Zhou Ziwen, Li Lei and Chen Guowei walked into the pig farm and were immediately attracted by the lively scene inside.
The little piglets were running around in the pen, some were grabbing food, and some were playing, which was a lively scene.
"These little piglets adapted very quickly. It seems that our preparations were not in vain."
Li Lei looked at these lively piglets with a satisfied smile on his face.
Chen Guowei also nodded, "Yes, these Landrace pigs are indeed very adaptable. However, we still cannot take it lightly and must closely observe their eating and health conditions."
Zhou Ziwen observed each piglet carefully and asked Li Lei and Chen Guowei some detailed questions from time to time.
Although Chen Guowei is a researcher at the College of Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, Zhou Ziwen is better than him in terms of breeding technology.
Zhou Ziwen's breeding technology has reached level four, and his animal training skills have also reached level four.
These two skills complement each other, giving him a unique advantage in breeding.
He can better understand the piglets' habits and provide more appropriate care and management.
Chen Guowei, on the other hand, is more interested in studying piglets’ habits and growth environment and other theoretical knowledge.
He has accumulated rich academic experience through long-term research on different pig species.
In this regard, Zhou Ziwen cannot compare with him.
Of course, this is only temporary. His breeding skill is only level 4, which is not high. It can only be said to be adequate.
"Ziwen, do you think this little piglet is a little too active?"
Chen Guowei asked, pointing to a little piglet running back and forth in the pen.
Although he had not been in contact with Zhou Ziwen for long, he also knew that Zhou Ziwen's breeding skills were very good, even better than his.
Although it sounds incredible, it is true.
Zhou Ziwen looked in the direction pointed by Chen Guowei and carefully observed the behavior of the little piglet.
He noticed that this little piglet was indeed more active than the others. It not only ran frequently, but also poked the soil with its nose from time to time, showing that it was full of energy.
"It's okay. It's normal for some piglets to be active. It's better to be more active! Move more and eat more. The more you eat, the faster they grow."
Zhou Ziwen said with a smile.
"I also think it grows the fastest." Chen Guowei nodded in agreement.
The two chatted for a while, and then Zhou Ziwen went to see the biogas tank.
There have been heavy rains in the past few days, and the biogas digester that has not yet been built has also been affected to some extent.
Zhou Ziwen came to the biogas pool construction site and inspected it carefully.
He found that some areas of the pit wall of the biogas tank had collapsed in a small area, and there was also a lot of water at the bottom of the pit.
But this is not a big problem.
Just drain out the accumulated water at the bottom of the pit. As for the soil falling off the walls of the pit, it is not a problem. Anyway, it will be covered with cement in the future, so there is no need to worry about falling off.
It's still raining outside, and the members haven't gone to work. They have to wait until tomorrow to deal with the biogas tank.
He has seen the weather outside and the rain will stop today.
The heavy rain this time was so severe that not only did houses in the village collapse, but the dam was also about to collapse.
Fortunately, someone discovered it in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
After walking around the pig farm, Zhou Ziwen said hello to Li Lei and Chen Guowei, and then returned home.
When he got home, Chen Shiying had already come back and was playing with little Yueyue.
Seeing Zhou Ziwen coming back, little Yueyue immediately stretched out her little hand and let out a joyful cry. Zhou Ziwen's heart warmed, and he quickly walked forward, hugged little Yueyue in his arms, and kissed her little face.
"Have you behaved well today?" Zhou Ziwen asked with a smile.
Little Yueyue seemed to understand what he said, and made a "hmm" sound in her mouth.
Chen Shiying said with a smile: "Little Yueyue is so good today and has never cried."
"Haha, that's good."
In fact, little Yueyue has not cried much since she was born.
Except for a little noise when I'm dozing off, it's fine at other times.
After playing with little Yueyue for a while, Zhou Ziwen returned to the house and began to check the situation in the incubator.
Counting the time, the goose eggs hatched earlier should also break out of their shells.
When leaving in the morning, Zhou Ziwen also checked and found that one of the goose eggs had moved.
He gently opened the incubator and saw that the goose eggs inside had some changes compared to the morning.
The crack in the eggshell that had been making noise before became even bigger, as if the goose inside was trying hard to break out of the shell.
Chen Shiying also walked into the house with little Yueyue in her arms. Seeing Zhou Ziwen observing the goose eggs, she asked softly: "Is the egg about to break?"
Zhou Ziwen nodded and said, "Well, this goose egg should break out of its shell soon."
Just as they were talking, they suddenly heard a "click" and the crack on the goose egg became larger again. A goose's mouth stuck out from the crack. It pecked hard at the egg shell, trying to expand the opening. .
There were not many goose eggs in the incubator. He originally bought eight goose eggs and hatched them all, but several were scrapped during the incubation process, and now only five are left.
Except for the one that broke the shell the fastest, several other goose eggs also had a little crack on their surface, and it looked like they were hatched today.
Hearing the commotion, Chen Qiaoyi also ran over to watch the excitement.
This was not Zhou Ziwen's first time hatching eggs, and he had no interest in the hatching of goslings.
However, Chen Qiaoyi and Chen Shiying seemed very excited. They stared at the goose eggs in the incubator, looking forward to the birth of the goslings.
Chen Qiaoyi asked Zhou Ziwen curiously: "Brother Ziwen, when will these goslings completely break out of their shells?"
Zhou Ziwen replied: "It should be very soon. Generally speaking, after there is a crack, the goslings will break out of their shells within a few hours."
"It takes so long? I remember it didn't take so long to hatch chicks before!" Chen Qiaoyi was a little surprised.
Zhou Ziwen explained with a smile: "Although the hatching process of goslings and chicks is somewhat similar, there are also some differences. The eggshells of goslings are relatively thick, so it may take more time to break the shells."
After hearing this, Chen Qiaoyi nodded in understanding.
At this moment, the crack in another goose egg expanded rapidly, and the beak of a gosling also stuck out.
This gosling seemed to be more energetic than the previous one. It pecked the eggshell vigorously, and the sound of "clicking" was particularly clear in the room.
Chen Qiaoyi shouted excitedly: "Another little goose is coming out!"
With everyone's expectations, the goose successfully hatched out of its shell.
It was wet all over, its fluff clung tightly to its body, its eyes were bright and black, and it was very cute.
Zhou Ziwen carefully placed it in the prepared box together with the previous gosling.
At this time, the remaining goose eggs have also made varying degrees of progress.
The cracks in some goose eggs are gradually expanding, while in others obvious cracks have just appeared. (End of chapter)