Introduction
Identified of factors affecting the profitability of small-scale broiler farming at rural households under traditional system of rearing, it was decided to conduct a field trial to investigate whether improved management like feed management, water management, backed by extension support could accelerate productivity and profitability. Therefore, the experiment was conducted to i) assess the productive performance, costs and returns of small-scale broiler farming under field conditions with or without management intervention in summer and ii) to identify the constraints of small-scale broiler farming