Kury Dominant: description and characteristics of 14 subspecies of the breed, conditions of detention

One of the best breeds among chickens is Dominant. Growing and care is not difficult. The species has an increased ability to carry eggs. Each variety of this breed differs in appearance, color of eggs, productivity. In order to maintain the he alth and productivity of poultry at a high level, care should be taken to ensure optimal conditions for its rearing.

History of the breed

The breed of chickens Dominant belongs to the egg-meat group, bred in a Czech laboratory. This is a mix of several types of chickens, including Sussex. Breeders note that this variety of chickens is characterized only by positive qualities.

Chickens have an attractive, bright appearance with colorful plumage and high productivity. In one year, each laying hen produces up to 312 eggs. Young hens start laying eggs as early as 5 months.

New crosses (cross breeds) are characterized by high immunity, so they rarely get sick. In addition, they endure the impact of adverse factors.

Appearance and varieties

Description:

Chickens have lush plumage, so they look big.
Scallop and earrings small, reddish tint.
Roosters have crimson combs.
The legs are strong, short, yellow with lush plumage.
Wings of standard size, tightly pressed to the sides.
Feathers may have different colors.
The weight of one individual at the age of 5 months is 2.5 kg.

Each subspecies of Dominant chickens has its own distinctive features.

Mottled D 959

These are chicken crosses - hybrids, which are characterized by a large list of positive qualities. Speckled appearance D 959 has a calm character. The plumage is bright, colorful, lush. A small comb and earrings of a reddish tint. The weight of adult chickens is 2.5 kg. For a year laying hens bring up to 322 eggs. Weight of one copy 62 g.

Partridge D 300

Highly productive crosses are egg-laying. The head of the chickens is small, the comb and earrings are red-scarlet. The feather cover is thick, golden-brown in color, short legs are strong. A laying hen produces up to 302 eggs with beige or white shells each year.

Tricolor D 301

The hybrid belongs to the egg group of chickens. Birds annually give 304 eggs and gain body weight up to 2.2 kg. Scallop and earrings of rich red color. Iridescent plumage consists of golden, brown and red hues.

Black D 109

Dominant chickens DS 109 black. The scallop and lobes are a rich red hue. For a year, a chicken is capable of producing up to 290 brownish eggs. The weight of an adult chicken is 2.3 kg.

Black D 149

The breed is characterized by high productivity, up to 305 brown-shelled eggs annually, weighing up to 64 g. Chickens are distinguished by a rich black plumage color, with white stripes on the breast. The male has a brighter coloration. There are white-yellow blotches all over the body.

Sussex D 104

Chickens of this group are distinguished by good productivity and early egg production. They have an egg and meat purpose. The body of chickens is dense, the head is small. A pointed comb and earrings of a reddish hue. The main color of the feathers is snow-white. There are noticeable black blotches on the wings and breast. The tail is made up of black feathers. The nature of the chickens is calm.A laying hen produces up to 322 eggs annually.

Sussex D 304

Chickens of this species have plumage of a snow-white shade. Feathers on the tail and on the head are black. Each laying hen produces up to 268 white-shelled eggs annually. The weight of one copy is 63 g. The mass of laying hens at 1.5 years is 2 kg.

Leggorn D 229

Birds are white. The scallop is soft, tumbles to one side, red. Cross-country productivity is high. The female brings up to 322 eggs per year. The weight of the bird is small, 1.6 kg.

Red D 853

A variety of chickens is distinguished by a red-burgundy color of feathers. Every year, a laying hen brings up to 285 eggs. Birds of this species are unpretentious, have a calm disposition, and take root well in new conditions.

Amber D 843

Plumage of birds of an amber-brown hue. Each year, one laying hen brings up to 311 eggs. The mass of one egg is 63 g, the shell is brown. The mass of chickens is not more than 1.6 kg.

Blue D 107

Chickens of this breed have an exotic type of color. The head, back and neck are bluish in combination with black and blue. All other parts of the body are gray. The red comb has a solid shape, does not bend to the side. A chicken can lay up to 302 eggs annually. The mass of one egg is 62 g. An adult chicken weighs 2.20 kg.

Brown D 102 and D 192

The body of the Dominant 102 bird is covered with lush brown-brown plumage. Roosters have lighter feathers. White color predominates, on which brown blotches are observed. At 2 years old, the body weight of the animal is 1.6 kg. Each laying hen produces up to 318 white-cream eggs weighing 64 g per year.

The most popular is the type of chickens D 192. The color of the plumage is brown. The female produces up to 307 eggs per year, which have a brownish shell.

Red striped D 159

The hybrid is distinguished by a red-brown shade of feathers. Laying hens lay 312 eggs each year. The weight of one copy is 61 g. The body weight of an adult chicken is 2.1 kg.

Red striped D 459

The color of the feathers is variegated, red-brown. The tail consists of wide gray feathers. The scallop of the red striped variety of chickens GS 459 of scarlet color is tilted to one side. In a year, it will be possible to collect up to 311 eggs with a brownish shell. Weight of one egg 62 g.

Temperament

The temperament of Dominant chickens is accommodating, calm:

all individuals are active;
characteristically loud clucking;
chickens are not pugnacious, coexist well with other bird species;
shyness of chickens is noted;
when changing habitats are stressed, but adaptation is fast.

All these features do not affect egg production in any way. Individuals behave best in an open area, without fences. But they get along quite well in a tighter room with other varieties of chickens.

Productivity and egg production of chickens

The characteristics of the breed indicate that the egg production of chickens is very high. Every year, each female is able to lay up to 322 eggs. Dominant hens lay eggs with a brownish, snow-white, brown and even greenish shell. The peak performance of hens with white and colored eggs falls on the age of animals equal to two years.

How to choose?

In order for dominant chickens to please with high performance, you need to make the right choice:

Buy individuals only from trusted sellers.
Select individuals of the same age. It is best to take chicks that are 12 days old.
Good, he althy individuals are active, constantly digging in the ground, running around the chicken coop.
You should choose young with a smooth, soft-touch crest and lush, even plumage.

In order to choose the best varieties of chickens to raise, you also need to get acquainted with the main characteristics.

How to find out the gender of a chicken?

Gender of crosses can be determined already at two days of age. Cockerels are distinguished by light plumage and white spots on the head. The hens have dark feathers and no spots on their heads.

In other varieties of chickens, sex is determined by the characteristics of plumage. In hens, plumage appears on the sixth day, and in males - much later.

Advantages and disadvantages

The main advantages of the Dominant chicken breed include the following characteristics:

early maturation and early onset of egg production;
large eggs, their weight reaches 72 g, with excellent taste;
with proper nutrition, rush every day;
fast weight gain;
calm, accommodating character;
quick adaptation to new conditions;
poultry of this breed can be kept both in limited and free space;
do not require special care.

A variety of this breed also has disadvantages:

Laying hens love to seek out hidden places to lay their eggs;
maternal instinct is low;
chickens start pecking eggs if the room is cramped.

Conditions for keeping chickens Dominant

Egg production and meat quality largely depend on the conditions of poultry keeping. Therefore, it is important to take into account some recommendations for the care of chickens.

Poultry Requirements

The interior of the chicken coop must be kept clean and dry, but there are other requirements:

should take care of the insulation of the walls, roof and floor of the chicken coop in winter;
floor should be made of wood and bedding made of peat or straw;
lighting should be dimmed;
nests are installed at a great distance from each other;
the room should be spacious (4 birds per 1 sq. m);
Feeders, containers for wet food and water should be separate in the chicken coop.

Because this breed of chickens do not fly well, it is not necessary to build a corral with a high fence. In summer, the chicken coop should not be too hot, drafts should not be allowed.

Playing yard

For walking, you should install an aviary, best of all on the east or north side of the building. Be sure to have good lighting and a lot of greenery. Thanks to walking, birds are enriched with vitamin D, the taste of meat improves. Birds have the ability to get food on their own: they constantly nibble on grass, looking for bugs and worms.

Installation of feeders and drinkers

The interior of a chicken coop is not complete without drinkers and feeders. In summer walking, these accessories should also be a must. There are two types of feeders: bunker and periodic. In the latter case, the feed is poured into the container in the required volume several times a day.Bunker feeders require the constant presence of feed in the tank.

The volume of the feeder and drinker should correspond to the number of chickens. Each individual should have 13 cm. It is important that all animals have free access to food. Otherwise, weak birds will be left without food.

Moulting

Moulting in dominant chickens begins in the autumn months. Laying hens of the Dominant breed lay eggs even during the molting period, but the quality of the laying is slightly reduced. At this time, special attention should be paid to nutrition. Includes foods rich in vitamin D and calcium.

Planned stock replacement

Dominant chickens under favorable conditions can live up to 9 years. Productivity decreases, but does not completely disappear. In the first years, the laying hen brings up to 324 eggs. After the 4th year of life, the number of eggs laid decreases.

Planned change of livestock is recommended after two years of life of animals. By the age of three, productivity drops by 20%. You need to take care of the purchase of young individuals in advance.

What to feed the bird

Chickens are unpretentious to food. They can be given all the food allowed for poultry. But to improve the quality of your performance, you should carefully plan the menu, including only useful ingredients.

Chickens

Peculiarities of feeding young animals:

Chicks should be fed every 2 hours for the first 10 days of life. Cottage cheese, semolina or corn grits, boiled chopped eggs are offered as food.
From the 5th day it is permissible to give greens and pharmacy vitamins.
From the 8th day of life, chickens in the diet include a mash prepared from a decoction of meat and yogurt.
From the 10th day it is allowed to add vegetables, they begin to give crushed eggshells and chalk.
Then, ground grain, bone meal, boiled potatoes are used as feeding.

Immediately after feeding, leftover food should be removed from the area where the chicks are kept. Be sure to organize constant free access to clean water.

Adults

In order for the productivity of chickens to be high, balanced and highly nutritious feed should be used. Adults need to be fed three times a day:

The diet must contain wet mash, which is made on the basis of meat broth, a variety of cereals, vegetable dishes and bran. During the winter months, the mash should be heated.
He althy cereals are high in protein.
In the house you need to arrange containers with shell rock, chalk, small stones.
The daily menu should include foods such as fishmeal, low-fat cottage cheese, milk.
In the warm season, it is necessary to provide the bird with green fodder in sufficient quantities. In the winter months, pharmacy vitamin-mineral complexes should be added to food.

Breeding Rules

Chickens of this breed have poor maternal instinct. They are not capable of incubation and it will not work to raise young animals with the help of clots. Hens are impatient and find it difficult to incubate eggs for long periods.

Farmers have to buy chickens from a poultry farm. Some prefer to take eggs for further maintenance in the incubator, others buy already hatched chicks.

Buy should be chicks older than a week. At this time, the bird will already get stronger and will be ready to move to a new place. If you take day old chicks, there is a good chance they won't survive the transport.

When raising chickens, there are some rules to follow:

Chickens are housed in a clean, disinfected chicken coop;
should insulate the walls and eliminate the presence of drafts;
the first days the air temperature should stay at +32 degrees;
from the 10th day of life, the temperature should be gradually lowered by 2 degrees, so that by the age of one month the thermometer will be +19 degrees.

Possible diseases and their prevention

Despite the fact that Dominant chickens have high immunity, sometimes they may encounter diseases:

Disease pullorosis is manifested by the loss of activity of individuals. First of all, the stomach is affected. Chickens become motionless, refuse to eat, breathing quickens, the feeling of thirst increases. The scallop turns blue.
With a disease such as pasteurellosis, the limbs are bent and swollen, the body temperature rises.Birds refuse to eat, mucous discharges are observed from the nose. The scallop takes on a bluish tint. The disease is common among individuals up to three months. Mice, rats become carriers.
Salmonellosis is a common infectious disease. The pathogen affects all the internal organs of the bird. Symptoms are loose, frothy stools, difficulty breathing, loss of appetite.
Coccidiosis is manifested by loose stools, loss of appetite, weight loss and egg production.

It is important to notice a sick bird in time and isolate it from other, he althy individuals.

Preventive measures will help reduce the risk of contracting infectious diseases:

food should be right, rich in vitamins B, D, C;
according to the recommendations, timely vaccination should be carried out;
food should be supplemented with vitamins and minerals;
the chicken coop should be disinfected periodically and ventilated daily;
chickens should be purchased from trusted suppliers.

New hens should be housed for 12-14 days. During this time, any infection will manifest any symptoms. If this does not happen, the young animals are calmly relocated to a common chicken coop.