In 2013 after After giving up his job in Ho Chi Minh City, Mr. Thanh returned to his hometown of Can Tho to start a business. Mr. Thanh said that since he was a child, he was extremely fond of pheasants. If he had money saved, he bought pheasants to raise as pets, but all failed. Until I went to work, my passion for this bird did not stop.
So that year I decided to quit my job to raise pheasants. My family discouraged me. Because it’s risky, but because my mind is determined, I have to pursue it to the end,” Mr. Thanh confided.
According to Mr. Thanh, pheasants are animals that are difficult to raise and have high risks. On the market today there are two types of pheasants, green and red. The red pheasant is of domestic origin, the green pheasant is of foreign origin (mostly Indonesia). However, their reproductive abilities and living habits are similar.
With the initial 20 pheasants, Mr. Thanh currently owns over 150 blue and red pheasant parents. A female pheasant can lay 170-180 eggs per year. If raised to give birth in batches of about 4 months, the yield will be 80 fruits/child. Green pheasants usually reproduce about 1 month later than red pheasants.
According to Mr. Thanh, pheasants are kept in captivity in separate areas. From the newly hatched stage to 30 days of age, it is put into the incubation stage. From 1 month to 5 months, they will be put into the meat farming area. After 5 months, when they reach a weight of 1-1 4kg/bird, they will be classified as commercial pheasants and young pheasants for breeding.
Because the birds are kept in an industrial environment (birds are raised in iron cages) away from the sand. Especially protected from the wind, pheasants are often stressed, so this 33-year-old owner came up with a model for pheasants to listen to music during the breeding period so that the birds increase egg production and have a high embryo-laying rate.
On average, every day he harvests about 70 eggs, the time when birds lay the most is from 2-4 pm. Green pheasants can lay eggs continuously for 4-5 months, while red pheasants can only lay eggs for about 3 months.
In addition to raising pheasants for nearly 3 years now, Mr. Thanh has imported Quy Phi chickens – a breed of chicken from local sources. originated from Europe to raise livestock.
“At that time, throughout Can Tho City and throughout the Mekong Delta provinces, there was still no one providing Quy Phi chicken breeds in large quantities, with only a few families raising the breed. No one has thought of developing this flock of chickens to sell for meat.
I think that is an advantage so I am determined to invest in this model because there are not many people I know about noble chickens, so in order to have an output like pheasants, I have to go sell to many places.
Mainly I go to the center of Can Tho city to introduce products to restaurants and bars. From care to transportation and sales, everything is done by myself” – Mr. Thanh shared.
Currently, with 15 breeding chickens, every 5 days the chickens can lay about 30-50 eggs. Chickens raised for 5-6 months will be sold for meat with a weight of 1-12 kg/chicken (for roosters) and 800 grams (hens) and when raised for 7 months will lay eggs.
< p>Mr. Thanh said that hens lay about 120 eggs/year with a hatching rate of 90-95% when incubated by machine. One-week-old chicks are sold for 30,000-35,000 VND/adult chicken, 200,000 VND/chicken; broiler chicken 150 thousand VND/kg.
In addition to raising pheasants and Noble chickens, Mr. Thanh also raises Unicorn chickens, this species is often raised as an ornamental chicken because of its eye-catching appearance.</p >
From 2018 until now, with a farm of less than 500m2, Mr. Thanh currently sells 700-900 pheasant eggs/month; Noble chicken eggs range from 180-300 eggs/month. In addition, he also distributes commercial pheasants and Quy Phi chickens to restaurant chains in Can Tho. After deducting all expenses each year, Mr. Thanh can earn a profit of 260-330 million VND.
From nothing, after more than 7 years of perseverance, Mr. Thanh has made a name for himself in the picture of startups. Karma. The above farming model is replicated for everyone who wants to raise these birds and chickens. He is always willing to share his experiences and secrets with those who need them so that everyone can have the same income as him.
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