ENJAY AGRI TOURISM FARM
Purok Vanda, Bagong Silang, Maragusan,
Davao de Oro
RAISE
ORGANIC
CHICKEN
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Egg laying and Meat Breeds and Varieties
The chicken is the most exploited species of poultry, which
is utilized for food production in the whole world. Scientific
researchers have been done on this species for past centuries and it
is still the focus of the present and future experimentation. In the
Philippines chicken rank first, while ducks rank second in
economic importance as source of meat and eggs.
Breed of Chicken can be classified by its utility. This is based on
the purpose for which the breed or variety is most efficient.
Meat Class:
To this class belong the breeds that are large, slow
movement, quiet and gentle in disposition. Geneticist of the past
described them as relatively slow maturing which may not hold
true anymore with the present meat breeds. They are generally
poorer egg layers and generally lay brown shelled eggs.
Chicken broiler and egg production are the most progressive
animal enterprises in the Philippines today. The poultry industry in
fact began as the backyard enterprise but has shifted to the
formation of very large integrated contract farming operations.
Sector:
AGRI - FISHERY Egg Class (Egg layers):
The breed belonging to this class is characterized by their
comparatively small size. They lay large white shelled eggs, very
Qualification
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION active and nervous in temperament. They are sitters. The earlier
selection of geneticist for this class showed record of early maturity
that may not necessarily be true with the modern breeds under this
Unit of Competency: class. Examples: Leghorn, Minorcas, Anconas, Mikawa.
RAISE ORGANIC CHICKEN
What is Breed?
Module Title: RAISING ORGANIC CHICKEN A stock of animals or plants within a species having a
distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by
deliberate selection.
ENJAY AGRI TOURISM FARM Meat and eggs of native chickens are preferred by many
Purok Vanda, Bagong Silang, Maragusan, Filipinos over the same products from commercial poultry because
Davao de Oro of their taste, leanness, pigmentation and suitability to Filipino
special dishes. Moreover, native chicken meat and eggs are priced
higher than those coming from commercial poultry.
Common Breeds of Chicken in the Philippines
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General Purpose Class: -Popular broiler strain in the Philippines
Hubbard
Breeds of Chicken in this class are medium sized good -You can get stocks in Tyson Agro Ventures
layers and the young are fast growers. They are not as nervous as -This can be get in Universal Robina Farms, Metro
the egg class but much more active than the meat class. Star Bro
Manila
Common Laying Egg Breeds: -Most robust broilers
Ross
-Excellent in breast yield
Breed Physical Appearance Features Cobb -Great all rounders’
Rhode Island Egg: Medium Brown -Good at any
Red climate Commercial Layer Breeds I the Philippines:
-an aggressive
breed -originated in Germany
White Leghorn Egg: Extra-Large -Usually small sized -Most prolific layer in the Philippines
Lohmann Chicken
White chicken -Had a great temperament
Buff Orphington Egg: Large Brown -Nature friendly -Generally quiet in their cages
-suitable in cold Egg: Crisp White
weather DeKalb -Excellent livability
-Excellent mother -Laid high number of eggs
Black Star Egg: Large Brown Egg -A hardy breed
Male color: Black -It is easy to raise
Female color: Gold
plunge on its neck and
breasts
Common Meat Class Breeds:
-Can reach up to 4-5 -They grow much
Broilers
pounds within 5 weeks faster
-They are excellent SIGNS of a Healthy Chick
fast growing ACTIVE AND ALERT
Can reached 4 pound
Cornish Cross broilers
within 7-8 weeks A healthy chick is active and busy in the brooder when it's
-Had a superb body
make up not sleeping. Chicks sleep quite a bit, but when they are awake, they
Egg: Extra Large brown
-They originate in -It is a heavy bodied
Jersey Giant -Average weight is 11-13
United States chicken
pounds within 6 months Egg: Jumbo White
-Originate in the United
-They can reached 8.5
Delaware States
pounds (for male) and 6.5
Other chicken breeds: -Matures quickly
pounds (for female)
Breed Features -Have calm and friendly
disposition
-Has superior table fowl -Non aggressive chicken
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Dorking with tender flesh and -Productive winter layers
meaty breast and wings -Productive winter layers
are active eating, drinking, pooping, pooping, pooping... and poultry farming business, there are certain equipment that are
exploring their environment. When approached a healthy chick react necessary.
by scurrying away, avoiding capture. A List of Poultry Farming Equipment and their Uses
A. Water equipment:
1. Pan and jar type.
This type of waterer is circular in
nature, having two compartments i.e.
jar for filling water and pan for
delivering water.
2. Water basin made of plastic / wood /
Happy, warm chicks do not huddle together while awake. GI with grill
Unwell, injured, cold, hungry or lost chicks often huddle together
Basins of different diameters are
while awake. The chicks in the photo below, on their way home available (10", 12", 14* and 16"
from a dealer shop were cold. diameter). A separate grill is available to
prevent the entry of birds inside the
water.
3. Manual drinker
In case of chicks during first week of
brooding, manual drinkers are popularly
used.
They also referred as "fountain
EYES drinkers" because water comes out of the
holes like that in case of a fountain.
A Healthy chick’s
eyes are open, alert, and
bright. Ans unhealthy chick B. Feeding Equipment
may have a thousand-mile 1. Linear Feeder
stare, may not react when 2. Shell grit box
approach, may appear sleepy C. Other Poultry Equipment
most of the time crushed shut. 1. Heaters or brooders
2. Charcoal stove/ kerosene stove
PREPARE CHICKEN HOUSE EQUIPMENT 3. Roosting poles
INSTALLATION 4. Nest boxes
Poultry farming is a very lucrative aspect of agriculture under
livestock farming. For you to achieve maximum result in your
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CAGE EQUIPMENT AND BROODING FACILITIES digesting, and maintaining body temperature. Nutrients provide
poultry the energy and material needed for the development of
bone, flesh, feathers, and eggs.
Functions of Feeds
Feed is utilized by chicken for the following;
1. To maintain life
The bulk of feed consumed by broiler is used to maintain
life. What is over and above the requirement for life
maintenance is utilized for growth and reproduction.
2. To promote growth
Broilers must have enough quality of feed for their growth.
An example of a movable chicken cage. They are raised to be utilized for purposes.
3. To produce their kind
Production Of fertilized eggs is necessary for hatching.
Matured chicken need more feeds than younger one to
maintain life and for reproduction.
Each of these components is important in providing poultry
the nutrients they need, and a deficit of even one can have
serious health consequences for poultry.
Major component of feeds
Water
Backyard poultry raising house design Carbohydrates
Fats
THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN BUILDING A Proteins
CHICKEN HOUSE IN THE PHILIPPINES Minerals
1. Protection Vitamins
2. Good stocking density FEED MATERIALS
3. Proper lighting Rice Bran
4. Proper Ventilation Copra meal
5. Poultry house design Fish Meal
6. Provide roosting poles and nest boxes
7. Make sure the chicken house is roomy enough Soy
8. Easy access to feed and water Oyster shells
Suitable Feed Materials Salt
Animals eat to acquire the energy and building materials
that they need to live and grow. Animals use energy to perform
normal body functions such as breathing, walking, eating,
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RECOMMENDED FEEDING RATION FEED FORMULATION
Feed
Days of Kinds of Feed Volume per Day Volume per
Culture Feeds per Chick Day per
Chick
Chick 05.57 grams 7 am
01 - 07 days 78 grams
Booster 05.57 grams 7 pm
Chick 08.35 grams 7 am
08 — 14 days 117 grams
Booster 08.35 grams7 pm
Chick
12.57 grams 7 am
15 — 21 days Booster/ 176 grams
12.57 grams 7 pm
Starter
Chick 18.85 grams 7am
22 — 28 days 264 grams
starter 18.85 grams 7 pm
Starter/
29 — 35 days Grower
28.28 grams 7 am
396 grams Qualification of Eggs Types of Feeding
28.28 grams 7 pm Peewee -Below 41 grams Adlibitum
Mash
Small -41-47 grams Restricted
Grower 35.35grarns Medium -48-54 grams
36 — 42 days 495 grams
Mash 35.35 grams 7 m Large -55-61 grams
Grower/ Extra Large -62-71 grams
38.85 grams 7am Jumbo -72 grams up
43 — 49 days Finisher 544 grams
38.85 grams 7pm
Mash
Finisher 42.85 grams 7 am Types of Feeds Forms of Feeds
50 — 56 days 600 grams
Mash 42.85 grams 7 pm
-Booster/ Pre-starter -Mash
-Starter -Crumble
-Grower -Pellets
-Finisher
-Laying Mash
