Appearance characteristics of Zhuanghe bone chicken

Zhuanghe bone chicken, also known as Zhuanghe chicken, is a famous local variety in China, which can be used for both meat and eggs. It is mainly produced in zhuanghe city, Dalian. As early as more than 200 years ago, during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, with a large number of Shandong immigrants moving into Zhuanghe, Shandong Shouguang Chicken and Jin Jiu Yellow Chicken were brought to cross with local chickens. Zhuanghe bone chicken was cultivated by ordinary people for many years. It has the characteristics of big body, big egg, bright coat color and delicious meat. Adult roosters have fiery red feathers, bright black tail feathers, tall and powerful bodies, and the maximum weight can reach 6.5 kilograms. Adult hens have ephedra or grass yellow feathers, weighing up to 4.5kg, laying up to 240 eggs a year, and weighing up to 1 10g ~ 120g. Zhuanghe bone chicken is suitable for grazing and feeding, mainly foraging insects and grass seeds, with strong disease resistance and rough feeding tolerance. It is one of the "four famous animals" in Liaoning Province. Zhuanghe bone chicken is different from ordinary broilers. You can't keep it in captivity, you can only keep it in free range, because it is aggressive and active, and it can't be kept alive in captivity. Ordinary broilers can be slaughtered in dozens of days, and big bone chickens need 8~ 12 months. Moreover, the big bone chicken does not eat feed, but only eats weeds, wild vegetables, grass seeds, insects and whole grains. The breeding cycle of big bone chicken is long, the cost is relatively high and the risk is relatively high, so enterprises and farmers are reluctant to get their hands on it. But the meat of bone chicken is delicious, almost game, and it is very popular with consumers.