The best meat and egg breeds of chickens

Each farmer, having his own household, can get in addition to the prevailing animals a few dozen domestic chickens.

There are many varieties of these birds and different directions. At the moment in the development of the poultry industry there are more than a hundred breeds of chickens.

Depending on the agricultural direction, they are divided into species.

These include meat chickens, egg chickens, meat - egg birds, as well as poultry for exhibitions and fighting chickens.

Of these, the most common in the household are meat - egg species of birds.

These are birds that were obtained by crossing two types of meat and egg. This type of bird will be discussed today in this article.

Of the diverse content of pets in the cottages, the main place belongs to the chickens. They are grown in order to always have dietary meat and eggs on the table. And their feathers are suitable for pillows.

Meat - egg breeds of birds are very calm and peace-loving birds. They differ from other types of chickens so good disease resistance.

This breed is unpretentious to the living conditions, and for them there is no need to build high fences.Compared to egg breeds, this breed of chickens has a large mass. And hens are very caring mothers.

For the cultivation of meat - egg breeds an important aspect is good nutrition, which should be different and quality. The predominance of various nutrients in the feed, trace elements and vitamins gives chickens excellent satiety, well-groomed, and most importantly, high productivity.

But the hens of this breed have a very significant drawback, with poor feeding, they stop laying eggs.

The egg production of this breed of birds on average is about 200 pieces per year. And the meat of this breed in taste is better than that of the egg breed, since they have more developed muscles.

And now we will consider several types separately.

Bird Rhode Island

Chickens of this type are very common. This species was obtained by crossing the local chickens of the United States as early as 1850. In 1904, this species was brought to the standard of excellence. And in 1926 they were brought to our countries.

The birds are very hardy and unpretentious care for a. Feathers are shiny, dense and thick.

Their color is red-brown, but over the years the feathers turn a little pale.Rod color is brown.

White feathers in this breed are very rare. The body is rectangular in shape, with the possession of a massive and wide chest. The head is round, small. Erect comb in the form of a leaf.

Sometimes some birds have a pink color comb. The comb consists of five teeth. The neck of the Rhode Island breed is powerful, not long with a predominance of a good mane.

The bill has a yellowish color, short and slightly curved. Bird legs are shortish, no feathers. The wings are not very big.

The tail is very feathered, rounded, small, dark color with a predominance of green reflux. Ears and eyes are red. Hocks are low, yellowish without plumage, sometimes there are red stripes on the sides.

Basically, the weight of the male varies between 3200-4000 grams, and the weight of the chicken is from 2450 to 2850 grams.

For the rooster fit the rings of the second size, and for chickens the third.

Average egg production this breed is up to 170 pieces per yearand sometimes reaches about 215 eggs per year. Weight, which is about 60 grams.

The shell color is light brown. Specialists in this field note the fact that eggs are very high quality.

The safety of the breed is 85 percent at the adult stage, and 95 percent at the adult stage.

To invalid disadvantages The breeds include the following factors:

The shape of a triangular shape.
A body with a predominance of large weight.
Poorly developed back.
Long neck and head.
Light eye color.
Light and matte color feathers.

TO features This species includes the following indicators:

This breed of birds is the source for breeding other species.
When they reach the age of seven months, they begin their egg-laying.
Good quality includes high viability of birds of this species.
Year-round rushing.
Birds can eat pasture.
The name of this species is one of the states in the USA.

Another characteristic of this type is to conduct sorting of livestock, this event is held in the fall.

Chickens that are characterized by high egg production are left to breed. In the chicken coop to maintain egg production it is necessary to maintain the temperature within 10 degrees. And in winter, they increase the lighting time in the hen house.

Breed of birds New Hampshire

Bird New Hampshire, like the last species, was bred by American scientists in the state of New Hampshire.

It happened in the thirties of the twentieth century, based on the breed of Rhode Island.A distinctive feature of New Hampshire from this species is more high egg production and great vitality. In our countries, this species was introduced in 1946.

Birds begin to race after the sixth month. Egg shell color is brown. Chick survival is 86 percent.

The chickens are light brown underneath and slightly darker above. Hatching in this breed is not developed as in the Rhode Island breed.

By appearance, birds of this species differ from Rhode Island in their lighter plumage with a light brown color fluff.

New Hampshire is a very calm bird, which makes it possible to keep the cage.

This species is divided into two types: broiler type (variety of birds with meat direction) and egg (variety directed to egg productivity). Egg-type birds produce more than 200 eggs per year, weighing up to 65 grams. In young birds, egg production begins at the age of 200 days.

The weight of the female varies from 2450 grams to 2950 grams. The weight of the rooster is larger and is about 4000 grams.

The safety of young birds is 77 percent.

TO features This type of bird includes:

When reaching six months begin to rush.
This species has a good vitality.
It has the appearance of high egg production.

The downside of the bird of New Hampshire is her low hatching.

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Breed of birds Plymouth

Birds of this breed are grown not only for meat, but also for exhibitions. In these birds such qualities as beauty unpretentiousness, high egg production and meat quality.

Like the above breeds, this breed was also bred in the United States of America in the 19th century. And from this point in time they became very popular all over the world.

Since this meat is an egg breed, consequently birds have a very large body. The weight of a hen is about 3500 grams, and a rooster up to 5000 grams. The color of birds is very diverse: white, fawn, speckled or striped.

For the production of meat they grow white-colored birds, and for exhibition purposes they use most often striped chickens.

Birds have the following features:

The beak of the bird is short and yellow.
Different from other species with large eyes.
The tail is wide with a predominance of a large number of feathers.
On the crest of a rooster, usually four crests.

The birds of this breed are very calm. They have the ability to prolonged incubation. What distinguishes them from other species.

The average egg production rate of Plymouth is about 170 pieces per year. The color of the shell is usually brown.

The color of the chickens depends on the color of his parents.

Maturation in this breed occurs very early at about six months.

Positive characteristics Plymouthrock breeds:

Have a long hatching.
Rapid maturation in birds of this species.
Breed is grown not only for receiving tasty meat, but also for the exhibition purposes.
Plymutrok has a high carrying eggs and high quality meat.

Moscow breed of chickens

In order to grow Moscow chickens, you need to very well monitor their nutrition. Since due to the large weight and eating a large amount of feed, chicken is prone to obesity.

The best will be four balanced meals a day. The first two times are moist food, which is prepared just before dinner, and the other two are grain. But it is important that the remnants of wet food were removed, otherwise it may turn sour.

The black bird species stands out very well.It was developed by the poultry farmers of the Bratsevskaya factory together with scientists from the Moscow Agricultural Academy. The view was approved in the 1980s.

To obtain this breed have been done several stages. The purpose of the first was to obtain such a breed of chickens, to have a high content of meat, as well as to have high egg production. And the goal of the second stage is to improve the breed.

Special features this type:

Moscow breed has a big head. Comb is usual in the form of a leaf, upright. The beak of the bird is black, not long, slightly curved.
Eye color is orange.
The bird's neck is not very long. The chest is slightly arched and wide. The legs are not long, no feathers. The wings and tail are quite developed.
Feathers are very dense, black.

On females on the head sometimes there are golden spots. The males of this species are very beautiful. They have golden inserts on the head and on the back.

TO positive characteristics Moscow breed include:

The view is very resistant to different conditions of detention.
The view is not whimsical to food.
The bird has a high viability.
Also, the breed is resistant to various chicken diseases.
The undoubted advantage is the possibility of cellular content.
Chickens start running from the sixth month.

The disadvantage of the Moscow breed is weak egg incubation instinct.

Color of chickens of this breed is black. This type of bird is used as a hybrids in private and non-specialized agriculture.

Since this type of meat - egg, the quality of meat and egg production is an important characteristic of this breed. On average, one bird gives about 230 eggs per year. But if you provide very good care for the breed, sometimes it turns out about 2875 eggs per year. The weight of one egg is 60 grams. Egg color is light brown.

The mass of one chicken is 2500 gramsand the weight of the rooster is about 3000 grams.

The bird loves the heat, so keep the breed in a good chicken coop. In winter, it is necessary to warm the floor with straw, and in summer it is necessary to sprinkle with sand and leaves. After a certain period of time, this litter will mix with chicken manure and you will get a very good source of heat.

This type is universal. Since the table and you can get fresh meat and eggs. This variety is grown not only on large farms, but also on summer cottages.

Moscow chickens are very calm and not aggressive, they do not require scrupulous care. Therefore, it is not necessary to build large fences.

The survival rate of young chickens is about 90 percent.

Kuchinsky anniversary breed of birds

Anniversary Kuchinsky Kura is a very good view, since immediately after the appearance it became very popular.

The history of this species is very simple. This species was bred in a poultry factory near Moscow. The approximate time of occurrence is the period from 1948 to 1990. The breed was named after the plant where it was bred.

To obtain this breed, the following species were used: Australorp, striped Plymouth, brown leggorn, genus - island. In the end, it turned out very beautiful and worthy breed Kuchinsky Jubilee.

As other species, the breed is used to obtain quality meat and eggs. And she is very good at it.

The egg production of one bird is about 200 eggs per year.

The main distinguishing feature of the bird is its good susceptibility to various weather conditions. It not only adapts well to cold conditions, but also to hot weather, too.

The eggs carried by the Kuchinsky Anniversary Chicken are large, the weight of one egg is 60 grams. A distinctive feature of eggs is brown with a predominance of pink hue.

The meat productivity of one chicken ranges from 2500 grams to 3000 grams.

The bird itself looks very beautiful, because of its plumage. The color of birds is golden with a predominance of some brownish. But the male of this breed has a red color, sometimes with a predominance of gold and black feathers.

Another distinctive quality of this breed is very good survival rate for young chicks. Of all the chickens that appeared, almost 98 percent survive. This is very good, especially in comparison with other species of birds.

Kuchinsky Anniversary Chicken very quickly gaining weight, and poultry meat has very high quality characteristics.

Kuchinsky Anniversary Chicken unpretentious self-care. It’s easy for a farmer to keep this bird.

With a good attitude, the birds become tame. But when other breeds appear on their territory, they immediately begin to defend it.

Special features this breed:

Feathers in chickens are brown, but in roosters they are red with black and gold spots.
The color of eggs is brownish-pink.
The head is small in size, comb-shaped leaf.
The bird's beak is long.
Legs are small, without plumage.

Deficiencies in Kuchinsky Jubilee breed was not identified.

TO positive characteristics include: