“Beijing Fatty”A funny Chinese chicken

[centrarchid]

Nope, this is a photo of the conservation base of Beijing Fatty, which is located in Beijing. And I only have a backyard and a roof to feed my fifty chickens.

Thanks, I am slowly advancing to a rearing system like at the Conservation Base.

 

[AlvinXsu-KMG]

I need a small army of these right now!

hah,I think since China can import such breeds as Brahman, polish, wyandotte, houdan. it should be very simple for you to import fatty from China.

 

[AlvinXsu-KMG]

It's very cold here. I need a much more refined coop then that. I must have 60 chickens at least! (Well, including the ducks. By this picture you can tell how many different breeds I have.)
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(Fancy lights too) and many more!

Wow, so cool! I can see that you have many breeds. They are very beautiful. My city is not very cold, every month is very similar to spring. So I can keep them living outside.

 

[Amer]

hah,I think since China can import such breeds as Brahman, polish, wyandotte, houdan. it should be very simple for you to import fatty from China.

Should be. Lots of testing, money spent, vaccination, and quarantine. At least Canada isn't such a hassle.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Thank you for sharing! The Beijing Fatty chicken seems to be very nice! They’re pretty!

 

[Amer]

Wow, so cool! I can see that you have many breeds. They are very beautiful. My city is not very cold, every month is very similar to spring. So I can keep them living outside.

Mine is very cold. There is snow outside now, even though it is not winter! It is the end of fall!
That is why we keep certain breeds that are not single combed usually, but are used to the cold.

 

[AlvinXsu-KMG]

Should be. Lots of testing, money spent, vaccination, and quarantine. At least Canada isn't such a hassle.

Mine is very cold. There is snow outside now, even though it is not winter! It is the end of fall!
That is why we keep certain breeds that are not single combed usually, but are used to the cold.

I know imports are very difficult, but if chicken farms are to be realized, it may be easier. I also tried to buy some eggs hatched from eBay US and eBay. UK.But I haven't done it yet. I want some chickens with lavender genes. China doesn't yet have this color.

I live in Yunnan, Southwest China, near Vietnam, Myanmar and Thailand. Therefore, its not necessary to consider cold resistant breeds. But if you live in a cold place, at least I think fatty is good for you, because Beijing's winter is also cold.hah~

 

[silveraden]

Hello, everyone. I come from China. I'm glad to know BYC not long ago. It's a amazing place，I think. I've learned a lot here.
Although my English is not good, I also want to try to bring you some local chickens from China. I hope you will like it and give me some suggestions.

Now, this is my favorite local breed. We call it "Beijing You Chicken", which actually means they have a lot of fat. So some people call them“Beijing Fatty chicken”, because Chinese people like stew very much, more fat will make chicken soup more delicious, so they are very popular in China.

I tried to search them on Google, but I rarely saw it. I wonder if anyone else keeps them in other countries? This breed almost disappeared in China in the 1980s, “Fatty” and “Silkie”have very different fates. They both come from China and looks a little similar. But “Beijing Fatty”has only become popular in China in recent years, many people want to breed them.

History records that they are variants from Cochin. During the Qing Dynasty in China, our empress dowager CiXi liked them very much. Even said that she would not eat chicken without Beijing fatty. The last emperor of the Qing Dynasty named them "China Palace Yellow chicken" by himself.

Fatty's colors are mostly golden, but they also have other colors, such as red, white, black and partridge. I'll show you later. The white fatty looks like a Sultan chicken, but the difference between them is that fatty is a single comb, yellow skin feet, and five toes. In fact, I don't know how many toes Sultan chicken has, because there is no Sultan chicken in China.


This is golden Fatty's rooster. Most feathers are red, and a few are golden.
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Its lovely hen. It looks more cute without big comb.
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I am going to buy 4 chicks tomorrow here in the Philippines. I am excited

 

[BuranChicks]

I just found this page... I'm trying to identify the breed of this hen.... she looks like these "fattys", just a different color. Any thoughts??

 

[Sicilianu]

I just found this page... I'm trying to identify the breed of this hen.... she looks like these "fattys", just a different color. Any thoughts??

she looks like she is a Silkie mix- I would guess with either an Ameraucana/Easter Egger or a D’Uccle.