Veterans turn to work to raise peacocks, diligence and wisdom open the "screen of getting rich"

In Gouli Village, Hutouya Town, Laizhou, a veteran named Zhong Guohui, after three years of exploration and practice, mastered a set of techniques for raising peacocks and set up his own peacock farm. Today, there are 300 peacocks in his farm, and the scale is gradually expanding.

Open up the road of "starting your own business" in the confusion of your family.

Zhong Guohui, 39, was born and raised in Gouli Village, Hutouya Town. Zhong Guohui, who has been a soldier for 16 years, retired from the army at the end of 2011. instead of entering the unit to work like other comrades-in-arms, he looked around for opportunities to start his own business. Why did you choose to raise peacocks? Zhong Guohui told reporters: "when I was about to leave the army, I always had the idea of choosing my own career. When I went home to visit my relatives one year, I happened to see that CCTV2 Financial Channel broadcast a program of raising peacocks. Things are rare and precious, especially today, when people highly advocate green and environmentally friendly life, breeding peacocks is not only for people to watch, but also to provide them with delicious food on the dinner table. Watching TV pictures shows that people raise peacocks very successfully. I became very interested in it. "

In early 2012, Zhong Guohui and his lover, in the confused eyes of their relatives and friends, took most of their savings to Anhui and Nanjing to learn breeding techniques, built sheds and cages, bought back 100 peacock seedlings, and began the way of breeding peacocks. There are many difficulties and obstacles on the road of breeding, and breeding is not so simple, because epidemic prevention and the market are not well considered, so it was not long before breeding encountered difficulties. Zhong Guohui told reporters: "Young peacock seedlings need to be vaccinated once a week. I clearly remember that the mortality rate of the first batch of seedlings I raised was 30%. At that time, the experience was almost zero, and disease prevention was not done well in advance. Without a market, there was no cash flow. My wife and I had a door-to-door sales promotion in a hotel together. It was really not easy at that time. "

The "Beauty cause" has a bright future.

"breeding peacocks, such a beautiful animal, is very happy every day. I think this is a 'beautiful cause'!" Zhong Guohui told reporters like this.

Nowadays, as the breeding technology gradually matures, the peacocks in the farm are raised in an orderly manner. Yesterday, the reporter saw in Zhong Guohui's 5 mu farm: a blue peacock or leisurely walk on the ground, or perched on a wooden frame to enjoy the cool, some will also be bold to interact with people, leading the neck to sing a song after the screen feather protruding, shining in the sun, beautiful. According to reports, now the peacock eggs, commercial peacocks, carnivorous peacocks in the farm have a stable local and Yantai, Qixia, Qingdao, Longkou and other markets, and even attracted many businessmen from other provinces through the network.

Speaking of the economic value of peacocks, Zhong Guohui said: "Peacock is the king of all birds, a symbol of auspiciousness, and has high ornamental, edible and medicinal value." As far as eating is concerned, whether it is meat or eggs, it is rich in protein. In addition, the benefit of raising blue peacocks is relatively high, and peacocks are worth more than dozens of chickens. "

Talking about future development, Zhong Guohui and his wife are very confident. "the peacock banquet in the hotel is very popular with consumers, and many hotels have been booked from me at present. A peacock has a tail feather of tens of yuan, and a specimen of an adult bird can sell for more than 5000 yuan. Today, the demand for peacocks in the market is not small, and the prospect is considerable. " In the next step, the couple plan to further expand the scale of development, first further develop their own farms, and then drive the surrounding farmers to cultivate, and broaden the larger market.