Master Yao's "Orchard Chicken"

On August 14, in a peach orchard on Kangdian Ridge in Gongyi City, a large flock of hens were scrambling to eat weeds, which made people feel particularly fresh. Over the past two years, Master Yao has adapted measures to local conditions and made use of the characteristics of large space and many weeds under the fruit trees to raise "orchard chickens." the days are moist, and his mood is getting better and better every day.

As soon as the two customer managers of the street branch of Gongyi Agricultural and Commercial Bank entered the park, Master Yao greeted him. "Master Yao, you are very creative in raising chickens on a large scale in the orchard!" "thanks to your support, these two days I want to go to town to buy another 200 and a half chicks, and I can lay eggs in two or three months. When you come and have a look, it's very gratifying!"

Master Yao lives in Baimao Village, Zhanjie Town, where relatives have contracted 28 mu of land on Kangdian Ridge to plant green trees and fruit trees. After the closure of the refractory factory where he went to work two years ago, Master Yao, who was over 50, suddenly lost his livelihood and kept worrying about what to do. Later, when he heard that it was very good for others to raise chickens under the peach tree, he thought of the orchard contracted by his relatives. As soon as they did it, the old couple surrounded themselves with barbed wire under the peach tree and borrowed 20,000 yuan from Gongyi Agricultural and Commercial Bank to buy 100 chicken seedlings. A few months later, the hens began to lay eggs, and the eggs were sold for 10 yuan per jin.

"my chicken is half raw and half grass. After the chicken eats the grass, the coat color is good, the chicken meat is fragrant, but also saves the feed cost. " Master Yao said that people who come to pick and play have a high opinion of "orchard chickens" and eggs, and are always in short supply. After tasting the sweetness, Master Yao became even more energetic. At the beginning of this year, he bought more than 300 chicken seedlings at once.

Master Yao also has tips for raising chickens, mixed breeding of chickens and geese. "Don't underestimate these geese," he joked. "with them, weasels dare not give New year's greetings to chickens."

"by raising chickens in the orchard, the living standards of chickens have improved, and the days of fruit trees have become more 'fat'." Master Yao said that chicken manure is a good organic fertilizer, which can improve the soil, fertilize the soil, and promote the growth of fruit trees. This year, he also found that fruit trees in chicken orchards are much less affected by insect pests, with little or no pesticides, and the fruit has become a green food.

Speaking of his plans for the future, Master Yao's eyes lit up: "next year, I plan to raise another 500 chickens under the apple trees of five or six acres below the slope. I hope you can continue to support me." "Master Yao, you have set an example and an example to the orchard growers. Don't worry, we will strongly support you. " Before leaving, the account manager gave Master Yao a reassurance.