How to select the breed of black-bone chicken

Selection of breeding chickens: breeding must be carried out in strict accordance with the criteria of the "top ten" characteristics of black-bone chickens, so as to ensure the purebred pedigree and fine descendants of black-bone chickens and avoid generation by generation degradation. The source of breeder chickens must be disease-free and healthy chickens. And it requires good development, strong physique, broad head, deep chest and high feet, strong posture, no bending of keel, exuberant libido and strong breeding ability. Hens also require strong laying power, poor nesting, late molting and short molting time. Breeder Roosters have a great impact on their offspring, so they should also be strictly selected, requiring the selection of cocks with strong physical strength, disease resistance and outstanding breed characteristics.

Selection of black-bone chickens: in addition to picking out deformities, injuries and other remnants and diseased chickens week by week, two more strict breeds are needed. For the first time, at the age of 2 months, the ten healthy chicks with complete characteristics, good growth and development and exceeding the average weight were selected and continued to be bred. The second time in the 5-month-old, and then select, in addition to the physical appearance must meet the requirements, the body weight of rooster is more than 1 kg and hen is more than 0.8 kg. Both male and female breeder chickens are required to be healthy, disease-free and disabled.

Before the opening of production, the breeding henhouse must be equipped with laying boxes. It can be made of wooden cases, bricks or baskets, but it must be firm to prevent hens from falling over and hurting chickens. The laying box is required to be set in the dark place of the backlight, so that there is less interference from various external factors. The box is required to be clean, comfortable and dry. In general, there is one laying box for every five hens.