When the sun has not yet fully risen, the morning light gently caresses every inch of the farm, and Uncle Zhang begins his day's work. The villagers call him "Mr. Chicken" because his chickens are always very fat and healthy, and the eggs he produces are large and fresh. Many people want to know his secret, but the answer lies in his humble insect sheds.
Raising insects and feeding chickens seems to many people to be a fantasy. However, Uncle Zhang's careful breeding of "phoenix insects" not only made his chicken coop a local model, but also earned a lot of income, reaching an astonishing annual income of 200,000 yuan. What's even more enviable is that the cost of this method is almost half of the traditional way, and moreover, feed fluctuations are no longer a problem for him.
What is a phoenix bug, you may ask? It is actually the larva of the black soldier fly, a biological resource with an extremely high protein content. In nature, it is food for many animals**, and in Uncle Zhang's farm, they have become a killer feature. Feeding chickens with phoenix insects not only has comprehensive nutrition, but also makes chickens eat healthier.
Uncle Zhang's insect raising technology can be described as perfect. In the corner of his family's insect shed, there are piles of organic waste, which are all food for the insects. The seemingly piled up of waste quickly turned into a delicious feast of insects under the skillful hands of Uncle Zhang. He has always been able to skillfully use the organic waste generated by the farm and recycle it to achieve sustainable agricultural production.
What's even more amazing is that Uncle Zhang's insect breeding technology is not complicated. Whenever someone asked curiously, he always smiled heartily, but his words were unpretentious: "Raising insects is to be patient and observant." He checks the humidity and temperature of the insect shed from time to time to make sure that the environment in which the insects grow is as close as possible to their natural state. In this way, the insects grow quickly and well, and when the harvest season comes, there are countless insects that can be harvested at one time.
Uncle Zhang's experience of raising insects is actually a tortuous entrepreneurial story. At the beginning of the transformation, he also encountered doubts and incomprehension from relatives and friends. "Is it okay to feed chickens with bugs? Such a question turned in his mind countless times. But as it turned out, he had the courage to try new methods, and eventually broke the mold and achieved great success.
The bugs not only solve the problem of feed for the chickens, but also alleviate the cost pressure. Uncle Zhang told us that the feed he bought in the past often fluctuated, which made him hopeless about future profits. But since the start of raising phoenix insects, this part of the cost has dropped significantly. He no longer relies on the feed of the market, and the phoenix insect has become a high-quality resource for his own production and self-sale.
Breeding phoenix insects not only changed Uncle Zhang's feeding mode, but also drove the attention of surrounding farmers. Many of his neighbors began to follow his example and turned to breeding phoenix insects. The wise Uncle Zhang did not skimp on his breeding skills, but generously shared his experience with everyone, guiding them on how to raise insects scientifically and how to control the growth environment of insect colonies.
In fact, the breeding of phoenix insects is not limited to feeding chickens. In the circular agriculture system, the application of insect cultivation technology is very promising. For example, Uncle Zhang once tried to use some insects to raise fish, and the effect was quite good. It can not only be used as feed for livestock and poultry, but also can be developed into bait, pet food, and can even be broadened in medicine, cosmetics and other fields.
Through insect breeding, Uncle Zhang also slowly realized the diversification of the farm. He now sells not only chickens and eggs, but also phoenix bugs. This expansion of the product line has allowed him to continue to generate income and greatly diversify the risk.
The success of the farm is not only reflected in the economic benefits, but also in the ecological benefits. Raising phoenix insects makes full use of the organic waste in the farm and realizes the recycling of resources, which is also a vivid embodiment of the concept of green development. Uncle Zhang's story spread throughout the village, and more and more people realized the charm and potential of circular agriculture.
Nowadays, stepping into Uncle Zhang's farm, you will see flocks of chickens foraging freely. Next to the quiet and peaceful chicken coop are the humble insect sheds, which are silently nurturing the hope of the farm. And Uncle Zhang, the story of this farmer who is willing to share and wisdom, continues to write on this land. Under his leadership, raising insects and feeding chickens has become a broad road to stable income and green development.