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Parawakan our native asils
Asils also known as malays, belong to the oriental type of fowls,not many of us here in the Philippines know that we have our own version of the asil fowl here in our country,and it can be found in Palawan and they are popularly called "Parawakan".This fowl originally came from Malaysia and were introduced here in our country by our merchant muslim brothers,those found in Jolo are simply called "Jolo or Jolo ano fowl" and those fowls found in Palawan are known as "Parawakan" the latter are the most popular for they were one of those oriental breeds that the late Monching Mitra used to produce his own signature breed "Mitra fowls".In Palawan this fowls are both raised for fighting and poultry, they come in different colors,and weigh from 3 to 5 kilos they are'nt far different from their ancestor,the Malaysian Asil.Parawakans are fought in local nakedheel fights called "Tampur" the bout would sometimes last up to 5 long hours the one that survives that long gruelling fight emerges the winner.According to local Palawenos the Parawakans are accurate single sroke cutters they usually target their opponent's head with precision.When crossed with the Texas fowl,they are called "Paratex" Parawakan+Texas the ideal blood combination should be reduced to 1/4 or 1/8 Parawakan strain.These fowls are easy to raise because they have good resistance to fowl disease,gentle to handle,and very affordable, they are sold in public markets per kilo the last time i went to Palawan was two years ago,and they are sold at 90 per kilo,im speaking here of live chickens not dressed one.I was able to purchased 2 stags and 2 hens for only 860 pesos,out of those stocks i have produced 8 deadly winner fowls,and came to the conclusion that "being cheap does not mean inferior per se" tangkilikin and sariling atin!
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