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Hakata Jidori
はかた地どり Fukuoka
English name: Hakata Jidori — based on the English name in the GI register, “Hakata Jidori”.
GI registered No.117
Requirements for Hakata Jidori: breed — Shamo (game fowl) cross; where raised — from 28 days of age, raised in henhouses within Fukuoka; rearing period — at least 80 days from hatching (or at least 75 days where improved husbandry raises growth and the characteristics are still met); housing — floor housing, where birds can move freely on the floor or ground; from 28 days of age, 10 birds per m² or fewer. Also: the chicks must meet the chick criteria of the JAS standard for jidori; All farms use a common feed with metabolizable energy and crude protein matched to the growth stage.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Shamo (game fowl) cross A male line created by the Fukuoka Agriculture and Forestry Research Center from Shamo and other native breeds it maintains as foundation stock, crossed with White Plymouth Rock females Sources: [G0117] |
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| Where it must be raised | From 28 days of age, raised in henhouses within Fukuoka Sources: [G0117] |
| Rearing period / age at shipment | At least 80 days from hatching (or at least 75 days where improved husbandry raises growth and the characteristics are still met) Sources: [G0117] |
| How it is housed | Floor housing, where birds can move freely on the floor or ground from 28 days of age, 10 birds per m² or fewer Sources: [G0117] |
| Other conditions |
The chicks must meet the chick criteria of the JAS standard for jidori [G0117] All farms use a common feed with metabolizable energy and crude protein matched to the growth stage [G0117] |
Japan's JAS standard for jidori sets four conditions: the chicks, the rearing period, the housing and the stocking density. A brand's own conditions can be stricter, or set differently. The JAS standard for jidori →
Native breeds named in this brand's cross: Shamo （All 38 native breeds）
Compared with other brands
21 chicken brands set a minimum rearing period, from 75 to 150 days. 80 days ranks 14th from the longest (4 others also use 80). 17 brands cap the number of birds per square metre, from 2 to 10. 10 birds ranks 8th from the most spacious (9 others also use 10).
This guide lists 3 brands from Fukuoka (also Hakata Sweeton and Hakata Wagyu). By prefecture →
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Geographical Indication (GI)
- Registration no.
- No.117
- Registered
- 2022-03-31
- English name in the GI register
- Hakata Jidori
- Registered producer group
- Fukuoka Hakata Jidori Promotion Council
This definition is taken from the production method in the specification registered with Japan's Ministry of Agriculture.
Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Fukuoka Hakata Jidori Promotion Council
Other brands from Fukuoka
- Hakata SweetonPork brands
- Hakata WagyuBeef brands
About the names
Brand names are proper nouns. English names follow the brand association's official English page first, then the English name in the GI register, and otherwise romanised Japanese plus "Beef", "Wagyu" or "Pork". We never call a non-Wagyu brand Wagyu.
Sources
Sources are in Japanese
- [G0117] 地理的表示 登録番号第117号「はかた地どり」明細書 — Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (GI) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-25