The effectiveness of Mr. Vi Thanh Nong's capon raising model

20:44, 02/02/2024

BHG - Every year, the family raises nearly 4,000 chickens, with revenue of hundreds of millions of dong. The model of raising capons on hills has been bringing high profits to Mr. Vi Thanh Nong's household (53 years old) in Viet Lam Farm town (Vi Xuyen).

Visiting the chicken farming model of Mr. Vi Thanh Nong's family at the end of the year, standing in front of thousands of fat, smooth-feathered capons made many people admire and enjoy. From raising a few dozen meat chickens, he has developed a model of raising castrated roosters on hills with a scale of thousands of chickens. According to Mr. Nong, each castrated rooster weighs from 3 to 3.5 kg, sold for 150,000 VND/kg, each can be sold for about half a million VND. After deducting all expenses, on average, Mr. Nong earns more than 200,000 VND per chicken. Each year, the model of raising castrated roosters brings Mr. Nong's family a revenue of over 800 million VND.

Mr. Vi Thanh Nong (left) introduces his nearly 10 years of experience raising castrated roosters.

Mr. Vi Thanh Nong shared: My family started raising capons for nearly 10 years now. Previously, the hill area of more than 3 hectares was used to grow oranges. However, due to the old oranges and low productivity, I raised free-range chickens. It took the family a few years to stabilize production, because in the first year, there was no experience, so many chickens died. After a period of continuous learning and understanding the techniques of raising and caring for the chickens, the flock of chickens gradually developed well. To keep the capons healthy and free of diseases, in addition to cleaning the barn and fully vaccinating them, Mr. Nong's family also increased the source of food for the chickens such as corn, rice, supplemented with vitamins and regularly disinfected the barn. For corn, he painstakingly washed and cooked it before feeding the chickens, because according to him, this ensures better absorption of nutrients by the chickens. According to Mr. Nong, compared to raising normal chickens, raising castrated roosters does not require too much care, and they are less susceptible to disease. However, to raise them successfully, the selection of breeds is very important, so it is necessary to buy breeds from reputable, quality places. When first starting to raise them, the breeds are only as big as a fist, and after about 45 - 60 days of raising, they can be castrated. After castration, vitamins and antibiotics must be added to keep the chickens healthy and avoid infection. Mr. Nong usually raises them from the second lunar month, when the climate is warm, and sells them in the eleventh lunar month. When fully grown, castrated roosters are much larger than normal chickens. The meat of castrated roosters is sweet, firm, with thick and crispy skin. After boiling, the chicken turns a beautiful golden yellow. Therefore, castrated roosters are very popular with people to eat during Tet or to give as gifts.

Every year, Mr. Vi Thanh Nong maintains a model of capon chickens raised on hills with a scale of nearly 4 thousand chickens.

Thanks to the quality and reputation of nearly 10 years of raising, the model of raising capons on hills of Mr. Vi Thanh Nong's family is known by many people. Every year, traders in the province and outside the province order all of them before Tet. Currently, the flock of nearly 4,000 live castrated chickens has sold 3,700, the rest have been ordered by traders. Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Viet Lam Farm Town, Pham Van Thuy said: Mr. Vi Thanh Nong is a typical example in economic development in the locality. The model of raising capons with high efficiency has become a model for households in the area to learn from the experience of developing farm and family farm models, striving to get rich.

Article and photos: Van Long

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