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Objectives: Insects have great potential as an alternative nutrient source in animal feed, fisheries, and poultry industries for sustainable development. Poikelocercus pictus (PP) is an edible grasshopper that has a high percentage of crude protein; thus, we evaluated it as an alternative protein source for Rhode Island Red (RIR) chicken. Methods: We fed RIR chicken on a commercial diet (control) and PP diets: T1 (PP meal throughout the trial, T2 (PP diet for the last 30 days of the trial), T3 (PP diet for the last 15 days of the trial). We maintained eight RIR chickens in four groups each with six replications. Results: Feed analysis indicated significantly higher crude protein levels (P