The H'Mông black chicken farming model of Ms. Pham Thi Hong

Recognizing the potential of raising and selling H'Mông black chickens, Ms. Hong borrowed 100 million VND from preferential loan funds channeled through women's groups to start her business.

Previously, Ms. Hong also raised poultry on a small scale, mainly Tam Hoang chickens, fighting chicken hybrids, ducks, etc. Later, after researching the H'mong black chicken – a rare breed with black, firm, and flavorful meat and bones, which is popular in the market – Ms. Hong boldly decided to try raising them. From a few hundred chicks raised for meat, her farm now maintains over 2,000 chicks for breeding and nearly a thousand broiler chickens.

Whenever someone recommended a successful farm with good practices, Ms. Hong would seek them out to learn from, from Phu Vinh commune to Da Nang and even in the North... Raising black chickens requires careful attention to breed selection, sourcing from reputable and high-quality suppliers. This includes not only ensuring full and timely vaccinations but also providing electrolyte water during hot weather, keeping the coop clean and well-ventilated, and maintaining adequate warmth in winter.

“Raising H'Mong black chickens isn't much different from raising native chickens or hybrids... but it has many advantages. H'Mong black chickens are favored by the market, fetch higher prices, have better resistance to disease, and are less prone to illness. To achieve what I have today, I started from humble beginnings, raising a small number when I lacked experience, and gradually increasing the quantity as I gained more experience. There were times when farming wasn't going well, and the flock suffered from disease, but I didn't give up. After each failure, I accumulated experience to minimize risks. Thanks to visiting successful chicken farming models in other places and learning from their experiences, for the past three years since I started raising and running the business, my chickens have rarely suffered from disease, have developed well, and yielded high economic returns,” Ms. Hong shared.

While we were chatting, Ms. Hong's phone rang constantly. Wholesale buyers from near and far were placing orders. Every day, Ms. Hong sells over 300 broiler chickens, at a price of 160,000 VND/kg.

Ms. Ngo Ngoc Khanh, Vice President of the Women's Union of Vy Da Ward, commented: "Ms. Hong is one of the exemplary female members who have overcome difficulties in economic development in the locality. Thanks to a suitable development plan, Ms. Hong's family economy is increasingly prosperous, her life is stable, and she has been able to provide her children with a good education. Ms. Hong's model of raising and selling H'Mong black chickens is quite new in the locality and brings quite high economic efficiency. The Women's Union of the ward also encourages women to visit and learn from this model to develop their family economy."

Text and photos: THAO VY

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