Can chickens swim?

Chickens don't have the innate conditions for swimming. Without webbed toes, they can't paddle in the water to generate driving force, and their feathers are easy to get wet in the water, so they can't swim. Moreover, chickens are afraid of water, and their body temperature is between 39 and 40 degrees. When the water temperature is lower than 30 degrees, their body temperature will drop rapidly after entering the water, and eventually they will die of frostbite.

Chicken's skeleton structure is relatively heavy and its body shape is relatively small. At the same time, they don't have special aquatic physiological characteristics like waterfowl, such as huge flippers and waterproof feathers. In addition, chickens are fatter and have higher body density than water, so it is difficult to float in the water.

Although chickens can't swim, they can walk and eat by the water. In the natural environment, chickens will not take the initiative to go into the water because they think the danger in the water is unsafe. However, in artificial environments such as farms and poultry farms, sometimes chickens accidentally fall into the water and need to be rescued in time to prevent drowning.

Common chicken breeds

Lu Hua Chicken is a kind of chicken with both meat and eggs, a pheasant shaped like a pheasant, which originated in China. Wenshang Luhuaji was originally born in Wenshang County, Shandong Province, the lowest reaches of Dawenhe River, and then thrived along He Xiaowen River. This chicken lives in the reeds beside Wenshui River, with black and white feathers and horizontal spots, which are consistent with the color of reeds and form a natural protective color to escape the invasion of wild animals, hence the name "Lu Hua Chicken".

Sanhuang Chicken is one of the most famous native chickens in China, belonging to the Pheasant family. This chicken belongs to farmers' natural range. Its meat is tender, delicious and nutritious, and it enjoys a high reputation at home and abroad. Because of its small size, yellow appearance (yellow feather, yellow claw and yellow beak), strong viability, high egg production, fresh and tender meat and other excellent characteristics, domestic chicken breeds widely raised are named after yellow feather, yellow beak and yellow foot.

Gushi Chicken is a geographical indication product, earthworm bird and chinese national geography symbol product in Gushi County, Henan Province. Gushi chicken is famous for its beautiful appearance, strong resistance, high feed reward and good feeding efficiency. It has a long-standing reputation for its delicious meat and soup, unique flavor and rich nutrition.