ORGANIC

AGRICULTURE
PRODUCTION NC II
• COURSE TITLE:
ORGANIC AGRICULTURE
PRODUCTION NC II
• NOMINAL DURATION:
232 HOURS
• QUALIFICATION LEVEL:
NC II
• COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is designed to enhance the
knowledge , desirable skills and attitudes of
Organic Agriculture Production NC II in
accordance with industry standards. It cover
core competencies such as: raise organic
chicken, produce organic vegetable, produced
organic fertilizer and produce organic
concoctions and extracts. I also has two (2)
elective competencies: raise organic hogs and
raise organic small ruinants.
TRAINEE REQUIREMENTS:
Trainees or students wishing to enroll in this
course should possess the following
requirements.
• Able to read write;
• With good moral character;
• Ability to communicate, both oral and written
• Physically fit and mentally healthy as certified
by a Public Health Officer
COURSE STRUCTURE

• BASIC COMPETENCIES
1. Participate in workplace communication.
2. Work in team environment .
3. Practice career professionalism
4. Practice occupational health and safety
procedures
COMMON COMPETENCIES
• Apply safety measures in farm operations
• Use farm tools and equipment
• Perform estimation and calculations
• Develop and update industry knowledge
• Perform record keeping
CORE COMPETENCIES
• RAISE ORGANIC CHICKEN
• PRODUCE ORGANIC VEGETABLES
• PRODUCE ORGANIC FERTILIZER
• PRODUCE ORGANIC CONCOCTIONS AND
EXTRACTS
ELECTIVES COMPETENCIES
• RAISE ORGANIC HOGS
• RAISE ORGANIC SMALL RUMINANTS
 RAISING ORGANIC CHICKEN
• ORGANIC POULTRY RAISING
Chicken is a domestmic fowl bred for flesh and eggs, believed to have developed fro
red jungle fowl. Its scientific name is m “Gallus domesticus”. There are over 150
breeds of chicken that comes in various colors, pattern and size.
The female chicken is called hen, the male is rooster, the young chicken is chicks ,
and a group of chicken is called a flock . The young female chicken is called pullet,
while the young male chicken is called cockerel.
Roster can usually be differentiate from hens by their striking plumage, mark by long
flowing tails and bright pointed feathers on their neck, the rooster larger and
brightly colored than hen. Rooster also has larger comb on top of his head rooster
make a very loud crowing sound usually every morning but they can crow anytime
of the rooster. They can also be quite, aggressive birds. Hens lay eggs that range in
color from white to pale brown and other pale colors depending on the breed.
Philipine native chicken refutably best taste
chicken compared to other breeds. They are
free range, grown naturally and feed on
weeds/grasses, corn, palay, vegetable
trimmings, insects and earth worsms. It takes
about 6 months to get a reasonable size to
sell. These chicken is inbreeded and
consequently grown small. The chicken that
we are recomend for the growing are native
chicken cross breed with the “ basilan origin”
and some blood from Samsso. It can grow
kilogram in weight within 60 days or less.
 BREEDS OF CHICKEN
Philippine native chicken is the common fowl
found in the backyard or most rural
households. It is a mixture of different breeds
and believed to have descended fro the
domesticated red jungle fowl . It is estimated
that 54% of the total chicken population of
the country are Native chicken (UPLB2001)
distributed as follows: western Visayas:
Western Visayas 13.32%, Southern Mindanao
10.63%, Southern Tagalog 9. 51%, Central
Visayas 10.36% Cagayan Valley 9.29%.
Standards breeds of chickens and fighting cocks
Philippine native chickens
ANATOMY OF CHICKEN
• CHICKEN LIFE SPAN

The life span of chicken

varies between 5-7 years
although there have been
cases of chicken living 20
years or more
• Chicken requires 24-26 hours to produce an egg. Thirty
minutes later, she starts all over again.
• The egg shell may have as many as 17, tiny pores over its
surface. Through them, the eggs can absorb flavors and
odors. Storing them in the carton s helps keep them fresh.
• Egg yolk is one of the few foods that naturally contain
Vitamin D.
• Yolk colors depend on the diet of the hen. Natural yellow-
orange to substance such as marigold petals maybe added
to light colored feeds to enhance colors. Artificial color
additives are not permitted.
• Occasionally, hen will produce double yoked eggs
throughout her egg laying career, it is rare, but no usual, for
a young hen to produce an egg with no yolk at all.
Chicken egg classification

Extra-large ( XL ) 62 grams up

Large ( L ) 55-61 grams

Medium ( M ) 48-54 grams

Small ( S ) 41-47 grams

Peewee Below 41 grams

CHICKEN EGG CLASSIFICATION

Good eggs This includes cleaned and free form any

stain/dirt.

Reject eggs Cracked, off–shaped, off-size

heavily/partially soiled and wet eggs.
 Poultry Housing Management
Birds should be properly housed to provide
comfort and protection for efficient production.
In planning the structures and equipment needed
for poultry production, certain factors must be
taken into account. The chicken house must be
constructed with local materials, preferably
cheaper but sturdy enough to protect them.
Good ventilation is necessary for the growth of
chicken. In natural odor Is tolerable of the
bedding materials that includes micro-organism
which suppress the growth of non-beneficial
micro-organism that is responsible of the bad
odor.
Chicken house design
A WELL VENTIATED CHICKEN HOUSE. THE BEDDING
MATERIALS ARE RICE HULLS,SAND, GARDEN SOIL AND
SALT, SPRAYED WITH IMO.
The following measures will keep in achieving suitable house
Temperature and ventilation

1. Longitudinal axis of poultry houses should be on an east-west orientation to avoid

as much direct sunlight as possible inside the building.
2. Poultry houses with natural ventilation should be no more than 10 meters
in width for efficient air movement.
3. Distance between poultry houses should be at least equivalent to width of the
building to allow free air circulation.
4. Roof should be no less than 2.5 meters from floor level to reduce solar heat that
would reach the birds.

6. Roof should have a minimum slope of 35% to enhance air movement inside poultry
house.
8. Shade trees can be planted around poultry houses to increase shaded area. These
trees, however, should not obstruct natural ventilation.
9. Reflective light-color paint can be applied on the roof to help reduce solar heat.
10. Use of roofing materials such as aluminum, nipa.
11. Installation of sprinklers on rooftop to spray water during weather.
12. Blowers or fans can be installed inside poultry house.
BROODING
• The traditional way of broodings allow the hen to naturally nurture
her chicks. The hen provide the needed heat to the chicks from her
body. Also the chicks allow tag along the hen to look for food.
•
• When a hen hatched only a few eggs, put the newly hatched
chicks together with other newly hatched chicks of another hen.
•
• Encourage the hen to resume laying eggs by separating te newly
hatched chicks from the hen. The native chicks can now be
artificially brood.
•
• The biggest mortality comes from day 1 to day 20 of the chick`s life
cycle. Utmost care should be afforded to the chicks within this time
heating medium is needed. Electric bulb maybe used to or a can of
lighted charcoal can be a substitute, depending on what is available
and cheaper cost at the farm. fine mesh is necessary for chicks to
secure them form mosquitoes, and other pest that may attack
them, Beddings of the chicken must be provided, preferably
• elevated form the ground. Observe the
behavior of the chicks as it is the good
indicator of brooding temperature .
•
• Provided the chicks with local feeds during
brooding. After a period of 3-4 weeks of
artificial brooding, gradually allow the chicks
to forage and trained them to look for their
own food in the range.
 Brooding Temperature
Age of chicks ( days ) Temperature ( Celsius ) Age of chicks ( days )

1 – 7 1 – 7
32.2 - 35.0

8 – 14 29.4 - 32.2 8 – 14

14 – 21 26.7 - 29.4 14 – 21
 Factors to Successful brooding
• Proper temperature. In the absences of the thermometer, the behavior of chicks in the
brooder can be used as a practical guide in determining whether the temperature
inside the brooder compartment is adequate or not. When the temperature is proper,
chicks are evenly distributed in the brooding area doing varied activities such as feeding
drinking, sleeping and playing. When the temperature is lower than what the chicks
need, they huddle to each other, stay together near to the source of heat and
procedure an unusual chirping sound. When the temperature is extremely low, chicks
pile on top of one another causing high incidence of mortality due to suffocation. When
the temperature is higher than what the chicks need, they move away from the source
of heat spread their wings, pant and drink a lot of water.
• Adequate space allowance. Provided chicks with adequate floor, feeding and drinking
space allowances
• Proper ventilation. Make sure that the chicks have adequate supply of fresh oxygen.
• Proper sanitation. Cleanliness and dryness of the brooding quarters. Remember, “Good
sanitation is the best preventive measure against diseases”.Adequate lighting facilities.
The presence of light in the brooder encourages the chicks to keep close to the sources
of heat and help them locate the feeder and waterer.

• Selecting good quality chicks

Quality chicks can be selected by looking their characteristics such as with dry and
fluffy feathers, bright eye, well-healed navels and apparently active and came from
reputable source. Generally, chicks to be selected must be healthy, active and free from
deformities.
 GROWING

• The chicken should be provided with proper nutrition

and water ration every day. At 21 days old, chicks are
strong enough to stay on the ground and ready for
range. Chicken house should be kept clean including
the facilities, like feeding and water troughs. Week and
sick birds must be confined in separate compartments
to avoid contamination and food competition. Add
FAA, FPJ FFJ, OHN in birds food. Spray LABS/IMO in
bird’s beddings to maintain tolerable odor and enrich
the colony of beneficial micro- organism in the vicinity.
The chicks are expected to be harvested after 60 days
with an average weight of 1 kilogram.
 FEEDS AND FEEDING

• Proper nutrition is essential in keeping the birds healthy and

productive.
• Let the birds loose in the range to allow them to access to natural
feeds like worms, grains, insects and other sources.
• Practice supplementation with high energy feed stuff like corn,
palay and grated coconut and farm mixed formulation. This will give
the chicken the energy source that they rarely found in the field.
• The supplement feedstuff can be made available in the house early
in the morning, before the birds are allowed to free range in the
afternoon to developed their homing instinct.
• Provides clean and fresh water to the birds every day.
• Bamboo poles split in half can be used as feeders and waterers.
• Keep in mind the proper design and size of feeders to minimized
feeds wasted.
 FEED Types and Nutrient Content
Protein Vitamins Minerals
Lipids/Fats Carbohydrates

Starter 35% 8% 50% 2% 5%

Grower 25% 8% 60% 2% 5%

Finisher 18% 5% 60% 2% 5%

Animal age Kinds/types of feeds Amount of feeds

01-07 days Chick booster 11-12 grams/chick

08-14 days Chick booster 15-16

15-21 days Chick starter 24-25

22-28 days Chick starter 36-37

29-35 days Grower mash 56-57

36-42 days Grower mash 70-71

33-39 days Finisher mash 76-77

• Nutrient source
•
• 1. Protein - animal, plant source, fish meal
• 2. Lipids/fats - copra meal
• 3. Carbohydrates - corn/rice barn
• 4. Vitamins -FPJ, FFJ, FAA
• 5. Minerals - salt, CRH, soil
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• Feed form
•
• 1. Mash
• 2. Pellets
• 3. Crumbles
•
• Things to do during disease outbreak
•
• Isolate affected birds
• Implement biosecurity measures
• Review the medication program
• Consult organic expert
 Things to do in case of cannibalism
• Separate the injured birds and treat the wound with organic anti peck
preparations
•
• Cannibalism can be controlled by:
• Identifying its causes
• Giving rations containing the right quantity and quality of protein
• Providing birds with adequate floor
• Maintaining the recommended temperature and proper ventilation
• Providing adequate light in the pen
• Debeaking chicks accurately at recommended age

Procedures in waste management and dead chicken disposal

• -follow strictly the environmental requirements and municipal law and regulation
as well as industry requirements such as;
• Identify and segregate bio degradable, recyclable, and non –biodegradable
• Biodegradable such as waste of birds can be used for organic fertilizer production
• Dead birds must be buried at least 6 feet below the ground
• Recyclable materials can be sold
• Procedure in putting up a poultry farm
•
• The success of organic poultry production enterprise
depends not only on the financial resources of the
entrepreneur but also on the application of technology
during the various phases of production. The following
must be considered:
• Personal qualification and capabilities
• Availability of resources
• Supply of good stocks
• Constant supply of other farm inputs
• Market assurance
• Transportation facilities
• Site of the farm
• Compliance to local zoning