Peach and plum red on the tree, underground firewood chicken has a new way to get rich.

A (Wang Dongling, Wang Yuhong) during the the Beginning of Autumn season, the author saw in Li Shujun's orchard in Batougou Village, Zhangjiawan Township, Paddock Manchu Autonomous County, that 2000 firewood chickens raised under the golden red apple tree were "wild" and light as birds, wandering and running in the wild. "our firewood chicken is jokingly called 'wandering chicken' by the locals. Raising chickens under the forest has the advantages of saving feed, low cost, high quality of chicken, good benefit, and less epidemic disease of chickens raised in the mountain forest. At the same time, raising chickens under the forest is also beneficial to the mountain forest. The chicken eats the insects in the forest and returns the feces to the forest, which protects the forest and increases the fertility of the woodland. The chicken of free-range chicken is of good quality and belongs to green food, which can be sold for 15 yuan per catty. After putting into the market, the supply exceeds the demand. " Li Shujun eloquently introduced his firewood chicken under the forest to the author.

We should always make unremitting efforts to develop the under-forest economy as a new industry to enrich the people, so that this kind of under-forest economy with less investment, quick results, easy operation and great potential will become a "new engine" on the road of increasing farmers' income. Last year, the county completed the planting area of 69700 mu of economic forest, the demonstration and pulling role of the industrial base was further revealed, and the channels for increasing forestry income were further broadened. With the increasing richness of the economic structure under the forest, according to the idea of three-dimensional development and recycling, a series of preferential policies have been issued to guide and encourage farmers to carry out under-forest farming and inter-forest planting. Combined with the local reality, vigorously develop the under-forest planting industry focusing on traditional Chinese medicine and Auricularia auricula, and the under-forest breeding industry focusing on raising firewood chickens, wild boars and Rex rabbits, and actively explore the use of sparse forests to nurture branches and wood processing abandoned materials to develop edible fungus industry.

Carry out the development model of "company + association (base) + peasant household", and actively guide fruit growers to set up industrial associations and professional cooperatives. At present, 28 industrial associations and professional cooperatives have been set up in the county, such as Batougou Royal fragrant Fruit, Cuiyi Apple, Guangwu Plum, Qingrui Xingbian and other industrial associations and professional cooperatives, leading farmers to enter the market together.