UMary Allen
Iinkukhu zinentloni, zizalela amaqanda, kwaye zikrwempa kumdaka. Nangona umfanekiso odumileyo wenkukhu awungalunganga, iinkukhu zihluke kakhulu. Umahluko kwiimfuno kunye nokuziphatha kweentlobo ezininzi zeenkukhu mkhulu.
Ukugcina iinkukhu kuyinto eqhelekileyo. Kuluncedo ukubonelelwa ngeqanda phantse yonke imihla – kunye nelinye elisuka kwindawo eyaziwayo, ukuze ungabi naxhala malunga neemeko zokuhlala kwenkukhu. Kwaye incasa nangakumbi kunaleyo isuka kwishishini lokufuya iinkukhu. Ukuba ufuya iinkukhu, isitiya sakho sisoloko sixakekile. Ukubukela izilwanyana kuyonwabisa kwaye kunomdla, kuba zihamba phantse imini yonke, zikhangela ukutya, zilwela isikhundla, ukuzilungisa, ukukrwela, okanye ukuthandana. Ukongezelela, iinkuku egadini zitya izitshabalalisi ezifana namakhalane, iimbovane, iimopane neenkumba. Bavundisa ingca ngendle yabo kwaye bongeze umbala egadini.
Kodwa ayizizo zonke iinkukhu ezilungele wonke umgcini kunye negadi nganye. Kwimeko nayiphi na into, kuyacetyiswa ukuba ukhethe inkukhu yokuzalwa. Nge-crossbreed okanye inkukhu edibeneyo, imimangaliso engathandekiyo ingenzeka ngaphandle kunye nangokwesimo. Kwiinkukhu ze-pedigree, iimpawu zangaphandle ezifana nesimo somzimba, umbala wesikhumba kunye neentsiba, kunye neentsiba zihlala zifana. Kodwa iimpawu zangaphakathi ezifana nethuku lokufukamela, umbala, okanye inani nobukhulu bamaqanda nazo azitshintshi yaye ziyahluka nje kancinane ukusuka kwisilwanyana ukuya kwesinye.
Yazi Apho Ukhoyo
Kukho ngoku ngaphezulu kwe-150 iintlobo zezilwanyana kumgangatho waseYurophu. Ngoko akukho kuswela ukhetho. Ngelixa indlela yemihla ngemihla yohlobo ngalunye lwenkukhu ifana kakhulu okanye ingaphantsi, iimpawu kunye neempawu zinokwahluka kakhulu phakathi kweentlobo. Ngaphakathi kohlobo, kwelinye icala, kukho iinguqulelo ezimbalwa ezinokutshintshwa kuphela kwinqanaba elilinganiselweyo ngokuzigcina. Nabani na othatha isigqibo kuhlobo oluthile, ngoko ke, uyazi ukuba bazifaka ntoni na. Xa uthenga iinkukhu, akufanele ujonge ngokuyinhloko umbala kunye nokuma kwezilwanyana, kodwa kwiimpawu ezifanelekileyo. Le kuphela kwendlela yokonwabela iqabane lakho elineentsiba ixesha elide kwaye uphephe ukuphoxeka. Kodwa uthatha njani isigqibo malunga nenkukhu ehambelana nawe kunye nemeko?
Ayizizo zonke iintlobo ze-Winter Hardy
Iimeko zangaphandle kufuneka zithathelwe ingqalelo. Ukuba kukho indawo encinane esitalini nakwindawo yokuzivocavoca, kuyacetyiswa ukuba uthenge inzala encinci. Iinkukhu ezinjalo zithatha indawo encinci, kodwa ziyakwazi ukubhabha kakuhle. Ngelixa iinkukhu aziqhelekanga kakuhle, iintlobo ezincinci, ezikhaphukhaphu zinokuthatha uhambo ngaphakathi kocingo oluyi-intshi ezingama-60. Ngokukodwa i-bantam yaseDatshi okanye i-Appenzeller i-hoods pointed hoods ziyaziwa ngezakhono zabo zokubhabha.
Nangona iinkukhu zidla ngokuba zizilwanyana ezomeleleyo, ayizizo zonke iindidi ezikwaziyo ukumelana nobushushu obugqithisileyo. Iinkukhu ze-Rhineland okanye iinkukhu ze-Appenzell Bart, umzekelo, zibonwa njengezomelele kakhulu, ziyakwazi ukumelana namaqondo aphantsi. Ngeengqumba zazo ezincinci, akukho bungozi bokuba izinto zobuso bazo zinokuba ngumkhenkce. I-Minorcas, kwelinye icala, kunye ne-crest yazo enkulu, ikhethekileyo kwiindawo ezifudumele zemozulu. Kwi-latitudes yethu, kufuneka ke ngoko zikhathalelwe kakuhle ngeenyanga zasebusika. Ngokuqhelekileyo, nangona kunjalo, iinkukhu zijamelana bhetele kakhulu nengqele kunokushisa okukhulu. Ubushushu obufanelekileyo kwinkukhu buphakathi kweshumi elinesixhenxe ukuya kumashumi amabini anesibhozo. Emva koko ubushushu bomzimba wenkukhu buhlala buhleli.
Inkukhu ayifanelanga nje ukuba yamkeleke kwindawo eyingqongileyo kodwa kwanabanini bayo. Ukuba udlamkile ngokwakho, ukufumana inzala ezolileyo kuya kwenza okungakumbi kunokubuyekeza. Ekubeni imeko yazo yengqondo isoloko ikhutshelwa kwizilwanyana, izilwanyana ezinomsindo ngokungathandabuzekiyo ziya kuba novalo, zibhakuze, kwaye mhlawumbi zizenzakalise. Kakade ke, umniniyo unokuphembelela ukukholosa kwesilwanyana kuye. Nangona kunjalo, akayi kuba nempumelelo efanayo nazo zonke iinkukhu, njengoko ezinye iinkukhu zikrokrela ngokwendalo kunezinye.
Iinkukhu zenkukhu ezivela e-Asia, ezifana ne-Ko Shamo, zibhekwa njengethemba kakhulu. Iintlobo zeMeditera, kwelinye icala, zithande ukuba neentloni kwaye zigcinwe, ngelixa inkukhu ye-Appenzeller pointed-crested izenzele igama njengenkukhu enomdla kunye nenkuku. Abo banabantwana kufuneka bakhethe uhlobo oluzolileyo. Ezi zilwanyana kunokwenzeka ukuba zithembeke kwaye, emva kwexesha lokuziqhelanisa, zide ziqalise ukutya iinkozo esandleni kwaye zivumele ukuba zichukunyiswe xa zibaleka.
Ukuba ufuna ukugcinela amaqanda izikhukukazi, akufuneki ugcine inzala eyaziwa ngokuba yintaka. Kaloku xa iinkukhu “zonwabile” (ibroody), azibeki amaqanda. Ngokukodwa i-Orpingtons kunye ne-Chabos bathanda ukuhlala emaqandeni. ILeghorn kunye namaTaliyane aziwa ngokuba ngababoneleli abalungileyo kakhulu bamaqanda. Inkukhu yaseJapan ibambe irekhodi yokubeka amaqanda angama-365 ngonyaka.
Imoshwa ngenxa yokuKhetha uMbala
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukuba ufuna ukuzuza kwinyama yenkukhu, kufuneka ufumane iinkukhu zeMechelen. Inzala yaseBelgium inobunzima bomzimba obungaphezu kweekhilogram ezine kwaye iqinisekisa i-roast enkulu embizeni. Ukuba awukwazi ukwenza isigqibo sokuba uyawafuna na amaqanda okanye inyama, kuyacetyiswa ukuba kwenziwe uhlobo oluneenjongo ezimbini. Oku kubandakanya iintlobo ezifana ne-Welsumer enamaqanda angama-160 ngonyaka okanye i-Sussex enemveliso yamaqanda angama-180 ngonyaka.
Ukuba unenkxalabo malunga nokucoceka kwezilwanyana, akufanele ukhethe inzala eneenyawo ezinentsiba. Ngeentsuku ezimanzi, ezi zizisa ukufuma okuninzi kunye nokungcola kwi-hoop, kwaye umfama wenkukhu kufuneka afikelele kwimitshayelo kunye nemihlakulo ngokufanelekileyo.
Nje ukuba wenze isigqibo malunga nenzala, uyonakaliswa ukukhetha umbala weentsiba - kwaye ngoku ngumbuzo wokungcamla. Iintsiba zenkukhu ziza ngemibala emininzi. Unokhetho oluninzi nge-Wyandottes encinci enemibala engama-29 ngoku. Kakade ke, iinkukhu zingabantu ngabanye, kwaye nokuba ezinye iintlobo zineempawu zentsiba eziqhelekileyo, akukho nkukhu okanye iqhude lifana nelinye.
Nabani na ofuna ukufumana iinkukhu kwaye engekasithathi isigqibo malunga nenzala uyacelwa ukuba avule iphepha. Iintlobo ezintandathu kunye neempawu zazo eziqhelekileyo zichazwe kwiphepha elilandelayo. Ukuba ufuna ukwazi ngakumbi ngayo, incwadi ethi "Hühner und Zwerghühner" nguHorst Schmidt ovela kwindlu yokushicilela yase-Ulm yinto efanelekileyo.