What kind of chicken is the Luyuan chicken? Get to know this local specialty breed

Produced in Zhangjiagang City, Jiangsu Province, it is a dual-purpose breed for both eggs and meat. It has a tall and large body, a robust constitution, a relatively deep breast, and a straight back. The head has a small and thin comb, and the wattles and earlobes are also small. The eyes are medium-sized, with black pupils and pinkish-red irises; the beak is medium-long and yellow, and some have a brownish-black base of the beak. The whole body plumage is yellow, clinging tightly to the body, and making the leg feathers appear relatively full. The neck feathers, main wing feathers, and tail feathers have black markings. The rooster's plumage is more intensely colored: the hackle feathers, saddle feathers, and lesser sickle feathers are golden yellow, while the greater sickle feathers are black, all glossy; the shanks and toes are yellow, the distance between the two legs is relatively wide, and there are no shank feathers. The down of chicks is yellow. The feathers, skin, beak, and feet of the Luyuan chicken are all yellow. Roosters can reach a body weight of over 4 kg, and are known as the "Nine-jin King." Hens begin laying at 180 days of age, producing 140-200 eggs per year, with an average egg weight of 54 g, and the eggshell is brown. Adult chicken body weight: roosters 3.12 kg, hens 2.37 kg. At 180 days of age, the half-eviscerated rate is 81.3% for roosters and 82.57% for hens; the eviscerated rate is 72.6% for roosters and 73% for hens. This chicken grows quickly in the early stage and is precocious; from 1-60 days of age, the average daily gain is 13 g. The meat is plump, tender, and delicious, and the egg-laying performance is relatively good. (Introduction unit: Zhangjiagang City Livestock and Poultry Co., Ltd., contact phone: 0512-58640581)