Ranking of Native Chicken Breeds in China: Which Native Chicken Is the Best?

Native chickens are a common breed in our country, and they are raised in many regions. But our country has a vast territory and numerous native chicken breeds. Do you know which native chicken breeds there are? Below, we introduce the ranking of native chicken breeds in China.

1. Huaixiang Chicken

Huaixiang Chicken is produced in Huaixiang Town, Xinyi City, which is under the jurisdiction of Maoming City, Guangdong Province, and is also known as Xinyi Chicken and Zhanjiang Chicken. Huaixiang Chicken is a meat-type chicken breed, with plump muscles and tender, smooth meat, and has the characteristics of the Three-Yellow Chicken (yellow feathers, yellow skin, yellow claws). It is a famous chicken breed in Guangdong Province.

2. Jinyang Silkie Chicken

Jinyang Silkie Chicken is produced in Jinyang County, Liangshan Prefecture, Sichuan. Its whole body is covered with silky, soft feathers. Its plumage comes in three colors: white, black, and mixed. It is rare in number and does not like being kept confined. In 2009, it was listed by the Ministry of Agriculture as a breed under protection as livestock and poultry germplasm resources.

3. Jianghan Chicken

Jianghan Chicken is an excellent chicken breed developed in Hanchuan over 300 years. It originated from the Chai Chicken (also called native chicken) of the Jianghan Plain in Hubei Province and is a local excellent breed. Jianghan Chicken is a dual-purpose breed for both eggs and meat. It has strong adaptability, tolerates coarse feed, and features tender meat and good flavor.

4. Yunyang Large Chicken

Yunyang Large Chicken has a long history. It is said that the crowing chicken (some say fighting cock) of the ancient temple on Wudang Mountain in the Ming Dynasty was introduced by pilgrims from near and far, spread among the people, crossed with local small chickens, and gradually formed through long-term natural acclimatization and selection and breeding by the people.

5. Xianju Chicken

Xianju Chicken is also called Meilin Chicken and Yuanbao Chicken. It is an egg-type chicken breed. Xianju Chicken has three plumage colors: yellow, black, and white. The black type has the largest body size, the yellow-feathered type is next, and the white-feathered type is slightly smaller. At present, the main goal of breeding at the resource conservation farm is the selection and breeding of yellow-feathered chickens.

6. Xinghua Chicken

Xinghua Chicken is a high-quality meat-type chicken breed and is one of the famous chicken products with relatively high economic value in China's live chicken exports. The main production area of Xinghua Chicken is Xinghua Township, Fengkai County, Guangdong Province, where it is also called "Mizai Chicken" locally. Xinghua Chicken has a sturdy constitution, well-proportioned structure, compact feathering, a narrow front, and a broad rear. Its body characteristics can be summarized as "two fine" (fine head, fine feet), "three yellow" (yellow beak, yellow feathers, yellow feet), and "three short" (short neck, short body, short feet).

7. Silkie Black-Boned Chicken

The Silkie Black-Boned Chicken is a famous black-boned chicken breed in China. In Guangdong, this chicken is also called Bamboo Silk Chicken, in Jiangxi it is called Taihe Black-Boned Chicken, and in Fujian it is called White Down Chicken. It is a breed unique to China and under state protection. The Silkie Black-Boned Chicken is a specialty of Taihe County, Jiangxi Province. It is world-famous for its "ten great" characteristics - clustered crest, tasseled head, green ears, beard, silky feathers, feathered feet, five toes, black skin, black meat, and black bones - as well as its extremely high nutritional value and medicinal value.

8. Wenchang Chicken

Wenchang Chicken is an excellent chicken breed in Hainan and a high-quality meat-type breed. It has characteristics such as agility, strong adaptability, and tolerance to heat and coarse feed, and also features tender meat, fragrant flavor, thin skin, crisp bones, and rich nutrition. It is a local excellent meat-type chicken breed.

9. Partridge Chicken

The Partridge Chicken's whole body plumage has black-and-white alternating stripes of uniform width. The feathers tightly cover all parts of the body, making it look delicate and attractive. Partridge Chicken tolerates coarse feed, resists disease, has good adaptability, and strong foraging ability, and has good egg-laying performance.

The above are the common native chicken breeds in China. Native chickens are now a very popular type of poultry, with large market demand. These 9 native chickens all have high economic value, and large-scale farming is carried out in many regions.

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