The Qianxi black-bone chicken is a high-quality black-bone chicken breed from the Qianxi area of Guizhou.

The Qianxi black-bone chicken is a local black-bone chicken breed native to the Qianxi area of Guizhou Province, mainly distributed in Qianxi and the surrounding mountainous townships. The local climate is cool and humid, with abundant woodland and grassy slope resources, and the people have a long tradition of raising black-bone chickens, gradually forming a local chicken population adapted to the mountain environment.

In appearance, the Qianxi black-bone chicken has the typical characteristics of black-bone chickens: the feathers are mostly black, the beak and shanks are black, and melanin deposition is obvious in the skin, periosteum and muscles. Its body size is medium, its build is compact and sturdy, it tolerates coarse feed, and it has strong adaptability and disease resistance, making it suitable for grazing in mountain woodlands.

In terms of farming methods, the Qianxi black-bone chicken is suited to a model combining mountain free-range rearing with supplementary feeding. During the day the flock is allowed to forage for grass and insects in woodlands and on grassy slopes, and in the morning and evening they are given supplementary grain feed such as corn. During rearing, attention should be paid to ventilation and dryness in the chicken house, regular disinfection and vaccination; during the brooding period, keeping the chicks warm is especially necessary to reduce chick mortality.

The meat of the Qianxi black-bone chicken is tender, fresh, fragrant and firm, and it is a common ingredient for stewed soup and nourishing dishes. It is regarded among local people as a traditional tonic delicacy, and market demand is relatively stable. In recent years, the local area has relied on its mountain ecological resources to develop under-forest chicken farming, and the farming scale and reputation of the Qianxi black-bone chicken have gradually increased, making it one of the distinctive farming projects that help increase farmers' income.