Jinjiang genuine 62
This was the first time Ye Han saw a swan laying eggs, and he couldn't help feeling a little excited.
The small house where the swans live is built very luxuriously and is equipped with all kinds of rest areas and facilities.
The separate hatching area is surrounded by large areas of reeds and cattails that are more than 2 meters high, covering the entire area like layers of mountains. Visitors cannot see the inside from the outside, thus ensuring that the hatching of the swans is not disturbed to the greatest extent possible.
Compared with the chilly spring weather outside, the incubation area is as warm as spring. The floor is covered with constant temperature floor heating, which can automatically adjust the temperature so that the incubation process can proceed normally.
Apparently, this pair of mute swans also understand this, which is why they choose to mate and breed in early February when the temperature is still cold.
The breeding season of white swans is usually from mid-March to June every year. They will start courtship interactions after the temperature rises. The peak period of courtship is May, which is equivalent to one and a half months earlier this time.
Even the swan keeper Xu Guangyin, who was hired some time ago, did not expect that they would lay eggs at this time.
It just so happened that Xu Guangyin had an emergency at home and took five days off, so Ye Han was the first to discover them.
Ye Han squatted down and looked at these round oval swan eggs with shining almond-shaped eyes.
They are placed in a soft nest carefully arranged by the mute swan couple. The nest is very large, about 1.7 meters, reinforced with thin branches on the outside and filled with soft straw that has been prepared long ago, providing excellent comfort.
Each of the six swan eggs in the grass nest is large, round and beautiful, and looks at least five or six times larger than chicken eggs. The whole is milky white, with a slight hint of green, and emits a pearl-like restrained luster under the light.
The surface of the eggshell is clean, with only the edges of straw and a few white feathers mixed in. It looks neat and tidy, without any of the clutter of other swan hatching areas.
It makes people happy at first sight.
The male swan always stands outside the hatching area to guard it. When other swans come to play or feed, he raises his neck high and flaps his snow-white wings to protest, so as to prevent the mother and child swans inside from being harmed.
At this time, it is extremely vigilant and extremely brave. Except for going out to find food for its partner, it is almost inseparable from its wife, always patrolling the surrounding dangers and fulfilling the responsibilities of a husband.
Even when it saw Ye Han, the personally certified 'keeper' coming, it still followed closely behind him, occasionally flapping its wings. It was not because it did not trust the other party, but out of an instinctive reaction.
The female swan nests nearby, combing her feathers with her beak from time to time, and then carefully covers the eggs under her body, keeping them warm with her body temperature at all times, and is very caring towards her children.
Ye Han looked at the goose eggs that were gradually hidden under the soft feathers, a smile spread across her brows. She carefully checked the environment inside, and then left the warm incubation area.
She didn't know much about this, so she called the breeder Xu Guangyin to consult on the relevant matters.
Xu Guangyin seemed to be in his hometown. The signal was not very good and his speech was intermittent, but fortunately I could basically hear him clearly.
The other party was very surprised when he heard the news: "They actually started breeding so early?"
He has been working in this industry for five or six years, but this is the first time he has heard of white swans laying eggs in winter.
According to him, this group of swans had just arrived at Huajianji three months ago, and it was extremely rare for them to adapt to the environment and mate and lay eggs so quickly.
Due to their nature, white swans must feel that the environment is completely safe before they will reproduce.
Especially during the nesting process, once they detect any disturbance or unsafe factors, they will immediately stop moving until they find a suitable location.
However, they now choose to breed their offspring in an artificially built incubation area, which shows that the current environment makes the young swan couple very satisfied and they can reproduce on their own without human intervention.
And it’s two or three months earlier.
As a breeder, Xu Guangyin's voice was inevitably a little excited: "Director, please help check the condition of the swan eggs and weigh them... But be careful, the swans are more irritable at this time, don't let them hurt you.
Our incubation area is in perfect condition, so there shouldn't be any problems. I'll probably be back tomorrow afternoon!"
After hanging up the phone, Ye Han announced the good news in the group.
Just like a stone that caused a thousand ripples, for a moment the entire group became active because of this news.
Most of the employees at Huajianji have never seen a swan hatch, let alone the group of elegant and beautiful white swans that exist in Swan Lake.
Everyone was excited at the thought of seeing the baby swan hatching from its shell in a month, and was looking forward to the arrival of new life.
This is also the first natural reproduction of a swan couple since the introduction of swans into Huajianji, which is of great significance.
Liu Yi always gets up late. When he heard his cell phone vibrating beside him, he picked it up with sleepy eyes. In an instant, all his sleepiness disappeared and he jumped out of bed.
Oh my God, the pair of white swans that were sweetly embracing each other actually laid six eggs!
Doesn’t that mean that we will be able to see six furry little swans swimming in the water?
Wow, it’s so cute just thinking about it.
Liu Yi suppressed his excited heartbeat and looked through the messages in the group.
Everyone was obviously as excited as she was, and they were discussing the topic at once, with messages being posted quickly.
"How long does it take for the baby swans to hatch?"
"Should we provide the swans with more food to ensure their nutrition?"
"I just checked the information. White swans rarely hatch at this time. The weather is too cold now. Maybe we need to take some warming measures."
"I hope tourists won't disturb them. I'll go and reinforce the fence."
"It seems that many swan eggs are artificially incubated. The surface of the egg needs to be kept at 38 degrees Celsius and it needs to be turned over constantly to ensure even heating, otherwise it will affect the development of the embryo."
"It turns out that hatching baby swans is not easy. Director, should we help them?"
The incubation of swan eggs needs to be maintained at a temperature of 37-38.5℃ for a long time, and the relative humidity must be maintained at around 60%-70%. During the incubation process, the eggs must be turned over constantly to keep a uniform and constant temperature on the surface.
It takes about 32-35 days for a mute swan to lay eggs and for the baby swan to hatch.
During this period, the swan couple were almost inseparable. One was on guard all the time to deal with external crises; the other was incubating and maintaining the corresponding temperature. It was indeed not easy.
But even so, various accidents may still occur during the hatching process, and the natural hatching rate is around 60%.
Therefore, in order to improve the survival rate, the swan artificial breeding center puts the eggs laid by the swans in an incubator for incubation. This management is faster and more efficient, and the hatching success rate is higher.
But Ye Han does not want to deprive the pair of swans of the right to raise their offspring.
She prefers that the baby swan be born naturally under the care of its parents.
What’s more, the incubation area is well-equipped, so the babies can be hatched safely.
Ye Han answered some questions in the group and reminded employees to try not to disturb the pair of mute swans.
In addition to affecting incubation, it is also for the employees’ own safety.
At this time, the swan couple were eager to protect their children and their fighting power was extremely strong.
Once a stranger approaches, they will launch a fierce attack. Even the keepers have to pay attention to safety when cleaning the hut, not to mention other employees.
Liu Yi quickly dressed and washed up, then sent a private message to Ye Han: "Director, can I go take a look? I'll just watch from outside, not go in."
Ye Han understood the other person's personality and thought for a moment: "Okay, and bring me the electronic weighing scale."
"Okay!" Liu Yi was so excited that he ran to get the equipment like a gust of wind.
Ye Han brought fresh aquatic plants and a small basin of small fish and shrimps that he had just caught from the artificial lake, and placed the food where the female swan could reach it by stretching her neck.
The mother swan stretched her neck, called a few times, and began to feast on the food.
The production in the past two days did take a lot of energy, and I urgently need to replenish my nutrition.
The artificial lake has lush aquatic plants and nutritious live shrimps, which are the favorite food of swans. They are willing to spread their wings and fly to the artificial lake more than 1,000 meters away.
Seeing this scene, the swan father no longer followed Ye Han closely, but stayed outside, always alert to the surrounding environment.
Liu Yi came out from the gauze along the hidden path. When she was still some distance away from the hatching area, she saw a ferocious male swan flying towards her, waving its huge wings and stretching its neck to try to catch her.
"Fuck! Fuck! Don't chase me—"
Liu Yi screamed and ran in a panic, with the crested swan following closely behind. Its wingspan of nearly two meters brought a strong sense of oppression.
Liu Yi could hear the sound of rapid flapping wings, accompanied by the high-pitched cries of the swan, which was getting closer and closer - damn, it's over, it's being caught up!
Looking at the vague shadow on the ground, she didn't dare to look back and could only run forward desperately. Several times, she felt a force pulling her waist back, as if she had been bitten several times.
Fortunately, I was wearing thick clothes in winter, otherwise I would be doomed.
Liu Yi ran to the shore with lingering fear, breathing rapidly, his heart beating so fast that it almost jumped out of his throat.
It was such a cold day, but she was sweating all over her forehead.
She placed the electronic scale on the bench, holding onto the armrest and breathing heavily.
Phew, finally got rid of it.
Oh my god.
It was even more terrifying than before, evolving from a noble and cool white swan into an aggressive goose, which kept chasing her and biting her, even causing several feathers on its wings to flutter off.
So cruel.
After recovering, Liu Yi looked at the bite marks on his cotton coat and felt so sad that he could not even cry.
She was just curious and wanted to take a look.
But before I could get close I was chased back, wuwuwu.
By the way, where is the principal?
Liu Yi walked up the path carefully, found an open view and looked around, then saw Ye Han coming out of the hatching area, and the ferocious swan just now ignored her.
Liu Yi: “…”
Why is this swan so hypocritical?
She didn't dare to get any closer, so she signaled to the director to bring the weighing instrument over.
Ye Han walked towards Liu Yi and said to her, "Do you want to come over and take a look?"
"No, no, no, forget it." Liu Yi shook his head violently.
When she thought about what happened just now, her calves felt a little weak.
Ye Han vaguely heard Liu Yi's voice while feeding, but she didn't know that such a thrilling scene had happened. After all, such a scene would never happen to her.
Okay.
Ye Han thought that the black-necked swans had just begun to hatch and should not be frightened.
She took the electronic scale and walked into the incubation area to weigh six goose eggs.
The female swan was just about to go to the waterside to preen her feathers. Ye Han carefully picked up the swan egg and placed it on the instrument to weigh it.
When you pick it up, you can appreciate how big and heavy it is.
The first one: 389.4g
Ye Han was stunned when he looked at the number displayed. A swan egg was so heavy.
The net weight is nearly eight taels.
The second one: 376.3g
Ye Han weighed all six pieces. The lightest one was nearly 370g, which was a rare weight.
The average weight of a white swan's eggs is about 260-280 grams, and the offspring of a mute swan are heavier, but the six eggs in front of us are still far above the average level.
It should be a very healthy baby.
When Xu Guangyin returned from his hometown, he was also surprised by the size and weight of the goose eggs.
But when you think about the swans in Huajianji, they are all beautiful and elegant, well-fed and strong, without any color on their bodies, and their flying and hunting abilities are also among the best, so it seems normal to have this result.
Since arriving at Huajianji last month, his job has been quite easy, apart from occasionally checking on the swans and cleaning the hut which is so beautiful that it doesn't look like an animal residence.
This group of swans love cleanliness and comb their own feathers every day. They are noble and cool and don't like to talk to people. They don't need to be fed, they will peck at the water grass and aquatic plants on their own. In addition, the lake water is crystal clear and the living environment is excellent, so the swans have never been sick.
As for wild swans, they certainly don't need him.
Fortunately, I finally have something to do now, otherwise I would be embarrassed to take this 6,000 yuan salary.
As soon as Xu Guangyin came back, he went to the hatching area with great interest, but was blocked outside the door by the swan father, who kept flapping his wings in front of him and calling loudly to drive him away, and his wings almost hit his face when he flew up.
At least he took care of her for a month, so she didn't end up as miserable as Liu Yi.
Xu Guangyin: “…”
During this month, he served them like they were masters, but these masters did not appreciate it at all and did not even look at him.
How could this swan's heart be so cold?
He returned to the dormitory sighing, feeling full of frustration.
After hearing this, Ye Han said: "Brother Xu, if there is anything that needs to be checked in the future, you can go with me."
A few days later, under the guidance of the director of the park, Xu Guangyin successfully entered the incubation area.
The female swan who was hatching her babies looked at him warily, her lower abdomen and wings moving restlessly. She cried out and stretched her neck to peck him, but was calmed down in time by Ye Han.
Xu Guangyin looked at Ye Han with admiration.
It's amazing that the mother goose, which is in the incubation period, can put aside its instinct and stop attacking after the arrival of the director.
Compared with the director, he feels like a cleaner, while the other is the real keeper.
Xu Guangyin did not waste any more time. He gently drove the mother goose aside, blocked out the surrounding light, and turned on the light to check the status of the fertilized eggs.
Generally, after 8-10 days of incubation, the internal blood vessels and embryo can be seen by using an egg candling device, which can be used to check the activity of the embryo and remove the unfertilized eggs in time.
Unfertilized eggs cannot hatch, so it is best to take them out at this time to avoid the swan couple going through the trouble of breeding in vain.
"The embryo is developing very well." Xu Guangyin gestured to Ye Han to look at the thick blood vessels distributed inside the eggshell. They were spread out like a spider web, but not as thin as capillaries. Instead, they were very strong, indicating that the little guy was very strong.
Ye Han also saw a blurry embryo inside that looked like a large spot of light.
At this time, the embryo is still very small and cannot be seen clearly floating in the amniotic fluid. It is only a shallow prototype, but the vitality of life can be felt.
Very magical.
After using the candling device to illuminate the eggs one by one, Xu Guangyin said with a smile: "All six eggs are fertilized and are developing well."
Ye Han couldn't help but smile.
Gently putting down the last fertilized egg, the mother swan took over her children again and fed them abundant food.
With the help of equipment and artificial feeding, the young couple did not become thin or tired. Instead, they gained weight and were in good spirits. Their white feathers were clearly visible, and they looked as light as clouds under the sunlight. It was obvious that they were well taken care of.
After that, Xu Guangyin and Ye Han would check the development of the embryo every week.
Ye Han watched the tiny embryo gradually grow from a dot of light into the proper body features and villi. The feeling was truly indescribable.
She witnessed the process of life evolving from nothing to something.
While the unborn swan babies develop in their eggs, the botanical garden welcomes a multitude of flowers and plants.
In mid-February, the temperature in W City rose briefly.
Ye Han took the opportunity to ask Wang Hongnian and others to introduce peach blossoms, the forsythia that was about to bloom, and some common peony and rose varieties into Huajianji.
Therefore, after the museum closed, various large trucks and flower transport vehicles came in an endless stream. Thousands of flowers and more than 600 peach trees were transported one after another. Clusters of branches and thick trunks were unloaded from the vehicles. It was a spectacular sight. If you didn't know, you would think that the entire base was being moved here.
The workers were busy planting, their backs soaked with sweat in the middle of winter, and the scene was bustling.
It took more than half a month just to transport, plant, irrigate and cultivate the root system. By the end of February, Ye Han had introduced more than 90 species and 1,600 plants of flowers, which meant that half of the task was completed.
At this time, the winter jasmine beside the rockery pond has bloomed, and the light yellow flowers cover the entire rockery, fresh and elegant.
Visitors can feel the coming of spring as soon as they enter the door, bringing a touch of fresh color to the winter season.
The peach blossom forest has been built according to the plan but is not open to the public yet.
The trees inside are arranged in a well-organized manner, and the layout is very delicate. It also uses some connotations of the five elements and the eight trigrams, and is full of mist. Although the peach blossoms have not yet bloomed, several employees have tried it and the response has been good.
It is very interesting to find the exit in the maze. The paths are winding and sometimes there seems to be no way out but there is a way. It gives you a feeling of finding a new way after a dark tunnel. Tourists will definitely like it.
At the same time, some surrounding areas are also being designed.
There is no objection to products that can be sold for a long time, such as mobile phone cases and postcards, as they are part of almost every peripheral product.
Although it is not very innovative, it covers a wide audience and has low cost, so it can be developed into multiple series with the main focus on sales.
You can choose your favorite style and plants for your mobile phone case, giving you a good customized experience; postcards can bring various works into your hands, which is equivalent to turning a photography exhibition into postcards.
It is valuable to collect.
There is no objection to dried flower notebooks and ginkgo leaf simulation bookmarks, which are all for all tourists. The design difficulty is not high and they can be designed and produced immediately.
As for other peripherals, Ye Han plans to present some of the ideas that everyone voted for in the form of physical samples first, so that they will be clearer at a glance.
Some designs that are difficult or have poor physical effects will be PASSed during this process.
When Ye Han took out the Victoria amazonica model pendant as a sample, it immediately caused exclamations from the public.
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