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Miyi Chicken, Easy chicken rice, Grass Chicken Stool
Country: China
Home Tract: Miyi County and adjacent counties, Sichuan Province.
Morphological characters
Body: Large sized. Body shape is brick
Body Plumage: Major female surface colour is deep partridge. Minority is dark red. Male surface colour is red or dark red.
Skin colour: White, gray or black
Combs: Majority has single comb, minority have pea comb.
Wattles: Red or purple
Eyes: Chestnut iris
Beak: Black
Limbs/Shanks: Black; Majority has shank feathers and toe feathers
Morphometric traits
Body weight: Cock 2.41-2.88 kg, hen 2.0 kg
Production traits
Egg shell colour: Brown
Annual egg production (numbers): 42
Weight of an egg: 52.4-55.1 grams
Percentage of muscle:Adult is 78% for male and 70% for female
Remarks: Miyi chicken was larger, with a fast early growth, good meat performance, docile, easy feeding and management, the advantages of good meat quality and flavor. Miyi chicken nest but it is strong, less egg. Therefore, we should accelerate the establishment of Miyi chicken farm conservation, expanding populations, increase this breeding efforts to improve its performance.
References
Jia Y., 2004, “Report on domestic animal genetic resources in China,” China Agriculture Press. [Web Reference]