These wooden frames are actually not difficult to make.
Although Gu Yunyang had never studied carpentry, he had watched some videos.
Some simple mortise and tenon structures can still be made.
Then, by piecing them together, they stand up.
Gu Yunyang placed the boxes of earthworms on the wooden shelf and moved them under the tree.
Earthworms prefer shade and don't like direct sunlight.
Turning back to Yang Shengnan, he said, "That brood of chicks just hatched recently, and we haven't determined their sex yet."
Aunt Pingping said that in a couple of days, when she can tell the males from the females based on her experience, she'll bring over three or four.
Yang Shengnan asked curiously, "Didn't they say that each household can only raise two chickens?"
Gu Yunyang nodded: "There is such a rule. But actually the rule is quite flexible. Chickens and ducks cannot be together in more than five. Also, chicks may not survive, so when you take them in, take two more. And you only need one rooster. Don't take more, otherwise roosters like to fight. Um, if you want to eat chicken, you can take two more, but you can shoo away the others and keep only one big rooster."
"What do you mean by 'fan'?" Han Xue asked curiously.
Gu Yunyang hesitated for a moment: "Castration? You know that, right?"
This is a difficult topic to discuss.
People in the South are particular about raising chickens; when raising chickens, a family or a brood should only have one rooster.
The others were all castrated.
This way, the roosters won't fight each other.
On the one hand, it's too noisy; on the other hand, they're always fighting, which consumes energy, so they need to be fed more.
On the other hand, people in the south believe that castrated chickens have better meat quality.
"They simply removed the distinctive features, believing that this would reduce the rooster's aggression, improve its health, increase egg production, and improve meat quality."
Yang Shengnan pulled Han Xue aside and explained the meaning of castration.
Han Xue blushed, but still managed to ask, "It's just castration, why are you talking about castration?"
She blurted it out without noticing that Yang Shengnan next to her wanted to disappear into the ground.
After a pause, Han Xue seemed to have gotten used to it a bit, and then said curiously, "Isn't this just a eunuch among roosters? These southerners are quite..."
He hesitated for a long time, but couldn't say anything more.
Gu Yunyang was speechless and didn't want to say anything more to her.
But Han Xue seemed to be thinking very quickly today, and asked curiously, "However, if a rooster is castrated, why can it still increase its egg production? Isn't it the hen that lays the eggs?"
Gu Yunyang didn't want to speak anymore.
He didn't feel ashamed or embarrassed at all.
The reason is simple: uncastrated roosters can sexually arouse hens, affecting the frequency of egg production.
Castration can reduce this situation, thereby increasing the egg production of hens.
But these are words that are difficult to say.
The two girls were a little embarrassed to listen to this.
Moreover, what if someone overhears it?
If someone were to accuse Gu Yunyang of being a flirt and a scoundrel, there would be a chance of success.
Even if he doesn't say anything, Han Xue seems determined to get to the bottom of it.
Fortunately, Yang Shengnan pulled her away and whispered something to her in a corner.
Both girls blushed.
Later, when Gu Yunyang cooked and called them out to eat, they were all a little hesitant.
They would even take the food and run inside to eat it.
Gu Yunyang didn't mind and let them go.
On the contrary, Gu Yunyang was somewhat surprised when Gu Hanping suddenly ran away, so he sent a crow to follow him.
Then they saw Gu Hanping sneaking home and pulling Hao Pingping into the house.
Gu Yunyang had initially thought that Gu Hanping had suddenly come up with a plan, and was somewhat embarrassed to continue eavesdropping.
After all, Gu Hanping's age isn't actually that old even by the standards of the next century, so having a few more children wouldn't be a problem.
However, Hao Pingping shook off Gu Hanping's hand, and the two exchanged a few words at the door. Then, Gu Hanping quietly glanced outside before whispering to Hao Pingping, "Um, I have something to tell you."
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