Chicken Dominant: types and features

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Dominant is a breed of egg hens, which consists of 12 colored hybrids with strong immunity and high egg production with low feed consumption. They were bred by Czech breeders. Currently, this breed is actively bred in more than 35 countries around the world.

Chickens Dominant: description

• Quite large size.
• The body is massive and stocky.
• Medium sized head.
• The face and crest are red.
• Earrings are rounded, their color is red (males have larger sizes than hens).
• Wings close fitting.
• The paws of the Dominant chicken are short, light yellow.
• The plumage is quite lush.
• Immunity is very strong.

Characteristic

• Chicken survival rates are around 93-98 percent.
• Egg production per young laying hen - 298 eggs.
• Productivity per medium laying hen - 305 eggs.
• Fodder consumption per day per head - 122g
• Total feed consumption per bird - 45 kg.
• Fodder consumption per egg - 151g
• A laying hen weighs up to 2.5 kg at 78 weeks.
• The temperament of chickens is calm.
• One egg weighs an average of 63g

Maximum egg production lasts 3-4 years, after which the number of eggs begins to decrease. With age, productivity can decrease by up to 15% per year.

Like other breeds, Dominant laying hens are prone to seasonal molting.

The lifespan of a Dominant chicken, like any other pet, depends on the conditions in which it is kept, what quality of feed it eats and other factors. Under favorable conditions, the bird can live to a ripe old age (8-10 years).

Breed advantages

The chickens of this breed have many advantages over the "older" representatives of poultry. The advantageous difference between laying hens of this selection from other egg-laying hens is that they are maximally adapted for breeding in household plots. Dominant - a breed of chickens, which is recognized as an unpretentious and hardy poultry. This is a wonderful breed for beginner farmers. She does not require any special conditions and methods of growing - everything is the same as for ordinary laying hens. You can keep them in open-air cages or in small poultry houses where there is free range. Thanks to good plumage, Dominant successfully tolerates high humidity and drought, frost, and heat. They do not need special expensive food. However, it should be borne in mind that different feeds affect laying hens in different ways. That is why the feed should contain a sufficient amount of protein and calcium. The only wayyou can achieve maximum results.

This bird has enviable he alth and strong immunity, and thanks to its large plumage, it safely endures the winter period. Laying hens Dominant have high egg production, which begins already at the age of 18 weeks, and at about 22 weeks they reach the standard average productivity of 300-320 eggs per year.

Some farmers have noted that this breed is very easy to determine the sex. Even immediately after hatching, it becomes clear which of the chickens is a rooster and which is a hen. As a rule, darker color in hens, and light color in males.

Varieties of chickens Dominant

The most significant achievement of this selection is the presence of 12 multi-colored species, each of which has its own name and the presence of 3 numbers in the designation, for example, Dominant Blue D 107, Dominant Black D109, Dominant Red Striped D 459, etc. Birds of all species have a proportional exterior, low weight (an adult Dominant chicken weighs up to 2.5 kg, and a rooster is about 2.2-2.8 kg) and high productivity.

The main difference between chickens of different types is their own original color.

The most popular types include Dominant Black D109 and Dominant Sussex D109.

Dominant Black D 109

This Dominant chicken has a black color and almost 100% viability, it is unpretentious and resistant to temperature extremes. The egg production of a laying hen is about 310 eggs per year, and this is a rather high figure. The mass of the egg is approximately 70 g. The weight of the chicken reaches up to 2 kg, and the cockerel up to 3 kg.

Dominant Sussex D 104

Chickens have fairly light plumage and increased resistance to any climate change. The viability of this breed is approximately 98%. The chicken is growing fast and gaining mass. For a year, it can carry about 320 eggs, subject to the norm of vitamins in the diet.