COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM

A. COURSE DESIGN

COURSE TITLE : Raise Organic Chicken Leading to Organic

Agriculture Production NC II

NOMINAL DURATION : 30 hours

QUALIFICATION LEVEL : NC II

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

This course is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and attitudes in this

growing industry in the field of Organic Agriculture Production NC II in
accordance to Industry Standards. Specifically on Raise Organic Chicken.

TRAINEE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

 Able to read and write;

 With good moral character,
 Ability to communicate, both oral and written
 Physically fit and mentally healthy as certified by a Public Health Officer
B. MODULE INSTRUCTIONS:

UNIT OF COMPETENCY : Raise Organic Chicken

MODULE TITLE : Raising Organic Chicken
NOMINAL DURATION : 30 hours
MODULE DESCRIPTOR :

This module deals with the knowledge, skills and attitude required to raise
organic chicken efficiently and effectively. It includes selecting healthy stocks,
determine suitable chicken house requirements, install cage equipment, feed
chicken, manage health and growth of chicken and harvesting activities in
accordance with Industry Standards on Organic Agriculture.

SUMMARY OF LEARNING OUTCOMES:

At the end of the training, the trainees will be able to:

LO1: Select healthy stocks and suitable housing

LO2: Set-up cage equipment
LO3: Feed chicken
LO4: Grow and harvest chicken
 LO1: SELECT HEALTHY STOCKS AND SUITABLE HOUSING:
Assessment Criteria Contents Conditions Methodologies Assessment
Methods
 Breed/strains  Identify different  Chicks,  Lecture/  Demonstration
breeds are breeds of chickens discussion with oral
identified as per chicken  Farm tools  Demonstrati questioning
PNS-Organic  Acceptable (bolo, shovel, on  Written
Agriculture- indicator for rake, shredder  AVP examination
Livestock and healthy chicks machine, wheel presentation
GAHP Guidelines  Site preparation barrow, sprinkler,
 Healthy chicks are  Preparation of spading fork &
selected based on chicken housing etc.)
industry  Installation of  Carpentry
acceptable chicken house tools
indicator for equipment (hammer, saw,
healthy chicks. scale steel tape,
 Suitable site for level hose,
chicken house are squala, & etc.)
determined based  Woods/
on PNS bamboo
recommendations.  Cement,
 Chicken house hollow blocks
design is prepared  Bedding
based PNS materials
recommendations. (rice hull/straw,
 House equipment saw dust, coco
installation design is coir, & etc.)
prepared in line  House
with PNS Equipment
recommendation (feeding troughs,
and actual scenario. waterers,
containers of
concoction, pails,
& etc.)
 PPE
 Sprayer
 Sacks
 Pen
 Paper
 LO2: SET-UP CAGE EQUIPMENT:
Assessment Criteria Contents Conditions Methodologies Assessment
(Unsay topico) (Mga gamit) Methods
 House equipment  Identification of  Farm tools  Lecture/  Demonstration
are installed in different House (bolo, shovel, discussion with oral
line with housing equipment and rake, shredder  demonstratio questioning
equipment bedding machine, wheel n  Written
installation design materials barrow, sprinkle,  AVP examination
 Bedding  Identification of spading fork & presentation
materials are different etc.)
secured based on brooding  Bedding
availability in the facilities materials
locality  Bedding (rice hull/straw,
 Bedding is preparation saw dust, coco
prepared in coir, & etc.)
accordance with  House
housing Equipment
equipment (feeding troughs,
housing design waterers,
 Brooding facility containers of
is set-up in concoction, pails,
accordance with & etc.)
the housing  Brooding
equipment facilities
installation design. (bulb, charcoal,
rice hull, & etc.)
 Step ladder
 Sprayers
 Sacks
 Pen & paper
 PPE
 LO3: FEED CHICKEN:
Assessment Criteria Contents Conditions Methodologies Assessment
Methods
 Suitable feed  Preparation of  Farm tools  Lecture/  Demonstration
materials are feeds (bolo, shovel, discussion with oral
selected based on  Identification of rake, shredder  demonstratio questioning
availability in the feed materials machine, wheel n  Written
locality and  Proper Feeding barrow, sprinkler,  AVP examination
nutrient Management spading fork & presentation
requirements of Program etc.)
chicken  Basic  Feed
 Feed materials importance of materials
are prepared record-keeping (Protein Sources
following (e.g. madre de
enterprise agua; ipil-ipil)
prescribed other leguminous
formulation plants
 Animals are fed Carbohydrate
based on feeding sources –
management rootcrops
program Mineral sources –
 Feeding is e.g. Calcium-
monitored eggshells, sea
following shells; potassium
enterprise –tubers (banana))
procedure  Record book
 Pen
 PPE
 LO4: GROW AND HARVEST CHICKEN:
Assessment Criteria Contents Conditions Methodologies Assessment
Methods
 Growth rate is  Proper health  Different  Lecture/  Demonstration
monitored based care on Organic concoction discussion with oral
on enterprise based (IMO, OHN,  demonstratio questioning
procedures  Introduced and LABS, FFJ, FPJ, n  Written
 Health care practiced 3Rs K/FAA, & etc.)  AVP examination
program are and 5S  Broomstick, presentation
implemented  Proper dash fan,
based on collections of waste cans &
enterprise chicken waste etc.
procedures and manure  Farm tools
 Sanitation and  Formulation of (bolo, shovel,
cleanliness chicken waste rake, shredder
program are and manure to machine, wheel
implemented organic fertilizer barrow, sprinkler,
based on  Harvest spading fork &
enterprise procedure etc.)
procedure  Importance of  Weighing
 Organic waste record-keeping scale
for fertilizer  Sprayers
formulation are  Sacks
collected.  Pen & paper
 Suitable chicken  Record book
for harvest are  PPE
selected based on
market
specifications.
 Production record
is accomplished
according to
enterprise
procedure.