Chicken farming association, open direction in Thanh Chuong

(Baonghean.vn) - Some farms and ranches in Thanh Chuong (Nghe An) organize chicken farming.link. This step by step approach brings practical results.

After the locality implemented the new rural construction program and carried out land consolidation, Mr. Phan Van Tham and his wife in Hoa Son hamlet, Thanh Hoa commune (Thanh Chuong) boldly accepted the bid for land in the high hanging area, adding an additional land of nearly 2 hectares at the foot of Na hill adjacent to Phong Thinh commune to build a chicken farm.

With a small initial capital of about 40 million VND, the couple gradually built a farm, bought breeds to raise a flock of local chickens. After two years, when the farm had over 1,000 laying hens, and sold over 20 tons of chicken meat, it was also the time when Thanh Chuong district implemented the project and established the Chicken Breeding Association, moving towards building a collective brand of "Thanh Chuong chicken", and Mr. Tham and his wife quickly registered to participate.

One-week-old chicks are carefully cared for in a brooding pen. Photo: Dinh Ha

Thanks to the initial right step of only raising native chicken breeds such as ri, coc... suitable for market demand, and the orientation of building the Thanh Chuong chicken brand, Mr. Tham's farm was chosen by the Chicken Breeding Association as a breeding connection point.

When the district selected him as a breeding site for native chickens, Mr. Tham continued to invest in a system of barns and incubators; hired veterinary staff and 3 regular workers to take care of and multiply the flock.

He is also supported by the district with 20 million VND each year to build a flock of 300 standard chickens, serving member farms of the Poultry Breeding Association. To ensure quality chickens, he divides the farm into many separate plots to raise meat chickens and breeding chickens.

Currently, Mr. Phan Van Tham's chicken farm sells nearly 200,000 chickens per year. Photo: Dinh Ha

Recently, when the Thanh Chuong Women's Union was helped by the Provincial Women's Union to build a chicken raising club and implement the program of 'turning waste into breeding animals', the union's facilities have joined together to raise chickens.

In addition to the native chickens serving the members of the Poultry Breeding Association, the farm also raises more than 2,500 other breeds of chickens to serve the market in and outside the district. In one year, the farm sells nearly 200,000 breeds of chickens.

Broiler chickens from Mr. Tham's farm are consumed by large restaurants in Da Nang, Vinh City, Nam Dan and in the district; dozens of tons of chicken are sold each year. Photo: Dinh Ha

Evaluating the results of joint chicken farming, Mr. Le Dinh Thanh - Vice Chairman of Thanh Chuong District People's Committee said: In the context that the district has built a project "Developing some livestock associated with brand building and product consumption in the period of 2016 - 2020", with many support policies and mechanisms, it will be more favorable for households to develop joint farms to raise native chickens.

Thanks to good contract implementation, not only the Poultry Breeding Association has guaranteed products, but many other connections have also developed.

Tran Dinh Ha