涼(liang)亭雞頸(jing)部羽毛金黃色(se)、喙及腳(jiao)脛(jing)黃色(se)、羽毛緊湊、毛片較細、較薄、體型中等,體軀結實。
關于涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)有(you)一(yi)個美麗的傳說(shuo):傳說(shuo)光緒年(nian)(nian)間,廣(guang)西省北(bei)流(liu)(liu)縣第五區大良鄉(今(jin)(jin)改為廣(guang)西北(bei)流(liu)(liu)市塘岸鎮涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)村(cun))有(you)一(yi)座山,因長(chang)(chang)年(nian)(nian)有(you)著(zhu)數以千計的天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)聚集在(zai)(zai)一(yi)起而得(de)名天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)嶺(ling)。村(cun)里有(you)數位(wei)百歲長(chang)(chang)壽老(lao)(lao)人(ren),每(mei)天(tian)(tian)茶余飯后都(dou)匯聚在(zai)(zai)村(cun)中(zhong)的八(ba)角涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)里下(xia)棋、共議眾事等。有(you)一(yi)天(tian)(tian),天(tian)(tian)陰地(di)暗,雷雨(yu)交加(jia)。中(zhong)午時分,有(you)兩只(zhi)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)在(zai)(zai)狂風暴雨(yu)的洗禮下(xia),年(nian)(nian)幼體弱(ruo),無力起飛,留在(zai)(zai)了(le)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)嶺(ling)的涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)上(shang)(shang)。當時幾位(wei)老(lao)(lao)者正在(zai)(zai)涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)避雨(yu),有(you)一(yi)位(wei)老(lao)(lao)人(ren)隨(sui)手(shou)把兩只(zhi)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)抱起放在(zai)(zai)心窩取暖,順便(bian)帶(dai)到家(jia)中(zhong)喂以實物。爾后兩只(zhi)可愛(ai)的小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)就一(yi)直(zhi)伴隨(sui)著(zhu)救命恩人(ren)直(zhi)到老(lao)(lao)人(ren)離去。日復一(yi)日,年(nian)(nian)復一(yi)年(nian)(nian),小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)飽(bao)經了(le)人(ren)間的煙火(huo),并已逐漸適應了(le)生(sheng)活(huo)環境,為了(le)報答人(ren)間的恩賜,產(chan)(chan)下(xia)了(le)一(yi)對小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)來回報人(ren)間。小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e),羽毛(mao)米(mi)白,腳小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)、脛細、身(shen)圓(yuan)、紅(hong)冠(guan),面(mian)色紅(hong)潤,皮下(xia)脂(zhi)肪少——經歷年(nian)(nian)代的繁衍,形成(cheng)了(le)今(jin)(jin)天(tian)(tian)的涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)。涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)傳承了(le)小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao)天(tian)(tian)鵝(e)(e)的優(you)良品質(zhi),皮薄肉厚,脂(zhi)肪少,肌(ji)苷酸含量高,體圓(yuan),腳小(xiao)(xiao)(xiao),脛細,體型均勻,活(huo)潑可愛(ai),飛天(tian)(tian)上(shang)(shang)樹(shu)、野性十足(zu),本性難(nan)改。涼(liang)亭(ting)(ting)(ting)雞(ji)(ji)產(chan)(chan)于原雞(ji)(ji)產(chan)(chan)地(di)嶺(ling)南,發展至今(jin)(jin),也有(you)相當的文化積淀。主要表現在(zai)(zai)民俗方面(mian):在(zai)(zai)北(bei)流(liu)(liu)民間,無“雞(ji)(ji)”不(bu)(bu)成(cheng)筵,家(jia)家(jia)戶(hu)戶(hu)逢年(nian)(nian)過(guo)節,或者辦喜辦喪,餐桌上(shang)(shang)都(dou)雞(ji)(ji)。因此,家(jia)家(jia)戶(hu)戶(hu)幾乎都(dou)有(you)雞(ji)(ji),每(mei)逢男女(nv)談婚論(lun)嫁時,男方上(shang)(shang)門提親的聘禮中(zhong)雞(ji)(ji)是必不(bu)(bu)可少的。養雞(ji)(ji)已成(cheng)為民間致富手(shou)段之一(yi)。