Gourmet Beast Tamer

Hearing the words of the shopping guide surnamed 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 run 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 only a few kilometers away 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."

"Then I'll trouble Brother Chen." Qin Lang said politely.

"It's a joke!"

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.

It is said that Chen Kai's ancestors came from Wuhe Prefecture. After settling in Dongxia City, they occasionally missed their hometown, so they introduced chicken breeds from their hometown to Dongxia City. This is where the name of the breeding base comes from.

Soon, Qin Lang arrived at the breeding farm.

With Chen Kai greeting him in advance, he entered the interior without encountering any obstruction.

Soon, a man with gray hair came up to him, "Is this little brother Qin Lang?"

"Hello, Uncle Chen."

Qin Lang nodded and looked at the owner of Wuhe Breeding Base, Chen Kai's father Chen Ming.

"Xiao Kai told me your purpose of coming here." Chen Ming said cheerfully, "Shall I take you to visit our breeding base first?"

"Okay." Qin Lang nodded.

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.

"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.

The building is divided into different compartments, and each compartment has a warm glow faintly revealed through the cracks in the door.

Chen Ming pointed to the label on the door of a nearby compartment, "The eggs in this compartment were all laid eleven days ago."

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."

"In this way, we can adjust the incubation temperature daily to keep eggs at different stages in the best incubation condition."

"Do eggs need different temperatures at different incubation periods?" Qin Lang looked surprised.

This was the first time he heard such a statement.

"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."

"I've learned a lot." Qin Lang had an unclear feeling.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

As Chen Ming opened the door, the light generated by the warm light in the compartment spread out.

Qin Lang and Dan Bao quickly followed and entered the compartment under the warm light.

Incubation racks appeared in front of them one by one.

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 of the warm light lamps intertwine with each other, covering the entire compartment in warm light.

There are various testing instruments on the side to detect the indoor temperature and the status of each egg in real time.

This was the first time Qin Lang had seen a breeding base where the egg hatching process was so precise.

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, and the chicken embryo inside could be vaguely seen in the warm light.

There are lots and lots of eggs here!

"Dan Bao?"

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.

It reluctantly looked at the rows of eggs here, and then quickly followed.

Chicken centralized cage area, breeder mating area, broiler slaughtering and processing area...

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.

Free-range area for adult chickens.

"Phoenix chicken is not a complete broiler breed, so the growth cycle is slightly longer." Chen Ming introduced as he opened the guardrail door, "Between three months and five months is the period when the quality of chicken is the best."

"In the free-range area for adult chickens, all the chickens at this stage are Phoenix-tailed chickens."

"In order to simulate the natural conditions of Wuhe Prefecture, where it originates, 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."

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.

"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!"

"Let me take a look." Qin Lang nodded and walked toward a group of phoenix-tailed chickens walking by the river.

During the visit just now, he gained some understanding of the habits of Wuhe Pheasants.

Combined with his common sense in choosing birds, Qin Lang felt that he could choose the one he liked the most.

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.

Because it's too conspicuous.

The tail feathers of that phoenix are slenderer than those of other phoenixes, and its body is also quite a bit larger.

It stood quietly on the branch of a tree, its eyes calmly scanning the same kind below.

His posture was like that of the king of chickens looking down at his subjects.

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.

"Uncle Chen, that one..." Qin Lang couldn't help but pointed at the phoenix-tail chicken.

"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 chicken in the free-range chicken area. I almost let it fly outside the free-range chicken area several times." ”

“For it, we even raised the fence in the free-range area!”

"I don't have any problem with you taking away this chicken king."

"But I can't catch it for a while, how about...you try?"

Qin Lang glanced at Dan Bao, his face showing a hint of eagerness to try.

"good!"

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Contents of the easter egg chapter at the end of this chapter:

【Wuhe Breeding Base】