Right Yu Chicken

Right Yu Chicken

　　【Core Production Area】 Around the Great Wall in Yu County, Shanxi Province

　　【Main Distribution Area】 Yu County, Shanxi Province, and the northern Shanxi region

　　The Right Yu Chicken is large in size, with a heavy head, thick neck, sturdy legs, and a deep, broad chest and back. The hens have large, drooping bellies that are soft and elastic. The distance from the end of the sternum to the finger bones is about the width of a palm. Some have well-developed webbing between the toes, with stiff hairs on the outer sides of the metatarsus and toes. A small number of chickens exhibit five toes and relatively spread-out tail feathers that are stiff and curl upwards. The distance between the legs is wide, their movements are slow, and they have a gentle temperament. Their feather colors are mainly yellow-mottled, but also include black, white, and brown-mottled. The comb is of medium height, mostly single-combed, with some having a strawberry comb. The beak is short and slightly curved, mostly slate-colored. The shanks are mainly bluish, with some pink ones. The feathers are long, with slightly dense down, though not very tightly attached. They are highly adaptable, cold-resistant, and suitable for free-range rearing.

　　【Physical Description】 Large in size, with a heavy head, thick neck, sturdy legs, and a deep, broad chest and back. The hens have large, drooping bellies that are soft and elastic. The distance from the end of the sternum to the finger bones is about the width of a palm. The distance between the legs is wide.

　　【Body Type】 Feather colors are mainly yellow-mottled, but also include black, white, and brown-mottled. The feathers are long, with slightly dense down, though not very tightly attached. The tail feathers are relatively spread-out, stiff, and curl upwards.

　　【Head Shape】 Heavy head, short and slightly curved beak, mostly slate-colored

　　【Comb Type】 Comb of medium height, mostly single-combed, with some having a strawberry comb

　　【Shank, Toe, and Webbing Features】 Some have well-developed webbing between the toes, with stiff hairs on the outer sides of the metatarsus and toes. A small number of chickens exhibit five toes. The shanks are mainly bluish, with some pink ones.