Wenshang Lutefisk
Lutefisk is a high-quality chicken, native to Wenshang County, Shandong, the county's northwestern Juntun, Yangdian, Guo Cang, Guo Lou, Chengguan, Yin Temple 6 townships to raise the largest number of neighboring areas of Wenshang County are also distributed. Reed chicken body oval and large, single crown, feathers black and white, rooster spotted white wider than black, hen spotted wide and narrow consistent.
One, species overview
Because the chicken body feathers were black and white horizontal spotted feathers, the masses are commonly known as the "reed chicken", the reed chicken is native to Wenshang County on both sides of the Wen River, it is the Wenshang reed chicken, the county is now the northwestern part of the Juntun, Yang store, Guo Cang, Guo Lou, Chengguan, Yin Temple 6 townships to feed the largest number of the other Wenshang County and neighboring areas are also distributed. The chicken is resistant to roughage and disease, lays more eggs and has good meat quality, which is favored by the local people. The rearing quantity is large, but with the promotion of foreign chicken breeds, the quantity of reed chicken in the production area has accounted for a very small proportion. Wenshang reed chicken is known as more precious than the giant panda species, now almost facing extinction, the historical value of the high!
Two, physical appearance
1, body type. The chicken has a uniform body shape, characterized by an erect neck, slightly high. The forequarters are slightly narrow, the back is long and straight, the hindquarters are wide and plump, the legs are long, the tail feathers are high, and the body shape is yuanbao-shaped.
2, appearance characteristics. Horizontal mottled feathers are the basic features of the chicken's appearance, most of the feathers of the whole body are black and white, wide and narrow consistent mottled. The hen's head and the edge of the collar feathers inlaid with orange-red or yellowish earth, the feathers are tight, clean and beautiful; cock's collar feathers and saddle feathers are mostly red, the tail feathers are black with green luster. The head is mostly flat, with a single crown, black at the base of the beak and white at the edge and tip. The iridescence is most often orange-red, followed by earthy yellow. The tibia color is mainly white, the claw color is most white, and the skin color is all white.
3, weight and body size. The weight of adult male and female chick is 1.40kg and 1.26kg respectively, and the length of body slope is 16.4cm and 17.8cm respectively. The growth rate of chicks is subject to the feeding conditions, and there are some differences in the different brooding seasons. By 4 months of age, the average weight of males is 1180g, and that of females is 920g. Feather growth is slow, and it is generally not until 6 months of age that they can all be replaced by adult feathers.
Three, egg-laying performance
In rural areas under general feeding conditions, the annual egg production of 130-150, in the better feeding conditions, up to 180-200, the average egg weight of 45 g. Eggshell color is mostly pink, and a few for the white.
Four, breeding performance
Sexual maturity of 150-180 days, male to female ratio of 1:12-15, the breeding rate of fertilization of more than 90%. Nesting hens account for about 3-5%, lasting about 20 days. Adult chicken feathering time is generally after September each year, the duration of feathering varies, high-yielding individuals in the feathering period can still lay eggs [when laying eggs, will be called day and night]
Five, economic value
Male and female chickens, the full net chamber rate of 71.21% and 68.9%. Feeding management of the chicken requirements of the feeding conditions are not high, suitable for general farmers scattered, but the production performance is low, if you change to a small group of housekeeping, formulated to meet the nutritional standards of the feed, can improve egg production and egg weight. The Wenshang reedy chicken is genetically stable, with consistent feather color and body type characteristics. The chicken is small and adaptable, with good egg performance. However, in the past decade, due to the reduction of rearing capacity, the chickens began to be mixed, the germplasm was degraded, and the egg-laying performance was mixed.
In the future, we should strengthen the selection and breeding of high-yielding groups, and introduce the crossbreeding of good egg-laying hens to improve their precocity. Egg weight and egg production to meet the needs of the masses of chicken rearing.
The Wenshang reedy chicken belongs to the lean meat type, with thin skin and little subcutaneous fat, which tastes more tender and smooth and does not grease the mouth." Jining City Government Animal Husbandry Bureau of Animal Husbandry Station Director Li Chuanxue said, and reed eggs contain rich and comprehensive nutrition, containing a large number of vitamins, minerals and proteins, which can nourish yin and moisten dryness, nourish blood and stabilize the fetus.