Chapter 85 Secrets of Raising Roe Deer

This made the second uncle's family may have a business opportunity, and the second aunt ran back to her parents' house and borrowed a sum of money to build a two-story small building in the highest place not far from the river, which was simply renovated, and prepared some wild vegetables and mountain products, as well as some wild freshwater fish in the river, to serve the tourists who have the requirements to eat and the people who come to eat wild meat.

Of course, there are also guests who come to fish, how much is a catty of wild fish caught according to the market price of the species, if someone processes the fish in the store, plus the processing fee, other things will be settled separately, and for a while, the second uncle's small farmhouse business is slowly becoming famous, and there is no need for Mu Yu to advertise for them.

The second uncle had an income, and Mu Yu's heart was also relaxed, otherwise he would have felt uncomfortable in his heart when he bought the second uncle's place, although he spent money, he didn't feel at ease enough.

He was finally able to do what he wanted to do with a clean mind.

First of all, the first batch of thorny shoots planted, now they have grown, one by one the growth is gratifying, take pictures and send them to the Internet, advertise, attracting many people who come to study and visit, this incident alarmed the leaders of the Forestry Bureau, and immediately supported and promoted.

The second is the thirteen roe deer left by the second uncle, he really doesn't know much about this, and invited an expert to be a breeding consultant, only to find that seven of the ten female roe deer have been pregnant, and three have not yet conceived, of course, the remaining male roe deer is not pregnant, haha!

Maybe his parents raised them more carefully, which is much better than when his second uncle raised them before, and only three roe deer were conceived last year!

"Hello expert, can you get those three roe deer that didn't conceive?"

Mu Yu asked very eagerly.

"I'm sorry, I can't get a female roe deer pregnant, but a male roe deer does!

The expert made everyone laugh funny.

Then he made a detailed list of the living habits and breeding seasons of the roe deer, as well as the precautions for raising roe deer, and sent them the following:

Roe deer like to feed on shrub twigs, buds, leaves and all kinds of grasses, small berries, mushrooms, etc., and often go to the saline ground to add salt and alkali in spring like deer. Generally, the mother roe deer and her offspring form a family group, usually 3-5 individuals, active in the morning and dusk, feeding on grass, mushrooms, and berries.

Male roe deer in midsummer into the group, a male and a female, 7-8 months mating, in the breeding period, the male roe deer chase the female roe deer in circles, the ground appears garland-like footprints, gestation period 8 months, before giving birth, the female roe deer disperse the young roe deer born last year, into the dense forest to give birth, the young roe deer was born in 3-6 months, 1-2 litters per litter, if a litter gives birth to 2 litters, the place of birth is 10-20 meters apart, respectively, breastfeeding, 10 days after birth, the female roe deer leads the newborn roe deer to the group, 1.5-2 years of sexual maturity.

Lifespan: Roe deer in the wild, life expectancy of 10-12 years, up to 17 years, annual November to December horn shed, February to March to grow hair, April to May horn growth.

Breeding advantages of roe deer

1. Roe deer has wide feeding ability and is resistant to rough feeding: domestic breeding can be fed with straw, seedlings, branches and leaves, weeds, pastures, grains, etc.

2. Fast growth and development, low feeding cost: young roe deer begin to eat at 15 days of birth, weaned in 60 days, weigh up to 10 kg in 3 months, grow to 20 kg in 6 months, and reach 40 kg in more than 400 days, and reproduce when sexually mature.

3. Strong adaptability, wide range of suitable breeding, easy to raise and manage: roe deer can withstand high temperature of 38 °C in summer, and can resist -45 °C cold in winter, with strong adaptability, and can be raised all over the country, domestic roe deer can be fed 3-4 times a day in summer, and 2-3 times in winter.

4. Roe deer has strong disease resistance and high survival rate of reproduction: roe deer is a wild animal, disease resistance is very strong, artificial breeding, as long as the feed is reasonably matched, do a good job in health and epidemic prevention, do not get sick all year round, and produce a litter of twin lambs per year, more than 3-4 lambs, the lambing rate is more than 2 times that of other cervids, as long as it is reasonably raised, the female roe deer produces her own milk, and the survival rate can reach 100.

1. Roe deer mushroom can improve memory, promote growth and development and metabolism, improve immunity, anti-fatigue, anti-aging, and strengthen the body.

2. Roe deer meat is tender and delicious, with high nutritional value, the total amino acid content is 4.7% higher than that of beef, and the cholesterol is 33.8% lower than that of beef, and the high-quality meat is 3%-5% higher than beef and 10%-20% higher than mutton. In ancient times, there was a legend of "eating roe deer meat to become a fairy", in fact, it is said that roe deer meat has high nutritional and health care value, and often eats roe deer meat, which makes the body strong and prolongs life.

3. The fur of the roe deer can be used as a mattress, with moisture-proof effect, the summer skin lacks fluff, known as "sand skin", after processing, it can be made into clothes worn in spring and autumn, if the hair is all shaved, the remaining leather plate can be used to make summer clothes, and the winter skin is more fluffy, which is suitable for making cold leather clothing.

4. The blood, heart, liver, kidney, bone, and flesh of the roe deer all have the function of nourishing the body and promoting longevity, and have the dual health care effects of nourishing yin and replenishing yang.

The roe deer ring should choose a flat terrain, high dryness, ventilation to the sun, good drainage place, the roe deer house sits in the north and faces south, composed of two parts of the shed and the sports field, each occupies an area of 2-2.5 ranking, surrounded by wooden poles or bricks to build a 2-meter-high fence or fence, a corner of the sports field is set up with a trough and a drinking trough, and trees can be planted outside the fence for shade.

Wild roe deer food sources are extensive, all kinds of broad-leaved leaves, wild weeds, crop straw, vegetables, fruit skins, etc. are its favorite feed, feed 20% leguminous forage grass (such as alfalfa) is better, but can not feed aquatic weeds, in case of diarrhea, enteritis, etc., feed proportion to coarse material accounted for 95%, concentrate accounted for 5% is appropriate, in the mating period, pregnancy, lactation, etc., to appropriately increase some concentrate feed and protein-rich feed, roe deer born 7 days after the situation of eating soil, to semi-shady clean soil stacked in the house, for its free feeding.

(1) Feed 3 times a day, 7 o'clock in the morning, 12 o'clock in the afternoon, and 6 o'clock in the evening.

(2) Quantitative, the amount of roe deer food is small, and the adult roe deer diet is 1.5 kg of coarse material and 100 grams of concentrate.

(3) Set water, provide enough water, can not be interrupted, let the roe deer drink freely, and drink warm water in winter.

Roe deer disease resistance is strong, rarely sick, but to do no disease early prevention, every day to clean the enclosure, remove feces, spring and summer, roe deer shed with caustic soda or 20% lime emulsion disinfection 1 time, every day to scrub the trough, trough, can not feed mildew and spoiled feed, can not feed aquatic plants. Common diseases of roe deer include diarrhea and enteritis, and can be treated routinely once found.

The second uncle's family knew that their previous breeding methods had a lot of deficiencies, so after raising them for so many years, they couldn't breed a few roe deer a year, and even if the little roe deer was born, there were always a few who died of illness!

"Wow, so at least seven or eight roe deer babies will be born from March to June!"

Mother Qiu Xinlian said happily.