(Baonghean.vn) - The industrial model of raising French pigeons is being chosen by many farmers in Anh Son district.

Visiting the French pigeon breeding model of Mr. Le Van Thanh's family in Hamlet 5, Hoi Son Commune, the first impression is hundreds of pairs of pigeons raised very scientifically. Catching a pigeon to show us, Mr. Thanh shared: Currently, his family has over 200 pairs of breeding parent pigeons, all of which are French breeds.

Mr. Thanh's family started raising French pigeons in late 2014. After learning about the effectiveness of the French pigeon raising model through the media, realizing that this was a new model with great potential and suitable for his family's conditions, he decided to invest 20 million VND to build a barn on an area of ​​60 m2 and went to Bac Giang to buy 30 pairs of breeders to try raising.

Mr. Thanh chose to raise French pigeons industrially. On an area of ​​60 square meters, he arranged 180 scientific, airy and clean cages. The pigeons' food is mainly corn and rice.

Through the trial breeding process, seeing that French pigeons are easy to raise, have few diseases, simple food, mainly rice and corn, and meat is a nutritious food, people have high demand for it, and it does not require too much care, his family decided to implement this model. Thanks to good care, his family's flock of pigeons has increased gradually every month.

Taking us to visit his family's pigeon farming model, Mr. Thanh happily shared his experience and care techniques: French pigeons are easy to raise, have high resistance, are less susceptible to diseases, reproduce quickly and are easy to consume. Breeders only need to strictly follow the conditions of barn hygiene, disease prevention and food. The barn must be located in a high, airy, quiet place, protected from rain and wind.

When they are adults, pigeons are released together to pair up and then caged.

Therefore, the couple arranged the barn on a high and solid cement floor to avoid damage caused by the weather. In the 60m2 area of ​​the barn, Mr. Le Van Thanh divided it into 180 cells, each cell had 2 parent birds, in the cell there was a nest lined with dry straw. In addition, there were food and water troughs, which were always clean and changed regularly to avoid contamination by bird droppings and feathers.

French pigeons start to reproduce after 6 months of raising. A pair of pigeons can lay 7-8 clutches a year, each clutch containing 2 eggs. Their main food is a mixture of rice and corn, which is fed twice a day, in the morning and in the afternoon.

With an abundant source of breeding, Mr. Thanh and his wife both take care of and raise them for sale to have funds to reinvest. With 200 pairs of breeding pigeons, each month Mr. Thanh's family has about 150 pairs of breeding and meat pigeons.

If the price of a pair of breeding birds is currently 350,000 VND, the price of meat birds is about 120,000 VND/pair, then after deducting expenses, his family has a monthly income of 4-5 million VND. This is indeed a huge number for a rural household.

With 200 pairs of breeding pigeons, Mr. Thanh's family has about 150 pairs of breeding and meat pigeons each month. After deducting expenses, his family earns 4-5 million VND each month.

French pigeons are a nutritious, delicious food with a reasonable price, so the market demand is currently very large. The pigeon farming model of Mr. Le Van Thanh's family in Hamlet 5, Hoi Son Commune, is often ordered by customers at home, and sometimes there is not enough to supply. This is a new model, bringing high economic value and needs to be widely replicated.

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