Xinghua

Xinghua chickens are a southern Chinese local chicken type known in regional poultry production for table quality and small-farm usefulness. The name is often connected with native yellow-feather or yellow-skin meat chickens, although exact appearance can vary by line and source. Compared with industrial broilers, Xinghua birds are generally valued for slower growth, firmer flesh, and the local flavor profile sought in traditional markets.

Raising Xinghua chickens works best when management matches that slower-growing background. Birds need secure housing, steady feed, and enough activity to develop properly, especially where producers are trying to preserve meat texture rather than maximize speed alone. Breeders should track body size, skin and shank traits, fertility, and survival in local conditions. For buyers, the most useful questions are where the line came from and how it has been selected.

Colors: Barred, Birchen, Black, Blue, Brown, Buff, Columbian, Crele, Cuckoo, Duckwing, Gold, Gold Laced, Laced, Lavender, Mille Fleur, Mottled, Partridge, Penciled, Porcelain, Red, Silver, Silver Laced, Spangled, Splash, Wheaten, White