Let’s Talk Farming
By Manny Pinol
Even before the genetic combination which produced the “Manok PNoy” could be perfected to make it a distinct poultry breed, I have been flooded with questions on what specific breeds were crossed to produce this new strain.
My stock answer to these queries is: “Secret!”
The breeding of chicken, especially gamefowls and other animals, is not only a scientific endeavor but a form of art as well.
Every art lover knows that the artist does not divulge his color combination to produce a masterpiece.
Ask the Filipino gamefowl breeders how they developed their winning line and more often than not, they will just give you a wry smile.
They consider their genetic combinations to produce those deadly feathered warriors a tightly-guarded secret.
Understandably so because in the absence of an established scientific formula, gamefowl breeding in the Philippines is largely a trial and error and hit and miss exercise.
Luck was on my side that in a 3-year breeding experiment, I was able to hit what we call a “nick” and produced a promising strain which I believe could help backyard chicken raisers in the Philippines.
“Manok PNoy” is still a genetic work in progress and while early indications show a lot of promise, it will take years before this new strain becomes an established breed.
I am not in a hurry. Other breeds were established after so many years of trial and error and perseverance.
Here is an example of how a breed called Jersey Black Giants was developed as reported by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy.
Jersey Giant Chicken
The Jersey Giant chicken was developed between 1870 and 1890 by John and Thomas Black in Burlington County, near the town of Jobstown, New Jersey. As its name implies, these typically mellow chickens are impressive in size with mature roosters weighing 13 pounds and the mature hens weighing 10 pounds, making them the largest purebred chicken breed.
The original intention of the Black brothers was to create a chicken that could potentially replace the turkey as a premium table bird. During the breed’s development, Black Javas, Black Langshans, and Dark Brahmas were used to try and reach this objective. Around 1895 the term “Giant” was used in reference to the breed, and they became known as “Black Giants” in honor of their creators (not because of their color.) The name was later changed to “Jersey Giant” by Dexter P. Upham of Belmar, New Jersey, in honor of the state of origin. Mr. Upham was an early breeder interested in improving Black Giants. In 1921, the American Association of Jersey Black Giant Breeders Clubs was created and the name “Jersey Giant” was officially adopted for the breed by the group. The standard developed for the birds included a gigantic frame, single comb, yellow skin color, relatively rapid maturity, good vigor, and fine foraging ability. The Jersey Giant was recognized by the American Poultry Association (APA) in 1922. Today Jersey Giants are accepted in the APA Standard of Perfection in three color varieties – black, white, or blue.
Jersey Giants are dual purpose chickens, but they excel as a meat bird with their great body size. They are well-suited to producing very fine and large capons. The young birds grow relatively quickly but take time to fill out their hefty frame to produce a marketable bird – most take up to 8–9 months to reach a harvestable size with good body proportions. They are an excellent roasting bird when fully mature.
Concerning egg production, the hens of this breed tend to lay more eggs than those of other heavy breeds. Their eggs are extra large in size with color varying from dark brown to light cream. When incubating eggs, the Jersey Giant breed sometimes takes 1–2 days longer to hatch than most chicken breeds.
(Video material downloaded from California Hatchery)
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Let’s Talk Farming
BREEDING OF CHINESE BLACK CHICKEN
IN FULL BLAST AT BRAVEHEART FARMS
By Manny Pinol
I have always been fascinated by things that are not common.
When I decided to get into the breeding of gamefowls, I wanted to breed Greys and Golden Greys, the Spangled Hatch/Kelso and later on Blacks and Black Japs.
The goats that I really loved most were the Spotted Anglo Nubians which I acquired from a lady in Oklahoma.
Now, I and my friend, American Jim Clem, are breeding the spotted Six M Galaxy Anglo Nubians in his farm in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
One year ago, I visited a farm in Angat, Bulacan with former Quezon City Mayor Brigido Simon Jr. whose group was sponsoring farmers in the area and helping them to raise goats and chicken.
It was there where I saw a couple of Chinese Black Chicken running around and I immediately asked Mayor Simon if I could have those chicken.
The Chinese Black Chicken actually have white feathers but everything else in them is black, including their eyes.
They are known to have medicinal value when prepared as soup and you do not find many of this breed in the Philippines in spite of the huge demand by traditional Chinese restaurants.
The farmer who owned the chicken allowed me to have them and led me to another person who owned a feed mill in another part of Bulacan who was raising more Chinese Black Chicken.
The feed mill owner gave me four more and did not accept my payment for the chicken.
My problem was all of the chicken were closely related making it difficult to breed.
But early this month, with the help of a Filipino-Chinese chicken fancier from Davao City, I was able to acquire two more pairs from the Mangliwan Family of Kabacan.
Today, I am cross-breeding the two families of Chinese Black Chicken in my farm in Paco, Kidapawan City and I hope to be able to produce a huge number starting next month.
I have 12 hens and four roosters to start with.
The hens are starting to lay eggs and while the Chinese Black Chicken are not outstanding egg layers, I believe I will have a huge flock of this rare breed by next year.
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