Take you to know the wolf pheasant

Have you ever heard of the Wolf Mountain Chicken? Xiaobian takes you to see the introduction of wolf pheasant. The origin is in the territory of Rudong County, Jiangsu Province, with Matang and Chahe as the center, next to the digging port, Spelling Tea, Fengli and Shuangdian, the chicken distribution center is the Nantong Port on the north bank of the Yangtze River, there is a tourist attraction near the port, called Wolf Mountain, hence the name.

Wolf Pheasant Picture

Wolf Pheasant Introduction

Breed description: Wolf Mountain Chicken is a chicken breed of egg and meat combined use. Wolf mountain chicken feathers are divided into three kinds of pure black, yellow and white, of which black chicken is the most. Wolf Mountain Chicken breed is U-shaped, head and tail high, flat back, short round head, face, ear lobes and fleshy droops are bright red, iridescent is mainly yellow, the skin is white, the beak is black brown, shin black. Adult wolf pheasant weight: male .2840 g, female 2283 g. The slaughter rate of wolf pheasant 195 days old: semi-net chamber, male 82.8%, female 80.1%; full net chamber, male 76.9%, female 69.4%. Wolf mountain chickens are 208 days old, lay 160 to 170 eggs per year, and weigh 59 grams. Eggshell light brown. The ratio of male and female breeding is 1' (15 to 20), and the fertilization rate of eggs is maintained at about 90%, up to 96%. Under farm grazing conditions, the general male-female ratio is 1, (20-30), the average sexual maturity period is 208 days, the nesting rate is n.89%, and the average continuous nesting period is n.23 days.

Breed characteristics: strong physique, head and tail, concave back, tight feathers, flexible movement. According to the body type, it can be divided into heavy and light, the former is more productive in Matang and Fork River, the rooster weighs 4.0 to 4.5kg, the hen is 3.0 to 3.5kg; the latter is mostly tea, the rooster weighs 3.0 -3.5kg, and the hen is 2.0kg. According to the color of the feathers, it can be divided into three kinds: pure black, yellow and white, of which black chicken is the most, followed by yellow chicken, white chicken is the least, and heteromorphic chicken is very rare. Each color is divided into four types according to the head feather crown and shin toe feathers, including bald feet, bald feet, crested feet and crested feet.

Value analysis: Wolf mountain chicken has stable genetic performance, valuable genes, strong fecundity, disease resistance and adaptability. The meat is delicious, the aroma is rich, dense and tender, it is well received by consumers, the market development potential is large, and the prospect of hybrid utilization is broad.

Related stories: Speaking of "wolf pheasants", there is also an interesting story. As far back as 1872, a British merchant ship was moored in the Yangtze River near Nantong, and the cookers came ashore to buy back a batch of black chickens to cook. Because the chicken was tender and delicious, the captain was very surprised, and if he got the treasure, he brought the remaining ones back to England. Later, this black chicken was actually exhibited at the British Poultry Exhibition, favored by poultry experts in Europe and the United States, and won the gold medal. As a result, many countries in Europe, the United States and Asia imported this chicken from China. Because these chickens are exported from Nantong Wolf Mountain, they are named "Wolf Mountain Chicken". After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the wolf mountain chicken flew to Germany, Australia and other countries as a breeder. For a time, the wolf mountain chicken was worth a hundred times and was well-known at home and abroad.