Recently, the reporter saw in the Zhangxia Ecological Native Egg Breeding Base in Qianben Village, Liuchang Town, Xifeng County, that flocks of native chickens were foraging in the forest, and the sound of chickens was injecting vitality into rural revitalization.
(Native chickens foraging in the woods)
"We make full use of the slopes and woodlands in front of and behind the house to provide free space for local chickens who love sports and like to go to trees, so that their meat is more delicious and the egg production rate is improved. Farmer Zhang Xia introduced.
(Zhang Xia feeds the chickens)
It is understood that Zhang Xia advocates the business philosophy of natural health, ecological environmental protection, safety and security, and strictly controls every aspect of chicken breeding, insisting that there is no artificial feed and growth hormones throughout the process, and the green shell eggs on the market have undergone strict quarantine inspection to ensure the safety of "the tip of the tongue".
(Zhang Xia Ecological Soil Egg Test Report)
(Zhang Xia Ecological Native Eggs)
Back in 2020, Zhang Xia resigned from her job, returned to her hometown to breed native chickens, used the woodland at home as a breeding base, and invested a total of more than 30 yuan to transform the chicken coop, opening the road to breeding entrepreneurship.
Zhang Xia recalled that at first she raised 3,000 roosters and 300 chicks, and later she found that hens can not only lay eggs, but also sell the hens for money after the egg production rate drops, so Zhang Xia began to breed hens after the roosters were slaughtered in the second year.
In the past three and a half years, Zhang Xia has mastered the technology and skills of the entire breeding process in the "crawling and rolling". With Zhang Xia's efforts, her hen breeding scale has expanded from 300 to more than 3,000 today, and she has also changed from a breeding "little white" to a breeding expert.
(Native chickens foraging in the woods)
As Zhang Xia's farm slowly became known, more and more people ordered eggs. Now more than 3,000 local chickens can produce more than 1,500 eggs per day. "When I'm too busy, I ask my neighbors to help me and pay them a salary to increase their income. Zhang Xia said.
Under the influence of Zhang Xia, the villagers of Liuchang Town have followed suit, and at present, there are more than 20 ecological chicken farmers in the town, forming a beautiful landscape in rural revitalization.
Reporter: Lei Jicang, Zhou Haiyi
Editor: Zou Tingyu
Editor-in-charge: Chen Meng
Review: Yang Qingqing
Final review: Xie Tao