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Waiziva here kuti kune dzinopfuura 200 dzinza dzehuchi? Sei iwe unofarira? Kunze kwemavara, maruva, muenzaniso, chimiro nemashamba - zvimwe zvipfeko zvinokonzera - zvizvarwa zvekuku zvinokonzerwa nezvose kubva pakusikwa, kusvika kuhutano (chido chekugara pamazai kuti chivarove), kusvika kuchando chisimba uye kunyange mazai evha! Uyezve, vamwe varimi vanovamutsa kuti varatidze, kana kuti vanyore marudzi asina kumira kuti avadzivirire, kana nekuda kwekuti vanofarira rudzi rwakadaro.
Size
Mhando dzekuku dzakagoverwa kuva imwe yezvikamu zviviri zvehukuru: huwandu kana hukuru, uye bantam. Muzvokwadi, zvizvarwa zvizhinji zvinowanikwa mumasikirwo ose maviri. Mhando dzakakura ndeyekuti, dzakakura kupfuura bantam dzinobereka, uye dzinobereka nyama yakawanda namazai. Bantams inogona kuva imwechete kubva kune imwe-yechishanu ukuru hwekukudza-huku. Mazai avo madiki, uye bantams inogona kuramba ichibhururuka munguva yavo yose yeupenyu. Bantams inowanzove yakanyanyisa muhutano kupfuura hukuru hwemhando zvakare.
Vamwe vanoita zvekudhura varimi vanonakidzwa nekusimudza bantam huku, kuvabereka, nekuvaratidza. Vamwe vanoita zvakafanana nehove dzakakura. Asi varimi vari kurera huku kune mazai uye / kana nyama vangave vasarudza hukuku hukuru hunoita kuti vaite zvakanyanya pakugadzira. Vamwe vanoda kuchengetedza zvipembenene zvishomanana zvinosanganiswa nemhando dzakakura dzekuku kuti zvive zvakasiyana siyana uye sezvimwe zve "pet" chicken.
Heavy Breeds
Kana iwe uchigara munharaunda inotonhora inotonhora, ingave nhadzi yehuchi inorondedzerwa se "rinorema" inogona kukoshesa iwe.
Mhando dzakakura dzine miviri yakakura uye minhenda yakareba uye inofara zvikuru muchitonho kupfuura mbeu dzisingasviki. Vanowanzoita kuti varambe vachiisa mazai munguva yechando zvakare.
Hardiness
Dambudziko harisi kungotsanangurwa kwokuti shiri inofanirwa sei kutonhora munguva yechando. Icho chinoreva kukwanisa kwemhando yekuzvitsigira pachavo kuburikidza nenguva dzakasimba, chero hutachiona hwekuzvarwa, uye tsika yaro yekudyisa maererano nekudya zvokudya, zvinowanzozonzi "kubwinya." Zvimwe zvevakuru, zviduku zvakakura zvekurima zvekurima zvakadai semhaka kana zvizvarwa zveheirloom zvichiri kuchengetedza huzhinji hwehu huno hunodiwa kana dzichigara mumashure kumativi ose enyika.
Kusiyana neizvi, zvizvarwa zvekugadzira dzimwe nguva hazvina kukwanisa kubatana pamusoro pekiki mazai, kana kukonzera zvipukanana, masora, uye maduku maduku muminda uye matanda.
Broodiness
Mahoende anoenda "munyama" pamusoro pekamu mazai kuti avabvise. Vanopinda mazai, asi vanosiya dendere kamwe kamwe pazuva kuti vadye uye vanwe. Kana uri kuedza kubvisa mazai nenzira yega, iyi inogona kuva yakanaka muhuni. Kana uri kuronga pakutenga nzvimbo dzekugadziriswa kubva kune hatchery kana kuvhara mazai ako, zvinogona kuva chigumbusa. Haisi chete iyo hanga yemhuka isingaiti mazai, asi iri kuita mazai pasi pezera rake nokukurumidza pamusana pokudziya. Uye, hazvisi izvo zvakanakisisa zvehutano hwake.
Dual-Purpose Breeds
Mitsva miviri-chinangwa ndeyekare-dzinza, rudzi rwekare rwakasimudzwa purazi mukutanga kweAmerica. Mhuri dzakawanda dzaiva nehoku, uye dzakaramba dzichiisa boka asi dzakasakara, shiri dzisina simba, shiri dzakarega kumira, uye majaya maduku patafura. Izvo "chinangwa chechipiri" chekugadzirwa kwakanaka kwekuisa uye nyama yakasvibira yefurafura ndiyo inokosha yezvizvarwa izvi.
Egg Layers
White Leghorns nedzimwe mhando dzakachena dzezai-yega ndiyo inonyanya kukanda mazai mazai. Zviyo zvavo ku-yai zvinowanikwa. Izvo shiri hazviiti kunyanya kudya zvakanaka, kunyange zvakadaro, uye hazvina kukodzera kumamiriro ekutonhora.
Nyama Zvisikwa
Mimwe mhando dzakagadzirirwa kungosimudzira kudya. Idzi dzinza ndidzo dzinoshandisa zvakanyanya kuchinja zvezviyo kuti dzive nyama. Ifekitari yepurazi purazi shiri ndeyambuka ye White White uye White Rock inonzi CornishxRock kana Cornish Rock. Izvi zvinokambaira, zvine marefu, makumbo makumbo uye makumbo makuru. Dzinokura kusvika pakukura kwebrailer (4 pounds) mumasvondo matanhatu kusvika ku8 uye ndiyo nzira inonyanya kushandiswa yekuisa chiyi mufiriji yako. Kune dzimwe mhando dzinokodzera kugadzirwa kwemhuka, asi: Brahma, Cochin, uye Jersey Giant kune vashoma vavo.
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Egg Mavara
Waiziva here kuti iwe unogona kutaurira mavara mavarai kana nyama inogona kuisa kuburikidza nokutarisa makumbo ayo? Mazai anotarisa muvara kubva pamhando dzose dzebhuru uye tani ku bhuruu, ruvara uye ruvara. "Ameracauna" kana kuti Easter Egg Chickens rudzi rwehuwandu hunoisa mazai mumumvuri kubva mubhuruu kana bhuruu / ruvara kusvika kune kamu.
Ameracaunas inobva kune imwe nyika isingazivikanwi South America inonzi Aracauna.
Ichokwadi kuti yakawanda mazai evha akachena uye ane ruvara, uye mhando dzekuku dzinowanzotsanangurwa nehuyu hunhu. Iwe unogona kunzwa kana kuverenga mazwi okuti "mazai mazai mavara" kana "mavara machena." Hapana misiyano yezvokudya kune mavara mavara akasiyana.
Kupura uye Kunotarisa
Chimwe chezvinhu zvakanakisisa pamusoro pehuchi ndiyo maruva avo akanaka! Huchi dzinouya mumapapiro ose, maitiro, uye zvigadzirwa zvinogoneka. Kubva kuGoogle Buff Orpingtons kusvika kune feather-footed Cochins, zvakasiyana-siyana zvinoshamisa.
Hazvisi zvose nezvezvipfeko. Makwenzi anouya nenzira dzakasiyana-siyana. Izvo zvakagara pedyo nemusoro wekuku hazvikwanisi kutonhora, kunyange zvazvo tichichengeta Barred Rocks uye Speckled Sussex mune chikwata chisina kumira kusvika kusvika -25 degrees F pasina dambudziko.
Temperament
Mhando dzinorondedzerwa sechirwere kana chisimba zvichienderana nemhando iyo varimi vakacherechedza mumapoka avo. Kunyange zvakadaro, pakati peboka chero ripi neripi rakapiwa, unyoro huchakanganiswa zvikuru nekugadziriswa kwepecking kupfuura pane maitiro emararamiro. Avo vakakwirira mukurongedza kwepecking ndiyo shiri dzinoshungurudza uye avo vari pasi muhurongwa vanowedzera kuzviisa pasi uye kutonga.
Dzimwe dzinza dzakawanda "dzinofamba" uye dzakanyanyisa kupfuura vamwewo. Dzimwe nguva iyi inhu hwakanaka; isu takacherechedza, semuenzaniso, kuti mahokwe anoita sokuti anokwanisa kuwana Bhu Orpingtons yedu nyore nyore kupfuura shiri dzakanyanya kufanana neAmeracaunas.
Kana uine vana vaduku, kutora "kunyanya" kukakavara kunogona kunge kwakanaka.
Nharaunda uye Rare Breeds
Munguva pfupi yapfuura pane zvave zvichiwedzera kufarira munharaunda uye heirloom nyama dzinobereka. Vamwe varimi vanozvipira mukurera, kubereka uye kutengesa nhaka uye nhove dzisina kukwana, uye vamwe vanongoda kusarudza mararamiro ezai mazai avo kana shiri shiri. Kazhinji zvizvarwa izvi zvinoratidza kuoma kwakanyanya kudarika kubereka. Vanoratidzira dzimwe tsika dzekudya dzekuku, kufanana nekugadzira zvokudya, kuva sevatters vakanaka (kuenda kumwana nyore nyore), nekusimudza.