The difference between three yellow chickens and ordinary chickens

Three Yellow Chicken is different from ordinary chicken. The Three Yellow Chicken has thin skin, tender meat and relatively low protein content, so it is not easy to gain weight. Most of the foods and snacks sold outside now use Three Yellow Chicken. Not only does the Three Yellow Chicken have yellow skin, but even its claws are yellow. Ordinary chickens are divided into many varieties, and Three Yellow Chickens are also divided into many types, so everyone needs to understand the nutritional value of chicken.

The three-yellow chicken is popular in the market for its thin skin, tender meat and low protein content.

What kind of chicken is Sanhuang Chicken?

The Three Yellow Chicken is one of the precious poultry breeds, named after its yellow beak, yellow feathers and yellow feet. It has the characteristics of thin skin, tender meat, brittle bones, delicious taste, low protein, high nutritional value and medicinal value.

What kind of chicken is Sanhuang Chicken?

The original meaning of "three yellow chicken" refers to a chicken with yellow feathers, yellow beak and yellow feet. In addition, the skin must also be yellow. This kind of chicken has tender meat, crispy skin, soft bones, plump fat and delicious taste. The so-called three-yellow chicken now does not refer to a specific breed, but is a general term for high-quality broiler chickens with yellow feathers.

This type of chicken includes many varieties and is widely distributed. The main ones in Guangdong include Sanhuang Bearded Chicken, Qingyuan Ma Chicken, Xinghua Chicken, Zhongshan Shalan Chicken, Yangshan Chicken, Wenchang Chicken, and Huaixiang Chicken. Pudong chicken from Shanghai, Xiaoshan chicken from Zhejiang, Beijing oil chicken, Putian chicken from Fujian, Shouguang chicken from Shandong, etc.

These three-yellow chickens are very popular in the domestic market and among consumers in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia. However, the feather color is inconsistent, including light yellow, golden yellow, reddish yellow, brown yellow, brown yellow, as well as ephedra, hemp brown, etc.; the foot color, beak color and skin color are also different; there are differences in body shape, appearance and production performance.

The adult weight (22 weeks old) of a Sanhuang chicken rooster is 1600-1800 grams, and that of a hen is 1250-1400 grams. The age at first laying is 130-150 days old, the weight at first laying is 1150-1200 grams, the egg weight is 42-46 grams, the number of eggs laid at 500 days old is 180-200, the male-female ratio is 1:12-15, the fertilization rate is 88-91%, the hatching rate of fertilized eggs is 90-93%, the slaughter rate is 88.5%, the evisceration rate is 65%, the leg muscle rate is 25.0%, and the breast muscle rate is 18.8%.

The Three Yellow Chicken is suitable for breeding in hilly areas. It is mainly free-range and feeds on green grass and vegetables, supplemented with some staple foods such as wheat, corn, and rice. It is mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, and Hubei provinces. It is an authentic native breed of chicken in China. Later, due to reasons such as the lack of scale and high quality but not high price, the Three Yellow Chicken gradually faded out of the market. As consumers' awareness of nutrition and health continues to increase, the market for three-yellow chickens is slowly "returning to its place" and many companies are eyeing this traditional brand.

What is the difference between three-yellow chicken and ordinary chicken?

Domestic broilers are divided into two categories: one is the white-feathered broiler, which is an imported breed and is marketed at around 42 days old; the other is the yellow-feathered broiler, commonly known as the three-yellow chicken, which is mainly a local breed. The fast-speed yellow-feathered broiler is marketed within 65 days, the medium-speed type is between 60-100 days, and the slow-speed type is generally marketed after more than 100 days. In 2016, the total number of broiler chickens slaughtered in my country was 8.21 billion, including 3.92 billion yellow-feathered broilers and 4.29 billion white-feathered broilers.

【Ordinary Chicken】

Since feed chickens are quick to grow and have a short feeding time, their feet are relatively delicate. The skin of feed chickens is thick and loose, the pores are large, the skin is less smooth, and the color is white. Note: The skin of imitation native chicken is also relatively thin and has finer pores, but not as good as native chicken. Feed chickens are usually put on the market for sale when they are in the growth stage, with coarse muscle fibers that are thick and not firm. After making soup, the chicken bones are mostly cartilage, have no umami taste, and the chicken soup is turbid.