涼亭雞(ji)頸部羽毛(mao)金黃(huang)色(se)、喙及腳(jiao)脛黃(huang)色(se)、羽毛(mao)緊湊(cou)、毛(mao)片(pian)較細、較薄、體型中等(deng),體軀結實。
關于涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)有(you)(you)一個美麗的(de)(de)傳說:傳說光(guang)緒(xu)年(nian)間(jian)(jian)(jian),廣(guang)西省北流縣(xian)第五區大良(liang)鄉(xiang)(今改為(wei)廣(guang)西北流市塘岸鎮涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)村(cun))有(you)(you)一座山,因長(chang)年(nian)有(you)(you)著數以千(qian)計的(de)(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)聚(ju)(ju)集(ji)在(zai)(zai)一起(qi)(qi)而(er)得名天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)嶺。村(cun)里有(you)(you)數位(wei)百歲長(chang)壽老人(ren),每(mei)天(tian)(tian)(tian)茶余(yu)飯后都(dou)匯聚(ju)(ju)在(zai)(zai)村(cun)中(zhong)的(de)(de)八角(jiao)涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)里下(xia)棋、共議(yi)眾事等。有(you)(you)一天(tian)(tian)(tian),天(tian)(tian)(tian)陰地暗(an),雷雨(yu)交加(jia)。中(zhong)午時分,有(you)(you)兩只(zhi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)在(zai)(zai)狂風暴(bao)雨(yu)的(de)(de)洗禮(li)(li)下(xia),年(nian)幼(you)體弱,無力起(qi)(qi)飛(fei),留(liu)在(zai)(zai)了天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)嶺的(de)(de)涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)上(shang)。當時幾位(wei)老者正(zheng)在(zai)(zai)涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)避(bi)雨(yu),有(you)(you)一位(wei)老人(ren)隨手把兩只(zhi)小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)抱起(qi)(qi)放在(zai)(zai)心窩(wo)取(qu)暖(nuan),順(shun)便帶到家(jia)(jia)中(zhong)喂以實物。爾后兩只(zhi)可愛的(de)(de)小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)就(jiu)一直伴隨著救命(ming)恩人(ren)直到老人(ren)離去。日復一日,年(nian)復一年(nian),小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)飽經(jing)了人(ren)間(jian)(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)煙火(huo),并已逐漸適應了生活環境,為(wei)了報答人(ren)間(jian)(jian)(jian)的(de)(de)恩賜,產下(xia)了一對小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)來回報人(ren)間(jian)(jian)(jian)。小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e),羽(yu)毛米白,腳(jiao)小(xiao)、脛(jing)細(xi)、身圓、紅冠,面色紅潤(run),皮下(xia)脂(zhi)肪少(shao)(shao)——經(jing)歷年(nian)代的(de)(de)繁(fan)衍(yan),形(xing)成了今天(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)(de)涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)。涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)傳承了小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)的(de)(de)優(you)良(liang)品質,皮薄肉厚(hou),脂(zhi)肪少(shao)(shao),肌苷酸含量(liang)高(gao),體圓,腳(jiao)小(xiao),脛(jing)細(xi),體型均勻,活潑可愛,飛(fei)天(tian)(tian)(tian)上(shang)樹(shu)、野(ye)性(xing)十足,本性(xing)難改。涼(liang)(liang)(liang)亭(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)產于原雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)產地嶺南,發(fa)展至今,也(ye)有(you)(you)相當的(de)(de)文化(hua)積(ji)淀。主要表現在(zai)(zai)民(min)俗方面:在(zai)(zai)北流民(min)間(jian)(jian)(jian),無“雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)”不成筵,家(jia)(jia)家(jia)(jia)戶戶逢年(nian)過節,或者辦(ban)喜(xi)辦(ban)喪,餐桌(zhuo)上(shang)都(dou)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)。因此(ci),家(jia)(jia)家(jia)(jia)戶戶幾乎都(dou)有(you)(you)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji),每(mei)逢男(nan)女談(tan)婚論嫁時,男(nan)方上(shang)門提親的(de)(de)聘禮(li)(li)中(zhong)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)是必不可少(shao)(shao)的(de)(de)。養雞(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)(ji)已成為(wei)民(min)間(jian)(jian)(jian)致富手段之一。