Native Chicken
Production
LADY MAE R. SALIBONGCOGON,LPT
1- MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ANIMAL SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION
The domesticated red jungle fowl is
believed to be the progenitor of
Philippine native chickens (Lambio,
2010). Some said it resulted from
indiscriminate mating with the exotic
breeds. At present, there are known
genetic groups of native chicken in
the Philippines which were identified
through their phenotype.
These are ‘Banaba’
from Batangas,
‘Bolinao from
Pangasinan,
‘Camarines’ from Bicol
Region, ‘Darag’ from
Panay, ‘Paraoakan’
from Palawan, ‘Cebu
Black’ from Cebu, and
‘Joloano’ from Basilan
INTRODUCTION
Three genetic groups of native chicken improved,conserved
and utilized by BAI-NSPRDC namely Banaba,Paraoakan and
Joloano used as foundation stocks fordifferent projects and
program.
Characteristics of Native Chicken
BANABA
Yellow-red plumage
Black wing and tail feathers
Single comb and red earlobes
Shank are slate in colored
Ave. Body Weight at 16 weeks
M -1.0-1.4 kg
F – 800-1.1 kg
Mature weight:
M - 1.7- 2.0 kg
F - 1.5- 1.8 kg
Characteristics of Native
Chicken
PARAOAKAN
Black in color
Tail is black with some white
feathers at the base
Long-legged, stand upright, with
yellow to gray shank
Pea comb with bright earlobes
Ave. Body Weight at 16 weeks
M - 1.0 to 1.5 kg
F – 900 to 1.2 kg
Mature weight: M - 2.0 – 2.5 kg F
- 1.8-2.0 kg
Characteristics of Native
Chicken
JOLOANO
Red to red-orange
plumage color
Tail is black or black with
white
Pea comb with bright
earlobes
Ave. Body Weight at 16
weeks
M - 1.4 to 1.6 kg F - 1.0 to
1.4 kg
Prospect and Potentials of Native Chicken
A. Food and additional livelihood to appxt. 2.5 million
• Selling live chicken with higher price P 150 -200 per head appxt. 900 to
1.2 kg
• Trading or selling to consumer P 250 to 300 per head
• Good source of quality protein (meat and egg) : Low fat – 3.66% vs.
7.53 (Casiple, 2012) ; protein 26.30% vs. 22.00% (Casiple, 2012)
• Unique taste and flavor :free amino acids, like aspartic acid at glutamic
acid.
• Selling dressed native chicken/processing
• Selling of improved day old chicks (DOC)
• Selling Breeder stocks Pure lines/commercial
B. Adapted to local condition
• Can look for their foods/ability to utilize farm by products, low
inputs/foragers
• Resiliency to Climate change
Reasons in keeping
native chicken
• For meat and egg
– Own consumption
– Source of income
– For greeting visitor’s
Reasons in keeping native chicken
•Other purpose
- Adaptability to local condition
- Good taste/organic foods
- Resistant to common diseases/hardiness
-Can look for their foods/ability to utilize farm by
products
- Low inputs/foragers
- Improved soil fertility
- Easy to raise/keep
- Provide sanitation/recycling waste
- For healing rituals
Some Known Genetic Groups of
Philippine Native Chickens
Feeding Practices
• For Chicks
– chicken booster feeds ( 0-14 days old)
– Chicken starter feeds (14-45 days old)
• For Growers
– At 5 weeks chicken concentrate feeds with
ordinary/local feeds and grasses, legumes
– Provide ranges planted with grasses or practice
rotational grazing
Feeding Practices
• For Layers
– Palay 25%, corn/cassava 25%, laying
mash 25% and 25% other local feed
resources (azolla, vegetables/grasses,
legumes, snail
– Provide range with grasses to have
access to other nutrients
