Green Shell Egg-laying Chicken Breed Introduction: Green Shell Egg-laying Chicken is a unique breed of poultry in China, originating from Dongxiang, Hubei, Yunnan, Guizhou, Nanchang, etc. It is named for the green color of the eggs it lays, which is more resistant to diseases and mainly feeds on green grass and vegetable leaves, with a smaller body size, high egg production, and is rich in amino acids and other nutrients.

The green egg-laying hen, with black skin, hair, meat, and internal organs, and green eggs, is a unique new breed of specialty poultry. It is very rare at home and abroad, and has attracted great attention and concern. Green egg-laying hens are gentle, like to live in groups, strong resistance to disease, wide adaptability, can be bred all over the country. The green chicken has special medicinal value.

The introduction of the green chicken is in line with today's black food trend and people's rapid demand for natural health food. The main varieties of green eggshell laying hens are Dongxiang black-feathered green eggshell laying hens, Sanhuang green eggshell laying hens, Sanyi green eggshell laying hens, Xinyang green eggshell laying hens, Zhaobao green eggshell laying hens, and Chang's green eggshell laying hens.

Green shell egg chicken hatching technology

Incubation of green shell egg chicken, the incubator should be cleaned and disinfected and preheated, and then the fertilized eggs into the apparatus, turn the eggs every 3 hours, so that the embryo is heated uniformly, and the temperature should be maintained at about 38 degrees, which will help the eggs to hatch, usually 20 days after the chicks will be hatched out.

Breeding green shell egg laying hens should be built in a ventilated and sunny site, with ventilation windows facing north and south installed in the coop to keep the environment well ventilated, and perches, drinkers, and troughs should be put in one side of the coop, and entrances and exits should be set up in the sunny side, and an exercise yard should be constructed outside the coop and the ground should be paved with sand and soil. To feed the freshly shelled green eggshell hens, provide full-price chick feed and feed them 4-6 times a day.

After the green-shelled laying hens enter the youth stage, the feed should be changed to breeder feed and fed 2-3 times a day, and also with grass and greens for a balanced nutritional intake.