I.

Status in the Philippines

In the latest Chicken egg

situation report, as of
October to December
2019 the total chicken
egg production was at
154.23 thousand metric
tons, which increased by
11.3 percent, from the
2018 data with 138.54
thousand metric tons.

In terms of the changes in chicken laying flock inventory based on the type, as of
January 1st 2020, the
inventory of
native/improved chicken
with an output if 22.18
million birds wich is a
decrease of 2.3 percent
compared with the
previous year’s output of
22.71 million birds. In
contrast to that, laying
flock inventory of foreign
strain layers increased by
7.6 percent, from 32.0
million birds in 2019 to
34.44 million birds in 2020.
(Table 2). Of the total laying flock, 39.2 percent were native/improved chicken and 60.8
percent were layer chicken.

In terms of farm gate price, the

average farmgate price of
chicken eggs in commercial
scale farms was at PhP5.68 per
 piece, with an increase of 24.6 percent compared with the average farmgate price of
PhP4.56 per piece.

The highest average farmgate price was durring December at PhP5.76 per
piece, while the lowest was at October with PhP5.63 per piece. (Table 3)

Relative to their levels in 2018, 13 regions recorded increases in chicken egg production
during the period. In terms of growth rate, Bicol Region posted the highest growth of
26.6 percent, from 3.19 thousand metric tons in 2018 to 4.04 thousand metric tons in
2019. Among the regions, CALABARZON was the highest producer of chicken egg with
46.47 thousand metric tons. This was followed by Central Luzon and Northern Mindanao
with corresponding production levels of 30.54 thousand metric tons and 14.55 thousand
metric tons. These three regions contributed more than half or 59.3 percent to the
country’s total chicken egg production. (Table 1)

II. Housing and Equipment

Based on the climate in the Philippines which is very humid and high temperature. This is
necessary because this must provide comfort to the birds for high growth rate and egg
production. The house must protect the birds from strong winds, and too much exposure in
heat. It should be noted that ventilation is also a need to reduce the humidity and the levels
of ammonia inside the house.
 Based on Phillopine conditions, long narrow types of houses with open at all sides are the
most efficient to provide more ventilation and lighting. However the length of the house must
be depending on the terrain of the land.
There are different possible
III. Feeding and nutrition
IV. Egg/meat production
V. Advances
VI. Breeder Managrment