White-feathered black-bone chicken is a fine breed used for medicine, eggs, and meat. It is covered in white feathers and has a black beak, a black tongue, a black tongue, a black toe, and black skin as its basic appearance characteristics. White-feathered silky chickens are mainly distributed in Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province, and are raised throughout the county. So how do you distinguish male and female white-feathered black-bone chickens? What are the characteristics of the breed? White-feathered black-bone chickens are a good variety used for medicine, eggs, and meat. They are covered in white feathers and have black beaks, black tongues, black _, black toes, and black feathers. Skin is the basic appearance characteristic. White-feathered silky chickens are mainly distributed in Jiangshan City, Zhejiang Province, and are raised throughout the county. So how to distinguish male and female white-feathered silky chickens? What are the characteristics of the breeds? Let’s take a look with the editor below.
1. How to distinguish male and female white-feathered black-bone chickens?
1. Chicks
Generally speaking, the first batch to emerge from the eggshell Chickens, nine out of ten of them are roosters. In addition, farmers can also distinguish based on the combs, but since both male and female black-bone chickens have double combs and single combs, it is difficult to make precise distinctions based on this when the black-bone chickens are still chicks.
Chicks within 24 hours can be identified by turning the anus. The male has an obvious reproductive protrusion. After 8 weeks of age, through appearance identification, the rooster is generally large in size, has a large comb, red color, bright feathers, and pointed oval neck feathers.
2. Adult chickens
After the white-feathered black-bone chickens reach adulthood, although the male and female chickens are both white in appearance and it is difficult to distinguish the male from the male, you can still tell the difference by looking carefully at the comb and body size. Make a difference. The most obvious difference between a rooster and a hen is the comb. The rooster's comb is huge and in full bloom, like a purple blooming flame.
But in comparison, the hen's comb is not large enough. It looks like a mulberry growing on its forehead, and its color is also dark black. In terms of body size, the rooster must be larger than the hen. Therefore, when white-feathered black-bone chickens reach adulthood, male and female chickens can be accurately distinguished based on the size and color of their combs, as well as their body size.
2. Variety characteristics
1. The weight of adult roosters of white-feathered silky chickens is 1.8 to 2.2 kilograms, and that of hens is 1.4 to 1.8 kilograms. The whole body of the white-feathered black-bone chicken carcass is black. Not only the skin, meat, and bones are black, but also most of the organs such as the mesentery and peritoneum are black in varying degrees. It does not change color after cooking. The meat is delicious, tender, and rich in colloid. It has food tonic effect.
2. The average annual egg production of white-feathered black-bone chickens is 166, with a maximum of 214 eggs. The average egg production at 500 days of age is 133.29 eggs. The average initial egg weight is 43.93 grams, and the adult egg weight is 55.95 grams. The eggs are light yellow ocher in color, standard in shape, and have a thick shell, which is convenient for transportation and storage.
3. The white-feathered black-bone chicken has an upright single comb, well-developed beards, all in crimson color, bird-green earlobes, mostly hairy genitals, and four toes with one spacing. The body is medium in shape and triangular in shape.
The above is an introduction to how to distinguish male and female white-feathered black-bone chickens. The feathers of white-feathered black-bone chickens are smoother and softer, while the feathers of roosters are rougher and harder. In addition, male black-bone chickens have larger combs, and their weight is 1.5-2 times that of hens in the same nest.