Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguins, and no matter what kind of penguin they are, the hatching rate and the survival rate of the little penguins are very low because they live in harsh environments.
As for the artificial hatching rate, it is even lower, especially in low latitudes.
In recent years, there have only been examples of successful artificial hatching of emperor penguin eggs in China. They all have a whole team of experts who have achieved success after many failures and unremitting efforts.
As for Lingyuan Zoo, as a developing zoo, whether it is penguins or various animals, artificial breeding technology is basically blank. There are no incubators, egg canisters, etc., so it is difficult to hatch emperor penguins? This is tantamount to a fool's dream.
The equipment is not expensive, but the technology is precious, and they don't have relevant technical personnel.
Anyway, Duan Jiaze was already dumbfounded holding the emperor penguin egg. He couldn't believe that the Hope Project was so cheating, and the emperor penguin he promised to give away was actually an egg.
But, should you give up this emperor penguin egg
Duan Jiaze struggled for a while, and always felt that he should be given a chance. He saw that it was written on the courier box that it would be "thawed" in five hours, which probably meant that incubation must be carried out. He immediately searched the Internet for contact information of zoos with successful incubation experience, and decided to ask first.
After contacting the person in charge over there, they heard that Duan Jiaze had emperor penguin eggs that had lost their parents and were in urgent need of hatching.
It's impossible to send someone to help with hatching, and everyone doesn't have much friendship, so it's very interesting to send out information. Duan Jiaze didn't buy this penguin egg from them, let alone the egg will be over if it doesn't hatch immediately.
This all costs money, and it is equivalent to buying another emperor penguin, which may not necessarily hatch successfully. The artificial hatching rate of emperor penguin eggs is very low.
After Duan Jiaze ended the call, he sighed, thought for a while, and decided to try to find his think tank again.
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As soon as Lu Ya waited for the dispatched animals to enter the door, he saw Duan Jiaze lying on the table, staring at a yellow egg in a daze.
There are so many birds in the bird house, it is inevitable that there will be a pair and lay eggs, but what kind of bird's eggs can be so big
Yousu glanced, "Oh, do you want to eat swan eggs tonight?"
Lu Ya looked at Yousu with disdain and said, "This is not a swan's egg."
Yousu licked his lower lip and ignored Lu Ya, "I don't know if it's delicious... I can make a big omelette."
Duan Jiaze couldn't laugh or cry and said: "Sister, do you still remember that the Hope Project said to send me an emperor penguin to be displayed in the polar exhibition area? This is it. They sent emperor penguin eggs and asked us to incubate them ourselves. Other zoos sent me some information. But the main thing is that we don’t have the experience.”
Everyone: "..."
Yousu's mind was very flexible, "Ah, then you ask us to come..."
Be obedient and listen to the sound, so you should come to them to make them think the same way
Everyone looked at Jingwei silently. To hatch, there should be birds, and there is only one female bird here, Jingwei.
Jingwei: "..."
Jingwei stayed for a while, then said blankly: "I have... no experience in this area."
Yousu rolled his eyes a few times, put Jingwei in his arms and said, "Director, you don't really have this idea, do you? His Highness Jingwei is still in his boudoir. If people know that she hatches eggs, how can His Majesty Emperor Yan let it go?"
Duan Jiaze felt cold. If Jingwei was really going to be hatched, then this penguin would have a higher seniority than all Chinese people. Everyone is descendant of Yanhuang, and it is the grandson of Yanhuang...
He quickly defended: "I didn't, I just asked everyone to discuss and come up with ideas."
He just wondered if there were any awesome spells. Who knew that these people had such crooked ideas, and now it seems that these people probably haven't studied the spells in the direction of animal husbandry...
Yousu and Baowo got on the hook, and said with a smile: "I have some ideas to come up with. The so-called incubation of eggs is nothing more than controlling the temperature and humidity, observing the life inside the eggs, and if there are higher requirements, it is to attract spiritual power to feed the eggs." Of.
"In this way, the requirement for the incubator is to have precise temperature control and be able to sense subtle changes. By the way, the last time I read the information on the Internet, it seems that the emperor penguins are all hatched by male penguins Egg?"
Every time Su said something more, more people looked at Lu Ya, and finally everyone looked at Lu Ya quietly:
... Hey, Daojun seems to meet the standard perfectly.
Lu Ya: "..."
Lu Ya's handsome facial features showed a ferocious look, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Precise temperature control? Okay, I will fry a standard medium-ripe fox meat for you today..."
Su Huarong turned pale, and hid behind Duan Jiaze, "What is Daoist doing, I didn't tell you to hatch."
Duan Jiaze protected Yousu, although he didn't think so, but seeing Yousu flirting with Luya like this made him want to laugh... Yousu is simply too bad, even though netizens always tease him about his hen hug, that can't be true Let Daojun go to hug him
"Don't play dumb!" Lu Ya was very angry. He is the only three-legged golden crow in the world. It is shameful enough to be an animal in the zoo. How dare a dead fox encourage him to hatch eggs? I'm afraid I want to die!
Besides, Jingwei is in the boudoir and has no experience. Does he have experience
Yousu showed two eyes from Duan Jiaze's shoulder, and said, "Emperor penguins are very expensive, so it's not good to just give up hatching?"
There was a small flame on Lu Ya's head, "Is it more expensive than the deity? How can it let the deity hatch!"
"..." Seeing that Lu Ya was going crazy, Duan Jiaze hurriedly stopped him, "Okay, no one needs to hatch, I can do it, right?"
Yousu immediately gave up on Lu Ya, turned to look at Duan Jiaze, and said in surprise, "Director, how do you hatch?"
The others also looked at Duan Jiaze curiously. No matter how you look at it, the director is not a bird.
In the current situation, we can only hatch artificially, cross the river by feeling the stones, and try it out according to the information given by others.
Duan Jiaze bit the bullet and said, "Didn't I have a Jinwu down pillow? It is also at a constant temperature, and it is very stable. It is used as a base. As long as you check the incubation temperature, you will have a constant temperature incubator.
"This heat source is much better than any incubator made by any manufacturer, and it is also easy to control. You just need to help me check the situation at any time, tell me to adjust, specifically turn over, humidify, and I will do it. Is this the head office?"
After he finished speaking, he found that everyone was staring at him blankly. He couldn't help being a little embarrassed, and whispered: "I just have such an idea, it should be feasible, try it, if it doesn't hatch, there is no other way."
In the end, everyone stayed still.
Xiaoqing stammered and said: "No... Director, since when did you have a golden crow down pillow?"
Even Yousu's face had a crack, and his eyes showed shock.
Duan Jiaze: "..."
Duan Jiaze wondered: "I've said so much, did you hear this? It's nothing to care about. That pillow was given to me by Lu Ya last Chinese New Year. And he gave me a feather before , don’t you know it too?”
A trace of annoyance appeared on Lu Ya's face, "That's right, it's not all about rewarding him, what are you making such a fuss about?"
Under the oppression of the evil forces, everyone dared not speak much, but complained wildly in their hearts: Occasionally reward a few fallen feathers, and you can break them off. Isn't it too exaggerated for you to give a pillow
No wonder Daojun disdained to discuss with them when everyone was communicating with each other last time.
Daojun still looks so righteous, they almost really suspect that they are making a fuss!
—As for the head of the garden, it is even more powerful. He actually wants to use it to hatch eggs. Can Daojun agree to such a precious thing
Everyone had different thoughts, and Duan Jiaze also remembered to ask Lu Ya for instructions, "Mr. Dao, can I use this pillow like this?"
Duan Jiaze lost his temper because he was afraid that Lu Ya would feel that this would hurt his face. If the temperature rose accidentally, the emperor penguin eggs might be cooked directly without hatching.
Lu Ya had just been pointed out by Duan Jiaze in front of everyone. Seeing their strange eyes, he couldn't help being a little irritable. When Duan Jiaze urged him to ask, he said indiscriminately, "I've already rewarded you, so what are you doing?"
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Now that Lu Ya agreed, Duan Jiaze quickly cleaned up an incubator and came out without delay.
Many people are powerful, according to Duan Jiaze's plan, everyone will improve it. They all had some similar thoughts in their hearts, those human races can hatch penguin eggs, so can't they help the director hatch them with so many fairies
First, the incubator was thoroughly disinfected, and then the inspiration arranged a formation here, which could gather water vapor and ensure the humidity here. In this way, Duan Jiaze's process of artificially maintaining humidity is saved.
Lu Ya helped Duan Jiaze compare the information and built the Golden Crow brand semi-automatic egg incubator. Some scattered feathers were also placed around it to ensure even heating as much as possible, and it also saved Duan Jiaze from needing to turn the eggs frequently.
However, no matter the temperature, humidity, or even the photoperiod, they are not static, because this is actually simulating the incubation in the Antarctic environment and must be regulated regularly.
As for cooling eggs, manual operation is also required. Depending on the situation, it needs to be cooled once or twice a day.
Although the zoo over there gave information, but there is no core. Fortunately, after the array is arranged here, the spiritual energy will gather, which can somewhat promote the vitality of the penguin eggs.
Moreover, Lu Ya seemed to be moved by seeing Duan Jiaze's dedication, and he was reluctant to take on the job of investigating the life conditions inside the penguin eggs at any time, so that Duan Jiaze could make appropriate adjustments.
Lu Yaben is the most suitable person for this job. Seeing that he agreed, Duan Jiaze said gratefully: "Thank you Daojun, you are so kind, I will definitely incubate seriously, strive for successful incubation, and don't let your help be in vain. waste."
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Duan Jiaze had finished setting up the incubator before telling the other human employees that they had an emperor penguin...egg. However, for the time being, the eggs are not allowed to be watched, and the environment must be kept clean.
Everyone was stunned.
Huang Qi became anxious, "Director, it's okay for you to bring in some penguin eggs. If you want to bring in, you should also bring in adult penguins."
Xiao Su also complained: "Where is the breeding base? You are crazy about money. They sell all the eggs. I'm afraid they think they are for food."
Duan Jiaze couldn't admit that he was a mentally retarded person who bought penguin eggs, so he said vaguely, "I have a friend who doesn't understand the market, so he got me an egg, and I'll just incubate it. It should be... no problem."
He was much more confident than when he first got the egg, and felt that with so many blessings from the great gods, the egg should not die.
Huang Qi is also speechless, why does the principal have so many strange friends
At this time, Duan Jiaze received another call from Jia Siyun from the city zoo.
Jia Siyun said on the phone: "Director Duan, thank you for your hard work. We have asked the secretary of the mayor for instructions. That bird can be transferred to your garden for treatment. By the way, it seems to be a colorful munia bird. Get ready."
"Hey, okay, Chief Jia, I'll send someone to pick it up right away," Duan Jiaze said.
Originally, he would be happy to hear that he could receive sick birds, but now he is still burdened with the burden of breeding emperor penguins, so it is not so easy.
"Director, what are you picking up?" Huang Qi asked.
Duan Jiaze: "Well, it's nothing, a bird in the city zoo, someone's pet, come here for treatment."
Huang Qi didn't ask any more questions. It was only right for them to communicate with the city zoo. "By the way, the first batch of oil-paper umbrellas has been made and can be put on the shelves."
"Okay, let's hang it in the shopping mall and tourist service center. Well, get some samples, spread them out and hang them on display." After Duan Jiaze gave the order, he arranged for someone to go to the city zoo to pick up the colorful muffin bird. .
It is said that this colorful munia bird is the mayor's favourite. It is the most favored among the pet birds in the family. However, it started to suffer from respiratory problems last month. It was not easy to breathe, and even coughed. Low and weak.
The assessment given by the veterinarians of the city zoo is that with their technology, there is no radical cure for the time being. The sick bird is just uncomfortable, and at most they can prescribe some medicine to relieve it.
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After Duan Jiaze received the bird, he didn't take it to the veterinarian, but secretly took it to his room.
The colorful munia stays in the cage. It has bright feathers. Its head is red, its neck is surrounded by blue and black, its back is green, its chest is purple, and its lower part is yellow, with high saturation.
From time to time, it makes a coughing sound from its throat, and the way it walks on the perch is very slow and weak, unlike the livelyness of ordinary murine birds.
Duan Jiaze took out his mobile phone, opened the APP and looked at it. The way to release the animal healing technique is to set a gesture on the mobile phone first, and then to release it, just point at the head of a single animal and use the gesture to activate it. It cannot exceed five meters, mainly because it will affect the locked object.
Duan Jiaze drew a five-pointed star on the screen of the phone, and when the display was set up, he couldn't wait to point it at the colorful bird to activate the spell. He only felt a slight heat on his fingertips, and the bird stopped.
It stood on the perch, froze for a while, and then began to cough again, making a loud puff sound, but the more it coughed, the clearer the sound became, with a transparent feeling.
After about a minute, the colorful munia flapped its wings lively, jumped up and down on the perch, and sang loudly, completely without the previous fatigue.
Duan Jiaze put his finger into the cage, and the colorful munia seemed to know who helped him, leaned over and rubbed his head on Duan Jiaze's finger, making a melodious cry.
The test was successful!
Duan Jiaze stroked its smooth feathers, thinking that it was really effective immediately, and there were no strange special effects, it was very hidden. So he picked up the cage of the munia and went to the veterinary room.
The boring veterinarian just finished cleaning up the elephant's excrement and was sitting in a daze on the office chair. When he saw Duan Jiaze coming with a bird, he stood up excitedly: "Director, is it sick?"
Duan Jiaze: "Oh, I'm sick, but it's been cured. I'll recuperate with you for a few days before sending me back."
The veterinarian took over the cage dejectedly, isn't it, this bird is so lively, it doesn't look like it's sick.
He couldn't help sighing, when did he come in handy!
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Since receiving the emperor penguin eggs and incubating them artificially, Duan Jiaze has worked hard, consulted a lot of materials and related documentaries in his spare time, spent a lot of energy on the incubation work, and prepared for a long-term struggle.
However, as the head of a garden, there are always times when I can't take care of it, such as now.
"Hmm... yes, you quote the price, and I'll make a note..." Duan Jiaze called the supply company, keeping the quotation in his hand. A new round of introduction work has begun, and Duan Jiaze has to check the data every day again.
In fact, he has already set up an introduction team to relieve most of the tedious work, but he chose to train from old employees, and the handover will not be completed in a while.
At this moment, Duan Jiaze felt that someone had kicked the back of the chair, so he took the time to look back.
Lu Ya sat on the sofa, ringing his arms and reminded coldly: "Go and turn your eggs, something has changed."
Duan Jiaze couldn't get away, so he turned around and whispered to Lu Ya, "Mr. Dao, can you help me adjust it?"
Lu Ya said with a stinky face: "I'm not going, who said that I would seriously incubate?"
"...It's me." Duan Jiaze said embarrassedly, "But I really can't get away here, can you help me?"
Lu Ya: "I helped you the night before yesterday!"
Duan Jiaze blushed a little. The last time the environment of the penguin eggs needed to be adjusted was at three o'clock in the middle of the night the day before yesterday. He fell into a coma and refused to get up when Lu Ya called him. In a daze, he still held Lu Ya's hand and asked him to take care of it, which made Daojun seem very unhappy at the time, although he still helped.
Thinking about it afterwards, I also feel quite ashamed, why is it so lacking in perseverance...
The supplier on the other end of the phone was reporting data again, Duan Jiaze hurriedly picked up a pen to record, clutching his phone and begging, "Please, Brother Lu—"
Lu Ya got up cursing and went to the incubator, "Whose egg is it, you just don't hatch it."
Duan Jiaze: "Thank you Daojun!"
There was only Xiong Siqian sitting next to him. Seeing this scene, he whispered puzzledly: "What's the deal with that bastard?"