How Much Is One Jin of Ring-Necked Pheasant in 2019? Analysis of Breeding Prospects
The ring-necked pheasant is commonly known as the wild pheasant, with plumage of dazzling seven-colored splendor, extremely beautiful to look at, and with very high edible value, a rare bird that combines medicinal, edible, and ornamental uses in one. So how much is one jin of ring-necked pheasant in 2019? How are the breeding prospects?
1. How Much Is One Jin of Ring-Necked Pheasant in 2019?
Ring-necked pheasants are generally sold by the bird on the market, and adult ring-necked pheasants generally weigh around 2-3 jin. Generally speaking, the price of a male ring-necked pheasant is about 120 yuan, and the price of a female is about 90 yuan. Converted, the price is around 30-40 yuan per jin. The price is relatively expensive compared with ordinary chickens, and prices vary slightly from market to market, so everything is subject to the actual situation.
2. How Are the Breeding Prospects for Ring-Necked Pheasants?
The price of newly hatched ring-necked pheasant chicks is generally 5 yuan each, one-day-old chicks are generally 6 yuan each, while the price of 30-day-old chicks is generally 17-19 yuan each, and there is also the temperature-weaned chick, priced between 17-18 yuan. During breeding they are kept under pure natural free-range conditions, so feed costs are not high, and they can generally be kept for 6-8 months before being ready for market and consumption. The breeding cost per bird is generally around 50 yuan, and after adding packaging box and transport costs, the cost per bird is around 60 yuan, so the profit is between 30-60 yuan.
The market value of ring-necked pheasants is still fairly considerable, and if conditions allow, they can be bred appropriately. Ring-necked pheasants are a relatively high-end rare bird, and sales channels are very important. If there are no sales channels, it is recommended not to try breeding them, and it would be better to raise ordinary chickens.
3. Main Values of the Ring-Necked Pheasant
1. Edible value: Ring-necked pheasant meat is low in fat, high in protein, and has delicious meat and rich nutrition. Medical classics call pheasant meat an excellent food, “having the functions of tonifying the middle and supplementing qi and strengthening the body, with effects of eliminating phlegm, strengthening the spleen, nourishing the brain, refreshing the mind, benefiting the liver, harmonizing the blood, strengthening the kidneys, and improving eyesight; eating it regularly promotes fitness and prolongs life.” It has a unique curative effect on treating bronchitis and diabetes, so it is deeply favored by consumers at home and abroad.
2. Medicinal value: Pheasant meat is delicious, with a protein content of about 30%, containing 18 kinds of amino acids essential to the human body and various elements such as calcium, sodium, and sulfur, while fat is only 0.9%, and it basically contains no cholesterol. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that pheasant has the effects of tonifying the middle and supplementing qi, relieving asthma, and refreshing the mind and benefiting the brain. The gallbladder, blood, and gizzard lining of pheasant can be refined into pharmaceutical preparations, with extremely high tonic, medicinal, health-care, and beauty value, and with effects of prevention and resistance to disease and treating cancer.
3. Ornamental value: Giving pheasants as festival gifts is a tradition in our country since ancient times, expressing auspiciousness and a bright future. At the same time, they can also be made into beautiful and easy-to-sell specimens. The specimens made from pheasant skins by our farm are brightly colored, lifelike, noble, and elegant, and each sells for more than 200 yuan while selling well in craft gift shops and tourist attractions in major cities. Pheasant feathers are distinctive and can also be made into feather fans, feather paintings, toys, and other handicrafts.