Wenling Grass Chicken

Last updated 2026-11-10 —     Wenling Grass Chicken is a high-quality yellow-feathered chicken breed known for its early sexual maturity, rapid growth, high feed conversion efficiency, and excellent meat quality. The chicken features thin skin, thick and tender meat, strong resistance to coarse feed, and high adaptability. It has a medium-sized, well-proportioned, compact, and delicate build. Its feathers are dense all over, with a straight back, upright tail feathers, a single bright red comb, and medium-sized, bright red wattles. Roosters have particularly tall and vivid red combs with brightly colored feathers, giving them an attractive appearance. The meat is rich in methionine and lysine, with a high protein content, relatively low fat and cholesterol levels, and a delicious taste. Broiler chickens are ready for market at around 80 days of age, with roosters weighing between 1.1–1.3 kg and hens 0.9–1.1 kg. The slaughter rate is 89.7%, the semi-eviscerated rate is 78%, and the feed conversion ratio is 3.09:1. Wenling Grass Chicken has strong production performance — roosters average 2 kg in weight, and hens 1.5 kg. They begin laying eggs at 155 days old, produce eggs up to 500 days of age, and lay about 169 eggs within that period. The fertilization rate is over 94.2%, and the fertile egg hatchability reaches 80.5%. Due to their strong foraging instincts, Wenling Grass Chickens are raised using free-range techniques. From 29 to 56 days of age, they are allowed to roam on dry slopes, woodlands, and orchards to increase physical activity. Where conditions allow, full-time free-range methods are employed, giving the chickens a unique wild flavor that is especially popular among consumers. Specialized feed is used at different growth stages, and a series of pollution-free Wenling Grass Chicken feeds have been developed. The production process uses ideal protein and balanced amino acid formulations, supplemented with phytase and safe Chinese herbal preparations for humans. Produced according to pollution-free standards, this ensures the quality of Wenling Chicken, enhances meat texture and flavor, and makes it highly favored by consumers. The Wenling Grass Chicken breeding base has been listed as one of the first 38 “High-Quality and High-Efficiency Agricultural Demonstration Bases” in Zhejiang Province. (Wenling)