After he came out from his parents' place, his beating heart finally subsided. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been arranged by his mother to go on a blind date. I really don't know why my mother was so keen on this!
He did not drive back to his old house, but first went to see the vegetable fields. Everything feels good, everything is normal.
Except for Chen Jingui, whose face was full of doubts, the vegetables in this vegetable field were growing too fast and making him, an old farmer, not believe in life anymore.
But after Chen Mo explained last time, although he still had some doubts in his heart, he forced himself to believe what Chen Mo said. There is no cultural knowledge other than this. Since Erwa says it is scientific, then so be it.
"Erwa, the fish pond has almost been disinfected. The water will be changed tomorrow. Do you think you are going to release the fish by then?" Dahai saw Chen Mo appearing at the edge of the field and hurried over and said.
Since Dahai was responsible for raising fish ponds and other livestock, he came over to urge him.
"Okay, after you change the water tomorrow and let it dry for a few days, I will prepare the fish." Chen Mo agreed.
"Also, Erwa, can you come with me to see if there is something wrong with the chicks we raise." Dahai said.
"Why isn't it normal?"
Chen Mo and Dahai came to the place where the vegetable fields meet the slopes. This is the livestock breeding area. However, since the area is not very big, about a hundred acres, and it is all sloping land, there will not be many livestock to be raised here. Cattle and Neither sheep nor pigs have been introduced yet.
At this time, the livestock breeding building has been built, and all the required electrical equipment such as ventilation fans have been installed, and they are just waiting to buy the little cub.
However, because the vegetable patch in front was overrun with insects, Dahai urgently purchased thousands of chickens, and the problem lay with these chickens. Ma Youwei and another villager were currently taking care of the chickens. When they saw Chen Mo coming over, they also smiled honestly.
"Erwa, look at these chickens." Dahai pointed at the chickens in the chicken coop and said. The chicken coop is newly rebuilt and is very large, so now there is a lot of space in it with a thousand chicks.
Moreover, the chickens raised here in Chen Mo adopt a free-range mode. Since there is a fence around them, apart from locking the chickens in the chicken coop at night, the chickens are allowed to move freely on the hillside at other times.
And because there is a purification array set up by Chen Mo, there is no smell. It can be said that the disgusting smell that you smell in the breeding farm does not exist here. Except for the smell of earth and grass, all other flavors are purified.
"It's normal. They are all very lively. Hmm! You guys took good care of them!" Chen Mo saw thousands of chicks running back and forth, vying for food. They were all normal, but he looked at the sea with some doubts.
"Is that normal? Erwa, can you think about it? I bought these chicks less than half a month ago. Look, they are so big. Is this normal?" Dahai was immediately dissatisfied. For friends who grew up together, even if they now rely on Chen Mo for a living, they still have to say something. This is also their responsibility for the work.
Chen Mo turned to look at the chickens in the chicken coop, hmm! It’s really a bit big! Originally, the chicks I bought were no bigger than a fist, but now it looks like all the chicks are almost the size of a chicken over a month old.
"It's growing too fast!" Chen Mo said.
"What does it mean that it's too fast? Do you know that if you follow this growth cycle, it will be ready for slaughter in just one month. What is the difference between this and the kind of broiler chickens sold in the market? They are all the same as those that are ripened!"
"How long does it take for broiler chickens on the market to be ready for slaughter?" Chen Mo really didn't know this and didn't check it. At this moment, he could only ask Dahai.
"This is about 40 to 50 days for ordinary broilers. Some broilers need more, such as three-yellow chickens, which last about 65 days. These chickens are basically raised on formulated feed."
The prepared feed Dahai mentioned is some ripening feed on the market. These feeds also contain many kinds of medicines to prevent poultry and other diseases, as well as some nutrients configured for the growth cycle of poultry. Only in this way can the chicks be put into production in just about 40 days.
Fortunately, inspections in some places are stricter, so for 35 to 40 days before the chickens are released for slaughter, they basically eat ordinary feed instead of formulated feed to facilitate the metabolism of drug residues in their bodies. As for how many farms follow this breeding procedure, only people from the Quarantine Bureau know.
Also, when feeding poultry, some people do not purchase qualified feed proportions due to cost reasons, but instead purchase some black feed. This is explained here. But these have nothing to do with Chen Mo. What he cares about is his own affairs.
"What do we usually feed?" Chen Mo asked.
"Originally, I wanted to feed some grain bran and the like, which were all bought from the market. Didn't you tell me not to feed them? But our insect collection is good, and there are a lot of bugs every day. Now we are eating bugs. , and feed less grain bran and the like." Dahai said.
I really admire the drug that Chen Mo made to attract insects. I didn't expect that people who have gone to college and studied biology are different. Just configure a few things, not only solve the trouble, but also use waste.
"Since that's the case, and you haven't eaten anything randomly, what do you have to worry about?"
"No, this chicken grows too fast!"
"It's not a good thing to grow fast, but is it better to grow slowly?"
"No, I'm worried..."
"Ha! What's there to worry about? Don't worry. As long as you manage it well and don't feed it randomly, there will be absolutely no problem."
Chen Mo said, in fact, he has not yet said that these chickens will never develop chicken plague or even get sick, because all harmful bacteria and the like have been purified due to the purification array.
"By the way, grab a few chickens now, give two to the workers, give two to my uncle, and let everyone have a taste of this little chicken that grew up eating bugs at noon." Chen Mo said.
Dahai also rolled his eyes. Since Chen Mo said nothing happened, he no longer had anything to worry about. It's also a good time to taste the quality of the chickens raised at home and see how the chickens that have grown up eating bugs taste like.
"Erwa, look at the chicken coop and everything has been improved now. Should we sell back the calves of the cows, pigs, and sheep?"
"Let's go see the barn first!"
Chen Mo has not visited the livestock shed since it was built. As a farmer, he is really unqualified.
Since the land is relatively small and a lot of it is used, the remaining breeding area is relatively small. Only about 50 cattle can be fed, and about 200 pigs and sheep can be fed each.
The place is still too small! Looking around, Chen Mo even thought about converting all the hillside land into a breeding area so that he could diversify his livestock, but after thinking about it, he decided not to buy it. How can these things be bought for as much money as plant essential oils? Besides, raising cattle, pigs, sheep, etc. will be for your own use in the future, so there is no need to breed them on a large scale.
