Herbal chicken farming model of Dai Son Cooperative

Mr. Do Cong Dung brings his product to participate in the startup product fair of youth in mountainous and ethnic minority areas held in Dai Loc. Photo: TRIEU NHAN

Many years ago, Mr. Do Cong Dung had a stable job in Ho Chi Minh City. He opened an ice cream shop, but due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, he decided to return to his hometown to start a business. Mr. Dung is looking to invest in raising wild chickens, raising them in a barn and a ^2,000m2 garden area in Duy Thu commune (Duy Xuyen).

In 2023, he will release the first batches of chickens, each batch of about 200 chickens, raising them one after another, 4 batches a year. Herbal chickens produce delicious chicken meat, chicken gizzards, and clean eggs that are popular in the market.

For 2 years, Mr. Dung has been raising chickens and gaining experience, evaluating the quality of chicken meat and eggs. He also founded Dai Son Cooperative, planning to invest in local farms after finding a large area of ​​land suitable for the commune's livestock planning.

Mr. Dung regularly uses herbs such as lemongrass, ginger, ginseng, perilla, Indian pennywort, moringa, mugwort... to aid digestion, fight viruses, and improve the quality of chicken feed.

“Previously, the overuse of antibiotics would weaken the chicken’s immune system and make the meat less flavorful. Not to mention, chickens still contracted diseases and died en masse despite the use of antibiotics. Furthermore, if there were antibiotic residues in chicken meat, it would affect the health of consumers,” said Mr. Dung.

Egg products, fresh chicken gizzards, herbal chicken meat of Dai Son Cooperative. Photo: TRIEU NHAN

According to him, the disease prevention technique when chickens are 15-20 days old is to use herbal medicine mixed with water for the chickens to drink. Give the chickens one drink a day, use continuously during the raising process.

The barn needs to use biological bedding to ensure hygiene and biosecurity in farming. Each chicken raised with herbs after 5-6 months reaches a weight of about 2-2.5 kg, selling price per kilo is 150 thousand VND.

Herbal chicken products are not only sold by Mr. Dung in flocks to the market, but also proactively supplied fresh chicken meat packaged and vacuumed when customers have orders. Chicken giblets are also packaged, vacuumed, and refrigerated to send to Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang for customers.

Herbal chicken eggs are also collected, packed in blister packs, labeled, branded, and stamped with traceability stamps. Mr. Dung is aiming to register chicken meat and herbal chicken eggs as OCOP products in the near future.

“If successful, when a suitable and large breeding site is agreed upon, the Cooperative will invest in a breeding model in Dai Son commune, Dai Loc district. Not only focusing on developing whole herbal chicken products, the Cooperative also focuses on developing packaged and vacuum-packed chicken products and clean chicken eggs,” Mr. Dung shared.

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