Where is Wenchang Chicken a specialty?

Wenchang chicken is a protected geographical indication product. Wenchang Chicken is a geographical indication certification trademark.

Wenchang chicken is the most famous traditional Han dish in Hainan. It is known as "the first of the four traditional famous dishes in Hainan" and is named after it is produced in Wenchang. It is one of the best edible chicken breeds in China. There is a saying in Hainan that "no dinner is complete without Wenchang chicken". The chickens are fattened by eating banyan tree seeds. They are then kept in cages for 8-9 months in a quiet and dark place, and fed with peanut cakes, shredded coconut meat, bananas, hot rice, etc. to fatten them up. Wenchang chicken is mainly white-cut, and there are also coconut milk chicken, crispy chicken and fried chicken. Its white-cut processing method and condiments are both unique. White-cut Wenchang chicken has yellow and crispy skin, tender and beautiful meat, and crispy and fresh bones. According to legend, Wenchang chicken was first produced in Tianci Village, Tanniu Town. This village is rich in banyan trees, and domestic chickens peck at the tree seeds. The skin is yellow and crispy, and the meat is tender and fresh. Beautiful, crisp and fresh. The main way to eat it is to eat it plainly, with unique condiments, which is a feast for the eyes. Rice cooked with chicken oil and chicken broth is commonly known as "chicken rice." Wenchang chicken is also highly praised and famous in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. It is available in all restaurants in Sanya, especially Tanniu Chicken Restaurant on Donghe East Road, Sanya, which is famous. (Wenchang)

Production performance

1 Adult weight and meat production performance: 1800 grams for adult roosters and 1500 grams for hens. The evisceration slaughter rate of adult chickens is 75.00% for roosters and 70.30% for hens.

2 The average age of reproductive performance hens is 150 to 155 days. At 68 weeks of age, 100 to 132 eggs are laid, with an average egg weight of 49 grams. The eggshell thickness is 0.35 mm and the egg shape index is 1.34. The eggshell is light brown or milky white. The breeding ratio of male and female chickens is 1:10-13. The passing rate of hatching eggs is not less than 95%, the average fertilization rate of hatching eggs is over 90%, and the average hatching rate of fertilized eggs is 90%.

Development and Utilization

In recent years, the implementation of research and promotion projects on the purification, rejuvenation and feeding of Wenchang chickens and supporting supporting technologies has driven the development of the Wenchang chicken industry. Wenchang chicken has passed the national pollution-free agricultural product certification and the poultry registration certification for export to Hong Kong and Macao.

Wenchang chicken is a valuable local fine breed in my country. Preliminary research has been conducted on breed selection, meat quality research and breeding models, and regional promotion and application of the breed has been carried out. However, in the long term, Judging from the development requirements, the breeding objectives of this variety should be more clearly defined, technical advantages should be concentrated, the scale of core group breeding should be continuously expanded, and a refined seed breeding system and a commercial generation production system should be gradually established.