Breed of chickens Kuchinsky jubilee: characteristics, reviews

Kuchinskaya anniversary breed of chickens is an achievement of domestic breeders. Breeding work began in the 50s and continues to this day. The main focus of the work is to improve the productive characteristics of the Kuchinsky breed. The priority areas in breeding work are: improving the quality of eggs and shells, the viability of chickens and adults, reducing feed costs without changing the quality of products, improving the quality of poultry aimed at producing offspring.

Let’s compare some indicators of the Kuchinsky breed over the years:

Egg production: 2005 – 215 pieces, 2011 – 220 pieces;

Preservation of young animals: 2005 – 95%, 2011 – 97%;

Conclusion of young animals: 2005 – 81,5%, 2011 – 85%.

The figures are improving year by year. The Kuchinsky breed of chickens is the winner of agricultural exhibitions, experts recognize it as the best breed for the production of products.

Kuchinsky anniversary chickens were bred by breeders of the Kuchinsky breeding farm with the participation of specialists from the Timiryazev Academy, as well as the Poultry Technological Institute.

Foreign breeds of chickens: striped Plymouth Rocks, New Hampshires, Leggorns, Rhode Islands, Austrolorps transferred hereditary traits to the Kuchinsky breed, characterized by high productivity of eggs and meat. And the Liven chickens from the Oryol region gave the Kuchinsky high adaptability to local conditions. About the Kuchinsky breed, see the video:

Breed description

Rooster of the Kuchin breed: has a leaf-shaped comb with 5 separate teeth, erect. Its base follows the contour of the head. The beak is strongly curved, of medium size. The eyes are shiny, bulging, round in shape.

The head and neck are of medium size, the neck is heavily feathered. The back is wide, covered with elongated feathers. The tail is of medium length, the tail feathers are wide and overlap each other. The tail feathers are curved. The wings are pressed to the body, the lower edge is horizontal. The chest is massive, rounded. The legs are strong, moderately spaced, the lower legs are muscular. The bird has a lot of weight.

Kuchinsky chicken: small leaf-shaped comb with 5 teeth, straight, in Kuchinsky chickens with speckled coloring, the comb hangs from the middle part. The eyes are bulging, rounded. Neck with dense plumage, gradually tapering towards the head. The length and width of the back exceed the average size. The tail is small.

Coloration of the breed

In the description of the Kuchinsky jubilee breed of chickens, there are 2 types of coloring.

• Double edged: fan of mane feathers shiny red. Black color along the shaft, the feather shaft and narrow border along it are bright red. The neck is black in front, golden above. The tail feathers are black with a greenish tint, the coverts are light beige. Wings mostly black with rufous edging. Dark gray plumage on the belly. The undercoat is dark grey. In the photo, representatives of the clusters with the first color option.
• Bordered variety: The feathers are bright golden in color with black stripes along the shaft of the feather, which are connected to an expanding black spot at the end. Such feathers on the head, neck and chest. On the back, feathers are a rich golden brown. The tail feathers are black with a greenish tint, covering feathers are golden brown-beige with a black stripe along the stem. The wings are black with a golden spot along the axis. The belly is black-gray, the undertum is dark gray. How they look, look at the photo.

The coloring of Kuchin chickens is autosex, you can easily determine the sex of chickens at the age of one day by coloring with an accuracy of 95%. Cockerels have highlighted wings, light yellow head. The hens are darker in color with stripes on their backs and spots on their heads.

Production indicators

Kuchinsky chickens have a meat and egg orientation. The quality of the products is very high, the meat has a high taste. Kuchinsky chickens are in demand among the population, as they have high production rates.

At the age of 20 weeks, roosters weigh 2,4 kg, hens 2 kg; at the age of 56 weeks, roosters weigh 3,4 kg, hens 2,7 kg. The meat indicators of the Kuchinsky breed are very high.

Laying hens produce 215-220 eggs per year. Eggs weighing up to 60 g are light beige or cream with a pinkish tint, the shell is strong. Peak egg production occurs at the age of 9 months. They begin to rush at the age of 5,5 – 6 months. Adult Kuchin hens may stop laying for a short period of time due to molting.

Pros of the breed

In private farms, chickens of the Kuchin breed are happy to breed. The most important are, of course, high production figures, but there are a number of positive features of the breed.

• Kuchinsky chickens are friendly, balanced, have a good disposition, get used to people and to new conditions of detention;
• Unpretentious to food. They are very fond of chopped green mass, they can get their own food;
• Rapid puberty. They carry eggs with a high level of viability;
• Laying hens have not lost the instinct of incubation, they can independently breed their offspring;
• At the age of 90 days, you can begin to form a breeding herd. Cockerels at this time weigh up to 1,5 kg;
• They tolerate low temperatures well, rush year-round;
• The bright color of the Kuchinsky breed will decorate your farmstead.

Features of feeding

Up to 45 weeks, it is necessary to increase the amount of feed, but reduce their nutritional value. This contributes to the proper formation of the reproductive system of Kuchin chickens and the supply of nutrients in the body.

After 45 weeks, chickens stop growing. More calcium should be added to the diet to improve shell quality. The source of calcium is shells, chalk, limestone, cottage cheese, milk, yogurt.

Important for the body of chickens is the presence of phosphorus in the diet. Chickens get phosphorus from bone meal, bran, cake, fish meal.

The most complete are animal feeds: cottage cheese, milk, bone meal. But it is economically unprofitable to use them, since they are quite expensive. Therefore, combine food of plant and animal origin.

Chickens should consume feed with an energy value of 310 kcal per day. Otherwise, egg production will decrease, weight gain will stop, protective immune forces will decrease, and cannibalism may occur.

The main thing is that the bird should not be overfed so that obesity does not develop. In this state, the chickens stop laying, the quality of the meat suffers. Various diseases may develop.

Birds should always have clean water in the drinker. For bedding, use sawdust and shavings. This is economically beneficial and very convenient when cleaning the chicken coop.

Conclusion

Kuchinskaya breed is an achievement of domestic directional selection. Distinctive features of which are high egg production, meat of excellent taste. The breed enables farmers to engage not only in the production of products, but also in breeding the breed for the purpose of sale. A high percentage of offspring persistence, which is genetically inherent, will save you from financial losses. And another important goal of the breeders of the breeding farm “Kuchinskoye”: reducing the cost of production, has been achieved. The Kuchinsky jubilee breed is very unpretentious in terms of food and living conditions.

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