The invention relates to the technical field of Wenchang chicken raising, and discloses a Wenchang chicken raising method capable of reducing raising cost and improving meat quality, which comprises the following steps: raising chickens at the age of 81-120 days by adopting cages, five chickens in each cage, limiting large-range activities, naturally illuminating in
daytime, turning on a lamp for illumination at night, carrying out intensive and large-scale raising, and feeding bred chicken feed for 3-5 times every day, 22-25% of tapioca flour is mixed in the
breeding chicken feed. By adding 20% of tapioca flour, the Wenchang chicken can obtain the optimal production performance; 5.00%-25.00% of cassava flour is added into the feed, so that the meat quality of the Wenchang chicken of 81-120 days old cannot be affected, and the
muscle flavor and the
protein nutritional value of the Wenchang chicken cannot be changed. 10% of tapioca flour is added to feed Wenchang chickens, so that the
muscle tenderness can be improved, the
intramuscular fat content is increased, and the meat quality is improved; 20% of tapioca flour is added, so that the pH of pectoral muscles can be increased for 24 hours, the density of leg muscles is increased, the
shear force and
diameter of the muscles are reduced, the
shelf life of the pectoral muscles is prolonged, and the tenderness of the muscles can be improved.