Kuchinskaya Yubileinaya: description of the breed of chickens and characteristics, breeding, egg production

Often summer residents want to start chickens in their farm, but they are afraid of numerous difficulties, the occurrence of diseases during cultivation, they are afraid of the death of the bird. But there is no need to worry, the main thing is the right choice of breed. Breeders have bred an unpretentious, productive and adapted to harsh climatic conditions breed - Kuchinskaya or Kuchinskaya Yubileinaya.

Origin of the breed

Kuchinskaya Anniversary Breed", or in the common people - Kuchinka, bred in 1990. The work was carried out by domestic breeders at the Kuchinsky poultry farm located in the Moscow region.

Breeding was carried out for 40 years, until the desired characteristics of chickens were achieved. Breeders combined the best of 6 breeds in one. From foreign breeds, chickens took the best qualities: meat productivity, high and stable egg production, vitality of chickens and a strong, strong physique.

Description and characteristics of chickens Kuchinsky Yubileinaya

Both chickens and roosters of the breed are united by a fleshy, dense body, wide bones and a significant mass. The body is elongated, with medium, strong wings, a horizontal back and a convex, proud, wide chest. Head of medium size. Chickens have a developed, thickened comb, consisting of 5 teeth. The bird's beak is strong, bent down. The eyes are large, protruding.

The neck is flexible and long, covered with a thick collar falling on the bird's shoulders. The breed is characterized by high and stable performance, it was originally bred as an egg and meat breed. They are distinguished by unpretentiousness in care and good tolerance to temperature extremes.The legs are medium in length, stable, with developed, strong muscles. The tail is medium, with a small span, the plumage overlaps each other, the braids are large and long.

Varieties of colors

Kuchinskaya Yubileinaya has 2 types of colors, both hens and roosters. These are the bordered variety and the double-edged variety.

Bordered

Roosters have a bright bay head with a golden hue. Longitudinal black stripes are located along each feather rod, merging at the end into a dark spot. The collar on the neck is black, with a golden-bay edging at the top. The tail feathers are predominantly black and brownish-gold. The breast and wings are golden bay, with a marked dark edging on each feather. The rooster has dark gray undercoats and yellowish legs.

Chickens have a light, golden-bay head. The plumage on the neck is similar to the collar of a rooster. The rest of the chicken's body is covered with golden, yellowish-bay plumage. Moreover, each feather has a clear dark edging.

Double-edged

Rooster of this subspecies is characterized by a shiny, bright red head. The collar consists of black feathers with a red border. Feather rods are bright red. The tail with a red fringing, the feathers are plain black, black with a greenish tint and rich red. The chest of the rooster is black. All feathers have oval reddish spots along the shaft. The down is dark, grayish in color. Legs scaly, yellow.

The laying hen is smaller in size, her head is light red. All feathers on the body of females have at least 2 edging. The collar on the neck is black, and all the feather rods and outlines are a rich red color. The color of the rest of the chicken feathers is dominated by a fiery red color and dark outlines.

Productivity

The breed has good vitality and rapid development. Roosters reach 3.5-3.8 kilograms, chickens - 2.5-2.8 kilograms.Chickens become sexually mature and begin to rush at the age of six months. Egg production is high - a laying hen gives up to 180-200 eggs per year. Kuchinka eggs are quite large, light brown, with an average weight of 60.0 grams.

By the age of 3 weeks, roosters gain weight up to 2.4 kilograms, and hens are somewhat smaller - up to 2.0 kilograms. Upon reaching this age and weight, young animals are slaughtered. Subsequently, the weight gain falls, and poultry keeping becomes unprofitable.

Bird Character

They are unpretentious, quickly adapt to a new place and get used to the owners, docile, do not show any aggression. But when strangers enter their territory, they show hostility. Therefore, when growing the Kuchinskaya breed, they are given a separate room, no other bird can be added to them. Just like adding them to another breed of poultry, it will end fatally.

Main pros and cons

Like any breed of bird, Kuchin chickens have pros and cons. But, to Kuchinka's credit, there are much more pluses, for which poultry farmers and ordinary summer residents appreciate and love them.

Strengths:

the breed is distinguished by its versatility and unpretentiousness, suitable for growing both on a personal farmstead and on large poultry farms;
chickens can be distinguished by sex even at day old;
the breed is adapted to the harsh winter; they tolerate frost well, chickens even like to walk in the snow;
chickens gaining weight quickly;
roosters and hens are distinguished by tasty meat and high productivity;
good immunity to diseases;
developed maternal instinct;
high chick survival rate.

Weaknesses:

Kuchinsky chickens are predisposed to obesity in their second year of life;
after the third year of life, the egg production of hens drops noticeably;
chickens are hostile to other breeds, and roosters show pronounced aggression.

Care and maintenance

Growing chickens of the Kuchinsky breed does not require any special requirements, skills or abilities. Everything is standard, but you need to take into account some features of these birds.

Poultry Requirements

Chickens are kept both outdoors - in a barn, with the establishment of perches and equipment for a walking yard, and special cages are made. The cage option is preferable when raising chickens of different breeds together. Separate housing helps in the fight against the occurrence of diseases and allows for dosed feed, preventing overfeeding of birds.

What should a walking yard look like?

There should be a walking yard directly next to the chicken coop, the size of which depends on the number of birds. It is fenced off from the main economic territory with a fence that chickens cannot flutter.

Usually they use a popular and effective option - they stretch a chain-link mesh around the perimeter. It is correct if the courtyard for walking chickens will be shaded by trees. Many poultry houses hang shade nets over the entire area, saving birds from the summer heat, as well as attacks from birds of prey and animals dangerous to chickens - ferrets.

Installation of feeders and drinkers

The feeder is made of metal or wood. It is a low and long container, attached to the barn wall or installed on the floor. Moreover, they are installed at a low height so that the chickens can easily reach the feed. The length of the feeder directly depends on the number of birds.

One chicken needs 10 centimeters of feeder, otherwise some may overeat, others may starve or fight for food.

Drinkers, however, like feeders, should be located both in the chicken coop and in the walking yard. They should be of such a design that it is easy for birds to get to the water, but it does not allow them to stain or splash the liquid. The volume of the drinker should not be more than 5 liters, otherwise the water will turn sour and deteriorate, especially in the heat. And this can lead to disease in birds.

Egg-laying cycle, molting

The molting period of Kuchinsky chickens is quite short - only 1 month, while for other breeds - 3-4 months. During this short period, the chickens stop laying. During molting, you need to pay more attention to chickens, strengthen the diet with vitamins, chop greens, add fish oil and fresh vegetables.

Planned herd replacement

Kuchinsky breed chickens lay for 3 years, after this period it is necessary to replace the herd. Old laying hens are slaughtered - for meat, and the younger generation comes to replace them. It is important to buy chicks from reputable sellers to avoid buying sick or weak birds, and to be completely confident in buying chicks of the breed you need.

Bird diet

Feeding and the diet of Kuchinskaya breed chickens is simple, familiar to ordinary chickens, without any special difficulties or requirements. In nutrition, they are not picky, but the poultry farmer needs to know that the productivity of laying hens and the quality of chicken meat depend on the balance and nutritional value of the diet.

Proper nutrition is one of the keys to obtaining the desired result when growing Kuchinka.

Feeding chicks

At the beginning of their life they are fed with boiled, crushed eggs, previously rolled in semolina. Gradually, chopped greens, nutritious protein supplements, finely chopped root crops and bone meal are introduced into the diet. It is effective to feed with ready-made nutrient mixtures (starters) for chickens containing the necessary nutrients and vitamins.

Food for adults

For the full development of adult chickens, the diet must necessarily contain grains of various varieties, as well as, in constant access, food supplements containing minerals and vitamins. Feeding with wet mash and protein feeds is necessary. This is important for the hens to gain a clean weight.

A good option would be to include dry universal feed in the diet. Such feeds are well balanced, saturated with the whole spectrum of vitamins and proteins. When feeding with high-quality mixtures, laying hens significantly increase egg production, birds quickly gain weight, and therefore it is possible to get great results in less time.

How to breed a breed?

When breeding poultry at home, for a personal farmstead, they purchase breeding individuals, hatching eggs or chickens of the Kuchin breed from trusted sellers. The breed has long been distributed throughout the country, so there will be no problems finding a seller and buying.

Kuchinsky chickens are good mother hens, they hatch not only eggs, but also hatch young, even of other breeds. One mother hen is capable of breeding up to 30 chickens at once.

After birth, chickens need a lot of heat, they are kept in a warm, fairly bright and always dry room. The temperature for the first 7-10 days should be +30 C degrees, and then it is gradually lowered to +20 C degrees.

Diseases of Kuchinsky chickens

Chickens of this breed have strong innate immunity, resistant to many diseases.But various parasites are affected, including helminths. For prevention, they put containers with ash near the feeder and regularly clean and treat the chicken coop from parasites. Several times a season they are given drugs to prevent helminths (worms).