BREEDING CHICKENS AT HOME: THE BREEDS THAT ARE USED TO PRODUCE MEAT, EGGS AND THE COMBINED VERSION, AS WELL AS THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR CULTIVATION

More and more people understand what fast food and convenience food leads to. Many are looking for more natural and healthy foods than are sold in hypermarkets.

One solution to this issue is the cultivation of food independently at home. In this article we will go over the main types of chickens that can be grown on your site.

The advantages of keeping and caring for birds on your site

So, home poultry has many advantages compared to growing other animals:

large volume of the final product;
low bird maintenance costs;
small expenses of physical labor;
regulation of livestock breeding;
no need for any academic knowledge in this area.

If you decide to do this type of activity, then first of all you need to choose the right breed of chickens. It depends on what kind of food you need to buy and how to equip the premises for their maintenance.

ATTENTION: It is necessary to understand that each breed has its own purpose. There are chickens for the production of eggs, for meat and combined.

What types of chickens are best bred depending on the purpose of their cultivation: description and photo

Egg-meat breeds are a kind of symbiosis of breeds with high egg production and breeds with a high body mass.

Egg and meat

Hubbard. This cross is distinguished by high productivity both in relation to eggs (up to 200 pieces per year) and in relation to meat. Eggs are nutritious, and the meat is tender. Chickens of this breed can reach a weight of 7 kg. Moreover, the percentage of survival is 98%.
Adults are not picky in their content, so they are suitable for breeding at home. In addition to the description of Hubbard for a complete picture of the breed attached photo.
There are some nuances of keeping chickens related to temperature and feeding. During the period of immaturity they are quite vulnerable. It is necessary to strictly observe the regime and quality of food, as well as access to clean drinking water.
Poltava chickens. Have a yellowish-clay color. Egg production - about 180 pieces per year, with a mass of 60 gr.
Maturity comes on the 6th month. Roosters average about 3 kg, and chickens about 2.5 kg. Hens of this breed are good hens.
Black bearded chickens. As their name implies, they have a black color. Were withdrawn by domestic breeders.
Egg production about 190 pieces per year. The weight of the chicken reaches an average of 2.8 kg, and roosters - 3 kg.
Ukrainian Ushanka. Color red-red. Chickens of medium size: roosters up to 3.5 kg, chickens up to 2.3 kg.

In a year this chicken will bring about 170 eggs. Sexual maturity occurs at 6 months of life.

Yerevan chickens . They are characterized by bright plumage. The weight of hens and rooster is quite different.
Chicken reaches 2.5 kg, adult rooster up to 4.5 kg. Egg production is above an average of 220 eggs per year. Differ shy character.
Hubbard
Poltava chickens.
Black bearded chickens.
Ukrainian Ushanka.
Yerevan chickens.

For meat

Brama. Frost-resistant type of chickens. Moisture is also easily tolerated. Very beautiful plumage. Sometimes bred as decorative.
When keeping brahma, it is important to remember that they need to be walked. The representative of this cross can bring to the owner up to 110 eggs a year and up to 7 kg of meat. Egg weight does not reach 60 grams. Sexual maturity comes rather late at 7-8 months.
Cochinquin . This species was discovered in China. These are beautiful, large birds with a wide chest and a small head.

Due to the fact that the feathers cover even the feet it is easy for them to warm up. Slow, especially in walks do not need. This all contributes to rapid weight gain.

For their breeding enough small room. The rooster reaches 4.5 kg live weight, hens grow up to 4 kg. Egg productivity - 110 per year.

We watch a useful video about breeding breeding of hens of the Brahma and Cochinhin breed:

Bress Gallic. Hardy enough breed. Rooster weight up to 7 kg, chicken to 5. Homeland is France. Very popular in restaurants because of the delicious meat.
Broilers. Quite common in private households. Egg production is very low, but in return the owner receives up to 7 kg of meat.
The bird quickly gains weight, not capricious, inactive. Does not require a lot of space and care. Broiler is a hybrid bird species. Its qualities are not preserved when growing the next generation of birds.
In other words, at home they do not make sense to multiply. There will be no effect. Nestlings will not gain weight as quickly as their predecessors.
Dorking. This breed was bred in England. Hybrid. Differ a beautiful color.
Weight reaches 5.5 kg. Egg production is low. If you breed them at home, then only with the aim of obtaining meat.

Brama

Cochinquin.

Bress Gallic.

Broilers

Dorking.

For egg production

Hens of breed "Dominant". The homeland of this type of chickens is the Czech Republic. Specialists combining several strong qualities of different breeds, were dominant.
Analysis of the characteristics of these chickens shows that they are easy to keep at home. They are famous for high egg production up to three hundred eggs per year. And one of the most common breeds of D 100 can break the record of 310 eggs per year.
Egg weight, with good care - 70 gr. This is a very good indicator, given that an average individual weighs 2 kg on average. A rather early start of egg laying is established - the fifth month of the hen's life. A viability of 97% is observed.
Chickens have a strong immunity. Even on large farms, they noticed that this species is the least sick and recovers faster. We believe that this trait is very important when breeding at home, where there are no qualified veterinarians, and the conditions of detention may not always correspond to the norm. No need for expensive food, space heating and equipment of high designs.
Legorn. Distributed in Russia quite well. Egg production is about 200 eggs per year.

Sexual maturity occurs at the age of 4 months. The weight is rather small: about 2 kg in chickens, 2.5 kg in roosters. Such hens can be bred at home, if the plot is large enough. In narrow cages such birds will die.

Belarus-9. This species of hens is also very popular with household holders. Egg production affects up to 300 pieces per year.

Maturity comes at 5 months of life. Endurance level is about 95%. In a special feed do not need.

Lohman Brown. As a rule, laying hens love will. However, this species lives beautifully and in captivity.
Egg production up to 310 pieces per year. Puberty occurs at 5 months of life. Viability in chickens reaches 98%.
Tetra. Homeland - Hungary. Another species that carries up to 310 eggs per year. However, these chickens differ fastidious appetite. Food must be balanced and fortified. The volume of feed should be increased to 150 gr. in a day. The peculiarity of these birds is extraordinary tasty meat. While most laying hens have “rubber” meat.

If you close your eyes to the fact that they need a little more feed than the rest of the hens, that they can be bred safely at home, getting a lot of eggs and tasty meat.

Dominant.

Leghorn

Belarus - 9.

Loman Brown.

Tetra.

Breeding chickens brings a lot of bonuses in the form of meat, eggs and, of course, fun at minimal cost. Chickens are not particularly demanding on nutrition and conditions of detention. In the world there are a huge number of crosses, each with its own merits. Moreover, breeders continue to work in this direction. And only the breeder himself decides which breed to choose, based on the goals he set for himself.