Hearing the words of the shopping guide named Chen, Qin Lang blinked and subconsciously looked at Fu Guan aside.
"This guy's name is Chen Kai." Fu Guan glared angrily at Chen Kai, who pushed him away, and took the initiative to introduce him, "The only Wuhe Phoenix-tail chicken breeding base in Dongxia City is owned by his family."
"He didn't lie. Although the ones he sells are good, there must be better ones in his breeding base."
"Since it is a competition, the ingredients must be as good as possible. You may consider visiting the breeding base."
Qin Lang nodded thoughtfully.
There is no need for Fu Guan to lie to himself, so this shopping guide named Chen Kai is still reliable.
Go to the breeding base to see?
Sounds like a good idea.
"Brother Chen, where is your breeding base? Can I go in and have a look?"
"The breeding base is not far from here. It's a few kilometers away and you'll be there in a short taxi ride." Chen Kai chuckled, "I can't get away from here, but it doesn't matter. My dad is taking care of the breeding base."
"If you want to go, I'll tell him in advance, and you'll be able to go in when you get there."
The building is divided into different compartments, and each compartment has a warm glow faintly revealed through the cracks in the door.
There are lots and lots of eggs here!
"Dan Bao?"
“For it, we even raised the fence in the free-range area!”
His posture was like that of the king of chickens looking down at his subjects.
During the visit just now, he gained some understanding of the habits of Wuhe Pheasants.
It stood quietly on the branch of a tree, looking calmly at its fellow creatures below.
Qin Lang nodded and looked at the owner of Wuhe Breeding Base, Chen Kai's father Chen Ming.
"In order to simulate the natural conditions of Wuhe Prefecture, where it originated, our breeding base was specially chosen to be close to the tributary of the Xiayun River, so that the chickens can be raised free-range by the river..." Chen Ming was mid-sentence and suddenly pointed.
, "Look over there."
Chen Ming pointed to the label on the door of a nearby compartment, "The eggs in this compartment were all laid eleven days ago."
With Chen Kai greeting him in advance, he entered the interior without encountering any obstruction.
As Chen Ming opened the door, the light generated by the warm light in the compartment spread out.
This was the first time Qin Lang had seen a breeding base that could accurately incubate eggs to such an extent.
Soon, Qin Lang arrived at the breeding farm.
"Come on, let's go in and take a look."
"I don't have any problem with you taking away this chicken king."
It reluctantly looked at the rows of eggs here, and then quickly followed.
Incubation racks appeared in front of them one by one.
Under the leadership of Chen Ming, Qin Lang visited various districts of Wuhe Breeding Base, and finally came to the final location of his trip.
"It's a joke!"
It is said that Chen Kai's ancestors came from Wuhe Prefecture. After settling in Dongxia City, they occasionally missed their hometown and introduced chicken breeds from their hometown to Dongxia City. This is where the name of the breeding base comes from.
"Come, this is our incubation center." Chen Ming took Qin Lang and quickly walked to a nearby flat-story building that occupied a large area.
"In this way, we can adjust the incubation temperature daily to keep eggs at different stages in the best incubation condition."
"Uncle Chen, that one..." Qin Lang couldn't help but pointed at the phoenix-tail chicken.
Soon, a man with gray hair came up to him, "Is this little brother Qin Lang?"
Qin Lang and Dan Bao quickly followed and entered the compartment under the warm light.
"Phoenix chicken is not a complete broiler breed, so the growth cycle is a little longer." Chen Ming introduced while opening the guardrail door, "Between three months and five months, the chicken is of the best quality."
Incubating eggs are placed on these incubation racks. These eggs are separated from each other, and each one is illuminated by the warm light lamps above and below without blind spots.
The halos emitted by the warm light lamps intertwine with each other, shrouding the entire compartment in warm light.
The most important thing is that the front chest of the Phoenix-tailed chicken stands up high. Compared with other Phoenix-tailed chickens, the difference is like a macho man and a thin dog.
Then, he pointed to the labels of other compartments and said, "The eggs collected in the incubation center are sorted and placed in different compartments according to the collection time."
"I have good eyesight, and I spotted my king chicken at a glance." Chen Ming smiled heartily, "This phoenix-tailed chicken is the highest flying one in the free-range chicken area. I almost let it fly outside the free-range chicken area several times."
Already."
Dan Bao opened his eyes wide and leaned against the insulating glass cover outside the incubator, carefully looking at the eggs that were standing up one by one. In the warm light, the chicken embryo inside could be vaguely seen.
Because it's too conspicuous.
"Hello, Uncle Chen."
"Let me take a look." Qin Lang nodded and walked towards a group of phoenix-tailed chickens walking by the river.
"The temperature difference is actually not big, and the fluctuation will not exceed one degree." Chen Ming explained with a smile, "But if we adjust according to the incubation temperature change curve we summarized, the health status of the hatched chicks will be significantly improved."
The tail feathers of that phoenix are slenderer than those of other phoenixes, and its body is quite a bit larger.
There are various testing instruments on the side to detect the indoor temperature and the status of each egg in real time.
"Then I'll trouble Brother Chen." Qin Lang said politely.
"Xiao Kai has told me the purpose of your coming." Chen Ming said cheerfully, "Shall I take you to visit our breeding base first?"
Free-range area for adult chickens.
After chatting for a few more words, Qin Lang got the address provided by Chen Kai and took a taxi straight to Chen Kai's breeding base.
The breeding base is called Wuhe.
Although there are only two days left to prepare for the competition, it is also important for a chef to understand the habits of ingredients, so Qin Lang does not mind spending some time in this aspect.
There were hundreds of phoenix-tailed chickens in the free-range chicken breeding area, but it didn't take long for Qin Lang to locate one of them.
"Okay." Qin Lang nodded.
Qin Lang's call brought him back to his senses, and Dan Bao noticed that Qin Lang and Chen Ming were going to the next place.
"But I can't catch it for a while, how about...you try?"
This was the first time he heard such a statement.
"In the free-range area for adult chickens, all the chickens at this stage are Phoenix-tailed chickens."
"I've learned a lot." Qin Lang had an unclear feeling.
Qin Lang turned his head and looked around, and happened to see a phoenix with light brown feathers and slender and colorful tail feathers gliding from the other end of the river. Shi Shiran landed on the other side of the river bank, and then walked around in a swagger.
Combined with his common sense in choosing birds, Qin Lang felt that he could choose the one he liked the most.
Qin Lang glanced at Dan Bao, and his face looked a little more eager to try.
"This chicken can fly, and the range of free-range chickens is very large." Chen Ming laughed, "You can start choosing, you can choose the chickens here!"
"Do eggs need different temperatures at different incubation periods?" Qin Lang looked surprised.