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Sentul chicken is one of the indigenous poultries that is maintained by the community in Ciamis, West Java. The study aimed to determine the influence of socio demographic factors of Sentul chicken farmers to the income of Sentul chicken farming in Ciamis. The survey method was used to members of seven farmers- groups which institutionally assisted by Ciamis Government Unit. The descriptive statistical and multiple linear regression analysis were used to describe profile of respondents and analyzes the influence of socio demographic farmers to income of Sentul chicken farming. The results showed that farmers obtained 11.8 years length of education, experience in raising Sentul chicken was 5.8 years, and farm size was averagely 9 heads of chicken. The Sentul chicken farm which was maintained in 70 days semi intensive production system has generated income in a range of IDR756,000.00 -IDR 19,900,000.00. Farm size has significantly influenced the income of Sentul chicken farming (P<0.05). Enlarging farm size of Sentul chicken in semi intensive production system will be improving the income of Sentul farm production in Ciamis, West Java Province. Improving income of sentul chicken will be expected drive sustainability of indigenous poultry farming in Ciamis, West Java Province.