Daily fitness and beauty regime for popular Chinese chickens

Yang Changxia feeds her chickens. [Photo by Wanshan district publicity department for chinadaily.com.cn]

Yang Changxia's chickens in Tongren city, Southwest China's Guizhou province, are characterized by their distinctive crown of feathers said to look like a European hat, which has inspired their name: concubine chickens.

Yang Changxia holds one of her chickens. [Photo by Wanshan district publicity department for chinadaily.com.cn]

It's not only the appearance that marks her chickens out as different, but also the special care they receive.

Yang Changxia gives a chicken a "beauty massage", rubbing oil on its feathers. [Photo by Wanshan district publicity department for chinadaily.com.cn]

On top of this, Yang also gives each of the chickens a "beauty massage", washing and rubbing oil on their feathers.