Ranking and Introduction of China's Top Ten Native Chicken Breeds
Most farmers choose to raise some chickens themselves, so that they can eat healthy and delicious chicken and eggs. In fact, there are many breeds of native chickens, and perhaps many friends are not very familiar with them yet. Below, the editor will introduce China's top ten native chicken breeds.
China's Top Ten Native Chicken Breeds
1. Taoyuan Chicken
Taoyuan Chicken is a local chicken breed from Hunan Province. It is famous for its large body size, hence it is also called Taoyuan Large-type Chicken. The Taoyuan Chicken has a large body, a sturdy constitution, fluffy feathers, and a slightly long, rectangular body. Roosters are brave and combative, with a high head and neck, upturned tail feathers, and a "U" shape when tested. Hens are slightly taller in body, gentle in temperament, lively and active, with a relatively long and straight back, and a deep, rounded rear that is nearly square. The body feathers of roosters are golden yellow or red. The feather colors of hens come in two types: yellow and partridge. The yellow-feather type has yellow back feathers and yellow-brown neck feathers; the partridge-feather type has partridge-colored body feathers. The average age at first egg for Taoyuan Chicken is 195 days. Egg production is relatively low, with an average of about 130 eggs at 500 days of age, and light brown eggshells.
2. Liyang Chicken
Liyang Chicken is a meat-type breed, relatively large in size, with a square body, and its feathers, beak, and feet are mostly yellow. Liyang Chicken is a famous chicken breed from the hilly areas of southwestern Jiangsu Province, and is also locally called "Three-Yellow Chicken" or "Nine-Jin Yellow."
3. Hetian Chicken
Produced in Changting and Shanghang counties of Fujian Province, it is a meat-type breed. The Hetian Chicken has a nearly square body, and is divided into "large frame" (large type) and "small frame" (small type). The back, breast, and belly feathers of roosters are light yellow. The feathers of hens are mainly yellow, with black edges on the neck feathers, resembling a collar.
4. Huiyang Bearded Chicken
Huiyang Bearded Chicken, also known as Three-Yellow Bearded Chicken, Longgang Chicken, Longmen Chicken, and Huizhou Chicken, originated in the Huiyang region of Guangdong Province, and is a relatively outstanding excellent local meat-type chicken breed in China. Along with Xinghua Chicken and Qingyuan Partridge Chicken, it is known as one of the three famous export chickens of Guangdong Province.
5. Qingyuan Partridge Chicken
Originally produced in Qingxin County, Qingyuan City, Guangdong Province, also known as Qingyuan Free-Range Chicken. Because the hens have small black spots on the side feathers of their backs, they are called partridge chickens. It is famous for its small body size, well-developed subcutaneous and intermuscular fat, and thin skin and soft bones, and has long been a small meat-type chicken for China's live chicken exports. It is gray-brown, with a white down feather band about 4 mm wide on each side, which does not disappear until the first molt; this is a unique marker of Qingyuan Partridge Chicken chicks.
6. Xinghua Chicken
Xinghua Chicken is a high-quality meat-type chicken breed, and is one of the famous chickens with relatively high economic value in China's live chicken exports. Xinghua Chicken is named because its main production area is Xinghua Township, Fengkai County, Guangdong Province, and is also locally called "Mizai Chicken." Xinghua Chicken has a sturdy constitution, a well-proportioned structure, tight feathers, a narrow front, and a wide 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). Xinghua Chicken grows slowly in the early stage. At 110 days of age, the average weight of roosters is about 1.25 kg, and the average weight of hens is about 1 kg.
7. Silkie Black-Bone Chicken
Although there are many black-bone chicken breeds in China, the most famous is still the Silkie Black-Bone Chicken. The Silkie Black-Bone Chicken is called Bamboo Silk Chicken in Guangdong and Guangxi, Taihe Black-Bone Chicken in Jiangxi, and White Down Chicken in Fujian. It is a unique nationally protected breed in China.
8. Xianju Chicken
Xianju Chicken, also known as Meilin Chicken, is an excellent small-type laying chicken local breed in Zhejiang Province. It has a compact structure, a well-proportioned posture, feathers that cling tightly to the body, upturned tail feathers, a straight back, and slender bones. Xianju Chicken has a medium growth rate and a small body size, and is an early-maturing breed with slow early weight gain. Under grazing conditions, roosters can reach about 1.5 kg at 90 days of age, and hens can reach about 1.3 kg at 120 days of age. The age at first egg is 150-180 days, and eggshells are mainly light brown.
9. Wenchang Chicken
Wenchang Chicken is an excellent chicken breed from Hainan, originally produced in Wenchang City, Hainan Province. The traditional Wenchang Chicken's appearance is summarized as "three small and two short," namely small head, small neck, small feet, short neck, and short feet. It is an excellent meat-type breed. It has characteristics such as agility, strong adaptability, heat tolerance, and tolerance of coarse feed, and also features tender meat, fragrant meat flavor, thin skin and crisp bones, and rich nutrition. It is a meat-type local fine chicken breed. Hens weigh 1.30-1.6 kg at 120 days of age, and after 30-60 days of fattening in cages, weigh 1.4-1.75 kg.
10. Green-Shelled Egg Chicken
The green-shelled egg chicken is a rare chicken breed in the world. Among China's local breeds, the Dongxiang Black-Feather Green-Shelled Egg Chicken of Jiangxi and the Macheng Green-Shelled Egg Chicken of Hubei both lay green-shelled eggs. The Dongxiang Black-Feather Green-Shelled Egg Chicken of Jiangxi was originally produced in Dongxiang County, Jiangxi Province, and is named for laying green-shelled eggs. Its characteristic is "five black and one green," namely black feathers, black skin, black meat, black bones, and black internal organs. This chicken breed has strong disease resistance and wide adaptability, and likes to eat green grass and vegetable leaves. The Dongxiang Black-Feather Green-Shelled Egg Chicken has black feathers, and its beak, comb, skin, meat, and bone toes are all black. Hens have a single comb and a delicate head. Roosters have a single comb that is dark purple, and a diamond-shaped body. The green-shelled egg chicken is relatively small in size, sturdy and compact, agile, well-proportioned and elegant, matures earlier, and has relatively high egg production.
Alright, that is all the editor wants to share with you today. Above, we introduced ten native chicken breeds. I wonder which one your family raises? How many have you eaten? Which one tastes better? Friends with ideas are welcome to leave a message below!
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