Zhao Youcai was very efficient. Although only one day had passed, he had already collected a lot of eggs.

Seeing the good quantity and quality of the eggs, Zhou Ziwen said to Zhao Youcai, "Uncle Zhao, you are so efficient. These eggs look great, and the chicks that hatch will be healthy."

Zhao Youcai said with a smile: "This is all thanks to everyone's help. The villagers are very proactive. When they heard that we were going to expand the chicken farm, they were all happy to contribute."

Zhou Ziwen nodded and carefully inspected the equipment and environment in the incubator. He said to Zhao Youcai, "Uncle Zhao, although we have some experience in incubation, this time we have a large number of eggs, so we still need to be more cautious. We must always pay attention to changes in temperature, humidity, and ventilation. If any problems are found, we must make timely adjustments."

Zhao Youcai listened carefully to Zhou Ziwen's words and said, "Ziwen, don't worry. I will arrange for someone to be in charge of guarding the incubation room and check the environmental parameters every hour."

Zhou Ziwen expressed satisfaction with Zhao Youcai's arrangements. He knew that Zhao Youcai was a very responsible person. With him around, the work in the incubation room would definitely be done in an orderly manner.

"Uncle Zhao, in addition to monitoring environmental parameters, we also need to ensure that the eggs on the incubator bed are heated evenly," Zhou Ziwen reminded. "Especially with kerosene lamps. Remember to replace the kerosene and wicks promptly."

Zhao Youcai nodded in understanding. "Yes, I will arrange for someone to manually check the temperature of the eggs every once in a while to ensure there are no cold or hot spots."

Zhou Ziwen continued, "Also, during the incubation period, we need to regularly turn the eggs to promote embryonic development. This task, while simple, is extremely important and cannot be overlooked."

Zhao Youcai took out a small notebook and carefully wrote down every suggestion Zhou Ziwen made: "Ziwen, you are right. I will arrange for someone to turn the eggs on time every day to ensure that every egg receives equal care."

After the two discussed the specific matters of incubation for a while, Zhou Ziwen put forward some suggestions for improving the incubation room environment, such as adding ventilation facilities to keep the air fresh, reduce the growth of bacteria, and so on.

Zhao Youcai carefully noted down every suggestion Zhou Ziwen made, then said, "Ziwen, don't worry. I will arrange for people to implement these suggestions as soon as possible. We will do our utmost to ensure that these eggs can be successfully hatched."

Zhou Ziwen smiled and said to Zhao Youcai, "Uncle Zhao, I feel at ease with you here. I will come over frequently to check on you. If there are any problems, we will communicate and resolve them in a timely manner."

After coming out of the hatchery, Zhou Ziwen came to the feed storage area of ​​the chicken farm.

He saw that the amount of feed reserves had increased compared to before, but as the scale of the chicken farm expanded, more feed was still needed.

He decided to find Li Lei to discuss how to solve the problem of feed supply.

Zhou Ziwen found Li Lei at the pig farm, where he was checking the operation of the crusher.

Seeing Zhou Ziwen coming, Li Lei stopped what he was doing and said, "Ziwen, you're here. I just checked the grinder, and I still feel that its efficiency is not high enough. If it continues like this, it may not be able to meet the feed demand after the chicken farm expands."

Zhou Ziwen nodded and said, "Brother Li, I've been thinking about this too. I found some parts at the scrap yard yesterday and plan to build a grinder myself. If it's successful, it should be able to improve feed production efficiency."

Li Lei looked at Zhou Ziwen in surprise and said, "Ziwen, you can even make a grinder yourself? That's amazing! If we can get a new grinder, our feed supply problem will hopefully be solved."

Zhou Ziwen smiled and said, "I'm giving it a try too. I hope it works. By the way, Brother Li, besides the issue of the grinder, we also need to consider the source of feed raw materials. As the chicken farm expands, relying solely on existing raw materials may not be enough."

Li Lei frowned and thought for a while before saying, "You're right. We're running low on rice straw and wheat straw in our village, but it's not a difficult task. I'll go find the team leader and discuss with them whether we can get some from Xiaobazi Village and Niushan Village."

Li Lei is the successor trained by Wu Dagang and has good management skills.

He went on to say, "Also, I heard that Xiaobazi Village and Niushan Village have quite high yields of rice straw and wheat straw. If we can reach a cooperation with them, it will not only solve our feed raw material problem, but may also boost the economic development of several villages."

Straw and wheat stalks are not worth much anyway.

Their Dabazi Village has developed now and is no longer as stingy as before.

Zhou Ziwen nodded in agreement. "That's a good idea, Brother Li. If we can successfully resolve the issue of feed raw materials, we can expand the production of biological feed in the future."

Li Lei said, "I understand, Ziwen. I will discuss this with the team leader first, and then go to Xiaobazi Village and talk to the people of Niushan Village to try to get this done."

Zhou Ziwen said, "Okay, Brother Li, this matter is up to you. I will manufacture the crusher as soon as possible to improve the production efficiency of feed."

After the two of them had discussed it, they each took action.

Li Lei went to the team leader to discuss going to other villages to obtain feed raw materials, while Zhou Ziwen returned to the pig farm warehouse to continue manufacturing the crusher.

Zhou Ziwen returned to the pig farm's warehouse and began to sort out the parts he had found from the scrap recycling station.

He carefully inspected each component to ensure it was suitable for use in the new crusher.

He knew that the manufacture of this crusher was crucial to the expansion of the chicken farm, not only improving feed production efficiency but also reducing costs.

He first cleaned and repaired the gears and bearings he found to ensure they were functioning properly.

He then began assembling the main structure of the crusher, a process that required precise measurements and accurate assembly.

Relying on his own experience and skills, Zhou Ziwen carefully carried out each step of the operation.

During the assembly process, Zhou Ziwen also took into account the maintenance and operational convenience of the crusher.

He designed parts that are easy to disassemble and clean to ensure that future grinders will be easy to maintain for routine maintenance.

Although these parts are not original, even the size and shape are different.

But Zhou Ziwen doesn't care about these, he only cares about the functions of the components.

Based on the characteristics and functions of each part, he skillfully combined them together, so that the main structure of the crusher gradually took shape.

When assembling the drive shafts, Zhou Ziwen found that one of the drive shafts was slightly longer. He picked up the tools and carefully cut and polished it to make its length meet the design requirements.

Then, he connected the transmission shaft tightly to the gear and fixed it with screws to ensure smooth power transmission. (End of this chapter)