Do you have a rooster to use as a beam?

It is prepared by the owner himself, or it can be bought in buy buy. But I haven't heard where there are chickens specially raised.

In the old days, the main procedures of building houses, breaking ground, putting beams on beams and entering houses all required Yin and Yang teachers to choose auspicious days. Among them, "Shangliang" is the most exquisite, and the scene is grand and warm. In the roof truss structure of residential buildings, the truss is the "pillar" of the main roof. It has always been regarded as the beam of the town house and paid more attention to it. The upper beam refers to the upper longitudinal beam. Sacrifice the beam in front of the beam, and the host puts on the "three sacrifices" of chicken, fish and meat. The carpenter who presided over the beam sifted wine to worship heaven, earth and god in all directions. Then grab the prepared red rooster, cut off the chicken's neck with an axe, read praises and sprinkle chicken blood on the girder. This is called lighting a lamp. Stick red paper on the beam, write the words "Good luck on the beam", then cover it with red cloth or red quilt cover, tie up two cakes (metaphorically, step by step), and the bricklayer carries the beam and climbs up the ladder. As the bearer climbed up step by step, the householder set off firecrackers and the carpenter sang praises, for example, "There is a golden rooster in the sky and a phoenix in the sky, which is the moment to pick the beam." Family, relatives and onlookers sang "Interface Color" and "Good! Ok! After the girder rose to the top of the hall and was put in place, the two carpenters threw the candy, cigarettes and cakes prepared by their owners into the crowd of onlookers, calling them "throwing beams" and singing praises again. Adults and children all answered and grabbed on the ground. At this time, firecrackers exploded and people were buzzing, and the atmosphere reached a climax.

Friends and relatives always send gifts to celebrate the beams. Gifts generally include vermicelli, pie, quilt cover (called "sending red"), nave, banners and so on. At present, in addition to traditional gifts, electric fans, chandeliers, large plaques, cigarettes and gifts are generally given.