涼亭雞頸部羽毛(mao)金(jin)黃(huang)色、喙(hui)及腳脛黃(huang)色、羽毛(mao)緊湊、毛(mao)片較細、較薄、體型(xing)中等,體軀結(jie)實。
關(guan)于(yu)(yu)涼亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)個美(mei)麗的(de)(de)(de)傳說:傳說光(guang)緒(xu)年(nian)間(jian)(jian),廣(guang)西(xi)省(sheng)北(bei)流(liu)縣第五區(qu)大(da)良(liang)(liang)鄉(今改(gai)為(wei)(wei)廣(guang)西(xi)北(bei)流(liu)市塘(tang)岸(an)鎮涼亭(ting)村(cun))有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)座山,因(yin)長(chang)年(nian)有(you)(you)著數(shu)(shu)以千(qian)計的(de)(de)(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝聚(ju)集在(zai)(zai)(zai)一(yi)(yi)起而得(de)名天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝嶺(ling)。村(cun)里(li)有(you)(you)數(shu)(shu)位百歲長(chang)壽(shou)老(lao)人(ren)(ren)(ren),每(mei)天(tian)(tian)(tian)茶余飯后都(dou)匯聚(ju)在(zai)(zai)(zai)村(cun)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)八角涼亭(ting)里(li)下棋、共議眾事等(deng)。有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)天(tian)(tian)(tian),天(tian)(tian)(tian)陰地(di)暗(an),雷雨交加。中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)午時(shi)分,有(you)(you)兩(liang)只天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝在(zai)(zai)(zai)狂(kuang)風(feng)暴雨的(de)(de)(de)洗(xi)禮(li)下,年(nian)幼體(ti)(ti)弱,無力起飛,留在(zai)(zai)(zai)了(le)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝嶺(ling)的(de)(de)(de)涼亭(ting)上。當時(shi)幾位老(lao)者正(zheng)在(zai)(zai)(zai)涼亭(ting)避(bi)雨,有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)位老(lao)人(ren)(ren)(ren)隨手把兩(liang)只小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝抱起放在(zai)(zai)(zai)心(xin)窩取暖,順(shun)便帶到家(jia)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)喂以實物(wu)。爾后兩(liang)只可(ke)愛的(de)(de)(de)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝就一(yi)(yi)直伴隨著救命恩人(ren)(ren)(ren)直到老(lao)人(ren)(ren)(ren)離(li)去。日復(fu)一(yi)(yi)日,年(nian)復(fu)一(yi)(yi)年(nian),小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝飽經了(le)人(ren)(ren)(ren)間(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)(de)煙火,并(bing)已逐漸適應了(le)生活(huo)環境,為(wei)(wei)了(le)報(bao)答(da)人(ren)(ren)(ren)間(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)(de)恩賜,產下了(le)一(yi)(yi)對(dui)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝來回(hui)報(bao)人(ren)(ren)(ren)間(jian)(jian)。小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝,羽毛米白,腳小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)、脛(jing)細、身(shen)圓(yuan)、紅冠,面色紅潤,皮下脂肪少(shao)——經歷年(nian)代(dai)的(de)(de)(de)繁衍,形成了(le)今天(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)(de)(de)涼亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)。涼亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)傳承(cheng)了(le)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝的(de)(de)(de)優良(liang)(liang)品質,皮薄肉厚,脂肪少(shao),肌苷(gan)酸(suan)含量高,體(ti)(ti)圓(yuan),腳小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao),脛(jing)細,體(ti)(ti)型(xing)均勻,活(huo)潑(po)可(ke)愛,飛天(tian)(tian)(tian)上樹(shu)、野性(xing)十(shi)足,本(ben)性(xing)難改(gai)。涼亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)產于(yu)(yu)原雞(ji)(ji)(ji)產地(di)嶺(ling)南,發展至今,也有(you)(you)相(xiang)當的(de)(de)(de)文化積淀。主要(yao)表現在(zai)(zai)(zai)民(min)俗(su)方(fang)面:在(zai)(zai)(zai)北(bei)流(liu)民(min)間(jian)(jian),無“雞(ji)(ji)(ji)”不成筵,家(jia)家(jia)戶(hu)戶(hu)逢年(nian)過節(jie),或者辦喜辦喪,餐桌上都(dou)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)。因(yin)此,家(jia)家(jia)戶(hu)戶(hu)幾乎都(dou)有(you)(you)雞(ji)(ji)(ji),每(mei)逢男女談婚論(lun)嫁時(shi),男方(fang)上門(men)提親的(de)(de)(de)聘禮(li)中(zhong)(zhong)(zhong)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)是必不可(ke)少(shao)的(de)(de)(de)。養雞(ji)(ji)(ji)已成為(wei)(wei)民(min)間(jian)(jian)致(zhi)富手段之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)。