The pheasant "pecks" to get rich.

When it comes to rural farming, what most people think about is pigs, sheep, cattle, etc., but with the progress of society, farmers in the new era no longer adhere to tradition, what rise to raise, what to make money to raise. This is not, Qianjiang District Shihui Town Qingshan Village 4 groups of poor households Zhang Shiwei raised wild pheasants at home.

On June 3, the reporter walked into Zhang Shiwei's wild pheasant farm and listened to him talk about his way out of poverty. In the morning, when the reporter came to Zhang Shiwei's house, he and his mother Li Wendong were feeding the chickens. The shed was full of strong and feathered pheasants, some of them pecking at weeds, some playing and playing, adding a touch of beautiful scenery to the silent mountains.

"in the past, a month of hard work was only enough to eat."

Zhang Shiwei, 38, a poor family in Qingshan Village, was lifted out of poverty at the end of last year. Today, he lives with his mother at home. His mother is in poor health and needs medicine for a long time. Although he has been lifted out of poverty, he is not well-off.

"if it hadn't been for dragging the patient, how could our family be so poor?" Speaking of the causes of poverty, his mother, Li Wendong, told the reporter excitedly with red eyes. One day in 1982, Zhang Shiwei's father went up the mountain to cut firewood and accidentally fell down the mountain. From then on, the pillar of the family was paralyzed in bed for a long time. At that time, Zhang Shiwei was five years old, her sister was only five months old, and the burden of the whole family lay on the shoulders of her mother, Li Wendong.

"at that time, Zhang Shiwei was often ill. I made food and clothing for three people by myself. Basically, there was only enough to eat in a month, not much at all." Li Wendong said that she has been so tired for so long that she has fallen ill now. In 2000, Zhang Shiwei went to Guangzhou to work. His father died in 2015. In order to take care of his mother, he decided to go back to his hometown to develop.

After returning home, for a long time, Zhang Shiwei did not think about what he was going to do. Later, with the help of the poor team stationed in the village, he decided to start his own business. When he learned about growing pheasants and getting rich by watching TV and surfing the Internet, he asked for advice and bought relevant books. after inquiring about the market situation of raising pheasants, he bought 100 pheasants and decided to raise some in his own yard.

"now, I'm starting to have savings."

"at first, I had no experience, so I didn't dare to buy more. I summarized and studied while feeding." At first, Zhang Shiwei also encountered many problems: the pheasant flew away, got sick and died, the temperature on the farm was too low, and so on. However, through exploration and summary, Zhang Shiwei soon mastered the living habits of wild pheasants, and the survival rate of raising was relatively high.

In addition to figuring out the habits and environment of pheasants, Zhang Shiwei also taught himself breeding techniques. He told reporters that in order to do a good job in epidemic prevention, he repeatedly sought advice from experts and technicians at animal husbandry stations. The farm also combined with reality, formulated a set of scientific immunization procedures for pheasants, and persisted in going deep into the shed every morning and evening to observe the spirit, feeding, drinking and fecal status of the chickens, and listen carefully to the breathing and crowing of the chickens.

"although there was a loss of 100 wild pheasants last year, they sold very well with the help of the government, so I used the money to buy this year's chicken seedlings, not afraid of not getting savings." Zhang Shiwei said that with the strong help of the government, he did not expect that using 100 wild pheasants in a year would change the face of poverty in the past.

Last year's 100 pheasants gave Zhang Shiwei a taste of sweetness and confidence in getting rid of poverty. He has the ambition and energetic spirit to take the initiative to get rid of poverty, and the Shihui town government and assistance departments have repeatedly approached Zhang Shiwei to encourage him to renew his ideas and find ways to shake off poverty and become rich in many ways. Through development, on the original basis, he has expanded the scale of breeding and raised another 300 this year.

"from now on, I will be full of confidence."

During the exchange, Zhang Shiwei told the reporter that the main differences between wild pheasants and domestic chickens are that they have delicate meat, high protein and low fat, and eat less than domestic chickens in the process of breeding. In addition, they usually feed food and vegetables, which are healthy and environmentally friendly things, which meet the health requirements of people now, so they are very popular in the market.

Zhang Shiwei's wild pheasant farm is developing step by step, and many villagers nearby are also moved by it. "villagers often come to see what my wild chicken farm is like, and I'm happy to teach you the experience." Zhang Shilin said that as long as he can successfully develop the wild pheasant, he will fully support what the villagers around him want to raise.

"I'm going to buy an incubator and hatch my own chickens later, which is convenient not only for myself, but also for the villagers who want to raise them." Speaking of his plans for the future, Zhang Shiwei said confidently that now that he has embarked on this breeding road, he is confident that he will take this road well.

At present, Zhang Shiwei is expanding the scale of breeding, and is committed to promoting the local breeding industry with this characteristic, so as to drive local villagers to shake off poverty and become rich. he hopes that one day, wild pheasants can enter thousands of households and become as popular as raising domestic chickens. He is full of confidence in the development prospects of this characteristic breeding industry.

Reporter's note: a person's spiritual poverty is far more terrible than material poverty. If poor villagers lack the ambition to take the initiative to get rid of poverty and have the idea of "waiting, relying, and needing" for a long time, when will the way out of poverty end? Fortunately, like Zhang Shiwei, most of the poor households are ideologically aware that they want to take the initiative to get rid of poverty. They have the determination and confidence to overcome all difficulties, and they have the means and mental drive to become rich, so it is no longer difficult to shake off poverty and become rich.