Shenshan chicken house has become the largest chicken farm in the county.

In Dongyuanting Village, Huokou she Village, deep in Luoyuan Mountain, there is the largest broiler farmer in the county, the she female Lei Taochai family. Six years ago, they returned from the city to raise chickens in the mountains and developed a humble chicken house into the largest broiler farm in the county.

The whole family said goodbye to work and went back to their hometown to raise chickens.

"after graduating from high school, my parents and I used to work in Fuzhou, but later my father had a stroke and life was inconvenient, so we decided to go back to our hometown to start a business together." Lan Xiubin, 28, Lei Taochai's son, said Lan Xiubin, who was looking for a way to make a living, was distressed when he called for the protection of Fuzhou's second water source, and the pig farming industry, a pillar industry in the village, was shut down because of pollution.

On an occasional return to his hometown, Lan Xiubin heard from the villagers that the government encouraged the masses to raise chickens and ducks. "there happens to be a bamboo forest in the back mountain of my hometown. When I think of the scene of chickens and ducks playing and foraging in groups, I am very moved." Soon, Lan Xiubin saw a program about raising chickens to get rich in rural areas in CCTV's "getting Rich Classic", which made Lan Xiubin more determined.

Due to his lack of experience, Lan Xiubin asked professional chicken farmers in Minqing for advice. "usually he would read books and recharge on the Internet." In 2010, Lei Taochai and her family returned to Dongyuanting Village, Huokou Township, built a 70-square-meter simple chicken house, introduced 500 chicken seedlings, and began the most primitive farming life in she Township.

The road to entrepreneurship is full of ups and downs.

Talking about the ups and downs along the way from a humble chicken house to the largest broiler farm in the county, Lei Taochai sighed with emotion: "as soon as he had experience in raising chickens, his son had the idea of raising ducks. In 2013, he bought more than 3000 duck seedlings at one time, but due to the lack of water conditions in the back mountain, which was not conducive to the growth of ducks, he lost nearly 100000 yuan, and his efforts in the first three years were cleared to zero. "

In order to cheer her son up, Lei Taochai sold all her gold and silver jewelry as a capital for reinvestment. "this time we concentrated on raising chickens and bought 1000 young chickens in two months." Lei Taochai told reporters that the henhouse needs to be kept warm, and every time they prepare a heating stove and prepare three carts of firewood before raising chickens. "to keep the nursery at about 30 ℃, we have to light a fire for 24 hours and last for a month before the chicks can grow safely."

"it's the hardest night in winter. Set the alarm clock in the middle of the night and add firewood to the stove every three hours." Lei Taochai said.

You have to stay up late to keep the chicken house warm, and you have to stay up all night to deliver goods to your door. "as soon as we receive the order, we start loading the cage at 10: 00 at night and dock with the dealer at two or three o'clock in the morning to make sure that the other party does not miss the morning market." Lan Xiubin said that they often delivered goods to Ningde, Fuzhou and other places, and then dragged their tired bodies home early the next morning.

Build the largest chicken farm in the county

Years of hard work will pay off. In 2014, Luo Yuan encouraged the development of the economy under the forest and sent a subsidy of 100000 to Lei Taochai. "We use the money to renovate the chicken coop and update the equipment." Lan Xiubin said: at present, there are six chicken sheds, three greenhouses and one feed warehouse in the economic farm under the forest, covering an area of more than 700 square meters. It is currently the largest broiler farm in Luoyuan County. "the chicken farm is getting bigger and bigger, so people often come to the door to ask about the way of raising chickens."

"our chickens run in the woods every day and eat naturally growing grass and worms in the fields. This not only saves food, but also improves the quality of chicken." Lan Xiubin said: nowadays, the market for broiler chickens is stable and demand exceeds supply, and many chickens are booked by merchants before they grow up.

"at that time, the village changed production for the sake of environmental protection, but now the chicken manure in our chicken farm is purchased as fertilizer by vegetable and fruit farmers in Huokou Township and Rixi Township. Ecological chicken farming not only does not affect the environment, but also generates additional income. Our village is located in a remote place, so it is very difficult to make ecological farming bigger and stronger. It would be nice if the chicken farm can drive everyone to get rich together. " Lan Xiubin said.