Capon a specialty of Luc Yen

Economy

Capon a specialty of Luc Yen

Friday, January 27, 2023

YBO - Luc Yen district is well known for food specialties including orange, purple potato, eggplant, duck, and capon.

Among them, capons raised in the communes of Lam Thuong, Khanh Thien, and Mai Son in Luc Yen district are famous for its taste all over town.

Capons are roosters that have been castrated or neutered, either physically or chemically, to improve the quality of its flesh for food.

The Luc Yen capon is a local breed of chickens raised under the free-range method without using any industrially-made feed.

Seeing that people prefer capons for Lunar New Year (Tet) celebration, Tong Van Anh from Son Thuong village, Mai Son commune, studied and applied the technique to improve the quality of chickens.

At his farm, capons are raised semi-free-range. Barns are kept spacious and there is ground for the chickens to run and jump, exercise and dig, and find food.

Nowadays, capon raisers also add bran and corn from time to time to ensure proper nutrients for the poultry.

A good capon must have shiny yellow feathers, spurs with a minimum length of 0.5 cm, and be raised for at least eight months.

The chickens must be vaccinated periodically. The areas in and around the barns must be disinfected regularly. Capons are quite sensitive to pesticide residues.

Therefore, feed must be clean and kept in a dry place.

The quality of the meat depends a lot on the castration method and time of castration. The chickens should be castrated when they are about 80 - 120 days old, after fully getting vaccinated.

In 2020, Luc Yen district developed a brand of broiler chickens meeting One Commune-One Programme (OCOP) standards for Ri chickens and Luc Yen capons. Every year, the district supplies about 40,000 chickens to the market including about 5,000 capons which are sold well for the Lunar New Year festival.

Anh Dung

Other news

Tran Yen strives to plant and improve 150 hectares of mulberry trees in 2025

Tran Yen is the locality with the largest mulberry-growing area in Yen Bai province, with nearly 1,000 hectares, 1,500 households raising silkworms, and an average product value of 300 million VND per hectare.

In 2025, Tran Yen District will continue to maintain and develop specialized raw material areas with key and specialty products linked to value chains. Specifically, the district aims to plant 100 hectares of new mulberry trees and improve 50 hectares, increasing the total mulberry-growing area to over 1,100 hectares, with silkworm cocoon production reaching 1,800 tons.

Agribank Yen Bai Allocates Nearly 45 Billion VND for Social Welfare

Agribank Yen Bai distributes 1,080 Tet gifts to underprivileged households across Yen Bai province for the 2025 Lunar New Year

From 2020 to 2024, Agribank Yen Bai has allocated nearly 45 billion VND for social welfare Alongside its business operations, Agribank Yen Bai has actively fulfilled its corporate social responsibility, allocating nearly 45 billion VND for social welfare initiatives from 2020 to 2024

Yen Bai Accelerates Progress on Key Projects

Workers are accelerating the completion of the perimeter wall of the Provincial Conference Center.

Right from the beginning of 2025, numerous key projects and constructions across Yen Bai province have been accelerated in implementation, completion, and handover for use, contributing to the successful achievement of the province’s socio-economic development goals and plans.

Implementation of the 500kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen Transmission Line Project in Yen Bai

The delegates performed the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 500kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen transmission line segment in Yen Bai province.

Recently, in Luc Yen district, the Vietnam Electricity (EVN) and the Project Management Board No. 1 held a groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the 500kV Lao Cai - Vinh Yen transmission line segment passing through Yen Bai province.

Economy