Poultry-lovers are increasingly paying attention todecorative birds, which include pygmy chickens. Interesting appearance, high egg-laying and delicious dietary meat make them more popular.
The most common are such dwarf chickens:
- bentamka;
- Paduan;
- dwarf cochin;
- dwarf wyandot;
- black (silk);
- Dwarf flush flush;
- dwarfish New England;
- Dutch white;
- dwarf bramble;
- bantam java;
- Orlovskaya cotton calico;
- Millefler;
- Shabo.
But this is not all the known dwarf chickens.Breeds (the photo of representatives allows to understand, how much they are attractive), deduced for decorative purposes, attract even professional poultry breeders.
The first representatives of this species appeared in the XIX century. His ancestors were sibrayta bentams, cochins, dark brahmas and Hamburg breeds.
Looks like these decorative pygmy chickensAttractive enough. The body of the bird is dense and broad, the legs of the males are powerful with yellow plumage. Young chicken can begin to rush at the age of 5 to 7 months. A year from them, you can get up to 120 eggs, the weight of which - about 50 grams. Dwarf vandots differ in that they are prone to incubation. For a year they can give up to 3 broods of young chickens.
But in the territory of Russia these dwarf chickens are nottoo common, although their population in the world is quite large. Experts say that the most popular are the silver-fringed chickens, but in total there are about 15 varieties of color.
The body of most birds is covered by black feathers withgreenish tint, sometimes with red patches. Habitually common for chickens in the Dutch white-clad almost absent. But they have big bright red earrings. Especially they stand out among the cocks.
Black plumage, although it is the mostcommon, not the only one. Also there are blue and brown Dutch white-crested pygmy chickens. Breeds, whose photos provide an opportunity to evaluate all their advantages, require special care. For example, the Dutch white-clad need to trim their feather comb, otherwise it grows to the shoulders of the bird.
For the first time registereddwarf chickens were more than 100 years ago. Paduan are representatives of decorative crested breeds. But, unlike other species, the feather crest of them is rare, long and falls back. The beak of the Paduan is curved, it is bluish-gray in color. Lobes and earrings are small, often they are not even visible from under the feathers. The body of the Paduan is elongated, it narrows to the back. Their tail is wide and well-sprung. Wings are long, they are tightly pressed to the body.
Despite the fact that the Paduan are considered decorative chickens, they are also bred in subsidiary farms. In a year they can demolish up to 120 eggs, and their meat is appreciated by gourmets.
Chickens completely, from head to foot, coveredfeathers. Their beak is yellow, it is slightly curved, the comb is leaf-shaped. Ordinary and decorative birds of this breed are practically not the same, they look almost the same as the standard cochins and dwarf chickens. Photo of representatives of both breeds a layman can even confuse. Although the dwarfish view is similar to a ball because of its compact size, and the usual cochins are large enough.
Шея у них средней длины, спина немного изгибается and rises in the region of the waist. The thorax of the dwarf cochins is well developed. Their legs are set wide. What distinguishes them is that they are covered with feathers to the very toes. The wings and tail of the chickens are rounded, they are quite short. It is practically impossible to list all the variations in the color of dwarf cochins.
This breed is distinguished by its unpretentious, cheerfultemper, cockiness. They do not tolerate low temperatures, they can have a frost, earrings and even legs, but they are resistant to various diseases. If the bentamks are cold, they will not eat well, lose weight and even die. Therefore it is important in winter to keep them in warmed poultry houses.
The young birds begin to swing at the age of 7 months. Chickens are very mobile, they quickly gain weight and are distinguished by increased survivability. Birds of this breed early feathers.
Interestingly, the feel of birds feathers are very similaron wool. It is because of this that they are called silk. The chest and back of these birds are wide, the body is cubical, the shape of the body is rounded from all sides. The shins of black chickens are short with thick plumage. The color of these breeds of birds can be anything, there are both bright piebald, and light blue and even white representatives.
Annually such a dwarf hen can demolish about 120 eggs. She can not only breed her offspring. Birds of this breed are capable of breeding young birds of any feathery.
Despite the fact that many dwarfish breeds of chickensare demanding of the conditions of detention and are subject to illnesses, Japanese bentamaks are quite tenacious. They are considered to be among the most hardy among all ornamental birds.
The chabo breeds are characterized by short legs andrelatively massive body. They have a short back, long wings that touch the ground, a breast of a convex shape. The head of the Japanese bentamok is large, the crest with 4-5 teeth is leaf-shaped, the color of the beak coincides with the color of the plumage, it is strong and short. The tail feathers on the tail are high. On their necks they have magnificent feathers. Japanese bentamki can be black-silver, golden, porcelain, wheat-colored.
If you are attracted by small chickens, and youyou can create suitable conditions for them, then you need to know a few nuances of caring for them. Decorative rocks are thermophilic. It is important for them to make a warm house, otherwise there is a risk of losing all the chickens. At any time it must be at least 15 aboutFROM.
In the poultry house there should be a bath for bathing,filled with sand or dried crushed clay. Bathing in it helps the birds get rid of parasites. Near the hen house should be a site for their walking. It is desirable to sow it with grass.
Most decorative chickens begin to sweep after six months. At the same time, their weight at this moment is about 0.6-0.7 kg.
In order for the hens of dwarf species to be incubatedeggs, they need to prepare nests for them. These can be shallow drawers, the bottom of which must be lined with straw. The best hens are chickens in 2-4 years of age. During the incubation period, they must be provided with water and fodder and a daily paddock should be organized at any time of the year. It is impossible to disturb the hens only on the first and last day of incubation.
