Chapter Seventy-One: The Emus
Seeing that Zhang Yun's face was not very good, Kleist diverted the topic. "In addition to chickens, ducks and geese, I have other poultry here, let's go see the emus."
Zhang Yunzhen didn't expect that he would raise emus here.
The emu is one of the animals in the coat of arms of Australia and is placed on the 50-cent Australian dollar. In fact, according to the perennial announcement of the Australian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as of 2013, Australia has no officially recognized national bird, nor does it have any officially recognized animals that symbolize Australia.
But among the people, the emu and the kangaroo are common as symbols of Australia.
This is a good thing, the emu has a high value all over the body, the meat is tender and delicious, and the fat and cholesterol content is low, it is a healthy green food.
Emu skin has good air permeability, high toughness, soft touch, and the protrusion of pores increases the beauty, and is very popular in the international market.
Emu eggshells are naturally dark green in color, which is unique among birds. Emu eggshells come in three colors, dark green, sky blue, and white, and the handicrafts carved from emu eggshells are highly collectible.
The hair of the emu does not form a feather, so it does not contain static electricity, and it is commonly used as a dust sweep of high-precision instruments.
There is a fat bag on the back of the emu, each can produce 2~3.5kg/piece, emu oil has a strong permeability, and now it is used in cosmetics and anti-inflammatory drugs, and has a strong effect on sports injuries. It can be said that every place has value.
Zhang Yun is ready to buy some first, carry out experimental breeding, and if the breeding can go smoothly, it will be introduced in large quantities.
Returning from the emu, Zhang Yun looked up and saw the figure of the alpaca, and couldn't help but be a little surprised. The alpaca is an animal in South America, and it is the transportation force there, and its status is similar to that of horses in the country.
The reason why Zhang Yun knows it is because it is very famous in China, and it has a name called "***** That's right, the prototype of the Internet Divine Beast *** is the alpaca.
It seems that the *** divine beast that is harmless to humans and animals actually has a means of attack, which is spitting.
What the alpaca squirts out is its undigested grass and gastric juice, which is sticky and exudes an unpleasant smell that is unbearable. No one wants to be spit on them.
Seeing that Zhang Yun was interested in alpacas, Kleist began to agitate for a three-inch tongue to prepare for a sale.
Zhang Yun glanced at him, he really thought Lao Tzu was a local tyrant, and he bought whatever he saw.
Eventually, he bought two thousand chicks, five hundred ducklings, and two hundred geese from Kleist. In addition, he also bought twenty emus, and twenty-three ********** divine beasts are social animals, so Zhang Yun directly bought a small group, some in the prime of life, and some small *** divine beasts.
Little Jack is very happy, he likes *** divine beasts very much, but there is no place at home. He was disciplined very strictly by his father, and he didn't dare to raise him at all. It's not bad to raise it from the farm now!
It's just that after going back, Craigie looked at Zhang Yun's eyes, and it was clear that you were a cow, you were a real tyrant. He spent a total of 260,000 yuan on this trip. It costs a lot.
The problem is that Zhang Yun originally planned to buy chickens, ducks and geese, and these only cost 6,000 in total, that is, he only needed to spend 6,000 Australian dollars to complete the task.
However, it cost 260,000 yuan to go out, which is 43 times the price.
Zhang Yun also reacted after he came back, and it hurt him so badly. It seems that next time I buy something, I can't go with Little Jack. Little Jack can spend money, let him save money and don't even think about it.
Seeing Little Jack, who was in front of the alpacas, smiling from ear to ear and feeding them carrots, Zhang Yun was angry. Recruiting you to the farm is for you to work, not for you to play. Accompany me out and don't know how to save money for me, and you still encourage me to buy this and that, is there an employee like you.
Look at my invincible killing skills, the world's famous summoning technique, and the breath of the divine beast of ***.
Zhang Yun used his mana to control the alpaca, making the alpaca feel uncomfortable in his nasal cavity, and suddenly squirted out a stream of mucus, which happened to spit on Little Jack, drenching him in the face.
Little Jack was dumbfounded, I'm feeding you guys something delicious, that's what you did to me.
What little Jack can't stand the most is that he is not sprayed by an alpaca, but this alpaca is sprayed, and that one is sprayed. was sprayed by an alpaca more than a dozen times in a row, and there was an unpleasant smell all over his body.
Little Jack tilted his head to look at Zhang Yun with a miserable smile on his face.
As a result, Zhang Yun looked disgusted, covered his nose and ran to the side. Anyone who smells it can't stand the smell. Little Jack's already injured glass heart suddenly shattered, and he fled with his face hidden.
Liangchen Meijing is coming from the villa, talking and laughing, if the beauty sees his image, little Jack, who has always thought of himself as a beautiful man, has the urge to commit suicide.
The farm was originally a dual-use farm, and there was also a pasture that had been idle since York left, just to house the chickens and ducks.
The chickens are kept in the corral, and the ducklings and geese are also in the corral, but they will rush to the river every day to let them forage for food.
Only emus and alpacas are carefully raised. Don't look at these two things, you don't buy much, the price is expensive! Alpacas are close to 10,000 each, and emus are also not cheap. Die on the last one, Zhang Yunneng is distressed to death.
The chicks are covered with yellow feathers, and they can't stand the chirping in the enclosure. Zhang Yun brought chicken feed and prepared to feed it.
But all of a sudden, he came to a strange environment, and the chick was scared, who would pay attention to him. Zhang Yun took out the loud duke, which was the kind used to shout in the market stalls with a loudspeaker.
He shouted at him, "Eat, eat." ”
The chickens that had been chirping instantly quieted down, and such a loud sound made the chickens startled. However, there was a moment of silence, and then there was a lot of noise. The chick doesn't understand human speech and doesn't know what it means.
Instead, I laughed at the lively scenery. "Brother Yun, what are you doing here? Do you still want to train chicks to speak? ”
"You don't even understand this, you're too stupid. I'm training conditioning. ”
It is true that animals do not have a high IQ, but they can train conditioned reflexes. For example, if a puppy is tied up with a leash from a very young age, it is not allowed to leave the leash for half a step. When he grows up, even if he unties the leash, the puppy will not leave the range for half a step.
This is because in the puppy's cognition, it has been tethered to a leash and can only move within this range.
The same goes for chicks, if before each meal, with a loud shout. Under the conditioned reflex, after a long time with a loud shout, they will immediately run over and wait for food.
Ducks and geese, Zhang Yun also treated them like this, but added a flag as a leading flag. Ducks and geese have to swim between the enclosure and the creek every day. It couldn't be more correct to have a flag as a guide.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Yun took the five-star red flag as a guiding flag. Although Zhang Yun is not an angry youth, he is also a patriot. If there is an opportunity, let the five-star red flag flutter on Australian soil.
He could fully imagine that when the ducks and geese got used to the guiding flag, they would line up in a long line, walking behind the guiding flag, like a long line of troops.
Next up is the emu, known as the African ostrich, which is smaller than the ostrich and looks similar to the ostriche. Zhang Yun also bought two ostriches by the way, and they were with the emus. Emus and ostriches are not the same animals, but they are not very different.
He bought the ostrich purely for riding, and to get the ostrich's eggs.
Ostriches are fast, reaching speeds of up to 80 km/h at normal times and up to 90 km/h at their fastest. Before it had time to escape, it simply pressed its periscope-like neck flat to the ground, curled up in a ball, and disguised as a stone or bush with its dark brown feathers, and under the cover of mist, it was difficult for the enemy to detect.
In addition, the ostrich keeps its head and neck close to the ground, which has two functions: one is to hear distant sounds, which is conducive to avoiding danger early; Second, it can relax the muscles of the neck and better eliminate fatigue. This is probably where ostriches bury their heads in the sand when they are in danger.
In fact, ostriches never bury their heads in the sand. This can cause sand to get into the eyes and ears of the ostrich, harming the ostrich. If it takes a long time, it can suffocate ostriches.
Moreover, the leather of the ostrich is soft, but the toughness is five times stronger than that of cowhide, and it has the advantage of being resistant to rubbing and not cracking. There are small protruding figures on it, and the ones are arranged in an irregular way to form a beautiful and pleasing unique pattern, and no two are exactly the same.
This is an experiment, and he is very confident in his ability to breed animals. Raise the ostriches and slaughter them. If the fur you get is good, it's also a good breeding project.
Another purpose is ostrich eggs. Ostrich eggs are generally 15 cm long, 8 cm wide, and weigh up to 1.5 kg, which is equivalent to 30 eggs, making them the largest eggs in the world.
One ostrich egg for 24 people. The eggshell is thick and hard, and the whole ostrich egg can withstand a weight of 90kg without breaking.
Such a big egg, who is not surprised to see it. It would be nice if it could be used as an ornament.