Nandan Yao Chicken is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Regional Scope

Chengguan, Dachang, Chehe, Mangchang, Liuzhai, Yueli, Zhongbao, Luofu, Wuai, Bawu, and Li in Nandan County Lake Eleven Townships

Specific Quality

Nandan Yao chicken has a single upright comb, 6-8 crown teeth, black or slate blue beak, face, crown and wattles. Red, ear leaves red or blue-green. The feather colors of roosters are mainly golden yellow and brown-red, followed by yellow and black; the feather colors of hens include hemp black and hemp yellow. The shins are slender, the shins and toes are slate blue, the feet develop early, about 40% have shin feathers, and a few have toe feathers. The body is fusiform and the sternum is prominent.

Cultural allusions

Nandan Yao chicken is native to the Yao villages of Lihu and Bawu ethnic townships in Nandan County, Guangxi, at an altitude of 800-1000 meters. It was originally a pheasant The group breed is an excellent local chicken breed produced in the deep mountains and old forests. It was domesticated and bred by the local Baiku Yao people after hunting. It is recognized as one of the four famous chickens in Guangxi.

Nandan Yao chicken is native to the two ethnic townships of Lihu and Bawu in Nandan County, Guangxi. In the Yao villages at an altitude of 800-1000 meters, it is the local Baiku Yao compatriots in their unique natural environment. Excellent local chicken breeds formed after long-term closed breeding under conditions. It has the characteristics of compact body, firm and tender meat, delicious meat taste, strong foraging ability, tolerance to coarse food, and strong disease resistance. The skin color is mostly white, and a few are black-skinned. They are divided into large and small ones according to their weight, with small white-skinned ones being the representative ones.

The Nandan Yao chicken has a single upright comb with 6-8 crown teeth. The beak is black or slate blue, the face, crown and wattles are all red, and the ear leaves are red or blue-green. The plumage colors of roosters are mainly golden yellow and brown-red, followed by yellow and black; the feather colors of hens include hemp black and hemp yellow. The shins are slender, the shins and toes are slate blue, the feet develop early, about 40% have shin feathers, and a few have toe feathers. The body is fusiform and the sternum is prominent.

The sexual maturity period of Nandan Yao chicken is 90-100 days of age, and the age of hens starting to give birth is 120-140 days. Adult hens lay an average of 100 eggs per year, with an average egg weight of 41-54 grams. The pass rate of hatching eggs is 97%, the fertilization rate of hatching eggs is 93%, and the hatching rate of fertilized eggs is 91%. The rooster weighs 1.5 kilograms at 90 days of age, and the hen weighs 1.3 kilograms at 115 days of age. Yao chicken has more lean meat, less subcutaneous fat, crispy skin and fragrant meat. Cooking method: Clear water chicken, also known as Yuepo chicken (boil 2-3 pounds of water, add 75 grams of ginger slices, an appropriate amount of salt, add chopped raw chicken and cook together) is the preferred cooking method for Yao chicken. The soup is sweet and refreshing. Braised chicken is second, and white-cut chicken is also one of the more popular ways to eat it.

Main characteristics: Nandan Yao chicken is a meat chicken breed. The main wing feathers, main tail feathers, shins and beak of most chickens are black, the secondary wing feathers are black and yellow, the crest is single, iridescent brown, and the wattles and earlobes are red. Male Nandan Yao chickens have more golden, brown-red, and yellow-black feather colors, while female Nandan Yao chickens have more feather colors such as hemp black, black and white flowers, and earthy yellow. Adult Nandan Yao chicken weight: male 3537 grams, female 2262 grams. The slaughtering rate of adult Nandan Yao chickens is: semi-eviscerated, 82.5% for males and 90.0% for females; fully eviscerated, 77.0% for males and 86.1% for females. Nandan Yao chickens are 180 to 210 days old and lay 60 to 80 eggs per year. The eggs weigh 48 grams and the egg shells are brown.