What are the nutritional value and farming advantages of the Five-Black chicken?

The Five-Black chicken, also known as the “Five-Black-One-Green chicken” black chicken, has the “five black” characteristics of black feathers, black skin, black meat, black bones, and black internal organs, and its eggs have green shells. It is a rare premium breed of poultry in the world. So, what nutritional value does the Five-Black chicken have? What are its farming advantages?

1. What nutritional value does the Five-Black chicken have?

It has unique nutritional, tonic, medicinal, culinary, and ornamental value. The “green-shell-egg Five-Black silkie” has tender meat, a delicate fragrant sweetness, and a delicious taste similar to soft-shelled turtle and superior to pigeon meat. It is especially famous worldwide for its medicinal, tonic, and ornamental qualities, and is a well-known multipurpose superior chicken breed at home and abroad. It contains melanin of extremely high tonic and medicinal value, and has unique effects such as nourishing yin, tonifying the kidney, boosting essence, and fighting cancer. It is a traditional precious Chinese medicinal material and has been highly valued by physicians through the ages. Since ancient times it has been praised as “more nourishing than soft-shelled turtle, better than white pigeon for healing injuries, and as beautifying as pearl.” It is especially suitable for people preparing for pregnancy and for pregnant women to eat, and it also has a good effect on postpartum recovery. It is truly a rare silkie variety with excellent medicinal and tonic qualities.

2. What farming advantages does the Five-Black chicken have?

Farming advantages of the Five-Black chicken: green-shell-egg chickens are vigorous, like to live in groups, and have strong disease resistance, and can be raised all over the country. The meat is high quality, the yield is high, it saves feed, and it is efficient. The selenium, zinc, and iodine content in the eggs is higher than in ordinary eggs, while the cholesterol content is lower than in ordinary eggs. They are rich in nutrients and suitable for the whole family to eat daily.

3. How should a Five-Black chicken farm site be built?

Site selection: consider both epidemic prevention safety and convenience for normal production operations. The site should be high and dry, with good drainage, and there should be an ample water source and good water quality. It is best to have a natural forest and mountain ecological environment, which is more conducive to free-range raising of the flock.

Types of chicken houses: enclosed type and open type.

Layout of chicken houses: determined according to the raising quantity, and it must help with disease control.

Selection of raising equipment: adapt to local conditions (heating, ventilation, water supply, feeding, cages, lighting, and other equipment).