Prospects from the first black chicken farming model in Tan Ky district

The family of Ms. Cao Thi Huong in Nghia Phuc commune, Tan Ky district is one of the poor households in the area. At the end of 2023, Ms. Huong was supported with 50 black chickens from the sustainable poverty reduction program in Tan Ky district.

Since being supplied with the chickens, Ms. Huong has been taking good care of the chickens, and now they are ready to sell.

The black chicken farming model in Nghia Phuc commune, Tan Ky district has promoted economic efficiency. Photo: Quang An

Ms. Huong said: The family has never raised this breed of chicken before, so when receiving support, they were quite worried, because they were afraid that the chickens would not be used to the weather and climate here. However, after implementing the raising process according to the instructions of the district and commune agricultural officers, the family's chickens gradually adapted and grew well. In particular, although this was the first trial, the survival rate of this breed of chicken was very high. My family received 50 chickens, after more than 3 months of care, only 1 chicken died of illness, the rest were healthy.

Ms. Huong's family is one of 39 households supported to raise commercial black chickens in Nghia Phuc commune, Tan Ky district. This model is part of the project to diversify livelihoods and develop a poverty reduction model in 2023, under the National Target Program on Sustainable Poverty Reduction in 2023 in the district.

Although the black chickens have only been raised experimentally, they are still very healthy and have stable output in Tan Ky district. Photo: Xuan Hoang

Accordingly, the households receiving support are poor and near-poor households in Nghia Phuc commune. Each household is provided with 50 21-day-old black chickens, which have been vaccinated according to regulations to ensure that the chickens meet healthy standards and are free of disease. The total investment of the project is nearly 300 million VND, of which the State supports 244 million VND. The project aims to equip knowledge and techniques for raising chickens and create conditions for poor and near-poor households to have capital to develop raising animals, create jobs and increase income, contributing to sustainable hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

According to the records and evaluation of Tan Ky district, this is a precious chicken breed, with few diseases, characterized by black meat, black bones, low fat content, firm and delicious meat, high survival rate from 95 - 98% even though it has just been introduced for testing in a new land.

In particular, the output of black chicken is very favorable when many traders as well as organizations and individuals order in large quantities. Chickens ready for sale cost from 140,000 - 160,000 VND/kg, weighing from 1.5 - 2 kg.

Black chicken is a specialty loved by many diners. Photo: PV

Through the discussion, Mr. Nguyen Van Thuc - Vice Chairman of Tan Ky District People's Committee said: The black chicken farming model, although newly tested in the area, has brought about clear economic efficiency, so the locality will replicate this model in the coming time. In addition, the district also directed the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development and communes where the model is deployed to regularly pay attention to inspecting and supporting breeders so that this black chicken breed can grow stably. The important thing is that poor and near-poor households when receiving support need to pay attention to using this source of income to reinvest and restock, thereby both sustainably reducing poverty and promoting the effectiveness, the main original purpose of the project.

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