Description of colored chickens
The most attention is drawn to the colored breeds of chickens that lay eggs and at the same time are meat. Each of them has a specific coloring that distinguishes it from individuals of other breeds. It is interesting not only to grow such beauty for eggs and meat, but also just to admire them. Each feather has its own color shines and shimmers in the sun like a small diamond.
Colored breeds of chickens
The popularity of chicken breeding is due to the high profits in the form of eggs and meat. Today, breeding development has achieved such results that in addition to high productivity indicators, external signs also play an important role. The aesthetic component of individual species of domestic birds is valued in many developed countries, not only in Europe, but also in North and South America.
Features of colored rocks
Like regular chickens, colored chickens have many benefits that come with breeding them. By providing pets with good care and feeding, the breeder can get plenty of tasty dietary meats, as well as wholesome and nutritious eggs. Productivity products play a major role in the pestle breeding itself.
Outward signs are just the result of crossing separate breeds, allowing birds to differ from each other. But this also has its own benefits. With the help of distinctive external signs, it will be easier for novice breeders to monitor their own livestock, to distinguish them for their own purposes. In addition, the farmer's guys (if any), their unusual coloring will arouse some interest. Some adults and toddlers also have certain patterns on their plumage. These traits can also help a novice breeder to distinguish between their pets.
Benefits of colored chicken breeds
The benefits of breeding and keeping colored birds are not related to their appearance. The main advantages of such breeds are:
- uniformity of development of young birds;
- rapid growth of chickens;
- high survival rate (up to 99%);
- a high percentage of white meat from one carcass;
- low cost of products.
The high productivity of birds depends on the conditions of their keeping, feeding, as well as the climatic characteristics of the region itself. According to the declared average data, broiler birds “RedBro»Produces about 200-250 eggs in the first year of its life. In addition, such a layer has one more feature - fibrous meat. It will not please all gourmets who prefer to eat a delicate product.
Domestic breeders will have a separate advantage in their souls: colored small chickens quickly get used to new conditions for themselves and most often tolerate cold weather well. Even in winter, any egg chicken will produce a stable number of eggs per month. The main thing is to provide the usual conditions of detention (as for other domestic animals): an insulated chicken coop isolated from drafts with ventilation and heating.
Popular color crosses
Mostly each colored bird has a certain resemblance to each other according to anthropometric data.
This is due to the fact that they are all obtained as a result of crossing. That is, they belong to crosses. The body of such birds is oblong, the chest is powerful, and the head is small. In addition, such birds have a strong skeleton, which they need to support their own heavy weight.
Among the many breeds of colored chickens, the most popular are:
- RedBro;
- Master Gris;
- Hungarian Giants;
- Foxy Chick;
- Naked Nek;
- Sasso xl 51;
- e3.
With proper home care, any species can be highly productive in bringing eggs and meat to the host's table.
Some individuals are capable of producing a large number of eggs. An example is the Master Gris chickens, the egg production of which is 280-300 pieces per year. It is very difficult to achieve such results when breeding any other bird at home.
There are also less productive crosses that have attracted attention due to their special appearance. Mini Chicken Malaysian Serama has bright, colorful plumage. Most often, pies are red, black and white. But this is not their distinguishing feature. These chickens are miniature like chickens of ordinary chickens and are more like pigeons in size, not to mention how large the young are. An adult rooster weighs no more than 400 g, and a female - up to 360 g. Such miniatures are of greatest interest to people because of their unusual body and not because they lay eggs. They keep their bodies upright, and their heads are curved like those of swans.
Redbro breed
RedBro obtained by crossing Malay chickens and Cornish, bred in England. Its distinctive feature is the large length of the legs, as well as the developed muscles. Her color is red, sometimes brown, less often green, but there are individuals with white plumage. The main advantage of breeding such birds is their quick adaptation to new conditions of keeping. Such pets have strong immunity to various infectious diseases and are not picky about food.
According to numerous reviews of farmers, "RedBro" breeding is suitable only for those people who prefer to eat fibrous meat. The average weight of a chicken by 10 months of keeping can reach 4.5 kg, and a rooster - 5 kg. But when kept at home, such birds rarely exceed 4.5 kg. In addition, laying hens have good performance. Starting from 6 months old, they are capable of producing up to 270 eggs per year to the breeder.
Features of the Master Gris crosses
Master Gris is a representative of the meat-eating. The breed was bred in France. These birds are gray-white in color and large in body size. Roosters can reach 7 kg and chickens 5 kg. In addition, one of the most important advantages of these farm birds is the taste of the meat. It is very tender and low in fat.
The Master Gris breed is popular among domestic farmers because of its unpretentiousness in food, as well as because of its calm nature. Caring for such birds does not differ from the maintenance of ordinary chickens. In addition, having decided to have such chicks, you can be sure that most of the livestock will survive and adapt to new conditions for themselves. Chick survival rate is high - up to 98%. With proper home selection, as well as a high-quality diet, the breeder will be provided with a large number of eggs (up to 300 eggs per year). The product itself shows an average weight of 65-70 g.
Hungarian Giants
The breed of chickens Hungarian Giants is one of the most popular in the domestic market. The great demand for such birds is associated with a large number of advantages, which include:
- good cold tolerance;
- the presence of a maternal instinct in chickens (after hatching a brood, females look after their chicks);
- good immunity to infectious diseases;
- resistance to the negative effects of drafts in the hen house.
Giants were bred in Hungary by crossing Orpington with wild breeds. These broilers gain weight quickly, making them highly productive. Moreover, selection does not stand still. Modern breeders continue to cross this breed with other birds for eggs, trying to set even greater records for egg production and muscle gain so that the breed is both meat and egg.
The variety has a high survival rate, so it is suitable even for novice farmers. All poultry farmers who decide to acquire chickens from Hungarian Giants only need to know about the peculiarities of their feeding. Such birds have an increased metabolism and require increased doses of protein in the diet. If such a nuance is taken into account by the breeder, the livestock will delight him with their productivity.
Other colored crosses
In terms of its popularity, the Foxy Chik broiler breed is one of the few competitors of the Hungarian Giants. As noted by the breeders who own the livestock of this cross, such birds have a rapid weight gain. Already in 45 days, one individual can reach a weight of 4 kg. In addition, egg production is also at its best.
In addition to high performance, Foxy Chick shows the following advantages:
- good survival rate, close to 100%;
- large egg weight - up to 70 g;
- good cold tolerance;
- resistance to infectious diseases.
Naked Chik is also popular, but its lack makes it difficult to maintain in northern countries. Such pets are afraid of cold weather and rarely survive the winter. In addition, even if the farm is equipped with special heaters that will create the most effective conditions for the growth of adults and young animals, their breeding will be difficult. It is most favorable to acquire them at an early age and discard them as needed.
The broiler sasso XL551 deserves special attention. According to breeders who have appreciated the productivity of these birds, their performance can impress any breeder. The best French breeders tried on such a hybrid, and the result of this work was appreciated by many industrial and private farms in the world. Their distinctive feature is the yellow color of the paws.