The Partridge chicken is a native Chinese chicken breed, originating from Wenshang County, Shandong Province. It is a dual-purpose breed for both eggs and meat. So how much does it cost per bird (per jin), and what is the difference from a free-range chicken? From Uncle Wang, a Partridge chicken farmer in Wenshang County, we learned that,. Partridge chickens fall into three categories: the meaty ones with thick legs weighing over 5 jin sell for 7 yuan per jin; those kept mainly for laying eggs and weighing under 3 jin have no buyers; the free-range type is the most expensive, generally yellow Partridge chickens at wholesale prices of 15 to 16 yuan per jin, because Partridge chickens never grow very large, and a free-range chicken generally costs 50 yuan.
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<p style="text-indent:2em;"><span style="color:#FF0000">What is the difference between a Partridge chicken and a free-range chicken?</span></p>
<p style="text-indent:2em;">The grass chicken, also called free-range chicken or native chicken, consists mainly of sexed cockerels from layer breeds, local crossbred laying hens, and occasionally crosses between Sanhuang chickens and local native breeds; compared with fast-growing broilers, it has a long growth period, grows slowly, has good meat quality and is easy to raise.</p>
<p style="text-indent:2em;">The Partridge chicken is a dual-purpose egg-and-meat breed originally from the United States. It has an oval, large body and a single comb. In China, the Partridge chicken is called barred plumage, with black-and-white alternating feathers and stripes of uniform width. It lays many eggs, 180 to 200 eggs per year, with eggs weighing 50 to 60 grams and reddish-brown shells. The Partridge chicken has excellent meat quality, fragrant, tender and fresh, and is especially suitable for making soup. Its nutritional value is high: the meat contains up to 21.7% crude protein, contains eleven amino acids essential to the human body, glutamic acid as high as 3.58%, and vitamin A and E content 3 to 5 times higher than that of meat-type broilers.</p>
<p style="text-indent:2em;"><span style="color:#FF0000">Appendix: Selecting Partridge free-range eggs</span></p>
<p style="text-indent:2em;">1. Partridge free-range eggs have a long laying cycle; the Partridge chicken is a rare poultry breed, and it lays only one Partridge free-range egg every 2-3 days, while ordinary chickens lay one egg a day.</p>
<p style="text-indent:2em;">2. The nutritional value of Partridge free-range eggs is high, still a little higher than that of ordinary free-range eggs; the yolks of Partridge chicken eggs are rounder and thicker, and the whites are glossy and thick. The yolks contain more lecithin, biological protein, vitamins and so on. They are low in cholesterol and more suitable for special groups such as pregnant women, infants and young children, children and the elderly.</p>
<p style="text-indent:2em;">3. When selecting, Partridge free-range eggs are generally smaller than ordinary eggs, with whiter shells, and the whites are thicker than those of ordinary eggs. The yolk is yellow, while that of ordinary eggs is somewhat reddish</p>
The Partridge chicken is a native chicken breed of China, originating from Wenshang County, Shandong Province. It is a dual-purpose breed raised for both eggs and meat. So how much does one cost (per jin), and how does it differ from a free-range chicken? According to Uncle Wang, a Partridge chicken farmer in Wenshang County, Partridge chickens fall into three categories: the meaty ones with thick legs weighing over 5 jin sell for 7 yuan per jin; those kept mainly for laying eggs and weighing under 3 jin have no buyers; the free-range type is the most expensive, with yellow Partridge chickens generally selling wholesale at 15 to 16 yuan per jin. Since Partridge chickens never grow very large, a free-range one usually costs 50 yuan.
What is the difference between Partridge chickens and free-range chickens?
The grass chicken, also called the free-range chicken or native chicken, consists mainly of sexed cockerels from layer breeds, local crossbred laying hens, and in some cases crosses between Sanhuang chickens and local native breeds. Compared with fast-growing broilers, it has a longer growing period, grows more slowly, has better meat quality, and is easy to raise.
The Partridge chicken is a dual-purpose egg-and-meat breed originally from the United States. It has a large, oval body and a single comb. In China, the Partridge chicken is known as the barred-feather breed, with black-and-white plumage and bars of uniform width. It lays many eggs, 180 to 200 per year, each weighing 50 to 60 grams with a reddish-brown shell. The meat of the Partridge chicken is excellent, fragrant, tender and fresh, and is especially suited to making soup. Its nutritional value is high: the meat contains up to 21.7% crude protein and eleven essential amino acids for the human body, with glutamic acid as high as 3.58%, and its vitamin A and E content is 3 to 5 times higher than that of meat-type broilers.
Appendix: Selecting Partridge free-range eggs
1. Partridge free-range eggs have a long laying cycle. The Partridge chicken is a rare poultry breed, and it lays only one Partridge free-range egg every 2 to 3 days, whereas ordinary hens lay one egg a day.
2. The nutritional value of Partridge free-range eggs is high, still a little higher than that of ordinary free-range eggs. The yolk of Partridge chicken eggs is rounder and thicker, and the white is glossy and thick. The yolk contains more lecithin, biological protein, vitamins and so on. It is low in cholesterol and is more suitable for special groups such as pregnant women, infants, children and the elderly.
3. When selecting them, Partridge free-range eggs are generally smaller than ordinary eggs, with whiter shells, and the white is thicker than that of ordinary eggs. The yolk is yellow, while that of ordinary eggs is somewhat reddish.