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Kyo Jidori
京地どり Kyoto
English name: Kyo Jidori — no official English name found, so romanised by this site.
Requirements for Kyo Jidori: breed — Shamo (game fowl) cross; where raised — produced on farms in Kyoto Prefecture by members of the council; rearing period — 75 days of age or older; housing — floor housing from 28 days of age. Up to 100 birds per m² from hatching to 27 days, and up to 10 from 28 to 48 days; from 49 days of age, 8 birds per m² or fewer. Also: chicks must come from parent stock supplied by the Kyoto Prefectural Livestock Center, and be obtained from a member hatchery or the center itself; From 28 days of age, at least 2% bamboo powder is added to the feed as a characterising ingredient (using unhulled rice and Kyoto-grown feed is only a goal); Once a year, each producer checks that rearing meets this definition and reports to the head of the producers' section.
Definition — what qualifies
| Breed | Shamo (game fowl) cross A two-way cross: large Shamo sire line, Barred Plymouth Rock dam line Native-breed blood percentage: 100% Sources: [D019] |
|---|---|
| Where it must be raised | Produced on farms in Kyoto Prefecture by members of the council Sources: [D019] |
| Rearing period / age at shipment | 75 days of age or older Sources: [D019] |
| How it is housed | Floor housing from 28 days of age. Up to 100 birds per m² from hatching to 27 days, and up to 10 from 28 to 48 days from 49 days of age, 8 birds per m² or fewer Sources: [D019] |
| Other conditions |
Chicks must come from parent stock supplied by the Kyoto Prefectural Livestock Center, and be obtained from a member hatchery or the center itself [D019] From 28 days of age, at least 2% bamboo powder is added to the feed as a characterising ingredient (using unhulled rice and Kyoto-grown feed is only a goal) [D019] Once a year, each producer checks that rearing meets this definition and reports to the head of the producers' section [D019] |
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 ・ Barred Plymouth Rock （All 38 native breeds）
The prefecture describes this standard as exceeding the JAS standard for jidori. The minimum age at shipment (75 days) is the same as JAS; what is stricter is the stocking density (8 birds per m² from 49 days of age). The native-breed blood percentage is stated as 100%.
Compared with other brands
21 chicken brands set a minimum rearing period, from 75 to 150 days. 75 days ranks 19th from the longest (2 others also use 75). 17 brands cap the number of birds per square metre, from 2 to 10. 8 birds ranks 7th from the most spacious.
This guide lists 6 brands from Kyoto (also Kameoka Beef, Kyoto Beef, Kyoto Pork, Kyo no Niku and Kyo no Mochibuta Pork). By prefecture →
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Guides
Managed by
- Managed by
- Kyo Jidori Production and Distribution Promotion Council
- Official site
- https://www.pref.kyoto.jp/chikusan/jidori.html
Other brands from Kyoto
- Kameoka BeefBeef brands
- Kyoto BeefBeef brands
- Kyoto PorkPork brands
- Kyo no NikuBeef brands
- Kyo no Mochibuta PorkPork 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
- [D019] ブランド畜産物「京地どり」 — Kyoto Prefecture (Livestock Division) ・ Primary source ・ Accessed 2026-09-28