Poultry ancient times was extremely popular among our farmers.Chickens and ducks require little care, in the summer they were nourished on their own, and received from them eggs and meat is a valuable source of protein, which was so necessary in severe rural lifestyle.
Unlike other sectors of the economy, poultry farming is a universal solution.Most breeds of chickens the same with equal success can provide you with meat and eggs.This is largely due to centuries of breeding, since most of the people at all times it is needed versatility.
What kind of chicken you choose?
Unfortunately, nowadays hard to find a breed of chickens that would fully meet this demand nemudrenyh.Despite the fact that in Soviet times, in all other livestock sectors of livestock were targeted as time on the removal of rocks with universal characteristics, poultry preference for laying hens only.Remember the "blue hens" on the shelves?Their extremely low palatability were largely associated with the "non-core" area of the bird.
Fortunately, there are wonderful Kuczynski anniversary chickens, breed characteristics are extremely high.Characteristic of their red eggs immediately apparent in the incubator, and later Kuczynski chickens manifest themselves only with the best hand.
little about the percentage of hatchability
Almost all breeders argue that written in the books of the "75% hatching" should not believe.Typically, the incubator for a chicken and this index rarely exceeds 50%.But And this feature is perfectly offset by the peculiarities of the young: the chicks are large, agile and strong.
Unlike other chickens, hatching chicks begin not with the blunt end of the egg, and with acute.And if at all - with the middle.Important!Practically each output are such chickens, whose yolk cord wrapped around the foot.If Kuczynski anniversary chickens are displayed under the hen, there is no problem: hen itself resolve the issue.In the case where the role of the hen incubator acts, you will have to closely monitor the carve the chickens, in order to prevent the case in the first few hours.
Other features
Do not be scared by looking in the incubator!Before you appears as if beige sea in which to find two identical chickens virtually impossible.A variety of beige and brown shades just indescribable!Distributed "chipmunks", which on the back there are three parallel black stripes.In general, clearly observed only one "rule": plain chicken this breed does not happen at all.
Why did this happen?
The thing that Kuczynski anniversary chickens - a kind of "fusion" of several breeds of meat and egg birds, so in infancy shown an abundance of all the genes that are inherited from their ancestors chickens.Even adults can be quite different color: their plumage can be yellow or almost red.For this reason Kuchinskaya anniversary breed chickens often accepted even by experienced fanciers of other birds.
only to months of age, the chicks begin to somehow "sorted", as manifested systemic differences.Thus, the chicken will always be smaller and will appear on their back feathers edged black border.At the back red males, with a slight reddish tinge.
Growing young
Do not think that just raznosherstaya "public" demands the reverent attitude.Kuczynski anniversary chickens are incredibly good at least that their youngsters very easy and pleasant to look.Again, thus differing from the other "stupid chickens," these kids are extremely smart.
On the third day of the chickens perfectly associate your hand is not a terrible beast that had invaded their nest and a food source.Thus, all your offerings will immediately be tried for edibility.In general, the problem of translation in the "adult" food is completely absent.
Other nice features
In addition, no stress associated with the adaptation of the translation into another room, there is also no.So, if the chickens of other species for a long time getting used to the new poultry house, sometimes a week in panic afraid to move away from him, then Kuchinskaya anniversary breed chickens extremely bold: young birds get used to the room a few hours later, quietly beginning to go for a walk and look for food.
The main difference from the common species is the fact that this bird almost never presents surprises to its owner.So, hens lay eggs only in a special place, and not scatter them around the chicken coop;they always sleep on a perch without deforming the keel bone spending the night on the floor.Of course, you will be required to provide them with the best perch.
way, that would be the case if the chicken the same Russian white breed decide to lay an egg in the same nest as her tovarka?It will be a serious scuffle, during which the bird may well beat the two eggs.A commemorative Kuchinskaya breed chickens is so peaceful, that the two hens may well sit in a nest, making no effort isklevat each other.
When otsazhivayut?
Around three months of excess males strongly suggested otsazhivayut.The fact is that they simply interfere with chicken there.If you pour more feed, the birds will overeat, and it is an extremely negative impact on the ability to lay eggs.As a result, you get overfed chickens, which are not capable of carrying, and the same "magnificent" roosters that will not be suitable as "landscapers".
If you grow them separately, in the first seven months of the cocks can be driven meat from them is soft and tender, and the skeleton of a compact and thin enough.Healthy chickens may start wearing since six months.
little about laying eggs
eggs these hens (as we already mentioned) the large, red color, with a very strong and dense shell.In the literature there are references to the fact that during the year, one laying hen is able to produce up to 180 eggs.In practice, it is more common figure of 220-240 pieces.Important: in the first two molting hens Kuczynski anniversary (photos that are in the paper) continued well carried.Only at the age of two to three years at this time, egg-laying ceases.
Even if the chickens were "hatched" incubator, the maternal instinct is strong in them: hatching eggs is more than half of the birds.Hen they are extremely responsible, so periodically drive them from eggs to chicken did not forget to eat.Even in a cold spring chicken capable without problems to raise up to three dozen chickens, and in the summer, this figure could rise further.
very important not to overfeed the birds, especially close to three years.Individuals very quickly grow fat, start badly carried.Furthermore, it may begin deaths from diseases.So these chickens need to be fed, not carried away by the size of portions.
meat breeds of chickens
However, do not underestimate the meat breeds of chickens.Photos that are in this article, you can make an idea about them.What are the main differences between these birds?Firstly, they are growing rapidly, with almost all the food consumed is spent on building muscle mass.Of course, some laying hens of meat breeds can lay a relatively decent number of eggs per year, yet their value is insignificant.
In appearance, they are also fairly easy to learn.Chicken meat breeds have a strong chest, short legs and general scratchiness exterior.Very good chicken of Cochin China.Outside they have a very remarkable: short and powerful legs, tail, similar to a black coat.However, often there are also red specimens.Chickens and roosters grow very quickly, gaining a large amount of the meat mass.Weigh 5-6 kg, are ideal for growing broilers.
Brama
This breed is an excellent example of how we can of the excellent and productive birds make decorative toys.Once males Brama just six months reached the weight of 7 pounds!Unfortunately, the main selection (illogically) was only through the elimination of beautiful birds.As a result, pomfret still considered meat chickens, but their weight is rarely more than 3-4 kg.
However, there is one positive feature: unlike other meat breeds, this breed chicken annually lays up to 120 eggs.They are large, have excellent taste.In addition to these two species, in our country practically does not meet chickens for meat.However, with egg breeds the situation is much better.
Egg chickens
White Russian.One of the oldest lines of selective, removal of which actually began in the late XVIII century, but the breed was officially adopted only in 1953.Chickens and roosters pure-white color, with bright red combs.The Constitution of birds dryish, long legs.Trot begin at the age of 160 days a year lay about 200 eggs.
Leghorn
egg Almost all breeds of chickens in the country were formed under the influence of these birds.The formation of themselves Leghorn happened several centuries in Italy.From there, over time, they moved to the US, where there was a further formation of the breed.In 1925 the birds were brought to our country.
breed is good that year laying hens lay 300 eggs.The birds weigh about 2 kg, carried begin at the age of 140 days.
Lohman Brown
course, breed chickens Brown is not too common in our country, but every year, these birds are becoming more popular.Actually, it's not even breed in the classic sense of the word, and the cross.That is, they are prepared by crossing different varieties.At home, it is impossible to bring in an incubator chicken with specified characteristics, but because every time they buy a new species.
Browns unique characteristics: they have large eggs, cream-colored, with a dense shell.During the production period, more than 330 laying hen lays eggs per year!Trot begin about 140 days.
We hope that the description of chicken breeds, which is given in this article will help you make the right choice.
