Xianju chicken

Origin (or distribution) of Xianju Chicken (also known as Meilin Chicken): Xianju in Zhejiang Province and its neighboring places such as Linhai, Tiantai and Huangyan. Quantity: In 1981, the breeding quantity was more than 500,000. Main characteristics: it is a small egg chicken breed. Xianju chicken can be divided into yellow, flower, white and other coat colors. At present, the breeding goal of breeding farm is to focus on the breeding of yellow chicken breeds. Now, the appearance characteristics of yellow chicken breeds are briefly described as follows: this breed has compact body structure, high tail feathers, upright single crown, short brown beak and yellow toes, and a small number of gaskin chickens have kohane. The newborn cock is 32.7 grams and the hen is 31.6 grams. The 180-day-old cock weighs 1256 grams and the hen weighs 953 grams. Slaughter determination: the semi-clean chamber of 3-month-old cock is 81.5%, and the full clean chamber is 70.0%; Six-month-old cock has a semi-clean chamber of 82.7%, a full-clean chamber of 71%, a semi-clean chamber of 82.96% and a full-clean chamber of 72.2%. The first day of laying is 180 days, and the annual egg production is 160 ~ 180, and the highest egg can reach more than 200. The egg weighs about 42 grams, the shell color is mainly light brown, and the egg shape index is 1.36. Xianju chicken is a geographical indication protection product. Xianju chicken is a geographical indication certification trademark. Xianju chicken is a geographical indication product of agricultural products.
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