If you are looking at the , you aren't just checking a price. You are reading the economic barometer of the state’s protein economy.

Unlike fancy broilers that need AC rooms and imported feed, the Phoenix (often a local term for the improved Vanaraja or backyard variety) is the Maruti 800 of poultry. It rises from the ashes of feed shortages and heat waves.

As of today, the market trend for —the hardy, dual-purpose breed famous for surviving Bihar’s humid summers and chilly winters—is hovering between ₹32 to ₹40 per chick (retail price at the farm gate).

The price of a day-old chick is the foundational investment. Currently, the for day-old chicks generally falls within the following range: