What kind of chicken is black-bone chicken? Silky chicken, also known as Silky Chicken, Wushan Chicken, etc., is named after its skin, bones, and muscles are jet black. Because of its high medicinal value and nourishing and therapeutic effects, it has been selected by many farmers as a breeding project to make money. So what are the characteristics of black-bone chicken? What varieties are there?

1. Yugan black chicken. The whole body of Yugan Jet Black Chicken is jet black, with jet black flake feathers. The beak, crown, skin, meat, bones, internal organs and toes are all black. The hen has a single comb, a delicate head, sharp eyes, and compact feathers. The rooster is brightly colored, majestic and vigorous, with high, black and shiny tail feathers, well-muscled legs, a high head, and a single comb. Adult roosters weigh about 1.5 kilograms and hens weigh about 1.1 kilograms. They are agile, good at leaping, have strong foraging ability and disease resistance, wide adaptability and low feed consumption. Sexually mature roosters are 60 to 80 days old and hens are about 180 days old. They produce about 150 eggs per year. The eggs weigh about 50 days and the eggshells are pink.

2. Jiangshan White-haired Silky Chicken. Jiangshan White Silky Chicken has pure white flat feathers, black skin, black meat, black bones, beak, and feet. Its earlobes are bird green, its single crown is crimson, its body is delicate and ingot-shaped, and its eyes are round and protruding. . The average weight of adult roosters is about 1.6 kilograms, and that of hens is about 1.5 kilograms. The average age at which they start laying is 184 days. The average number of eggs laid at 500 days of age is 138, and the average egg weight is 56.47 grams.

3. Black Phoenix Chicken. The black phoenix chicken is known as the "Black Treasure of China". It has an exquisite body and has all the characteristics of black silk hair, black skin, black flesh, black bones, crest, crest, green ears, beard, hairy legs and five claws. The weight of an adult rooster is 1.25-2.0 kilograms, and the weight of an adult hen is 1.0-1.5 kilograms. The hens produce about 140-160 eggs per year. The eggshells are mostly brown, and the average egg weight is 40-48 grams. Breeder chickens start laying eggs at the age of 6 months. The toes of the black pheasant are black, and the tongue is mostly light black or black.

4. Jinyang silk-feathered chicken. The feathers of Jinyang Silky Chicken are silky, the hen is medium-sized, the head is medium-sized, the red single comb, the beak is flesh-colored, the ear leaves are mostly white, the face is red or purple, the skin is white, some are black, the body is slightly short, and the shins are flesh-colored. Or black, most without tibia feathers, 4 toes. Feather colors are divided into three types: white, black and mottled. The average weight of a 6-month-old adult rooster is 2.09 kilograms, and that of a hen is about 1.3 kilograms. The age at which hens start giving birth is about 160 days, and the age at which roosters start crowing is about 120 days. The annual average number of eggs is about 80. However, it has not yet undergone systematic breeding and is still considered a local breed.

5. Taihe chicken. The number of Taihe chickens raised across the country has been included in the international standard breed. Its appearance has "100%" characteristics, namely, crown (mulberry crown), tassel head (crested head), green ears, beard, silky hair, black feet, and black Claws, black skin, black meat, and black bones. Adult roosters weigh 1.3 to 1.5 kilograms, and adult hens weigh 1.0 to 1.2 kilograms. Males are sexually mature for 150 to 160 days, and hens are sexually mature for 170 to 180 days. They produce about 100 eggs per year, with egg weights of about 40 grams and eggshells that are light white.

6. Xuefeng Silky Chicken. Xuefeng Silky Chicken is medium in size, slightly longer in body, strong in constitution, with black skin, black meat, black bones and black beak. The feathers are shiny and close to the body. There are three types of coat colors: all white, all black and mottled. The single crown is purple, the ear leaves are green, and iridescent brown. The rear tail of adult roosters is upward and fan-shaped. The average weight of 6-month-old adult roosters is 1.5 kilograms, and that of hens is 1.3 kilograms. The hens are 156 to 250 days old when they start to give birth, and the average age of roosters when they start crowing is 153 days. An average of 95 eggs are laid at 500 days of age, with an average egg weight of 46 grams. The eggshells are mostly light brown, and some are white.

7. Tengchong Snow Chicken. Mainly produced in Tengchong County, Yunnan Province, it has black skin, black meat, black bones, black beak and black feet, and its whole body is as white as snow. The weight of adult roosters and hens is 1.841kg and 1.570kg, the age at which they start laying is 150-180 days, the annual egg production is 100-150, and the average egg weight is 42g.

8. Silky chicken with silk feathers. The main production area is in Taihe County, Jiangxi Province. It was introduced by Japan in the 17th century and then spread to Europe. At the Panama Conference of Nations in 1915, silky chicken was positioned as an ornamental variety. In fact, the three functions of this chicken are food, medicine and ornamental. . The weight of adult roosters and hens is 1.25~1.50kg, 1.0~1.25kg, the age of onset of production is 165~195 days, the annual egg production is 80~120, the average egg weight is 42g, and the feed to meat ratio is 3.1~3.3:1.