Saipan Jungle Fowl

     The Saipan Jungle Fowl is a breed of Chickens, that was brought to the USA from the Saipan island in the Northern Mariana Islands, and hence the name came. It’s now extinct in the Saipan island, and it’s not confirmed where exactly the origin of the bird is.

     Saipan Jungle Fowls mature so slowly; it takes 3 years for them to reach full maturity. They are tall birds, as rooster reaches 2 – 3 feet of length. They also have very close-fitted plumage, and a very short tail. The Saipan Jungle Fowl has a very muscular and upright posture resembling the oriental game fowls like; the Malay, the Shamo‎ and the Asil‎. It has either a pea or a flat comb, small red earlobes, and absent wattles with a dewlap instead. Saipan Jungle Fowls are usually used for ornamental purposes, and cockfighting.

     Because of its unique genetics, and consequent hard-wired instincts to scavenge shorelines, the Saipan chicken breed doesn’t thrive on the soy or grain-based diets of typical domestic fowls. In order for them to reproduce successfully, their diet must be supplemented with fat; fruits and vegetables for adequate fiber, crab meal and/or fish.

     Saipan Jungle hens are poor layers of creamy eggs, but they have a strong tendency to broodiness and make wonderful mothers indeed. There are many color-varieties for this breed, with black-breasted red males and wheaten females being the most common.