How to choose chicken breeds for ecological chicken breeding

Ecological chicken farming is usually based on grassland pastoral land, natural woodland, farm fields and orchards, and there is no need to build additional farms. Chickens are fed with artificial feed supplemented by natural feed, such as insects, tender grass, leaves, seeds and so on, which can save a lot of breeding costs. And the ecological breeding chicken, the meat quality is tight, the taste is delicious, deeply loved by people, has a better market. In recent years, the rural population has been constantly transferred to cities, especially in remote mountainous areas, leaving a large area of land or woodland, which provides favorable conditions for ecological breeding. In order to further improve the income of breeding, it is crucial to choose a good chicken breed.

I. the principle of choice

The selection of good breed culture can effectively improve the income of culture. The ecological breeding chicken should first choose the breed with strong adaptability. Under the stocking mode, the wild environment is changeable, and the temperature, humidity, light, wind and rain often change. Choosing the chicken with strong adaptability can effectively reduce the casualty rate. Secondly, try to choose meat and egg type chicken breeds, or chicken breeds with other benefits, in order to effectively improve the income.

There are different environments such as grassland, fruit forest, farmland and bamboo forest, and the breeding varieties and methods will be different. There are many native chicken breeds in China, and the native chicken usually has a good ability to adapt to the local environment. It is suggested that breeders should choose a better local native chicken breed.

II. Variety recommendation

1. Big bone chicken

This kind of chicken has a large body, deep and wide chest and a plump belly. It is a kind of chicken that can be used for both eggs and meat. It has a strong foraging ability. The adult rooster weighs about 2900 grams and the hen weighs about 2300 grams. Its outstanding advantages are high annual egg production, and large eggs, with an average weight of 63 grams, some eggs weighing more than 70 grams and an average annual production of 160 eggs. If raised well, the annual output can reach more than 180.

two。 Black-bone chicken

Black-bone chicken, known as "White Phoenix", is one of the ancient chicken breeds in China, which has both medicinal, meat and ornamental value. it produces 100 eggs a year, with a maximum of 150 eggs, which is of high economic value. Black-bone chicken can be scattered in bamboo and fruit forests, which can bring additional benefits for growers.

3. Gushi chicken

This is a kind of excellent chicken breed which has been selected and bred for a long time. It has the advantages of rough feeding resistance and strong disease resistance. It is especially suitable for wild stocking and free breeding. In addition, the meat of Gushi chicken is tender, nutritious and has a strong nourishing effect. The hen lays more eggs, the egg is large, the egg white is thicker, the egg yellow is dark, and the eggshell of Gushi chicken is thicker and convenient for storage and transportation, so it is worth breeding.

4. Luhua chicken

Luhua chicken has a strong foraging ability and a wide food chain. It eats weeds, flowers, leaves and roots, grass seeds and fruits, moths, maggots, earthworms and insects. This chicken has a large amount of activity, so it has strong disease resistance, strong climbing ability and short flight ability, so it is suitable for mountain breeding. Luhua chicken has the habit of returning to its nest. No matter how far it is during the day, it will come back automatically in the evening. There is no need to worry about getting lost.

Matters needing attention

Ecological farms should avoid densely populated areas. Although poultry manure can be absorbed by fruit trees as fertilizer, it will still affect the living comfort of others. Ecological breeding is mainly based on natural feed, which still needs to be supplemented scientifically, and the supplementary feed must be natural organic feed, such as corn, rice or its processed products, which must not contain hormones or other substances, otherwise it will affect the quality of ecological chickens. As chickens are often active in the wild, breeders need to take safety precautions to prevent the invasion of chickens by weasels, bobcats, foxes, snakes and other animals.

The above are the main recommended ecological chicken breeds. I hope this article can provide help for you. Taking measures in accordance with local conditions is fundamental, ecological chicken breeding should not blindly follow the trend, should be more consultation, more consideration, scientific and reasonable selection of sites and breeding varieties, in order to effectively improve income.