UMary Allen
Ekuqaleni yayibizwa ngokuba yiJersey Black Giant (emva kwabazalwana abakhulise inzala), iJersey Giant yeyona nkukhu inkulu ehlabathini. Yakhuliswa eNew Jersey, eMelika, malunga ne-1870 ukwenzela ukuveliswa kweqanda kunye nenyama.
Yayinkulu kangakanani eyona nkuku inkulu ehlabathini?
Ngokwengxelo ekwiLadBible, iMerakli imalunga nemitha ubude kwaye inobunzima obuziikhilogram ezisi-7.7 – kwaye ngaloo ndlela inamandla ngakumbi kuneenkukhu zeBrahmas esele zinjalo.
Zinkulu kangakanani iinkukhu ezinkulu?
Iinkukhu ezinkulu-Loluphi olona didi lukhulu lweNkuku eMhlabeni? Ngobunzima obufikelela kwi-5.5 yeekhilogram zomqhagi kunye ne-4.5 yeekhilogram zenkukhu, uhlobo lwenkukhu yeJersey Giant yenye yezona ntlobo zenkukhu ezinkulu kwihlabathi.
Ingaba inkulu kangakanani inkukhu enkulu?
Inqindi enzima yaseAsia. Inkukhu yeBrahma yinkuku enkulu yokwenene; ngenxa yembonakalo yayo entle, ikwabizwa ngokuba “yinkosi yeenkukhu”. Kufuneka kubekho amaqhude anobunzima obungaphezu kweekhilogram ezisibhozo. Xa imiqhagi yeBrahma eqhelekileyo iphakama, iba malunga neesentimitha ezingama-75 ubude.
Ziya kuba nkulu kangakanani iJersey Giants?
Ezoqoqosho. Njengesikhukukazi senyama, iJersey Giant ngumzekelo obalaseleyo, kodwa inokuphinda ibonise ngokubekekileyo ngokubeka inzala enkulu. Isikhukukazi saseJersey Giant sizalela ukuya kutsho kwi-160 amaqanda amakhulu amdaka ngebala anobunzima obungama-60 grams ngonyaka.
Loluphi uhlobo lwenkukhu olunqabileyo ehlabathini?
ISachsenhuhn, ekwamelwe njengeSachsenhuhn encinci, ivela eJamani. Iinkuku zolu hlobo zinobunzima obuphakathi kwe 2.5 kunye ne 3.0 kilos, logama iinkukhu zinobunzima obuphakathi kwe 2.0 kunye ne 2.5 kilos. Iinkukhu zeSaxony zibeka amaqanda afikelela kwi-180 ngonyaka, anobunzima obungama-55 grams.
Ngowuphi owona mqhagi omkhulu ehlabathini?
Enyanisweni, ngummeli wohlobo oludala oluhamba ngegama elithi "Brahma". Zizilwanyana ezikhulu ezinemilenze neenzwane ezinentsiba ezinobunzima obuphakathi kwe-13-14 yeponti (iinkukhu) kunye ne-17-19 yeponti (imiqhagi).
Zibizwa ngokuba yintoni iinkukhu ezinkulu?
Ezona ntlobo zenkukhu zidumileyo ziquka iJersey Giant, iCochin Chicken, iBrahma Chicken, iMecheler Chicken, iDorking, iOrpington, iAmrock, iBielefelder Kennhuhn, iGerman Langschan kunye neGerman Salmon Chicken.
Yimalini inkukhu yebrahma?
Ngoku iinkukhu zineenyanga ezi-6-7 ubudala. Ixabiso lixhomekeke kwiminyaka yobudala, ubungakanani kunye nomgangatho weenkukhu. Ixabiso leyunithi ukusuka kwi-EUR 50.00.
Yintoni igama lenkukhu enkulu ehlabathini?
IJersey Giants lolona didi lwenkukhu lukhulu. Umgangatho wohlobo lwe-Black Jersey Giants wapapashwa kwi-American Standard of Perfection ngo-1922. Iintlobo zokuqala ziquka iJavanese, iCroad-Langschan, kunye neBrahma.
Yayiyintoni eyona nkuku inkulu ehlabathini?
Owona mkhulu, umqhagi ogama lingu-Weirdo, kuxelwa ukuba wawunobunzima obuziikhilogram ezili-10 (22 lb) ngoJanuwari 1973 kwaye wawundlongo-ndlongo kangangokuba wabulala iikati ezimbini waza wonakalisa inja eyasondela kakhulu.
Yeyiphi eyona nkukhu inkulu onokuyithenga?
Impendulo ilula: IJersey Giant yeyona nzala inkulu yenkukhu. Zininzi ezinye iintlobo zenkukhu ezinkulu, umzekelo, iBrahma, iCochin, kunye neOrpington. Ungalufumana ulwazi oluthe vetshe ngazo zonke ezi ntlobo kwitshathi yethu yokuzala kweenkukhu.
Inde kangakanani eyona nkukhu inkulu ehlabathini?
UJohn omncinci, iBrahma ekhanyayo, i-26in (66cm) ubude. I-Essex cockerel isetelwe ukuba ifake iincwadi zerekhodi njengeyona "ide ehlabathini".
Ngaba iinkukhu zeBrahma zinkulu kuneJersey Giants?
Inzala yeBrahma ifana kakhulu ngobukhulu neJersey Giant. Nangona kunjalo, bancinci nje ngokubamba. Ezi nkukhu zinokukhula zibe malunga ne-intshi ezingama-30 kwaye zibe nenkangeleko efana no-V xa uzijonge ecaleni. Amadoda athanda ukuba nobunzima obumalunga neekhilogram ezili-10 ngelixa iimazi zithande ukuba nobunzima obumalunga neekhilogram ezisi-8.
Zeziphi iinkukhu ezizalela amaqanda amakhulu?
Phakathi kweengqimba zeqanda ezimdaka ngebala, amanye amaqanda makhulu aveliswa yiJersey Giants kunye neNew Hampshires, zombini ezinokuthi zilindeleke ukuba zizalele amaqanda amakhulu ukuya kwamakhulu. Ezinye iileya zamaqanda amakhulu amdaka ziquka iDelaware, iPlymouth Rock, iRhode Island Red, iRhode Island White, kunye neSussex.
Ngowuphi umqhagi owomeleleyo?
Shamo. I-rooster breed "i-Shamo fighter" ingumzekelo onamandla kakhulu kwaye olawulayo, mhlawumbi "i-rooster enamandla" ehlala ihleli phezu komchasi wayo.