20.01.2026 21:02
Servet Birsin, a 46-year-old working in the marble industry in Denizli, took his chicken farming, which he started as a hobby three years ago, to a whole new level. Transforming part of his workplace into an incubator, Birsin breeds exotic chicken breeds that are rarely found in Turkey with the eggs he brought in by asking his relatives living abroad.
Servet Birsin, who lives in Denizli and started his poultry adventure three years ago by raising local breeds in Turkey, gradually deepened his research.
HE BROUGHT EGGS OF RARELY ENCOUNTERED SPECIAL BREEDS Wanting to go beyond ordinary poultry farming, Birsin began to import eggs of special breeds that are not found or are very rarely encountered in Turkey through acquaintances abroad. Carefully incubating these eggs, Birsin raises exotic chickens of different breeds.
HE EVEN CARRIED HIS PASSION TO THE MARBLE WORKSHOP HE WORKS IN Working as a marble worker at a hectic pace, Birsin managed to combine this passion with his work life. Due to the sensitivity required in the care of chicks, he carries out part of the production in the marble workshop where he works. Acting with love for his animals and a sense of responsibility, Birsin does not see the 20-kilometer distance between his home and workplace as an obstacle.
HE COVERS 20 KILOMETERS WITHOUT HESITATION Even if he is at home outside of working hours, when something goes wrong with the chicks or chickens, he covers 20 kilometers without hesitation and finds himself at his workplace, next to his feathered friends.
HIS COOP HAS SPECIAL BREEDS Birsin's coop contains various special breeds known for their egg production and visually stunning feathers. In Birsin's coop, there are French-origin Faverolles, Blue/Black Ameraucana famous for laying blue-toned eggs, Australorp known as the egg champion, rare Swiss breeds like Silver Appenzeller, Cream Legbar known for its colorful eggs, Rhode Island Red known for their hardiness, and the ornamental plant of the chicken world, Rahibe Fizan.
DIFFERENT BREEDS HE SAW ON SOCIAL MEDIA SPARKED HIS CURIOSITY After being intrigued by the different breeds he saw on social media, Servet Birsin decided to raise these breeds, saying, "Poultry farming started as a hobby for me. I used to work with local breeds. Later, I saw different chicken breeds on social media and became curious about them. I asked my neighbors and relatives abroad to bring me hatching eggs. They didn't refuse and brought me eggs from breeds abroad. I incubated these eggs in an incubator and started raising them. I am working on crossbreeding studies on these breeds to introduce new breeds to our country. I am trying to create new breeds by crossbreeding genes in terms of color, structure, egg-laying, and meat production. I am trying to do something for our country as much as I can. My goal is to produce. Just like European citizens, I aim to cross different breeds to produce a higher quality, more egg-laying, and more meat-producing breed to increase efficiency. Our goal is to produce higher quality and more efficient breeds for our country. Generally, besides eggs and chicks, other breeder friends want them, and many of my acquaintances want them. When there is excess production, I gift them eggs and chicks," he said.
HE RAISES PART OF THE COOP AT HIS WORKPLACE FOR EASIER CONTROL Taking care of each chicken individually, Birsin said, "I work during the day. I try to raise the chicks in special cages I set up at my workplace at certain temperatures and humidity levels. I keep them in front of my eyes to control them more easily. That's why I raise them at my workplace. My guard friends also notify me if there is a problem in the coops at night, and I immediately come from my home, which is 20 kilometers away, to make the necessary intervention and return home. The breed I raise the most is Faverolles. This is the breed I enjoy raising the most and care about the most. I also have chickens and roosters from Blue Black Ameraucana, Australorp, Silver Appenzeller, Cream Legbar, Rhode Island Red, and Rahibe Fizan breeds. Maybe I will add new breeds in the future; who knows what time will show," he said.