The brothers had to overcome many obstacles. The first major setback was in 1966, when an earthquake destroyed all the chicken coops. This was followed by an attack of "Newcastle Disease," which killed 1,000 chickens, or 60 percent of the stock.
最大的一次是民國五十五年的白河大地震，許多雞舍紛紛倒塌；接著又發生新城雞瘟，死了一千多隻雞，把他們的辛苦成果掃去了百分之六十。