Chapter 440: Creating a wetland for two red-crowned crane chicks(1/2)
Then let’s search separately, hoping to find the two little guys.
After searching for nearly twenty minutes, I found it. It was Xia Xiaoyue who found it. "Boss, Sister Xiaoru, here, I found it. Come here quickly."
Li You and Ling Xiaoru both walked over quickly.
I saw two little guys beside a clump of water plants. Their mental state was a little worse than yesterday.
"Is this the little red-crowned crane? It looks similar to a chicken." Ling Xiaoru said.
"So, I always thought they were little pheasants at first." Xia Xiaoyue said, "They don't seem as lively as yesterday. What should we do now, boss?"
Li You said: "Take them back. Raise them until they reach adulthood and then release them into the wild."
"Okay!"
Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru were both very happy.
After that, Xia Xiaoyue leaned over and grabbed the two little guys and put them into the cardboard box.
Li You brought the cardboard box specially because he had considered the possibility of taking the two little guys back.
In addition to the carton, I also brought a bucket. I went to collect the floor cage.
If you want to take the two little guys back, you might as well collect some small fish and shrimps as food for the two little guys.
"Let's go to the underground cage." Li You said.
"Okay." Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru both nodded.
Li You picked up the carton, and the three of them went to the cage again.
Picking up the ground cage, the harvest inside is still good. In addition to creek groupers and crabs, there are also many small fish and shrimps.
I didn’t ask for small fish or shrimp in cages before, but I did this time.
It’s not that these small fish and shrimps haven’t grown up yet, but they can basically only grow so big, and they are already adults.
Pour all the harvest into the bucket.
"Boss, do you think the two little guys can eat now? Do you want to feed them some small fish and shrimps?" Xia Xiaoyue said.
Li You shook his head, "I don't know either. Just give it a try."
"Okay."
Xia Xiaoyue grabbed a small fish from the bucket, only about one centimeter long, and put it to the mouth of a little guy.
The little guy looked at the fish, hesitated for a moment, then bit it and swallowed it.
Xia Xiaoyue was overjoyed and said excitedly: "It wants to eat."
Li You is also very happy and it will be easy to eat.
"I'll feed you too." Ling Xiaoru said.
Then, he also grabbed a small fish and put it to the mouth of another little guy.
The little guy also hesitated, bit the fish in one bite, and swallowed it.
"I want to eat this one too." Ling Xiaoru was also very excited.
Then, two people each fed one fish, and after feeding more than ten fish in a row, the two little guys finally stopped eating.
Maybe I’m full.
"Boss, since they need to eat, they should be able to feed them, right?" Xia Xiaoyue asked again.
Li You nodded, "There shouldn't be a problem. I'm just worried that they won't eat. Now that they want to eat, there shouldn't be a problem."
"Great!"
Xia Xiaoyue is very happy, and so is Ling Xiaoru.
Then, the three people started walking back carrying buckets and cartons.
When we returned to the hotel, it was already eleven o'clock in the morning.
Now there is a question, how to accommodate the two little guys? It is definitely not possible to keep them in a cardboard box.
Li You thought for a while and said: "How about we encircle a piece of land and artificially build it into a wetland with water plants and water areas. Red-crowned cranes are wading birds. They like and need to live in such an environment. Let them
Living in wetlands also prepares them for their return to nature in the future."
Both Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru's eyes lit up. Of course this would be best, but would it be too much trouble?
Li You said: "The trouble is a bit troublesome, but it doesn't matter. We have plenty of land here, and I also have the time and conditions to build a wetland artificially. Then we will build it slowly."
"Then let's help, let's build it together." Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru both said so.
Li You said to Ling Xiaoru: "If you want to work, you don't need to help. Work is important."
Ling Xiaoru said: "It's okay. I don't have urgent matters now. It doesn't matter if I delay for a few days. I also happen to be active. I haven't been active during this period and I feel a little sore in my back."
Li You nodded, "That's okay."
Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru want to help, so Li You is naturally willing.
Just do it, start now.
However, before starting, the two little guys have to be temporarily resettled. It will take at least two or three days to build the wetland. Although it is not long, it cannot be kept in a cardboard box forever.
How to arrange it? Li You is thinking.
Why don't you go to town and buy some nets, find a place in the fruit orchard, use the nets as a fence, enclose an area, and put the two little guys inside.
In rural areas, many people raise chickens in this way.
Just do it.
Li You said to Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru: "I'm going to the town to buy some nets and use them to surround a temporary residence for the two little guys."
Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru both nodded. They all understood what Li You meant. They both said, "Then I'll give you a hard time, boss."
Li You waved his hand and said it was nothing. Then he got on his motorcycle and set off.
There was no delay along the way, and we went directly to the comprehensive market in the town. Many things were sold here, including Internet.
Find a store that sells online.
There are many kinds of nets. There are some with thin mesh and some with dense mesh. The one Li You chose is one with relatively dense mesh.
"How to sell this? Boss." Li You asked the boss.
He saw that the boss was very strange, and he probably wasn't a customer of his store. After all, most people in this town had never been to his store, and they didn't even know about his store.
Of course, this is normal.
No matter how good a restaurant's business is or how famous it is, it is impossible for everyone to know it. Even in a small town with a population of only 30,000 or 40,000 people.
"10 yuan per meter." the boss replied.
Li You nodded, the price is quite appropriate, it would cost ten meters.
The boss measured ten meters, cut it with scissors, and installed it for Li You.
Li You scanned the QR code and paid 100 yuan, then took the website and left.
Back to the hotel.
We chose a place in the fruit garden, and the three of us worked together to pull the net apart and enclose a circular area. The net was about one meter high, which was enough.
Put two red-crowned crane chicks inside.
The two little guys were a little panicked. They flapped their wings and wanted to run outside, but they were blocked by the net and couldn't escape.
It's normal to be a little panicked now, and it will calm down after a while.
"Let's go, let's determine the location of the wetland now," Li You said.
"Okay!" Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru both nodded.
Li You has roughly chosen the location of the wetland, which is right next to the fish pond.
The three people came to the fish pond.
This place is still very empty. Several gardens are not here.
The Baiguoyuan is on the left front facing the hotel, and the vegetable garden, wild fruit garden, and tea garden are also on the left side facing the hotel. There is currently only a fish pond on the right side.
It seems a bit monotonous. Building another wetland can also enrich the scenic spots here.
It's really good.
Li You pointed to the open space next to him and said, "What do you think of this location?"
Xia Xiaoyue and Ling Xiaoru both said it was okay and it was a good position.
"The key is how big should it be built?" Xia Xiaoyue asked.
Li You said: "If you want to build it, then build it bigger, about 100 square meters in total."
100 square meters is indeed a bit big. It’s so big that two little guys can play and run around in it.
"They should live happily here!" Ling Xiaoru said.
To be continued...