The ripe chickens of the Hung King period in Phu Tho looked like this, free-range chickens roaming everywhere

Over the centuries, it seemed that this chicken breed had been lost, but now it has thrived in all villages of Tan Son mountainous district, contributing to hunger eradication and poverty reduction for many people here. Mr. Nguyen Xuan Viet, Head of the Agriculture Department of Tan Son district (Phu Tho province), said that the whole district has about 25,000 - 30,000 spurred chickens of all kinds; Among them, there are about 20 households raising 300 chickens or more, while the remaining hundreds of households raise backyard chickens in communes: Tan Phu, Xuan Dai, Kiet Son, Minh Dai, Xuan Dai... Original cooked chicken is a precious chicken breed that brings high economic value in Tan Son district, Phu Tho province. Photo: dangcongsan.vn The chicken meat has many spurs, is firm, sweet, fragrant, the hen only weighs from 1.2 to 1.6kg, the highest weight of the rooster is only 2-2.2kg, the selling price ranges from 180,000 - 200,000 VND/ kg. During the Lunar New Year, the price ...