(HBĐT) - In recent years, many households in the province have invested in raising native chickens (native chickens) in the garden and hill model. With delicious meat quality, this is a livestock with stable output, high selling price, bringing quite economic efficiency.
With favorable conditions for grazing land and stable output, free-range chicken farming is being widely replicated in many communes in Lac Son district. Photo taken in Tu Do commune.
Due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, chicken farming in the province has faced many difficulties in recent years. The pandemic has broken many linkage chains, combined with high feed prices, many households have quit their jobs to do other jobs. For example, in Huong Nhuong commune (Lac Son), before the Covid-19 pandemic broke out, raising chickens brought a stable income to many households. However, currently, the number of households still raising chickens can be counted on the fingers of one hand.
The family of Mrs. Quach Thi Hoa in Bung Coi hamlet is one of the households that has raised chickens for many years in Huong Nhuong commune and is one of the few households that continue to raise chickens. According to Mrs. Hoa, currently, farmers are still facing difficulties due to high feed prices. For raising hybrid chickens, if you do not know how to take care of them, the risk of loss is high. However, raising native chickens still brings economic efficiency to the family. Recently, Mrs. Hoa's family sold 1,500 native chickens at a price of 130,000 VND/kg. At this price, each chicken brings a profit of 30,000 VND. Currently, Mrs. Hoa is raising a new batch of 800 broiler chickens.
In Quyet Thang commune (Lac Son), in recent years, many people have maintained the practice of raising free-range chickens and free-range chickens, bringing high economic efficiency. In particular, the commune has a cooperative specializing in supplying native chickens to local people and neighboring provinces. Currently, the model of raising free-range chickens has been widely replicated in all hamlets in Quyet Thang commune. For example, Mr. Bui Van Hoa's family in Duong Renh hamlet, after many years of struggling with pig farming, has recently switched to raising free-range chickens. On an area of about 1 hectare of acacia hills, Mr. Hoa divided them into areas to raise chickens. With about 12,000 chickens for sale per year, his family has earned over 200 million VND.
"The price of animal feed is still high as it is now, if we raise hybrid chickens, we will lose money. With native chickens, we only feed them industrial feed for about 2 months, then switch to corn and rice, so the meat quality is delicious. In particular, the price of native chickens is quite stable, at times increasing to 160 - 170 thousand VND/kg, but currently it fluctuates from 110 - 130 thousand VND/kg. In fact, farmers still make a profit," Mr. Hoa shared.
Not only in Lac Son district, but also in many localities in the province, such as some communes of Tan Lac district, raising free-range chickens is also a focus for people. According to the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, currently, the total poultry herd in the province is more than 8.8 million. The average price of free-range chickens is from 110 - 120 thousand VND/kg; Lac Thuy chickens are about 80 - 90 thousand VND/kg, industrial chickens are about 35 - 40 thousand VND/kg. With advantages in the consumer market, taking advantage of garden and hill areas to raise free-range chickens is a promising economic development direction.
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