Hecheng, Hunan: raising colorful pheasants to pry open the door to get rich

"you see, the beautiful one is the rooster, and the one next to the hen is the hen. Now people are coming to buy it one after another, a pair of 300 yuan." On November 1, Zhang Baiyu, a special farm in Liujiaping, Yuanlong Village, Huangjinao Town, Hecheng District, said that his colorful pheasants were full of joy.

Colorful pheasant not only has delicious meat and rich nutrition, but also has the medicinal value of tonifying qi, invigorating spleen and stopping diarrhea. When it comes to raising colorful pheasants, Zhang Baiyu has made a lot of efforts. By chance, she was watching the TV news that colorful pheasants could be raised at home, so she discussed with her family, and by consulting materials, Zhang Baiyu was determined to give it a try. Zhang Baiyu said: "after a period of investigation, it is found that no one has raised colorful pheasants in Huangjinao Town, Hecheng District." I went home and discussed it with my wife and children. I thought it could be done. " When you have an idea, you must put it into action. In order to learn more about the market situation of colorful pheasants, Zhang Baiyu sent his eldest son Han Tongqing to study in a non-local breeding company for half a month. In March 2016, 1000 young chickens of Zhang Baiyu were shipped home. Because the colorful pheasant chicks needed an indoor temperature of about 35 degrees, Zhang Baiyu was not sure at first, resulting in the death of some young chickens. Zhang Baiyu said: "there is no experience at the beginning of this year. More than 1000 chickens have survived. The chicken seedlings survived, but when it comes to technology, Zhang Baiyu is still "black." she said, "I don't know when the chicken seedlings should be vaccinated and what they should pay attention to when they are fed. In the past, I could only call the company that sold the chicken seedlings." or check it online. " Now, he Guobai, an expert from Hecheng Animal Husbandry and Aquaculture Bureau, often comes here to guide epidemic prevention. "

Photo 1: Zhang Baiyu feeds colorful pheasants

Watching the chicken seedlings grow up day by day, Zhang Baiyu was unspeakably happy. "these are the 'children' that I take good care of," she said. I remember that once several chickens caught a cold, and it was difficult to find and distinguish them during the day. At night, my child and I checked one by one with a flashlight to separate the sick chickens. " After seven months of breeding, these chickens can be fenced out, but not many people know the colorful pheasants. Zhang Baiyu posted some advertisements on the street or brought the chickens to the market. So far, 50 chickens have been sold. Zhang Baiyu said: "in order to better preserve the wild nature of these chickens, I did not cut their wings, hit a net, let it fly freely, and only feed some corn or vegetable leaves." Zhang Baiyu calculated an account for the reporter. A chicken seedling costs 10 yuan. These chickens now eat about 2500 yuan of corn a month. If they can be sold, she can earn about 35000 yuan. Zhang Baiyu said, "if I can't sell out, I'll save the eggs for next year and hatch the chickens to reduce the cost."

Photo 2: colorful pheasants enjoying a sand bath

As for her future plans, Zhang Baiyu said, "I'm going to increase the number and variety of colorful pheasants and make the shed bigger. I want to live a happy life through special farming."