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Breed Characteristics and Farming Techniques of the Guangxi Three-Yellow Chicken

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Guangxi Three-Yellow Chicken (also called Xindu Chicken, Nuodong Chicken, Da'an Chicken, Madong Chicken, Jiangkou Chicken). Origin (or distribution): produced in Guiping, Pingnan, Tengxian, Cangwu, Hexian, Lingxi, Rongxian and other places in southeastern Guangxi. Main characteristics: roosters have dark reddish-brown plumage, with neck feathers lighter in color than the body feathers. Wing feathers often have black edges. Tail feathers are mostly black. Hens are all yellow-feathered, but the primary and secondary wing feathers often have black edges or black spots, and the tail feathers are also mostly black. Single comb, red earlobes, orange-yellow iris. Beak and shanks yellow

Guangxi Three-Yellow Chicken (also called Xindu Chicken, Nuodong Chicken, Da'an Chicken, Madong Chicken, Jiangkou Chicken)

Origin (or distribution): produced in Guiping, Pingnan, Tengxian, Cangwu, Hexian, Lingxi, Rongxian and other places in southeastern Guangxi.

Main characteristics: roosters have dark reddish-brown plumage, with neck feathers lighter in color than the body feathers. Wing feathers often have black edges. Tail feathers are mostly black. Hens are all yellow-feathered, but the primary and secondary wing feathers often have black edges or black spots, and the tail feathers are also mostly black. Single comb, red earlobes, orange-yellow iris. Beak and shanks yellow, though some have white shanks. Skin is mostly white, with a few yellow. Adult chicken weight: rooster 1980-2320 g, hen 1390-1850 g. Slaughter rate at 150 days of age: semi-eviscerated, rooster 85.0%, hen 83.5%; fully eviscerated, rooster 77.8%, hen 75.1%. Age at first laying 150-180 days, annual egg production 77 eggs, egg weight 41 g, eggshell light brown.

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