Mainly distributed in Lianshui County ditch, Yixing, East Huji, red kiln, Zhu code and other towns.
    This area is in the north subtropical and warm temperate junction, is warm temperate monsoon climate, four distinct seasons, with an average annual temperature of 14 ℃, frost-free period long, adequate light, abundant rainfall, very suitable Chicken (chicken) farming. Lianshui known as "Chinese Chicken town" reputation, Chicken farming has a long history, unique local, moderate its shape, sharp-tongued head small, thin legs, long and sharp claws small, color complex, which accounts for about 80% of the black-brown, white claw about 5%, about 10% of green claw, claw Huang about 5% calf 6 as the size of a toothpick shape of chicken. Yellow chicken skin is thin, smooth and tight. Comb thick, smooth and bright feathers clean. Chicken gizzard 3.2 cm to 3.5 cm thick, fist-sized home. When fattening, are fed at a high Lianshui ditch, Yixing, East Huji, red kiln, and other towns Zhu code unique to insects, called "purple brown head." The insect purple head, the body was brown, shape a bit like a locust, grasshopper smaller than the body, short legs, muscular.
    Lianshui Chicken breeding cycle is generally about a year, from the spring of the first to twelfth chicks begin to hatch into the chicken came out. September, October fattening period, at a time when the harvest season, when night fell, one way or another a chicken that lamp beside the paddy field, placed beneath a self-woven nylon mesh, an evening to catch more than 10 pounds "purple brown head" is used to feed the chickens. Lianshui Chicken eat this insect, fast growth, strong muscles, and difficult illness. Lianshui Chicken raw eggs is a must. Since a large number of wild insects feeding "Purple brown head" so that the egg shell in red through purple, head size length of 5 cm to 8 cm, diameter of 2 cm to 3 cm, each egg weighing between 55 grams to 60 grams, rich minerals needed by the body protein, fat, vitamins and calcium, iron and potassium. Lianshui Chicken for a variety of cooking methods, stir-fried, stew, and is more suitable for cold cold meats.
    Lianshui Chicken upper and lower body can not only edible, but also rich in trace elements, vitamins, amino acids per 100 grams Lianshui grass chicken contains 8.3 grams to 10 grams of protein, 86 mg to 100 mg of calcium, potassium and 110 mg to 120 mg to 120 mg of vitamin A100 mg vitamin E24.58 mg to 28 mg, also contains a lot of carotene, riboflavin and manganese, iron, zinc, magnesium and other elements, very rich in nutrients. Lianshui Chicken unique pure taste, nutrient-rich, health care and other security features, so people called Lianshui Chicken as "save the world medicine."