Breeding birds in household plots and summer cottages has long become not only a hobby, but also an excellent source of replenishment of the diet of citizens. Owners of poultry livestock seek to breed not only highly productive birds, but also beautiful ones. Color broilers are great for satisfying the aesthetic requirements of amateur poultry farmers.
History
Modern poultry farming is aimed at obtaining poultry with increased productivity, unpretentiousness in the content and low cost of feed. The color broiler meets these requirements. A description of some breeds of this bird is given below in the text. The common characteristic for all is unpretentiousness in the maintenance, excellent adaptation to various climatic conditions and high productivity.
Colored broilers provide their owners with excellent meat tastes and delight with high egg production. Young growth is fed quickly and in a couple of months it gains weight up to 2.5 kg.
Breeds
No doubt, these breeds can be proud of. Color broilers are divided into several types: master gris, redbro, naked nek. All of them are characterized by increased meat and egg productivity: egg production can reach 300 eggs per year, the weight of adults is 5 kg.
Color broiler chickens have excellent growth and development indicators. Compared with peers of other breeds of egg direction, they are at least 300 grams heavier than their monthly age. By the 35 days of their life, chickens often gain one kilogram of live weight, and sometimes more.
The color broiler is becoming increasingly popular among small farmers and private home owners. A universal bird that can provide large quantities of dietary food products cannot but interest amateur poultry farmers and professionals.
If the obtained product is important for a private farmstead, then for broilers color broilers are also valuable from the point of view of using them for breeding new breeds. Crossbreeding makes it possible to improve the meat quality of poultry, accelerate its growth and improve the taste characteristics of meat.
Red bro
The red brobro broiler was bred by crossing two main breeds: Malay fighting chickens and Cornish. Bred in England more than 90 years ago, but today the most famous breeding centers for these broilers are located in the USA and France.
- The plumage is dense, has a red, red-brown color.
- The head is big.
- Short beak.
- Bright red earlobes and leaf-shaped comb.
- Well marked relief muscles.
- The legs are thick.
- Developed metatarsus.
They are distinguished by good health, do not need vaccinations and antibiotics. The bird is strong, resistant to diseases, easily gets used to new conditions.
Redbro productivity:
- egg production - 160 eggs (individual specimens give up to 300 pieces);
- egg weight - 60 grams;
- live weight of chicken - 3 kg;
- live weight of the rooster - 4.5 kg.
Young chickens begin to rush already at the age of 5-6 months, and the bird gains its bulk by 6 months. Dietary meat - nonfat and fibrous. The breed perfectly pays for food, at the age of 35 days young growth can reach a weight of 1.2 kg, and in two months - already more than 2.5 kg.
Master Gris
Color broiler (photo in the text) master gray (gris) bred in France, refers to chickens meat and egg productivity.
Beautiful bird, gray-white color, unpretentious and hardy. It feels great with floor and cell content. Calm, sociable, almost tame hens reach 4 kg of live weight. Roosters can weigh 7 kg.
Chickens grow quickly and amicably: survival rate is 98%. By one and a half months gain 1,5 kg, to two –2,5 kg.
Despite the fact that the breed is declared as meat and egg, the egg laying ability of the master gray is very decent - 300 eggs, weighing 65-70 grams. Rush start at four months old.
Foxy Chick
Foxy chickens of the meat production sector. Considered ideal for home content:
- the safety of chickens - 100%;
- egg production on average up to 250 eggs;
- egg weight up to 70 grams, cream shell;
- live weight of chicken - 4 kg;
- live weight of a rooster - up to 7 kg.
In addition to good productivity, chickens have a beautiful appearance. The plumage color can vary from light red to deep brown-red. A bright large bird is just a decoration of the yard.
Naked Neck
The origin of this breed is not known for certain. Most common in Romania, Hungary, Germany. The most striking distinguishing feature is the absence of plumage in the neck, even in chickens. The color of the pen in all possible shades.
The color broiler (photo of a naked bird - below) is a medium-sized blanket with a dense fleshy body. The head is round in shape with plumage in the occipital part. The beak is somewhat curved. The comb is erect, small, solitary or adjustable.
The neck is red without plumage, curved. The base of the neck is decorated with fluffy feathers.
Convex wide chest rounded. The back is wide and flat. Wings tight to the body. Strong long legs, metatarsus not feathered.
The bird adapts well to various climatic conditions, tolerates cold well, but because of its bare neck it is still mainly bred in the southern regions.
The only drawback of color broilers is the complexity of their reproduction. Pedigree young animals are best purchased at poultry farms or specialized enterprises.
A variety of color broilers is explained by the natural desire of specialists to bring out more advanced breeds and crosses. Species diversity is ensured by using not only broilers, but also poultry of meat and egg and egg directions as initial breeds.