Prospects from Egyptian chicken farming

Semi-industrial farming

Nearly a year ago, Mr. Le Van Thao's family in Quarter 3, Minh Thanh Ward, Chon Thanh Town converted their pig farming model to chicken farming. In addition to Binh Dinh commercial broiler chickens, Mr. Thao invested in a pilot project to raise 400 white-feathered Egyptian egg-laying chickens. After nearly 4 months of raising, the Egyptian chickens began to lay eggs. On average, his chicken farm sells about 200 eggs to the market each day, at a price of 2,500-2,800 VND/egg. Seeing the economic efficiency and much higher income than raising meat chickens, he expanded to 2,400 chickens.

Mrs. Tra's Egyptian chicken coop is raised in a semi-industrial style.

In order for the chickens to develop stably, Mr. Thao also equipped himself with knowledge and skills in raising this breed of chicken. According to Mr. Thao, in order for the new batch of chickens to have a high survival rate, good health, and reproduce a lot, the most important step is to select the breed, and it is necessary to import the breed from a reputable place to ensure quality. In addition, the source of food and drinking water must be clean and nutritious. In particular, during the raising process, it is necessary to fully vaccinate against diseases such as cholera, coccidiosis, influenza, etc. In addition, he also regularly cleans the barn. Thanks to that, the family's chickens develop well and are not infected with diseases.

Mr. Le Van Thao and Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tra, Ward 3, Minh Thanh Ward collect eggs every day.

Egyptian chicken breed has many advantages such as high egg productivity, on average 1 chicken gives 200-220 eggs/year, twice as many as domestic chicken; in addition, the meat is tough, delicious like domestic chicken, high nutritional content... This breed of chicken can be raised in the garden, industrially, semi-industrially, can withstand hardship, suitable for the conditions and farming practices in Binh Phuoc.

Mr. Thao’s family chicken farm has become a reliable supplier of eggs for small traders and people in the ward. The model is not large in scale but has brought economic efficiency, helping farmers earn income and recover capital quickly. However, to expand, it is still necessary to stabilize the output.

Raised in cold barn

Mr. Le Duy Thanh's family in village 7, Long Hung commune, Phu Rieng district has 10 hectares of land growing cashews and rubber. For several years, the prices of cashews and rubber have been low, so he has been struggling to find a new direction for development. Realizing that raising Egyptian white-feathered super-egg chickens has great potential while his family's land area has not been effectively exploited, in 2023, Mr. Thanh invested 700 million VND to improve the land and build a closed-chain cold farm to raise 3,200 Egyptian super-egg chickens.

Mr. Le Duy Thanh (first person) introduces his family's cold chicken farm to visitors.

Accordingly, Mr. Thanh invested in building a ^300m2 livestock area, with a disinfection and sterilization system right from the entrance and exit of the farm. The barn space is airy and spacious, with an automatic drinking water system installed, and a cooling machine installed in the barn area. Along with that, he bought biochar and arranged bedding on the floor of the barn to treat livestock waste. Mr. Thanh said that using bio-bedding helps reduce more than 70% of labor and barn cleaning costs. In addition, it also helps to completely reduce the odor from chicken manure, minimizing the risk of environmental pollution.

Mr. Thanh's family's chicken farming model is carefully invested in and regularly vaccinated.

After more than 4 months of raising chickens to start laying eggs, Mr. Thanh's family collects 3,000 eggs per day, deducting expenses, earning more than 2 million VND/day. In addition, he also earns more than 6 million VND/month from selling chicken manure. Thus, in less than 1 year, he has recovered his investment capital.

Mr. Thanh's cold chicken farm gives a lot of eggs.

Raising chickens in cold barns requires ensuring a temperature of 24-30 ^degrees Celsius, and digestive enzymes and vaccines must be added throughout the raising process. When raised in cold barns, the egg-laying rate reaches 95%, and after 15 months, the flock can be replaced with a new one before selling the chickens for meat. “Raising chickens in cold barns requires a large initial investment. However, if you calculate in detail and have a long-term plan, the raising cost is much lower than the open barn model,” said Mr. Thanh.

The economic efficiency of the Egyptian chicken egg-laying model in cold cages has been confirmed, the biggest obstacle is the need for a lot of investment capital. But in the long term, this is an investment direction that ensures good profits. Moreover, livestock farming activities are becoming more and more systematic, the requirements on techniques, food safety and hygiene, and the environment are becoming more and more stringent, so this direction is very encouraging and commendable.

Chairman of Farmers' Association of Long Hung Commune, Phu Rieng District PHAM VAN CONG

Raising chickens in cold cages of Mr. Thanh's family is a model with advanced techniques and high efficiency, first implemented in Long Hung commune. His family's chicken farm has become a reliable address providing eggs for small traders and people in the area.

The success of the Egyptian egg-laying chicken farming model is opening up a new direction for the local agricultural sector. Thereby, contributing to the formation of a high-value, sustainable agricultural sector in Binh Phuoc.

Source: https://baobinhphuoc.com.vn/news/4/166115/trien-vong-tu-nuoi-ga-ai-cap