* * Farmers in Hutubi County raise peacocks to make themselves rich.

It is said that peacocks fly to the southeast, but now tourists can still enjoy the colorful and auspicious peacocks. Over the past few days, more than 300 peacocks raised by Kou Shixun in Lianfeng Village, Dafeng Town, Hutubi County, Changji Prefecture have attracted many tourists to watch.

The reporter saw at the peacock breeding base of more than 300 square meters in Lianfeng Village, Dafeng Town, Hutubi County, that each peacock sometimes opened its screen, sometimes "goo goo", and sometimes walked leisurely, and admiring tourists kept pressing the shutter to record the beautiful moment when the peacock opened its screen. Tourist Liu Jing said: "these peacocks feathers are very bright, the peacocks open the screen is also very good-looking, in our picture wall can see peacock breeding particularly attractive eyeballs."

Kou Shixun, 53, came up with the idea of raising peacocks when he learned through CCTV's financial channel in 2011 that Deng de, the king of peacocks across the country, had become rich in peacocks. Kou Shixun said, "at that time, a peacock egg cost 200 yuan. When I saw an egg, it cost 200 yuan. This peacock must be very valuable. I also wanted to raise this peacock myself. As a result, relatives and friends said that the risk was too great. Southern things can not necessarily be cultivated here."

Under the repeated persuasion of his friends, Kou Shixun gave up the idea of raising peacocks. In 2015, a car accident caused Kou Shixun to break his right arm and was unable to do manual work. As a result, Kou Shixun regained his dream of raising peacocks and inspected Jiangxi, Henan, Shandong and other places, spending more than 200,000 yuan on more than 200 peacocks. Kou Shixun said: "through the trial breeding last year, peacock breeding is still successful." In fact, peacocks are easy to raise, just like raising chickens. Peacocks can eat more than 100 grams of material a day. In a year, the cost of raising a peacock is about 200 yuan. "

Kou Shixun told reporters that as the king of birds, peacock breeding costs are low, the efficiency is high, and it saves time and effort, does not need too much labor and occupies fertile land, and is pollution-free, clean and hygienic. Generally raised for about 10 months, it can reach 3-4 kilograms, a commercial peacock can be sold for about 1000 yuan, and the economic benefit of ornamental peacocks is even higher: "the peacock is covered with treasures all over the body, like this male peacock." a feather can be sold for 10 yuan, so it can be a peacock fan, and an old peacock can also be a peacock specimen, and a specimen can be sold for 5000-6000 yuan. Peacock eggs special gift box nine peacock eggs sold for 450yuan, another peacock can also watch, a year of peacocks can be sold for 1000 yuan casually. "

At present, Kou Shixun has raised more than 300 peacocks, watching one by one peacocks open the screen simple and honest, colorful, Kou Shixun's heart is full of joy. Kou Shixun said: "I have already bought two incubators this year. Half of my peacocks that have been sold for more than two years sell, half hatch, and expand their scale. If there are conditions, we will go to 200 mu of land in front of the mountain, 100 mu of land to raise peacocks, 100 mu of land to engage in economic fruit industry, and the combination of planting and cultivation to create a new tourist attraction in Hutubi."