Chickens that belong to meat - egg breeds are considered universal and are very popular among poultry farmers. For their maintenance does not require special buildings and high fences.
One of the representatives is Tsarskoye Selo. It owes its origin to the experimental farm for the poultry industry of the All-Union Scientific Research Institute of Railway Transport.
This breed was bred a few years ago and obtained by mixing three breeds. Red-striped broilers cross-country Broiler-6, which were bred at the Bolshevik breeding plant interbred with the breed of New Hampshire and Poltava clay.
The goal of the specialists was the breeding of a productive bird for the host yards.
Breed description Tsarskoselskaya
According to the external description they can characterize as having a good length, width, and depth with the presence of a sufficiently developed abdomen.
The body is painted in red color, having mottled and striped blotches of white and black, smoothly turning into a tail of a more saturated dark shade, also having a striped color.
Feathers are planted tightly, create a smooth surface. Coloring of this breed has the property is quite rare. This coloring has only two or three breeds in the world. The earlobes have a reddish tinge. The skin on the legs is bare, painted yellow. Foot length is medium.
If we briefly describe this breed, then we can say that it is a very beautiful, noble, calm, large and heavy bird, which is less prone to stressful situations.
Features
Birds of this breed are generally user-oriented.
According to the types they can be divided depending on the type of ridge:
- having a pinkish crest;
- having a leaf-like comb.
Chickens with a rose-like crest are able to more easily tolerate the winter cold, unlike holders of a leaf-like crest. In the direction of productivity, this breed belongs to meat - egg and decorative.
Virtues
- Worthy qualities of this breed is a high egg production rate, the overall weight of the egg and a rare type of coloring plumage.
- It can also be attributed to the good qualities of the early start of the process of laying eggs.
- They are excellent chickens, and later caring mothers.
- Meat is especially tasty due to the fact that they are well fed.
- The fact that the plumage densely covers the bird, speaks of the possibility of quietly enduring the cold season and laying eggs.
disadvantages
The disadvantage is that the experimental breed, according to experts, is considered not fully developed and requiring strong consolidation characterizing external signs.
Therefore, chickens at the moment are most likely a population. One of its signs is the plumage blush - a signal of instability and weakness of characteristic qualities.
This type of breeding chickens with the ability to grow quickly and gain weight at the same time with its unpretentiousness and high survival rate.
Content and cultivation
Birds are easy to maintain and maintain. They are not demanding and do not need special conditions for their livelihoods. Feeding also has no special requirements. A characteristic feature of the content is the endurance of these birds.
They are able to tolerate low temperatures., living in cold coops, easily adapting to them. This is achieved thanks to the high viability of these birds. Preferred for breeding this type of chickens will be areas of Russia, which have a northern location.
The breed is distinguished from other breeds of meat-egg and egg species in that it has a high safety of its livestock. Another characteristic factor is resistance and weak susceptibility to various diseases.
Specifications
Roosters gain weight, the minimum indicators of which are 2 kg 800 g, maximum - 3 kg 200 g.
The mass of chickens is from 2 kg to 200 g and reaches up to 2 kg 500 g.
The advantages of the breed in egg production are quite high, as well as in terms of meat productivity.
During the year, one chicken is capable of laying an average of 180 eggs. One egg has a weight of 58 - 59 grams, which is a good fact.
The color of the shell has brown tones: from light to darker.
Where can I buy in Russia?
Chickens are displayed:
- Farm "Oktyabrevskaya bird". Address: Vladimir region, Sobinsky district, village Oktyabrevka, d. 51. www.oktjabrevsky - farmer.rf. Phone: +7 (906) 749-48-40;
- Farm "Golden feathers". The farm is owned by Angelina and Alexander. Phone: +7 (910) 478-39-85;
- "Smolensk monastery". G. Smolensk, Perekopny lane, house 12" a. "Phones: +7 (910) 762-76-23, +7 (920) 668-06-22.
Analogs
Based on the description of the characteristics of chickens, the breed of which is called Wyandot, we can conclude that it is similar to the Tsarskoye Selo breed. These birds are also resistant to cold, capable of laying eggs in the winter and are hardy.
Similar qualities with Tsarskoye Selo and Wyandot possess a breed of chickens, called the Kuchinsky Jubilee. It is characterized by a number of similar breed characteristics that determine its similarity with Tsarskoye Selo.
Conclusion
Based on all the above facts about this breed of chickens, it can be concluded that the breeding of these birds can be addressed to those for whom it is important to see a beautiful, noble bird, tasty, high-quality, dietary meat and a stable result of their life activity - eggs, and for whom then chickens.
For an ordinary poultry farmer, the breed does not fundamentally differ from the population, and Tsarskoyeselsky chickens fully comply with the requirements that are imposed by the common owner of the yard for this bird.
The Pushkin breed of chickens is considered to be the only breed with such a motley color.
