Chapter 54 The arrival of migratory birds
After several days of rest, the little rooster quickly recovered from health, but the body lost its wildness and became much quieter. Cen Jiahua looked at the little rooster slowly paced on the island, and naturally thought about it.
After the little rooster castrates and then fattenes, each can basically grow to 6-7 kilograms, which is almost the same as the little hen. In this way, the economic benefits are much higher than raising the little hen.
Because ordinary farmers are worried about the danger of castration surgery, the proportion of roosters is not very high, and most of them are mainly raising small hens. Little hens can be slaughtered in about 100 days, which is much faster than 150 days for roosters.
Considering that his little rooster is strong and can withstand the trauma of castration surgery, Cen Jiahua decided to ask for more roosters for the next batch of chicks, and do a comparative experiment to see which method has better economic benefits.
On September morning, the mountains began to appear a little cool, but the newborn sun was like a warm stove, shining on her body warmly. Breathing the extremely high oxygen content air above the reservoir and then basking in the warm sunlight made Cen Jiahua's whole body and mind fall into a wonderful situation.
While rafting on the reservoir, Cen Jiahua used his spiritual thoughts to sense the activities of the fish under the water. After a period of adaptation, the fry he bought basically adapted to the living environment of the reservoir and began to enjoy a happy life in the reservoir.
The existence of the 'spiritual body array' makes the plankton in the reservoir extremely rich, which gives the fish a sufficient source of food so that they don't have to worry about food scarcity at all. The high concentration of spiritual energy has also greatly improved their physique, making the fish healthier and grow faster.
Cen Jiahua estimated that as long as the recovery speed is maintained, the ecosystem in the reservoir can quickly become sound and become a fish paradise. At that time, a certain number of fishing spots will be opened around the reservoir and the opening of fishing business will naturally increase the income of the manor.
"Doudou" swims near the boat. The little guy has been bathed in the water by Cen Jiahua since he was a child. Over time, he has learned to swim and his skills are not bad. People often describe people with poor swimming skills as dog paddles. In fact, if a dog learns to swim, his movements are still quite agile.
The entire Lotus Reservoir looks like an anti-'7' character. The corner is exactly the widest place on the water surface, and there are several small islands standing here. Bypassing the island, the waterway turns from east to south to north. At the north, it is Xianquan River, the main source of water replenishment of the reservoir.
Xianquan River originates from Lianhua Mountain. The springs on the mountain continue to gather and rush out of the embrace of the mountains. This becomes the Xianquan River as the villagers of Rongshu Village mentioned. Ancient legends say that this Xianquan River tastes extremely sweet. Even the gods in the sky have to come down to retrieve the heavenly court to refine immortal pills. Therefore, people turned this winding stream into Xianquan River.
The flow of Xianquan River is not large, and it can only barely replenish the needs of Lianhua Reservoir. However, because of the nourishment of Xianquan River, the Lianhua Reservoir can maintain amazing vitality.
Cen Jiahua rowed a boat around the island, and suddenly found that his eyes suddenly became clear. Without the barrier of the island, the water surface became more and more magnificent.
In this section of the waterway, there are steep cliffs on both sides, and there are basically no attached items on it, so it is difficult for human resources to climb. However, the terrain close to the water surface has become a gentle slope, and many shrubs and aquatic plants have grown on it. The width of these gentle slopes exposed to the water surface changes with the water level of the reservoir. The lower middle farmer is still in the water abundance period, and the gentle slopes on both sides are only 7 or 8 meters. If it is winter in the dry season, the gentle slopes will become 10 meters wide.
Now is the official season of reeds blooming. Looking around, there are white flowers on both sides of the waterway. When the breeze blows, the white fluffs in the sky will fly with the wind, outlining a charming scenery.
Just when Cen Jiahua was still immersed in the beautiful scenery of early autumn, the "Doudou" who was tired of swimming and resting on the boat screamed, breaking the rare tranquility.
Cen Jiahua reached out and patted "Doudou" on the head, and said docilely: "You little guy, what's the point of calling you?"
But Cen Jiahua could no longer say it, because he also saw what appeared in the reeds.
Two birds, which were slightly larger than the mature geese, were flaming their huge wings, standing upright, and clamoring at the Doudou. I guess they must have been frightened by the Doudou's scream just now, and looked hostile.
Cen Jiahua looked carefully and found that their feathers were light gray-brown and had spots, and their bodies looked very similar to domestic goose. I think this was just a family geese, a close relative of domestic goose.
Cen Jiahua reached out to comfort the "Doudou", and then quietly rowed the boat away, for fear of alarming the elves in the sky. Cen Jiahua didn't know whether these geese were staying in the reservoir for a short time during the flight south, or were preparing to stay here for the winter.
Although Cen Jiahua emotionally hopes that these geese can settle down here, thereby driving more migratory birds to overwinter here, so that the entire Lotus Reservoir will become a bird paradise. However, reason tells Cen Jiahua that this is not the best place for geese to overwinter, because the temperature here is still very cold in winter, which is not suitable for migratory birds to overwinter.
Cen Jiahua rowed the boat and flashed to the side of a reed, blocking the geese's view, and then he slowly began to observe.
The two geese saw the boat disappear and felt no threat. They quickly put down their tense posture and regained their gentle demeanor. They squeaked in two low screams, sending a safe signal to the children hiding in the grass.
Then, a few gray heads stretched out from the reeds, looked around, and then rushed out. Cen Jiahua counted carefully and found that there were eight geese, each of which was very clever and very cute. Finally, two adult geese emerged from the grass. They looked exactly the same as the two in front. If they were not carefully distinguished, they would really not be able to recognize them.
The common geese are all groups of 6 or multiples of 6. It seems that this group of geese is a small group of two families.
The geese who were liberated were very happy. They were having fun on the gentle slopes that were not wide, constantly pecking at the grassroots on the ground, and occasionally alarming one or two grasshoppers in autumn, which caused a stolen stolen. The four geese were relatively steady, walking in square steps, slowly pecking at the gentle slope near the water surface, but whether their heads were raised still showed that they were very alert.
For several days, Cen Jiahua had to sneak up nearby to see if these cute geese were still in the reservoir. The digital camera even recorded the figures of the geese's family.
Cen Jiahua was very happy to see that these geese had no sign of continuing to fly south, which showed that the reservoir had successfully attracted these distant visitors. The gentle slopes on both sides of the waterway were a natural Jedi. If the geese were kept here, they would not have to worry about enemies or thought they would be hunted and killed. They could safely spend this winter.
In order to create a more comfortable environment for these wintering geese so as to attract more wintering migratory birds, Cen Jiahua also spent considerable effort to transform all the gentle slopes.
The small "Soling Sun Array" can increase the temperature in local areas, not only make migratory birds live more comfortable, but also slow down the speed of plants withering and provide more guarantees for the food source of migratory birds. The "spirit array" is also a killer weapon to attract these migratory birds. Cen Jiahua believes that as long as there is rich spiritual energy, these birds who are extremely sensitive to spiritual energy will not stay and enjoy a happy life?
The following days, the migratory birds that came from afar turned the reservoir into a paradise for birds, full of vitality and vitality everywhere.
During Cen Jiahua's observation, many egrets and wild ducks had already come from the reeds in the reservoir. Cen Jiahua even found a pair of mandarin ducks that were symbols of love. These waterfowls occupied the area near the waters on gentle slopes and enjoyed leisurely under the nourishment of the "spiritual body array".
Seeing these elegant creatures, Cen Jiahua's original mood of hunting was constantly being wiped out. Now he really couldn't make up his mind to hunt these guests from afar. Not only that, Cen Jiahua was also worried that because the density of migratory birds was too high, the birds could not find enough food, and they even started feeding.
Every morning, Cen Jiahua would ride a small boat alone, row a small boat, and come to the reed marsh to feed the birds. At the beginning, the migratory birds were still a little resistant and panicked about Cen Jiahua's arrival, especially the "Doudou" on the boat always made them feel scared and often avoided it.
At the beginning, they only waited for Cen Jiahua to walk away before they carefully pecked the corn kernels on the ground and slowly enjoyed it. As time went by, the migratory birds' sense of disgust towards Cen Jiahua gradually decreased, and they would not resist his feeding.
After a period of hard work, the migratory birds regarded Cen Jiahua as their good friend, and became close to Cen Jiahua from the bottom of their hearts.
Every time, as soon as it is time to feed, all the birds will gather around the reed marsh, waiting for Cen Jiahua and Doudou to appear. Especially those who arrived first were the little geese. I don’t know because they were staying for a long time, they could sense the kindness of Cen Jiahua and Doudou. For other reasons, they always like to get on the boat.
"Doudou", who has never had a playmate since childhood, doesn't know why, but his wildness is very weak, but he likes to play with these geese. He even swims with the geese in the reservoir, which makes Cen Jiahua's eyes open.
By early October, the arrival of a group of even larger guests turned the entire reed marsh into a real migratory bird paradise, and Cen Jiahua was even more overjoyed.
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