By Feb. 14th, there has been 12 chicks hatched at my mother's home. This is the first clutch in this year, and a new generation to this ancient blood line in Southwest China.
Their Chinese name simply means "Green-egging Chicken". :p The original old breed is in black or partridge plumage. But the hybrid lines are of all kinds of colors.
Blue egging chickens have become popular across China roughly since a decade ago. There are many hybrid lines across China now. But I heard that the original breeds occurred in mountainous regions in Central and South China.
In Southwest China, there are mainly three types of Chicken. One is rather ancient, primitive, and like junglefowls. Another is large with feathered legs, like ancient cochin. The third is game fowls. The partridge form chicken I posted above is the junglefowl-like type. The white and black hen...
Hi everyone! My name is Henry. I live in China, and my family have kept chickens for generations. I have known this website for over a decade, but just joined in as a new member. I hope to share chicken stories in China with all friends in this wonderful website.