The water curtain chicken coop is under construction.

(Photo by reporter Yan Hongjun)

[Reporter Yan Hongjun/Changhua Report] The price of domestic eggs has hit a record high, and the market is still frequently reported to be short of eggs. The egg farmers in the production area see business opportunities and prepare to build large chicken coops, but there is a dilemma of scrambling for "chicken coop workers".

Affected by this wave of bird flu epidemics, the price of eggs has repeatedly hit new highs. Coupled with the preferential interest rate subsidy from the Council of Agriculture, egg farmers in producing areas are scrambling to build new chicken coops. The biggest problem is that many egg farmers are full of cash but cannot find suitable work shifts.

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Chen Qiuchi, an egg farmer, said that it took about a year from the demolition of the old chicken house to the completion of the construction, and many documents had to be submitted for review, including the disposal of materials and parts of the abandoned chicken house, the building license, use license, and application for farming and animal husbandry of the new chicken house. , The documents can be gradually built. He built a 350-square-meter chicken coop before the Chinese New Year. He started planning last year, and the progress has been "slow speed" so far because "there is a shortage of workers." But he is lucky and can still get jobs. class.

The person in charge of the chicken coop, Zhou Longhui, said that he has to answer at least 20 "help calls" every day, all of which are chicken or egg farmers holding cash and asking him to build a chicken coop. The problem is that he only has 5 people under him. Ten years ago Taiwan first encountered bird flu. He ushered in the peak of his performance. With 25 people on hand, he can start work on 5 construction sites at a time. But now many masters or workers are building electronics factories with better profits, and some people have retired. , he was faced with "full orders" but "no manpower to accept".

Zhou Longhui said that the cost of raw materials and labor has risen sharply, and egg farmers have plenty of money, so they just want to build it quickly. For example, in the past, in order to save costs, chicken coops could be built slowly, using a lower-cost "raft foundation". But now it is a consistent operation regardless of the ground or the foundation to adopt H-shaped steel beams, which can save at least half a month of time.

He said that building water-curtain chicken houses is a profession, regardless of the height of the chicken house, water and electricity, and materials, they must have professional considerations. They know where to start, where is the key, and where bottlenecks will be encountered. There are not many workers in the chicken coop. Even if you have no design drawings, you may encounter problems if you find an inexperienced temporary worker.

In order to save time, even the foundation is made of steel.

(Photo by reporter Yan Hongjun)