涼(liang)亭雞頸部(bu)羽(yu)(yu)毛金黃色、喙(hui)及腳脛黃色、羽(yu)(yu)毛緊湊、毛片較(jiao)細、較(jiao)薄、體型中等(deng),體軀(qu)結(jie)實。
關于(yu)涼(liang)亭雞(ji)(ji)(ji)有(you)一(yi)個美(mei)麗(li)的(de)傳說:傳說光緒年(nian)(nian)間,廣西省北流(liu)縣第五區大良鄉(xiang)(今改(gai)為廣西北流(liu)市(shi)塘岸鎮涼(liang)亭村)有(you)一(yi)座山,因長年(nian)(nian)有(you)著數以千(qian)計的(de)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)聚(ju)集(ji)在(zai)一(yi)起(qi)而得名天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)嶺。村里(li)有(you)數位(wei)百歲長壽老人(ren)(ren),每天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)茶余飯后(hou)都(dou)匯聚(ju)在(zai)村中(zhong)(zhong)的(de)八角涼(liang)亭里(li)下棋、共議眾事(shi)等。有(you)一(yi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian),天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)陰地(di)暗,雷雨(yu)交(jiao)加(jia)。中(zhong)(zhong)午時分,有(you)兩只(zhi)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)在(zai)狂(kuang)風(feng)暴(bao)雨(yu)的(de)洗禮(li)下,年(nian)(nian)幼體(ti)弱,無力起(qi)飛(fei),留(liu)在(zai)了天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)嶺的(de)涼(liang)亭上。當時幾(ji)位(wei)老者(zhe)正在(zai)涼(liang)亭避雨(yu),有(you)一(yi)位(wei)老人(ren)(ren)隨手把兩只(zhi)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)抱起(qi)放(fang)在(zai)心(xin)窩取暖,順便帶到家中(zhong)(zhong)喂以實物(wu)。爾后(hou)兩只(zhi)可愛的(de)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)就一(yi)直(zhi)伴隨著救命恩(en)人(ren)(ren)直(zhi)到老人(ren)(ren)離去。日復一(yi)日,年(nian)(nian)復一(yi)年(nian)(nian),小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)飽經(jing)了人(ren)(ren)間的(de)煙火(huo),并已逐漸適應了生(sheng)活環境,為了報答人(ren)(ren)間的(de)恩(en)賜,產下了一(yi)對小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)來(lai)回報人(ren)(ren)間。小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e),羽毛(mao)米白,腳小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)、脛細、身圓、紅冠,面(mian)色(se)紅潤,皮下脂肪(fang)少(shao)——經(jing)歷年(nian)(nian)代的(de)繁衍,形成(cheng)(cheng)了今天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)的(de)涼(liang)亭雞(ji)(ji)(ji)。涼(liang)亭雞(ji)(ji)(ji)傳承了小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)鵝(e)的(de)優(you)良品質,皮薄肉(rou)厚,脂肪(fang)少(shao),肌苷酸含(han)量高,體(ti)圓,腳小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao),脛細,體(ti)型均勻(yun),活潑可愛,飛(fei)天(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)(tian)上樹、野性(xing)十(shi)足(zu),本性(xing)難改(gai)。涼(liang)亭雞(ji)(ji)(ji)產于(yu)原雞(ji)(ji)(ji)產地(di)嶺南,發展至(zhi)今,也有(you)相當的(de)文化積淀。主要表現在(zai)民俗方面(mian):在(zai)北流(liu)民間,無“雞(ji)(ji)(ji)”不成(cheng)(cheng)筵,家家戶(hu)(hu)(hu)戶(hu)(hu)(hu)逢年(nian)(nian)過節,或(huo)者(zhe)辦(ban)喜辦(ban)喪,餐桌上都(dou)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)。因此(ci),家家戶(hu)(hu)(hu)戶(hu)(hu)(hu)幾(ji)乎都(dou)有(you)雞(ji)(ji)(ji),每逢男女談婚論嫁時,男方上門提(ti)親的(de)聘禮(li)中(zhong)(zhong)雞(ji)(ji)(ji)是必(bi)不可少(shao)的(de)。養雞(ji)(ji)(ji)已成(cheng)(cheng)為民間致富手段之一(yi)。