Where is the specialty of Daweishan miniature chicken?

"Rooster Rooster is really beautiful, with a bright red crown, shiny neck and golden feet, which is better than me." This is to describe the strength and handsomeness of a rooster. But have you ever seen a rooster that is not much bigger than a slap? Although small, its aggressiveness and handsome personality must not be lost to others. This is the Dawei Mountain miniature chicken in Pingbian, Yunnan.

The miniature chicken in Dawei Mountain, also known as "fragrant chicken, charming chicken and golden rooster", originated from the unique wild original chicken in Dawei Mountain in Pingbian County and was domesticated by local people for a long time. One of the local poultry breeds mainly used for cockfighting. When a chicken is an adult, the weight of a rooster is only about 750 grams, while that of a hen is only about 500 grams. It is one sixth of that of ordinary chicken.

Because of belligerence, the chest and legs are muscular, the bones are slender, the muscle fibers are tender, and the meat is less fragrant and fat. /kloc-it can be sold in 0/00 days, and the price is a few dollars more expensive than ordinary chicken. It is very suitable for the development of meat and poultry products.

With its gorgeous coat color and pocket size, many merchants now plan to domesticate it as a pet chicken, so the price of a pet chicken will be several times higher than that of an ordinary broiler.

Variety type and source

Dawei Mountain miniature chicken, commonly known as "spicy chicken", "charming chicken" and "golden rooster", belongs to both meat and eggs and ornamental varieties. The origin and central producing area is Pingbian County, Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan Province, which is distributed in Pingbian County, Tang Wan Township and Baihe Township.

1 Main features: Daweishan miniature chicken is plump and its main wing feathers droop, especially the cock whose main wing feathers droop to gaskin. The head is small and exquisite. Beak slightly curved, mostly yellow, a few brown or black yellow. Most bean crowns are single crowns. The crown, whiskers and ear lobes are red. The rainbow is orange. The skin is yellow and white. Most of the tibia is orange, and a few are light yellow. Cock feathers are mainly white, black and yellow-red, and a few individuals are pure white. Tail feathers are developed, mostly dark green and a few are black. There are three kinds of hen feathers: white hemp, black hemp and jute.

2. Protection method: gene bank protection. The National Local Chicken Gene Bank (Jiangsu) was introduced in 2009 for remote protection.

efficiency

1 Adult weight and meat production performance: The average adult cock is 857g, and the average hen is 682g. The slaughter rate of 290-day-old semi-clean cocks was 79.7%, and that of hens was 78.3%. The slaughter rate of roosters and hens in the clean room is 68% and 64.5%, respectively.

Reproductive performance: The age of Daweishan mini chicken is about 65,438 0.20 days, and the number of eggs laid each year is about 60, with an average egg weight of 29.3 grams. The fertilization rate of breeding eggs is 85-90%, and the hatching rate of fertilized eggs is about 90%. Hens love nesting very much, nesting 6-8 times a year for about 20 days at a time.

Present situation of development and utilization

Daweishan miniature chicken is small in size, with well-developed chest muscles and leg muscles, thin bones, delicious meat and tender meat, and is called "spicy chicken" by local people. It has the characteristics of roughage resistance, strong adaptability and strong disease resistance. At the same time, it has beautiful appearance, strong combat capability and certain ornamental value. In the future, the protection of variety resources should be strengthened, and its characteristics such as small size, good meat quality and strong fighting capacity should be used as breeding materials for high-quality meat or ornamental chickens.