Tongjiang Plum Blossom Chicken

Tongjiang Plum Blossom Chicken

　　The Tongjiang Plum Blossom Chicken has a history of about two thousand years. From the Qing Dynasty to the 1960s and 1970s after the founding of the People’s Republic of China, due to economic isolation and poor transportation, local farmers in Tongjiang County raised indigenous chicken breeds using small-scale, decentralized semi-confined and semi-free-range methods on a household basis. The Tongjiang Plum Blossom Chicken was naturally selected and formed under such social conditions and ecological environments. It is of medium build, with an upright head and neck, upward-curved tail feathers, and a sturdy physique. It is a dual-purpose breed for both eggs and meat (with the plum blossom feather variety being closer to a meat-type breed). Thanks to long-term free-range rearing, ample space for activity, and a favorable ecological environment in its rearing areas, the Tongjiang Plum Blossom Chicken boasts advantages such as strong adaptability, vigorous foraging ability, a hardy constitution, quick reflexes, tolerance to coarse feed, strong disease resistance, gentle temperament, good egg and meat production performance, relatively large eggs, and delicious meat.