What kinds of chickens are there in China?

English name of variety: Quemoy

Origin: Kinmen Island

Characteristics and habits:

Short stature, precocious, short ankle and neck, flexible and sensitive. Can adapt to high temperature environment and has high immunity. Similar to the appearance of red forest chicken, more similar to the original chicken. When I was young, I was covered in Kuroha and had little white spots on my head. After molting, the rooster has a large area of golden feathers on the back of its neck, while the hen has dark brown feathers on its neck.

Ishizaki chicken

English name of variety: Shek-Ki

Origin: Guangdong Province, China.

Characteristics and habits:

The skin, feathers and neck are all yellow, and it is the most famous purebred Sanhuang chicken in China. The cock has black feathers at the top and tail of its wings. This kind of chicken is lively, its feathers grow slowly when it is young, but it gains weight quickly and is strong. Disadvantages are fear of heat and strong aggression. It has thick subcutaneous fat, rich abdominal fat and tough skin. It is mostly used in barbecue dishes such as Guangdong roast chicken, which is delicious and popular.

East China

English name of variety: Hua-Tung

Origin: Hualien, Taidongshan District.

Characteristics and habits:

Both male and female hens are Kuroha, and their skin is white. It is a cockfighting type, with a black neck, a curved beak, a walnut crown or a bean crown, and powerful legs and claws.

Nagoya chicken

English name of variety: Nagoya

Origin: Nagoya, Japan

Characteristics and habits:

It is a famous Japanese chicken breed and the most famous Japanese breed in the world, with a history of 100 years. The whole body is dominated by yellow feathers, and the cock has black feathers at the tip and tail. The colors of ankles and necks are the same as those of Taiwan Province native chickens, but the eyes are smaller, the tail feathers are longer, and the fluff is more afraid of heat. Oval, eggshell thick, reddish brown with purple, big skeleton but little meat, late sexual maturity.

Yusi black-bone chicken

English name of variety: Silkies

Origin: Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, Quanzhou City, Fujian Province, Xiamen City and the coastal areas of southern Fujian, China.

Characteristics and habits:

Typical black-bone chicken has perfect characteristics: crown head, walnut crown, beard, silk feather, five toes, green ears, black fur feet, black meat and black bones. Small size, short neck, short feet, light posture, gentle temperament but not good at Yu Feixiang, strong adaptability to the environment, fresh and tender meat, available for viewing, and often introduced as Chinese herbal medicines