80% of chicken farmers in professional villages wait for the market in empty cages.

On the fourth day of the first lunar month on February 3, Wang Xinyu, a chicken farmer in Gouyan Town, Dashiqiao City, Liaoning Province, took his wife and two children early in the morning and boarded the high-speed railway bound for Beijing. "after eight years of raising chickens, there are no New year's chickens in the New year's cage this year, so I took the opportunity to take the children to Beijing to open their eyes," Wang Xinyu said. "in previous years, 16 chicken houses were full, 5000 at a time and 12000 at a time, and people could not be fed without water. There is no time to visit relatives during the Spring Festival. The father-in-law and his family work in Beijing, but they haven't visited them for eight years. The egg market has not been good in the past two years, so let the laying hens out ahead of time and go out to see if there are any other ways to make money. "

Wang Xinyu, 35, has been raising chickens since 2005. As a young man, he has experienced three rounds of big ups and downs in egg prices, so this time the choice of empty cage is not impulsive. "before 2008, the price of eggs was basically one year high and one year lower. Even if the price of eggs is low and does not make money, if they persist for more than ten months, there will be an increase in egg prices." 'but since 2008, this rhythm has been out of touch, 'Mr. Wang said. First, in 2008 and 2009, eggs were about 2.5 yuan per jin for a long time, and many chicken farmers could not stand killing chickens. He held on until 2012 and caught up.

High price. One crop of 5000 laying hens earned nearly 100000 yuan in 18 months, relieved. I wanted to take advantage of the good market. I didn't want to catch up with bird flu in the spring of 2013. During the Spring Festival in 2014, the wholesale price of eggs was only 3.8 yuan per jin, and farmers encountered low egg prices for more than ten months. After the last crop of laying hens were eliminated, they did not dare to have sex with chicks again.

Those who choose to wait for the market are Wang Xinyu's cousin Wang Xinbo and Wang Xindong brothers. Wang Xinbo hasn't had a chicken since the spring of 2013, and the chicken cage has been empty for a year. Wang Xindong kept it until the end of 2013 and didn't expect a good market. "under normal circumstances, chickens are eliminated at 3.50 yuan per jin, and when they sell chickens, they are caught in this wave of bird flu. They are sold at 2.70 yuan per catty. 5000 chickens have been raised for 18 months without earning any money."

"there are a total of 96 families in the village, of which 35 raise chickens. The town called our village a professional chicken village, but now only six chicken houses still have laying hens, and 80% of the chicken farmers have chosen empty cages. " Wang Xinyu said.

"the chicken farmers are waiting for the market, not really giving up. Just like me, in the past eight years of raising chickens, I have only earned 16 chicken houses worth more than 300,000 yuan plus a full set of equipment. Not raising chickens is a pile of waste, "Wang Xinyu said." so many chicken farmers don't go to the chicks, but the demand for eggs has not decreased. There must be a big market brewing here. When I come back from Beijing, I will immediately study when to get on the chicken. "

Liu Xiuping, a reporter from the rural mass newspaper.