Raising fighting roosters yields huge profits in Quynh Luu.

(Baonghean.vn) - Mr. Ho Van Nam in Quynh Thach commune (Quynh Luu district) is well-known for his model of raising fighting roosters, which generates a "huge" income of nearly 200 million VND per year.

The fighting roosters of Mr. Ho Nam Nam are ready for sale.

Following the policy on restructuring crop and livestock production, in 2003, Mr. Ho Van Nam (Quynh Thach - Quynh Luu) boldly converted nearly 1 hectare of low-lying, abandoned land to plant fruit trees; at the same time, he dug a pond for fish farming and poultry raising. After a period of raising ducks, seeing that the economic efficiency was not high, he went to Nam Dan district to buy two pairs of fighting roosters to raise.

Thanks to the application of proper breeding techniques, the chickens grow quickly and reproduce well. From just two breeding pairs of roosters and hens, his farm now has nearly 300 fighting chickens.

“Fighting chickens are easy to raise, grow quickly, and have good resistance to disease, so they rarely get sick. After 7-9 months of raising, they can be sold to customers who want to raise fighting chickens, fetching prices 6-7 times higher than regular chickens,” Mr. Nam shared.

Nam's fighting roosters

According to Mr. Nam, fighting roosters raised for 7 to 9 months will weigh 2-3 kg each and are sold for 700,000 to 1,000,000 VND per bird. If raised for another 2-3 months, until the roosters are ready to fight, the price will be higher, ranging from 1,000,000 to 2,000,000 VND per bird. From raising fighting roosters, Mr. Nam's family sells more than 200 roosters annually, earning a profit of nearly 200 million VND per year after deducting expenses.

According to Mr. Nam, to raise fighting roosters, breeders must pay attention to the parent birds, especially the hens, which must be healthy and agile. In addition, the mother hens must be large and healthy, usually weighing between 2.8 and 3.5 kg. When selecting roosters, they are kept separately and carefully nurtured to grow into fighting roosters. Raising fighting roosters differs from raising meat chickens in that each rooster is kept individually in a 1 m² coop. The coop must be cleaned daily, and the main food is rice; drinking water is always readily available in the coop.

The farm also grows guava for commercial purposes.

Besides raising fighting roosters, Nam's family also planted 300 guava trees, dug a pond, and raised fish, earning nearly 100 million VND per year.

Mr. Dang Ngoc Nhac, Chairman of Lam Cau Cooperative in Quynh Thach commune, said that Mr. Ho Van Nam is the cooperative member with the largest fighting cock breeding model in the commune. He is a bold individual in researching effective livestock breeds to develop the economy. From a low-lying, barren land, he has transformed it into fertile and productive land. He is an example for many other cooperative members to learn from.

Viet Hung