Nesting behavior

Also called "nesting", it is a maternal behavior of birds. The specific manifestation is that after laying eggs for a period of time, the body temperature rises, the coat is fluffy, and the eggs are held in the nest. Nest, stop laying eggs.

An instinct of poultry to naturally reproduce offspring is also called "hugability" or "nest-preferentiality". The breeding method of poultry is different from that of livestock. The embryonic development of poultry is completed outside the mother's body, so the mother must be incubated for the development of the embryo to continue. Generally speaking, chickens, turkeys, and geese all have nesting ability, ducks' nesting ability disappears (the exception is the tumor-headed duck), light species have weak nesting ability, and heavy species have strong nesting ability.

The black-bone chicken has good nesting ability

The black-bone chicken, also known as Wushan chicken and Silky

fowl, is an omnivorous domestic bird. It originates from Wushan, Taihe County, Jiangxi Province, China. There it has been bred for more than 2,000 years. Not only are their beaks, eyes, and feet black, but their skin, muscles, bones, and most of their internal organs are also black. In terms of nutritional value, the nutrition of black-bone chicken is much higher than that of ordinary chicken, and the taste is also very tender. As for the medicinal and therapeutic effects, they are incomparable to ordinary chickens

and are known as "precious therapeutic birds".

Chinese name

Silk-bone chicken

Also known as

Silk-feather chicken, Wushan chicken, black-bone chicken, black-bone chicken , Phylum Wushanji

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Class Aves

Order

Galliformes

Family

Phasianidae

Genus

Gallus Gallus

Silk-bone chicken (also known as bamboo chicken) is an omnivorous domestic bird. The United States calls it the smooth bantam chicken. Silky chickens are short, with a small head and short neck. And the skin, muscles, bones and most of the internal organs are also black. Due to different breeding environments, the characteristics of black-bone chickens are also different, including white feathers and black bones, black feathers and black bones, black bones and black meat, white meat and black bones, etc. Taihe Silky Chicken is petite and exquisite.

Silk-bone chicken is a rare medicinal bird unique to China, and the silk-bone chicken produced in Taihe, Jiangxi is the most authentic.

In 1915, Taihe black-bone chicken won the gold medal in the "Panama Chicken Competition". It looks like a phoenix but not a phoenix, and looks like a chicken but not a chicken. Its beautiful and unique appearance has won praise from participating countries. It is classified as an "ornamental chicken" and is famous all over the world.

Since the formation of the chicken is inseparable from the unique rich trace elements in the water and soil of Wushan Mountain in Taihe County, the chicken will inevitably degrade within three generations after being introduced from other places. Therefore, the Taihe black-bone chicken is a unique black-bone chicken variety in the world.

Since the 1970s, Taihe Silky Chicken has traveled far across the ocean and has been exhibited in 14 countries and regions in Asia, America and Europe, spreading the Silky Chicken culture and promoting Chinese civilization.

At the 18th Poultry Conference and Expo held in Nagoya, Japan in 1988, Taihe Silky Chicken was invited to be exhibited and won unanimous praise from judges and audiences from 35 countries and regions around the world! For a long time, Taihe black-bone chicken has attracted much attention in the world, and its nutritional supplement effects have been highly praised internationally. It is popular in Europe, America and Southeast Asia.

In 2002, Taihe Black Egg went into space aboard the "Shenzhou-3" spacecraft.

In 2005, Taihe black-bone chicken obtained the protection of origin label.

The first China Taihe Silky Chicken Festival was held on October 15, 2005.

China Taihe Silk-bone Chicken Festival

In 2006, Taihe Silky-bone Chicken was awarded the National Geographical Indication Protected Product.

In 2007, the national standard for Taihe black-bone chicken was officially released.

In 2007, Taihe Silky Chicken was recognized as a "China Well-known Trademark". It is one of the 10 "China Well-known Trademarks" among more than 280 geographical indication registered trademarks in the country. It is the only "living" "Chinese Well-known Trademark" in the country. "China's Well-known Trademark" is also the first "China's Well-known Trademark" in Ji'an.

Old books: Volume 884 of "Taiping Yulan" quotes "Zhiguai": "At that time, both states were suffering from heart and stomach diseases, and there were no immortals. Hong taught people in Jingzhou to kill black-bone chickens and Bozhi, ten Get eighty-nine. The reason for using black-bone chicken is bad. "Tongdian Li Erjiu" quotes Jin Yu's "Shang Pian Yan's son will be the queen": "I'm sorry." There is a proverb that says: 'The yellow chicken lays eggs, and the black-bone chicken lays eggs, but it is known that it is the son of the black-bone chicken, but it is not known that it is the son of the yellow chicken. : "The more popular it is, the black-bone chicken can be eaten in autumn." Qiu Zhaoao's note: ""Compendium of Materia Medica": black-bone chicken can cure rheumatism and paralysis." Song Lu You's "Song of Moving Chicken Fence": "The black-bone chicken is bought for more than one year. How proud is the red turban?”