Amrox is an American breed of chickens. Their ancestors were Dominican chickens of black color, black Javanese and Cochin. This breed grows large, bears large eggs and is unpretentious in content. In addition to high meat and egg indicators, these chickens have a beautiful appearance.
Description and breed standards
Chickens of the breed Amrox belong to the meat and egg direction, have a moderate type. The weight of the chicken can reach up to 3 kg, and the rooster up to 4 kg of live weight. Amroxes are good laying hens, so are mothers. Birds have a lively temperament, but on the other hand, they can get along well with other birds.
Rooster standards
The head of the rooster is medium in size, and the crest is large. The beak is short and has a yellow color; the tip is slightly bent. The crest is red, it stands flat, its shape is simple, there are from 5 to 6 cloves. If you look at the bird from the side, then it should form a smooth arc.
The earlobes have a red color, the length of the earrings is medium, oval. The lobes are oblong with a smooth base. The eyes are large dark red.
Neck length - medium, all feathered. The body is slightly raised, wide with an elongated shape. The chest is muscular and deep. Loin with back wide. The body, neck and tail gently bend up. The back is straight along the entire line, and near the lower back the line goes into the tail, which is placed vertically. The stomach is full and wide.
The wings are tightly pressed to the body, their length is medium, widely feathered. The legs are medium with a thick feather on top. Metatarsus of yellow or pink color with a stripe. The fingers are saturated in yellow, the nails are light. The tail stands at an angle of 45 degrees, wide, medium length.
Chicken Standards
Amrox chickens differ from roosters in the following indicators:
- wider and deeper body;
- the neck is thinner;
- feathers on the tail barely protrude from the body with feathers;
- yellow beak with black stripes;
- metatarsus yellow.
Amrox chickens are exclusively cuckoo in color, there may be either white or black stripes on the feather. Feather pillows are feathery, and black at the tips of the feathers. The rooster has strips of the same width, and the chicken has a black stripe much wider.
Origin history
The breed itself comes from Germany, which was bred in the mid-20th century, and was included in the standard only in the 50s. Amrox poultry farms are not often found, fast-growing chickens are bred there (which can not be said about this breed), but as a genetic material, birds are well suited for crossbreeding and creating new breeds.
Soon a new type of chickens became popular in Western Europe. At first, this breed came to the liking of small farmers and people who kept a personal farm for themselves. But industrial factories were not interested in them.
Productivity Amrox
Amrox birds have a high survival rate:
- young growth 95%;
- Mature age 92%.
They grow quickly, by the age of six months, hens reach 2.5 kg, and roosters 4 kg. After that, the growth rate slows down, but growth continues until one and a half years. Puberty begins at 6 months, from that moment oviposition begins.
Layers are able to give the first eggs at six months of age. First, the egg production is 220 eggs, then the figure drops slightly to 180 eggs. The shell is cream or light brown in color.
Amroxes have a dwarf type. Adult males reach 1.3 kg, and hens 1.2 kg. The annual egg production is 140 eggs.
Advantages and disadvantages
The advantages of the Amrox breed include the following:
- high productivity;
- quick adaptation to weather conditions and new habitats;
- a high percentage of survival and hatchability (about 100%);
- high meat taste indicators;
- even roosters have a calm disposition.
As for the disadvantages, they are as follows:
- there is no proportionality in the broods; more males are born than chickens;
- there is a risk of early puberty; if early oviposition begins, the eggs will be small and not of such high quality.
Defects of the exterior
The defects of the exterior of the amrox include:
- beautiful skeleton;
- narrow or short body;
- narrow back;
- the chicken has an empty stomach;
- elongated and thin beak;
- small deep eyes;
- any eye color except dark red;
- short or vice versa long legs;
- elongated toenails;
- rough scales;
- tail feathers lack black color;
- there are no streaks on down;
- very thin stripes on feathers;
- the presence of a different color on the feathers;
- low egg production;
- poor survival.
Discarded birds are not allowed to breed this breed of chickens - we are talking about factory birds. If the rejection is in the household, then they are not thrown away, because the quality of their eggs and meat does not change.
Bird character
Amroxes are calm and peaceful, do not show aggressiveness to other birds and animals. It is extremely rare for them to have conflicts inside the chicken coop. Roosters show friendliness to the owner. Based on this, this breed is recommended to breed in a large household.
Maintenance and care
There are two options for keeping birds - it is free-range and free-range. In the first version, chickens are always on the walk, and in the second version they are sitting indoors. Of course, the walking method is better, since weight gain is faster. The same applies to the quality of meat and eggs, on the live content in the products contain more vitamins and other substances.
This breed of chickens is not capricious and not whimsical to the conditions of detention. It is only important to know about the rules for care:
- In the chicken coop, where chickens and grown chickens live, there should be good ventilation to avoid mold. Dryness is also important, and increased moisture can damage bird health.
- The room must be covered with ash and sand in sufficient quantities, both in summer and in winter. Hens swimming in this mixture, perfectly fight parasites that settle in their down.
- Amrox chickens need room, although they are friendly birds, but still a small room is not suitable for their maintenance.
- Cold birds do not tolerate well, so it is important that at any time of the year the coop is warm.
- The room must be stably cleaned, the litter should be changed and aired.
- There must be a disinfection of the chicken coop as a whitewash of the surfaces with peat and lime.
- Lighting should be controlled - turn on artificial light in the evening, should be without windows during the day.
- An hour after eating, you should wash the feeders, and once a day drinkers.
- Before winter, the thickness of the litter needs to be increased.
Arrangement of premises
The house can be placed both separately and occupy some part of the farm premises. It is advisable to make windows in the chicken house Amroks from the south side, this will save on lighting. The room should not have cracks or leaks. For ventilation, it is recommended to remove the duct.
Floors during construction rise by 35 cm, this will protect the birds from rodents and small predators. In addition, you can put a thick board from 20 mm.
Flooring can be made from:
- straw;
- peat;
- stones.
Next, the corners are given where the feeders, drinking bowls and other equipment will stand. From above, sticks are installed on which birds and a ladder leading to the perch will sit.
Since chickens do not like noise, you need to build a room in a quiet place, or make noise isolation. Especially when chickens are sitting on eggs, at this moment they are very susceptible to various sounds. Stress can cause poor performance.
The temperature in the room should not exceed 20 and not lower than 16 degrees. The dimensions of the room are calculated on the number of livestock. For 1 individual, 1 square meter is needed. Not far from the house you need to build an area for walking at the rate of 10 hens 2x10 m. This place needs to be fenced with a grid height of 1.5 meters. In this area there should be an abundance of grass and a canopy from the sun and rain.
About how to make a chicken coop with your own hands is written in this article.
Feeding
Such chickens do not need special nutrition, which is good for breeding in considerable quantities. For kids, crushed grain and boiled crushed eggs are suitable. Instead of grain it is allowed to give millet. When the chickens are a little older, chopped vegetables are added to their diet. After a couple of months, you can give crushed corn, which is important for rapid growth. They should be fed fractionally, but often, otherwise obesity may appear, which they do not need.
For quick weight gain, chickens are allowed to feed with compound feed and other growth additives. An important condition is the addition of vitamins to the diet in the required amount. If the birds are on a free range, then they themselves will get everything necessary. An adult chicken eats about 150 g per day of feed.
The table shows the food varieties and types of feeding.
Feed | Products | Type of feeding |
Corn | Millet (wheat), barley, oats, sometimes buckwheat | Wet mixers based on water or whey. In winter, on a broth with fish |
Legumes and vegetables | Peeled potatoes, carrots, beets, corn and peas. Occasionally cabbage | Served in boiled crushed form with stirrers |
Greenery | Clover, dill, tops, nettles, dandelion | They are given crushed together with grain or added to porridge |
Protein | Fish trash, egg white, cottage cheese | Boiled chopped with porridge |
Additives | Chalk, eggshell, bone meal, yeast, fish oil, salt, pebbles, gravel | In a separate bowl or with stirrers |
Grains and calcium are added to chickens during oviposition, and protein is added to roosters. Read more about proper feeding of laying hens - read here.
Breeding
Amrox chickens breed well, you do not need to buy chickens once a year, because chickens themselves are able to hatch eggs with a high survival rate. If there is no desire to plant chicken on eggs and wait until chickens hatch, eggs can be placed in an incubator. In this case, the survival rate is 80%. You can read more information about the rules for incubating chicken eggs here.
While hatching, chickens are provided with a nest from a basket, wooden crates or simple boxes. The straw is laid at the bottom with a thick layer, but it should be soft. A ladder should go to the nest so that the “quatch” could easily get to the nest, because they cannot fly.
Chicken hatches eggs from 21 to 24 days, it is important that during this period she goes out for a meal. If she herself does not want to do this, then she needs help - transfer to food, then bring it back. In the first days after birth, chickens only need to be fed, and the rest will be done by a newly made mother.
Chickens
The chickens have a dense plumage that fits tightly to the body, the color is dark red, there are small white spots on the abdomen. With the hatching eggs, chickens appear on time with a weight of 40 grams. Weak babies at first need acclimatization and getting used to new living conditions. This can take anywhere from 10 to 12 hours. Then they should be fed, watered and relocated to their housing.
The advantage of this breed is that it is possible to distinguish already in the first day, where are the hens, and where are the males and from the first days they are divided by sex.
The first 3 days the chickens should constantly have light, then gradually reduce to 2 days, and then to 5 hours a day. An important condition is the timely replacement of bedding and dryness in the room.
Disease and Prevention
This breed of chickens practically does not get sick, but prevention still does not hurt. If infectious diseases pass by, then parasites can infect. Feather-eaters, fleas, ticks worsen the condition of feathers, which in the future can lead to the appearance of bacterial as well as infectious diseases. Also, the plumage disturbed can lead to hypothermia or vice versa overheating of the bird.
To avoid this, ash baths should be made and placed in a corner of the room where wood ash and sand are added in a ratio of 0.5: 05. If the bird has a tick, then it is recommended to add colloidal sulfur to the bath.
For preventive measures against infectious diseases, antibacterial agents that can be purchased at a veterinary pharmacy should be used. It is also very important to do all the necessary vaccinations in a timely manner.
Shedding and pausing in egg laying
If there were no eggs in the nest in mid-autumn, you should not immediately panic, this indicates the onset of molting, which suggests the absence of egg laying. You do not need to do anything with this, except that to reduce daylight hours and feed the "ugly" hens.
Exhibition preparation
For exhibitions, hens should be carefully selected: they should have clear, uniform stripes, and a beard with yellow metatarsus. It is worth paying attention to the crest, which should be flat, upright and beautiful and bright. The tail for the exhibition is not very large.
With prolonged exposure to the sun, the stripes begin to turn yellow - such hens are not suitable for the exhibition. For this reason, chickens should be kept in the shade before exhibiting.
Prospects for breeding in Russia
This breed of chickens, like no other, is suitable for keeping in personal households and small factories, since they are easy to maintain and feed. In particular, Amroxes are suitable for beginner poultry farms.
This breed could be used in large enterprises, because productivity is quite high. But nevertheless, poultry farms prefer highly productive laying hens and precocious broilers.
Breed acquisition
Both young and hatching eggs of chickens of the breed Amrox are best purchased in special stores. They can be found on the Internet, bought using pickup or delivery.
The most popular sellers are:
- Private household farm "Chicken of a pock". Location Moscow and Moscow region.
- Eco-farmer-Shop. Location Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region.
- Zoomir Location Moscow and the region.
Good birds can also be purchased at exhibitions. Do not take risks when acquiring chickens with your hands, since there is a chance of marriage or sick individuals.
An incubation egg can be bought from 60 to 100 rubles apiece. A chicken, which turned day, costs from 150 to 190 rubles. Young animals are not budgetary, since for one individual it is necessary to pay from 1500 to 2000 rubles.
Amrox chickens are suitable for those who need quality eggs and meat. Both beginners and experienced specialists can handle these birds. They can become both helpers in the family, and bring considerable income when selling products.
Amrox reviews and remarks by breeders
Breeders' comments:
- In laying hens, paws brighten with age, the pigment goes to the formation of an egg shell. Bright paws are an occasion to reject a chicken.
- Individual specimens like to lay eggs directly on the floor. During puberty, you need to monitor their behavior, because at this time they will pick up straw at a certain place.
- The number of eggs decreases during frosts and in extreme heat.
- Bird productivity decreases 2 years after birth.
- In summer, the eggs become smaller, but their number increases. This can be fixed by adding protein to the diet.
- The eggs may be missing the shell or it may be thin. In this case, phosphorus and calcium must be added to the diet.
Below are reviews of real people about Amrox chickens.
Katerina Kots, Moscow Region. We bought chickens already grown from private hands. To be honest, they were not the best of the best.And we bought them because these were the only ones and the husband was afraid that we simply won’t find others. They took 8 hens and 2 roosters. Already at home they noticed that one of the roosters had crooked fingers and experienced people advised to cook soup from it, since the descendants would be born with the same anomaly.
Nadezhda Quartz, pos. May Day. Last year, in the month of May, I had Amrox chickens. In mid-autumn, they had already begun to rush. This breed is manual, they are always confused underfoot, one even likes to sit on its knees. Birds bring descendants three times a season, and their mothers are just excellent.
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Amrox chickens are beneficial and pleasant to keep on a personal farm or on small farms. It is important to be very careful when purchasing a breed, as they may sell non-clean breed or sick poultry. In maintenance and care, individuals are not whimsical, as well as in feeding, so even beginners can start such chickens.
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