Want to Succeed at Raising Bangkok Gamefowl? 6 Steps to Get It Right
A practical guide to raising Bangkok gamefowl: choosing quality breeding stock, eggs and chicks, the right coop, a free-range area, feed and training.
Bangkok chickens, a Thai gamefowl breed, are not raised for their meat but to become great fighting birds. A top-quality Bangkok chicken does not just appear; you need a few tips and tricks to make the bird turn out the way you want. The Bangkok chicken business also has attractive potential. Many people enjoy cockfighting and pit their own Bangkok roosters against others, and there are also collectors who like to own high-quality fighting birds, which brings them a certain prestige. Here are several ways poultry farmers can succeed in the Bangkok chicken business:
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Quality Breeding Stock
If you want to go into the Bangkok chicken business, start by choosing quality breeding stock. You can find it at credible, trustworthy Bangkok chicken farms. To produce high-quality offspring, choose purebred Bangkok chickens, not crossbred offspring. Collectors and the public will only buy purebred Bangkok chickens. A purebred, quality Bangkok chicken has a head shaped like an areca nut, a thick, prominent skull and thick brow bones. The tail and wing feathers are very stiff, bright and glossy, the legs are scaly and rough, the body stands upright, and so on.
Select Quality Eggs or Chicks
You can also start a Bangkok chicken business from eggs or chicks, as long as you know what quality Bangkok eggs and chicks look like. Choose the wrong ones and you will end up with lower-quality Bangkok chickens as well.
Also read How to Raise Bangkok Chickens: A Beginner's Guide
The Right Coop
A coop for Bangkok chickens is different from one for other breeds. While other coops can house several chickens at once, a Bangkok chicken coop should hold only one Bangkok rooster or a single pair of rooster and hen. If roosters share a coop, they will fight each other, which is bad for their growth and development, especially if they are not yet old enough to fight.
Free-Range Area
The next step to raising Bangkok chickens successfully is to provide a free-range area on the farm. Bangkok chickens need room to roam so they keep their natural instincts. A free-range area also makes the birds' bodies and muscles stronger because they are constantly moving.
Feed
Success in raising Bangkok chickens depends on feed. If the feed is wrong, the birds most likely will not grow as expected. On top of that, their performance will be sluggish because their nutritional needs are not met. In the starter phase, Bangkok chicks can be given soft feed without water. In the grower phase and as adults, they can be given a ration with complete nutrition, such as protein, fat and fiber. Do not give them feed high in carbohydrates. Also give vitamins, supplements and high-calcium milk to keep the birds healthy and their bones strong.
Train the Birds Regularly
To turn a Bangkok chicken into a great fighter, train it regularly. Training can include neck, body, leg and wing exercises, among others. To get the best performance from a Bangkok rooster, you can also use a fighting-rooster dummy. Train every day so the bird keeps getting stronger.
That is how to raise Bangkok chickens successfully. We hope you find this information useful.
Also read 4 Best Feeds for Bangkok Chickens
