涼亭雞(ji)頸(jing)部羽(yu)毛金黃(huang)色、喙及腳脛(jing)黃(huang)色、羽(yu)毛緊湊、毛片較細、較薄、體型中等,體軀結實。
關于涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)個美麗(li)的(de)(de)(de)(de)傳說:傳說光緒年(nian)間(jian),廣(guang)西省(sheng)北(bei)流縣第(di)五區大(da)良鄉(今(jin)(jin)改為廣(guang)西北(bei)流市塘(tang)岸鎮涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)村)有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)座山,因長年(nian)有(you)(you)著數以千計(ji)的(de)(de)(de)(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)聚集(ji)在(zai)(zai)一(yi)(yi)(yi)起而(er)得名天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)嶺(ling)。村里(li)有(you)(you)數位(wei)百歲(sui)長壽老(lao)(lao)人(ren),每天(tian)(tian)(tian)茶余飯后(hou)都匯聚在(zai)(zai)村中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)八角涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)里(li)下棋、共(gong)議眾事等。有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)天(tian)(tian)(tian),天(tian)(tian)(tian)陰(yin)地暗,雷雨交加。中(zhong)(zhong)午時(shi)(shi)分,有(you)(you)兩只天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)在(zai)(zai)狂風暴雨的(de)(de)(de)(de)洗禮下,年(nian)幼體(ti)弱,無力起飛(fei),留在(zai)(zai)了天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)嶺(ling)的(de)(de)(de)(de)涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)上(shang)(shang)。當時(shi)(shi)幾位(wei)老(lao)(lao)者正在(zai)(zai)涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)避(bi)雨,有(you)(you)一(yi)(yi)(yi)位(wei)老(lao)(lao)人(ren)隨(sui)手把(ba)兩只小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)抱起放在(zai)(zai)心窩取(qu)暖(nuan),順便帶到家(jia)(jia)中(zhong)(zhong)喂以實(shi)物。爾后(hou)兩只可(ke)(ke)愛(ai)的(de)(de)(de)(de)小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)就一(yi)(yi)(yi)直伴(ban)隨(sui)著救命恩人(ren)直到老(lao)(lao)人(ren)離去(qu)。日復一(yi)(yi)(yi)日,年(nian)復一(yi)(yi)(yi)年(nian),小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)飽經了人(ren)間(jian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)煙火,并已逐漸(jian)適應了生活環(huan)境(jing),為了報答人(ren)間(jian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)恩賜(si),產(chan)(chan)下了一(yi)(yi)(yi)對小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)來回報人(ren)間(jian)。小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e),羽毛米白,腳(jiao)小(xiao)、脛細(xi)、身圓(yuan)、紅(hong)冠,面(mian)色紅(hong)潤,皮(pi)下脂肪(fang)少(shao)——經歷年(nian)代的(de)(de)(de)(de)繁衍,形(xing)成了今(jin)(jin)天(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)(de)(de)(de)涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)。涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)傳承(cheng)了小(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)(e)的(de)(de)(de)(de)優良品質,皮(pi)薄肉厚,脂肪(fang)少(shao),肌苷(gan)酸(suan)含量(liang)高(gao),體(ti)圓(yuan),腳(jiao)小(xiao),脛細(xi),體(ti)型均勻,活潑可(ke)(ke)愛(ai),飛(fei)天(tian)(tian)(tian)上(shang)(shang)樹、野性十足(zu),本性難改。涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)產(chan)(chan)于原(yuan)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)產(chan)(chan)地嶺(ling)南,發展至(zhi)今(jin)(jin),也有(you)(you)相當的(de)(de)(de)(de)文(wen)化積淀。主(zhu)要表現在(zai)(zai)民(min)俗方(fang)面(mian):在(zai)(zai)北(bei)流民(min)間(jian),無“雞(ji)(ji)(ji)”不成筵,家(jia)(jia)家(jia)(jia)戶戶逢(feng)年(nian)過(guo)節,或者辦喜辦喪,餐(can)桌上(shang)(shang)都雞(ji)(ji)(ji)。因此,家(jia)(jia)家(jia)(jia)戶戶幾乎都有(you)(you)雞(ji)(ji)(ji),每逢(feng)男女(nv)談婚論嫁時(shi)(shi),男方(fang)上(shang)(shang)門提親的(de)(de)(de)(de)聘禮中(zhong)(zhong)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)是必不可(ke)(ke)少(shao)的(de)(de)(de)(de)。養(yang)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)已成為民(min)間(jian)致富(fu)手段之(zhi)一(yi)(yi)(yi)。