Also known as Sichuan Mountain Silkie. It is a kind of meat and drug chicken. Xingwen County, which is mainly produced in the mountainous areas in the south of Sichuan Province, is distributed in Yuxian County, Qilian County, Gaoxian County, and Xuyong County. There are also a small number of hills in the southern part of Yibin, Pingshan, and Jiang'an. The chicken has the characteristics of good adaptability and strong disease resistance.
The Xingwen Silky Chicken has a long history of feeding. According to the records of “Xingwen County Chronicle†and Yiwu’s unearthed cultural relics such as pottery chickens, the chicken breed has more than 1,000 years of history. The breeding of Xingwen Silky-Bone Chicken is mainly based on black feathers, and with the “Shiquan†black-bone chicken as the selection criteria, a special kind of meat and drug combination local breeders are formed through long-term breeding and atresia breeding. Xingwen County, Sichuan Province has built the original chicken broth.
Appearance characteristics
Larger body, strong physique, robust. Crowns are mostly single crowns and rarely have resurfacing.
Most crickets, crowns, mink, crickets, crickets, toes, skin, and tongue are black and black. After slaughter, fleas, bones and viscera (the masses are called Shiquan black-bone chickens) are seen after slaughter, and white meat with a tongue that is not black is also seen. Silky chicken (local people call it half black bone chicken). The majority of black chickens in the whole body are ephedra followed by white feathers. Most of the feather shapes are feathers, and feathering and hairiness are rare.
Variety performance
1 Growth rate and meat production performance Average weight: 986 grams of 90-day-old cocks, 892 grams of hens, 2,200 grams of cocks at 180 days, 1800 grams of hens, 2828 grams of adult cocks, and 2230 grams of hens. Under house feeding conditions, the 120-day-old rooster had an average body weight of 2331 grams and 1932 grams of hens. The average slaughter rate of chickens with 180-day and 300-day-old chickens was 79.50% and 79.40%, respectively. The slaughter rate was 81.10% and the hens were 78.40% at 365 days old.
Xingwen black bone chicken is tender and juicy, with a strong aroma and a certain health care function.
2 Egg Production Performance and Reproduction Performance The average age of hens was 195 days. The average annual production of 110 eggs, the average egg weight 58 grams. Eggshell light brown. Cockerel sexual maturity 150-180 days. Male and female breeding ratio 1: (8-12). The average fertilization rate was 82%, and the average hatching rate was 88%. Hens are nested and nest 7-8 times a year, and the average duration of nesting is 21 days. Male and female hens have a useful life of 1-2 years.