzle" chicken that has backward-growing feathers - one of the heritage breeds Cameron raises. Joy is holding a "White-Crested Black Polish." |
Three of the tv chicks were transported to Ms. Zane's 1st grade
class at Kanoelani Elementary School. Check back to this webpage
to see how they grow!