Chapter 336: Swiftlets
These two swallows are the children of the first generation of domestic swallows, and they have been in contact with humans since they were children, and when Liu Junhao fed them food, he also whistled according to the method of training Qingzhuang, so the two swallows were very sensitive to this sound, and as soon as they heard the sound, they immediately fell.
"I'm X, now I have more confidence in you, even Jiayan can be trained well. But you really don't know what kind of swallow it is? Huo Jun looked at Old Man Zhao with the last shred of hope.
"Don't sell it, just say what kind of bird it is. Could it be that your swallow is made of gold? Liu Junhao looked left and right, up and down, and didn't see anything unusual about the swallow.
"Don't say it, although this swallow is not made of gold, the price is not low, do you know how much I paid for it?" He said as he held out five fingers.
"Five?" After listening to his description, Liu Junhao knew that the price was very high, but he still deliberately reported it low.
"You kid is angry with me, I bought it in Zhaoqing Huaiji for five hundred yuan." Huo Jun said hatefully.
"Huaiji, Yanyan? …… Are you a swiftlet? Professor Zhao suddenly connected. Yanyan is the only place in the inland of China where swiftlets inhabit, known as the "swallow capital of China".
"Old man, you finally know, this is the legendary swiftlet, when I went to Yanyan to travel to buy bird's nest a few days ago, I saw that there were swiftlets sold next to it, and my head was hot and I paid for a few. As soon as I came out, I knew that I was buying at a loss, and there were many people on the side who were carrying nylon bags to sell, bag by bag, which was much cheaper than my price. Huo Jun hung his head and shouted.
"Bird's nest, this kind of swallow will produce bird's nest?" Liu Junhao looked at the little guys in disbelief, and didn't seem to see any big difference between them and the usual house swallows, but the coat color and luster on their bodies were slightly different. For bird's nest, although he has not seen the real thing when he is so big, he has heard of it for a long time, and he once did the feat of "cooking bird's nest" with Liu Qiyong when he was a child. At that time, the two people did not know which book they had read the description of bird's nest, and they naively thought that bird's nest was the kind of mud nest that house swallows built under the eaves. Hearing that this thing can be eaten, the two took advantage of the adult's absence to secretly cast the bird's nest under the eaves of Liu Qiyong's house. Then I threw it into the pot and boiled it without even washing it, and it turned out to be a muddy paste.
After tasting it, the two of them felt that it didn't taste right, and then scooped a few spoonfuls of sugar into it, and then drank the muddy water.
Later, when they learned that this bird's nest was not the other bird's nest, they all thought silly and funny when they thought about it.
"Opponent," Huo Jun nodded.
"You are not sorry, I heard that people pick bird's nests one after another, and finally the swallows are tired and vomit blood, if you eat this thing, you will have no conscience." Looking at the miserable appearance of those swiftlets, Liu Junhao opened his mouth and felt sorry for them. He has been in contact with Huo Jun for nearly a year, and he can be regarded as good friends, so there are many fewer taboos in speaking.
"You kid don't understand, it's called blood bird's nest, it's a treasure in bird's nest. It is not caused by the swiftlet vomiting blood, but the food it eats contains seaweed and other objects that are red silk. Huo Jun also learned about this trip to Yanyan, but this did not prevent him from learning and selling in front of Liu Junhao.
"Buy bird's nest and buy bird's nest, why did you buy swiftlet?" Professor Zhao asked a little strangely, I didn't hear that I thought the eggs were delicious and I had to see what the hens looked like.
"I heard from the bird's nest seller that this swallow could be cultivated into a house nest, but I didn't think about it at the time, and I was fooled by someone and paid for a few to come back. As a result, after asking people who know how to do it, I learned that the shopkeeper deceived the dead and did not pay for his life, and the main food that swiftlets need is whitebait and seaweed, so as to ensure the quality of bird's nest.
They are very picky when choosing a swiftlet house, and they must consider the temperature, humidity, width of the room, whether the space design can make it glide unimpeded, and leave enough space for the swiftlet to play and play, so as to keep the swiftlet. I've heard people say that some people spend 70,000 or 800,000 yuan to build a swiftlet house, but at that rate, it will take 8 or 9 years to pay back. I didn't have that patience at all, so I just threw a few hundred dollars for nothing. Huo Jun replied rather annoyed.
A swiftlet house is a house specially built for swallows to facilitate the collection of bird's nests, and the structure is no different from an ordinary house. No, the way of raising swallows is more special, the swallows still have to rely on themselves to find food outside, and the house is just a place for them to nest.
Huo Jun initially thought that the house swallow could be raised in a random bird cage like raising chickens and ducks, but after learning that this was not the case at all, he completely dispelled his thoughts.
"Then what are you doing with the swallows in Liujiagou, do you still want to build a swallow house here?" Liu Junhao saw that this person had a tendency to become Xianglin's sister-in-law, and hurriedly interrupted him and asked.
"Oh, to be honest, I originally planned to stew this bird and eat it, but in the end, I thought 'save people's lives, win the seventh-level floating slaughter', so I planned to give it away. Your home has a good environment, there are a lot of white fish in the backyard ditch, and it should be very wrong to raise swiftlets. I thought about giving you the swiftlet, and if I really cultivated it, I would be able to give me a bird's nest at that time, so that my hundreds of dollars would not be wasted. What do you think? Huo Jun asked.
Raising swiftlets seems to be challenging, but I don't know anything about this bird. Liu Junhao really couldn't answer him for a while, if this bird wants to die in his own hands, it will be a sin. But if you really cultivate...... Bird's nest is a lot bigger. In the future, when I went to the city to visit Zhang's father and Zhang's mother, I directly mentioned the bird's nest, which has a lot of face.
"There is not much hope for this, at present, I haven't heard of anyone in our country who has successfully raised it" Professor Zhao is not very optimistic about this project, and always feels that Huo Jun is too whimsical.
"There are exceptions to everything, what if it succeeds. That's it, if it's really successful, you'll give me a bird's nest when the time comes. In fact, Huo Jun didn't have much hope, but he just didn't want to watch these little guys die in his own hands.
"Alright then, I'll give it a try." Liu Junhao finally nodded and agreed. With the cheating device of the stone lock, the swiftlets may really be able to feed them, after all, those two otters are living examples. When he planned to raise Baoyu and his family in the courtyard, Old Man Zhao concluded early that adult otters were difficult to tame, and if they were not kept in captivity, they would probably escape.
Huo Jun came to get the hornet's nest this time, and after the gossip continued, he hurriedly urged the master to get the hornet's nest out quickly.
Sending the people away, Liu Junhao kept the birdcage into the house. After checking the Internet for a long time, it seems that there are very few articles about the habits of swiftlets, but there are a lot of articles about bird's nest. But in the end, I finally figured out that this thing, like bats, is generally difficult to fly on flat ground, and must glide at a certain height.
If that's the case, I don't have to worry about them flying away in the future. After Professor Zhao left, Liu Junhao couldn't wait to open the stone lock and put all the swiftlets into it.
These guys had just entered the stone lock space, and they were all a little dazed, just like the other animals. But after the panic, they quieted down.
Hey...... Eat fish?
When he saw one of the swiftlets standing by the pond, their heads pecking at the meat and wheat in the water, Liu Junhao was overjoyed. Generally speaking, swallows are good at catching food during flights, but there are exceptions to everything, and if the food is silly parked there, of course they will catch it too. The fish in his stone lock rarely encounters natural enemies on the road, so he seems to be more stupid and lets the swiftlets peck at him.
As long as they eat food, they should be able to feed.
However, seeing them peck on the shore with their heads down, Liu Junhao always feels a little weird, and it seems that it is more beautiful to fly up and peck at food.
They can't fly without gliding space? Then make one for them.
Thinking of this, Liu Junhao immediately ran to the pond to catch swallows. I don't know how Huo Jun raised it these days, when the golden swiftlet was first sent, his eyes were dull, and he didn't have a trace of aura. Fortunately, after less than ten minutes in the stone lock, his body began to become agile. As soon as they saw Liu Junhao coming, they immediately stepped back with their little thin legs. was chased in a hurry, and his body flashed into the grass. Now the stone lock is not as desolate as it was at the beginning, and the wild chrysanthemums, fine hair grass, etc. inside are knee-deep. In the blink of an eye, a few swiftlets have disappeared without a trace.
I x, the tiger does not threaten you when I am a sick cat, Liu Junhao strode and chased in the grass. When he locked on to a swiftlet, he suddenly opened the space, and the guy immediately fell into the room.
Grabbing the swiftlet and re-entering the space, Liu Junhao threw it into the air, and the swiftlet let out a crisp cry, and then stretched its wings and jumped into the air.
After two weeks of flying, it seemed to be fully adapted to the environment of the stone lock, and with a flick of its wings, it had already made an arc on the surface of the water, and a white fish was pecked into its mouth. Fortunately, the stone lock space is large enough now, which gives them a place to maneuver.
Liu Junhao concocted the same method, and finally sent several swiftlets into the air. Watching these guys fly freely in the stone locks, he couldn't help but let out a sigh, it seems that the sky belongs to their stage. Keeping swiftlets in a birdcage is no different from a tiger in an iron cage. It should be like an otter, and when they are ripe in the yard, they should disperse into the air. There happens to be a room on the second floor of my own, so I don't know if it's okay to be a swiftlet house for them.
He has no experience in raising swiftlets, and he can only cross the river by feeling the stones.
So far, this seems to be a good start. Looking at the legendary bird's nest, Liu Junhao felt that he should try his best to provide a comfortable environment for these swiftlets