Parrot Aoi and Raven Ado

Hayakawa Chengichi, who had been busy all morning, took a break and hadn't had a few sips of water when his father came to him with a parrot in his arms and a dog.

Seeing his father's absolutely rare appearance, Hayakawa Chengyi was so surprised that he spurted out a mouthful of ice water that he didn't swallow.

Puff, cough, cough, cough, cough.

"Chengyi, what are you doing? The water doesn't taste good?"

"Ahem, no father, why did you come here holding Aoi? Isn't Aoi injured?"

Hayakawa Chengichi, who was worried about his parrot, couldn't care less about being polite. He put down the water glass and went straight to his father. The first thing he did after taking the parrot was to check the parrot's wings.

As the patriarch of the parrot family and a senior person who has raised parrots for more than 30 years, he dare not say anything else. He still has a lot of experience in how to deal with various common diseases and accidents of parrots.

The big white parrot held tightly by its owner pecked at the button on its chest with its beak, signaling the owner to pay attention to its movements, and then gently raised one side of its wings, revealing the chick hidden inside for the owner to see .

"Huh? A baby bird? This... Aoi, you picked it up?"

Hayakawa Seiichi, who knew the meaning of any of Aoi's body movements, understood the parrot's meaning immediately after several consecutive movements.

Hearing the master's question, the sunflower parrot excitedly thumped its short legs in his arms and said: "The chick was picked up by Aoi. Aoi wants to raise it, and Aoi can raise it, okay master~~? "

When speaking, the sunflower parrot's low voice is long and greasy, even the hoarse voice can't stop the coquettish sweetness in its voice.

The sunflower parrot raised by Chengyi knows that the most irresistible thing for the owner is his own aggressiveness. This trick is basically tried and proven.

Sure enough, Hayakawa Chengichi, whose clothes were messed up by the parrot, was defeated in almost no time, and after a little thought, he agreed to Aoi's request.

Seeing this, Ah Kui screamed happily~~ and spread her wings again, allowing the owner to carefully observe the little thing curled up inside.

Cheng Yi held his chin and looked carefully for a long time before he said, "I can't tell what kind of bird it is, Kwai, do you know?"

The great white parrot tilted its head and replied: "The raven, Xiao Shan said, this is a little abandoned raven."

"Raven, is that the kind of bird that is all black and screams?"

"The black feather glows blue, it's airy and smart."

Because of the sound and black feathers, the reputation of the crow family bird is not good among humans. Aoi was afraid that the young bird would be rejected by the master and the old master, so she kept saying good things for the little bird.

Seeing this, Cheng Yi smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Aoi. I have no prejudice against any animal. I ask because I want to find out its identity so that I can determine how to raise it. But it's useless to think about it now. Such a small animal I really don’t know how to take care of ravens.”

"Wow ~ wow ~, what should I do?" The parrot was very anxious when he heard it, and yelled so loudly.

Hearing this, Cheng Yi hugged Ah Kui, grabbed the car keys on the table and said to Grandpa Hayakawa, "Father, I just want to go to Takahashi Fisheries to discuss with them about the hotel's seafood supply for next month. Take Aoi and this chick to Osaki to have a look, and I will trouble you with the matters here."

The Hayakawa family’s hot spring hotel needs to purchase rice, noodles, grains, oils, fruits and vegetables, various seafood, meat and non-staple food from the foot of the mountain.

As an old hot spring hotel with nearly [-] rooms, the daily consumption of food and other supplies here is astonishing.

As an old store that has been in business for decades, the Hayakawa family has its own stable supply of goods and suppliers. Takahashi Fisheries at the foot of the mountain is the main supplier of their aquatic products.

At the end of every month, as the general manager, Cheng Yi always goes down the mountain to have a meeting with Mr. Takahashi. One is to settle the final payment for the goods, and the other is to inquire about the main seafood and freshwater supplies for the next month according to the solar terms, so that he can go back. Research next month's menu staples with the Head Chef.

"In April, seafood should be mainly shellfish. Mantis shrimp and cherry blossom shrimp are also in season. Although the season for river fish has passed, the river fish at this time is also very delicious."

Grandpa Hayakawa, who has been running a catering business for almost his whole life, knows almost every season’s seasonal ingredients like the palm of his hand, without thinking too much, he just blurts out what is the fattest seafood and the best river seafood in April.

"Yes, but Mr. Takahashi just called and said that this year's clam production has decreased, and the price per catty is [-] to [-]% higher than in previous years. I plan to go to the aquatic product market after I go down the mountain to have a look."

"I see, don't worry, just leave it to me."

While speaking, he had finished changing his clothes, and Hayakawa, who was holding the bird in his arms, started the car in a hurry and drove steadily down the mountain.

The car first drove to the Osaki Bird Club. After the car stopped, Cheng Yi unbuckled his seat belt and said to the big white parrot on the co-pilot, "Hold up your paw and show me."

The sunflower parrot blinked when he heard the words, as if he didn't understand the meaning of his master's words.

But Cheng Yi has been raising it for many years, and it is too difficult to hide Kui's cautious thoughts from him.

"Don't pretend to be innocent, raise your paws."

Seeing the master's serious expression, Aoi knew that she couldn't escape, so she turned slightly sideways, with one foot independent, and raised the other free paw for the master to see.

The original population of sunflower parrots lived in tropical forests. In order to adapt to life on trees, they evolved toe-shaped bird claws.

This kind of claw is suitable for climbing and grasping on trees, but not suitable for walking on the ground. Aoi has only walked a few kilometers with its claws, and the claws are already covered with scratches, and the position of the claw tip has also been damaged. It was smoothed, and there was even a split crack in one place.

This is much more serious than nail cracks. If the cracks are not handled properly and the cracks continue, it may cause inconvenience or even an inflammatory response to the parrot when it reaches the claw meat.

The sunflower parrot was afraid of being reprimanded, so he didn't dare to say it, so he thought about going to the bird club to stretch out his paws when the owner was not paying attention, and let Mr. Osaki help him deal with it. Who would have thought that the bird would be given by the owner before he got off the car See through.

Knowing that his parrot has a childish temper, Hayakawa Chengichi did not scold it, but tapped the parrot's forehead with his hand and said as if to warn: "You, are you planning to trouble Osaki again? I don't even think about how busy that guy is every day." , Put down your paws, I'll help you deal with it when I go back tonight."

Having raised Aoi for more than 30 years, Hayakawa Cheng has been trained early in the morning with comprehensive skills and tools, and he can already be regarded as more than half a professional.

As for the Bird Club, as Cheng Yi had expected, Mr. Osaki was really busy.

Spring is the season for bird breeding/breeding, and it is also the busiest time at the clubhouse. Fortunately, Hayakawa Seiichi had already called in advance when he went down the mountain, otherwise he might not be able to find Osaki at the clubhouse now.

Mr. Osaki, who already knew why they came over on the phone, acted resolutely, hugged Aoi and spread its wings.

The big white parrot with its wings raised on both sides cooperates obediently and does not dare to move around. The experience of being caught and injected by Mr. Osaki when it was a young bird makes it instinctively afraid of all guys in white coats.

The wings were opened, and the hairless chick that had been wrapped inside was immediately exposed. It was trembling uncomfortably, but it did not shrink back in fear, but directly pecked it with its immature beak based on its feeling. Osaki-san stretched out his hand.

"Hey, he's really short-tempered, but if he didn't know in advance that it was picked up from a raven's nest, I would have thought it was the chick of some kind of raptor."

While talking, he quickly avoided the chick's attack, and carefully lifted the chick out of Aoi's wings.

During this period, the young bird kept resisting, flapping its featherless wings, thumping its claws, and keeping its head in the direction of Aoi. It seemed that it didn't want to leave it.

Seeing this, the great white parrot kept following his eyes, and kept saying: "Be gentle, lightly, Mr. Osaki lightly."

Mr. Osaki, who is very professional, completed the inspection on the chick within a few minutes. After returning the chick to Aoi, he said to Chengyi: "The situation is not very optimistic. This chick should have died from the hatching. It has received due care, but it has not been kept warm or fed. It has been consuming the nutrition from the yolk from birth to now, and it has almost run out of fuel by now."

"So serious? Is there any help?"

"Fortunately, you guys came in time, and the worst time has not yet come. I mixed some artificial pigeon milk for it, and you take it back and feed it for three or four days. If the condition of the young bird improves, then everything will be fine. "

While speaking, Mr. Osaki had already sucked a few milliliters of milky white liquid into the small needle tube, and wanted to open the baby bird's beak to feed it.

This action won the desperate resistance of the young bird. Mr. Osaki did not dare to use force for fear of hurting it. In the end, the young bird was exhausted and sweated profusely.

Ah Kui, who was squatting next to her, looked very anxious, and took the initiative to bring over the needle tube with the needle removed. While humming the song it usually used to coax the cubs to obey in class, she beckoned the owner to cooperate with its movements.

Hearing Aoi's voice, the chick really wasn't struggling, but continued to poke its head in Aoi's direction.

Seeing this, Ah Kui immediately pecked the edge of the chick's mouth with her beak, which was a reminder before the parent bird fed the chick that hadn't opened its eyes yet.

That chick has probably never been treated like this before, and it was obviously a little dazed when Ah Kui tapped the corner of its mouth with its beak, but after staying there for more than a second, the strong instinct immediately made it open its mouth wide towards Ah Kui , Impatient to ask for food from the sunflower.

Aoi held the needle with her claws, and Mr. Hayakawa beside her pushed the semi-liquid pigeon milk in the needle into the chick's mouth little by little.

The chick who ate proper food for the first time after hatching had a long neck, and almost ate all the food that was fed to it by grabbing.

After eating up, it was not enough, it continued to open its big mouth, flap its fleshy wings and kept barking in the direction of Kwai, it seemed that it wanted more.

Seeing this, Mr. Osaki, who loves birds, couldn't help teasing them a few times with his hands, in exchange for the "vicious" pecking of the chicks.

"Ha, as expected of the young birds of the ravens, their temperament is fierce. No wonder they are often seen fighting with dogs on the street."

"Osaki, is this all right?" Cheng Yi, who had made an appointment with someone to talk about, asked.

"Well, it's ok. You don't need to feed too much pigeon milk each time. You can feed it six or seven times a day. After raising it for four or five days, you can feed it mixed with mealworms and egg yolks, and then feed it two more times. It’s enough to remove the pigeon milk in three days. Corvid’s chicks are easy to raise, as long as the temperature and food are guaranteed, they can grow up strong, and then fly out happily to cause you a lot of trouble and come back.”

After carefully inquiring about the maintenance methods and precautions of the young bird, Cheng Yi returned to the car with Ah Kui, who was still holding the young bird between its wings and refused to let go.

When starting the car, he subconsciously took a look at Ah Kui's right wing. For some reason, he just had a premonition that this chick was very different from those that used to come to their house to board, but why was there such a thing? He doesn't know this feeling, maybe because this is the first one brought back by Aoi on his own initiative?