Tian Mengqiang, a farmer in Xinji Township, Lushan County: the "duck commander" in the breeding circle.

In the breeding circle of Xinji Township, Lushan County, "Duck Commander" Tian Mengqiang can be regarded as an outstanding person.

The six breeding sheds are spacious and bright, the young ducks in the shed are looking for food and drinking water, the adult ducks are standing or lying in the shed, more than 2000 ducklings are croaking in the nursery room, and a standard breeding house with brick-and-concrete structure has been built. At the Mengqiang farm in Pengguo Village, Xinji Township, Tian Mengqiang said that the fixed assets of the farm have reached more than 1 million yuan, and there are currently more than 10,000 finished ducks and young ducks.

Tian Mengqiang, a native of Pengguo village in his 50s, unfortunately suffered from a serious illness when he went out to do business in 2009. his high medical expenses put him in trouble and became a particularly poor family in the village. Lying in his hospital bed, he was disappointed with life when he thought that his parents in his 70s needed to be supported and his young children needed to be taken care of. Thanks to the help and support of relatives and friends, he was helped to tide over the difficulties.

After recovering from his illness, Tian Mengqiang could not do heavy work, but he was not reconciled and did not show weakness. He thought of a lot of ways to make money, but he hit a brick wall many times. By chance, he got the information about raising ducks to get rich, and after getting the consent and support of his wife Xie Zengli, he went to many places to raise funds and successively borrowed 23000 yuan from relatives, friends and neighbors to start his business.

Tian Mengqiang said that everything was difficult at the beginning. When drilling a deep well, he asked a friend to help him for the first time. He only hit 30 meters, and the amount of water was insufficient. For this reason, he had to hire a professional drilling team, which cost more than 1000 yuan per meter, and the 80-meter well spent a lot of money, which was very distressing. The first greenhouse he built was only 240square meters, and there were only more than 1000 ducks in the first crop. When the ducklings are at the key nodes of the nursery, the couple sleep in the nursery and take turns to look after them. They monitor the thermometer every 20 minutes and control the temperature in time.

"there are more than 900 ducks in the first stubble, with a profit of nearly 4000 yuan." Tian Mengqiang said, "after raising five crops that year, I can calculate my income at the end of the year, not to mention how happy I am!" After tasting the sweetness and experience, the couple became more energetic in raising ducks. Tian Mengqiang began to borrow funds again to expand production. With the help and support of village cadres, the area of breeding farms has increased year by year, and breeding has become more standard and standardized. Today, Tian Mengqiang's farm has six breeding greenhouses with a total area of more than 3800 square meters, a standardized brick-and-concrete structure breeding house of more than 800square meters, a newly built nursery room of more than 120square meters, and a more scientific design of storage warehouse. breeding farms are also more standardized.

"now there are more than 8000 ducks and chickens in the farm, and a shed of ducks will be out in 20 days, and the next batch of duck fry has been decided. It is estimated that about 100000 finished ducks will be produced this year. " Tian Mengqiang said.