Native Chickens In the Philippines
Southern Luzon
A large head with single comb
and matching red earlobes’
BANABA red or orange hackles and an
upright black tail
A good fighter, layer and
broiler
Pangasinan
Plumage color varies widely,
but reds and brown are the
BOLINAO norm, with the occasional jet-
black bird cropping up
Fine potential either as broiler
or layer stock
Panay Island
Deep red hackle and wings,
DARAG plus ebony feathers and a
matching black tail
Traditionally used for food
Mindanao
Have an impressive and sturdy
JOLOANO bearing, with a unique ramrod
posture
Used mainly for cock- fighting
Malaysia
Black in color and sporting
particularly long legs. Bigger
PARAOAKAN body, longer neck and a larger
head than other native breeds
Traditionally thought- of as a
fighter instead of food
Bohol
They are often much more
BISAYA leaner/tougher than farm
raised chicken
Used for food
Bohol
They easily adapt to local
environment, has high stress
tolerance, adapt to low quality
BOHOLANO feed material and is able to
survive free range
Used for food
Bicol
Closely similar to Barred
Plymouth Rock in color only it
has a reddish barred plumage.
CAMARINES They are one of the largest
native chicken breeds next to
Paraoakan.
Used for food
Zamboanga Peninsula
ZamPen native chickens are
excellent foragers. They are
ZAMPEN well-suited to free-range or
backyard farming systems.
Used for food
Bohol
Wild Chicken
MANOK I-HAS Used mainly for food