Heilongjiang yellow chicken

Heilongjiang yellow chickens are mainly distributed in the vast rural areas in the suburbs of Qiqihar and state-owned farms in Nenjiang area. In recent years, it has expanded to Daxing 'anling and Bei 'an. There are only about 10,000 hens in the province. This kind of yellow chicken is both egg and meat. It was cultivated by Heilongjiang Institute of Livestock Research in 1965. Heilongjiang yellow chicken has the characteristics of cold resistance, roughage resistance, strong foraging ability, good egg laying performance and tender and delicious meat. This kind of chicken has a long body, a prominent chest and a developed hindquarters. Single cockscomb, with drooping crown and flesh, red face, white ears, yellow beak, shin and toes, pale yellow feathers and slightly darker cock color. Some chickens have chicken feathers on their necks, tails or whole bodies, and the tail ends are white. Heilongjiang yellow chicken has good egg laying performance. Under the condition of good feeding management, the average annual egg production of yellow chickens is about 150, under the condition of extensive feeding management, the average annual egg production is about 150, and under the condition of extensive feeding management, the average annual egg production is about 90. The average weight of eggs is 54 grams. The egg skin is white, and yellow hens can lay eggs at the age of 200-230 days after birth. Yellow chicken is tender and palatable. A cockerel or a one-year-old hen that is six months old after birth is more tender than a Laihang chicken of the same age. According to the slaughter measurement, the average slaughter rate of 180-day-old males and hens is 78.59%, and the average slaughter rate of 250-day-old males and hens is 81.4% and 83.86% respectively.
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