Chapter 871
Stance
"Is the best approach to retrieve fertilized eggs and artificially incubate them in human hands?"
After hearing this answer, Li Wenhu scratched his head and looked at Old Qian next to him for help.
Mr. Qian also didn't understand the details of hatching eagle eggs, and shook his head slightly in helplessness.
Yue Feng noticed the two people's small movements and subtle changes in expression, and said with a smile, "What I'm saying is the optimal solution under ideal circumstances!"
We're not just starting out; we haven't yet accumulated stable hatching and daily breeding techniques. We'll take it slowly!
Old Qian nodded, then asked thoughtfully, "Master Yuefeng, may I ask you a question? Where did the eagles you bred yourself come from?"
Upon hearing this, Yue Feng realized that the other party wanted to "get to the bottom of things" and wanted to find out about his technical background.
It's no secret in their small circle where Yue Feng got his eagle; it's just that Zhang Chaochao, Li Wenhu, and their small group got to know him later and don't know much about it yet.
Yue Feng answered truthfully: "The main breed I breed at home is the gyrfalcon, and the breeding birds are all captured from the wild!"
"Can wild gyrfalcons be paired and bred in human hands? I know some eagle breeders in Beijing, and some of them lay eggs, but I've never heard of anyone raising an eagle in human hands and having it produce offspring!" Old Qian asked skeptically.
Yue Feng grinned: "Under normal circumstances, it is indeed quite difficult, and I also had an element of luck involved!"
"Well, there's a long story behind this child being without a mother!"
"No rush, take your time. We can learn from you!" Li Wenhu said at the opportune moment.
Yue Feng nodded and said seriously, "My main falcon is a female black gyrfalcon that I accidentally obtained while hunting in the mountains."
This guy is very clever. He spends the winter in the old forest of the back mountain forest farm. When he hears gunshots in the distance, he flies to the hunting site to collect the offal offerings left by the hunters for the mountain god!
Later, when our hunting team went into the mountains to hunt, we encountered it. I came up with a plan and used a snare to catch it and bring it home!
This guy is very intelligent. After several months of training and getting used to each other, he gradually learned to go into the mountains with our hunting team to assist in hunting!
The eagles have been trained, and even when I don't go into the mountains, I will let them out to fly regularly to stretch their muscles and maintain their strength!
Later, one day when it was frolicking in the air above my yard, it attracted a white male gyrfalcon!
At the time, I thought the male falcon was challenging my eagle to a fight to mark its territory, but looking back now, it was probably attracted by the female falcon!
The white gyrfalcon was no match for my black eagle. They fought in the sky, but my eagle kicked it down, and I unexpectedly obtained the injured male falcon!
In my hands, I treated its injuries, fed it well, and took good care of it. Once its injuries healed and new feathers grew, the following spring arrived and the ice thawed!
During the period when the white falcon was recuperating from its injury, the two falcons were kept together. They saw each other all the time and were practically inseparable!
After a while, the two of them fell in love!
Around April or May, they showed signs of pairing up, so I prepared breeding enclosures for them, and they paired up and had babies!
Hearing Yue Feng recount these personal experiences so vividly, as if he were there himself, even Old Qian unconsciously held his breath.
"It wasn't easy for you to come here, you eagle!" Feng Huanping said leisurely after a long while.
Yue Feng nodded: "That's true! I've been raising my two main falcons for several years now, and they've produced several broods of eaglets! The core of my raptor breeding facility is these broods of eaglets!"
Now Jianjun and his friends are planning to start a raptor club, and the offspring of these fledgling eagles can become the club's breeding stock!
After listening, Zhang Chaochao said thoughtfully, "Gyrfalcons are rare in our country, whether in the Northeast, the Northwest, or even Inner Mongolia. I asked a friend to help me search for them for several months in the spring, but I found nothing!"
Yue Feng said, "Their original breeding grounds are even further north, in some countries close to the Arctic Circle! In our country, they are vagrant birds that are occasionally seen! They are hard to come by!"
Of course, I'm not the stingy type. Right now, I'm reluctant to share the limited number of breeding birds at home. Once the scale expands and I have a basic foundation, I can send the fledglings from my eagle farm to this area for free.
We're all friends who love these things, let's play together!!
Anyone can make empty promises, but Yue Feng, who has lived two lives, is quite adept at conning people.
Let's leave that aside for now. It will be at least three to five years from now when the scale expands. By then, when the number of offspring is large enough, sending out one or two won't be a burden.
"Haha, you're right! It's more fun playing together when we're all friends of rare eagles!!"
When Zhang Chaochao heard Yue Feng's promise to send eagles in the future, he was immediately excited and quite happy.
Old Qian carefully reviewed Yue Feng's words in his mind, and then thought about his behavior of asking for the peregrine falcon eaglet earlier. He asked curiously, "Master Yue, I have another question I would like to ask you!"
In terms of rarity and potential, the Gyrfalcon is definitely the best falcon. Since you already have such a good falcon, why would you still be interested in a peregrine falcon of this size?
Could there be some other explanation behind this?
Yue Feng glanced at Old Qian and knew that the old man was meticulous and that he would not be able to fool him by lying, so he simply told the truth.
"I'm taking this peregrine falcon chick back to use as a breeding stock for hybrid falcons!"
On the one hand, in order to combine the advantages of different birds of prey to improve the genes of the falcon lineage, and on the other hand, in order to avoid bloodline decline caused by inbreeding of offspring breeding birds!
Before coming here, I discussed this matter with Brother Feng and Young Master Jin. Importing breeds from abroad is too difficult; we have to find another way!
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chaochao and Old Qian exchanged a silent glance. Although their expressions remained largely unchanged, they were both deeply shocked.
While they themselves are raising eagles and running a club, they don't even understand the timing of the young eagles raiding the nest, while Yue Feng has already started to consider the development of the bloodline of his family's eagle farm.
From a professional and technical perspective, the two sides are not even on the same starting line, and the gap is huge.
After a full ten seconds of silence, Li Wenhu finally uttered a few words: "Awesome!"
Yue Feng grinned modestly: "Haha, it's all thanks to everyone's support that I've been able to achieve some small results! I came to our site for a visit, and here I am, having acquired some fledgling eagles!"
"Give us time to develop gradually, and sooner or later, our domestic raptor breeding will catch up with, or even surpass, those large organizations and breeding farms abroad!"
Yue Feng's words were very pleasing. Once it was elevated to the international level, it seemed to change its nature, transforming from a niche cultural heritage into a major event that brought glory to the country.
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For the next two hours, Yue Feng toured the club's premises with Li Wenhu and Zhang Chaochao, then spent over an hour drinking tea in the living area's living room. They played until after 5 p.m. before getting up to say goodbye and leave.
Yue Feng's visit to the other club was definitely worthwhile.
Besides getting a decent young Puya peregrine falcon by using his connections, Zhang Chaochao also gave him two packets of high-quality tea before he left. He definitely got both food and a freebie.
After Yue Feng and Feng Huanping got into the car and left the club's premises, Old Feng said meaningfully, "How was it? Didn't come for nothing today?" Yue Feng smiled and said, "Listen to Brother Feng, you won't regret it. Today really wasn't a wasted trip!"
While holding the steering wheel and accelerating smoothly, Feng Huanping said, "I wonder what you think about Jianjun and Zhang Chaochao both taking the lead in setting up the Eagle Hunting Club?"
It's just the two of us in the car now, I want to hear your thoughts and your true attitude!
Upon hearing this, Yue Feng felt a slight unease; what was bound to happen had finally arrived.
A person with Feng Huanping's background and status would certainly not do something completely meaningless. His invitation to Yue Feng to visit Zhang Chaochao's club must have had its purpose.
This was something Yue Feng had anticipated when he agreed to come along.
Now that we've covered all the groundwork and laid the groundwork, it's time to get down to business.
Yue Feng paused for about two seconds to organize his thoughts, and then said, "I think this is a good thing!"
"Oh? Good news? What do you mean?"
"Look, with this club as a foundation, these young masters have an extra platform to play together! When they get together, there are naturally more things they can do!"
"Although Zhang Shao and Jianjun are running two different clubs, in my opinion, they seem to be competitors, but they are not pure enemies. Rather, they are more like a healthy competition where they help each other out!" Yue Feng said calmly.
"So, you took advantage of the situation and asked for Zhang Chaochao's fledglings?" Feng Huanping glanced at Yue Feng in the passenger seat with a smile.
"That's right! Jianjun and you have both visited before, and you brought me here too! Moreover, Young Master Zhang's attitude was very positive and he was very respectful. Why wouldn't I take advantage of such a good deal!"
To put it bluntly, it's always better to have one more friend than one more enemy, right?
"Aren't you afraid that one day Zhang Chaochao will offer you a job at his club and give you a choice between the two?"
Or, what if we wait until autumn when falconry activities begin, and then a conflict arises between the two sides, forcing you to take sides?
Yue Feng shook his head: "Young masters at your level wouldn't have such a narrow perspective!"
Even if they were to stir up trouble behind the scenes, it would mostly be something a half-baked player like Li Wenhu would do—a sneaky test, not something they'd bring up openly. That wouldn't be dignified, Brother Feng, don't you agree?
Feng Huanping nodded: "You! No wonder Jianjun and his brother, as well as Jinlong and Wang Hu, can hang out with you!"
You may not be very old, but you have a very insightful perspective!
I'm relieved to see you think that way!
As you said, it's always better to have more friends than more enemies!
Even if we have different positions, we should keep the conflict within the rules. That's the proper way to play in our circle!
I heard from an elder that once the Eagle Hunting Club has established a solid foundation, some guiding policies will be introduced!
The source of wild birds of prey remains a major problem; to develop this industry, we must pursue artificial breeding! Zhang Chaochao has recently brought back several broods of eaglets, most likely having heard about this and making preparations in advance!
Hearing this, Yue Feng nodded. He had been working on this business for several years, and his progress far exceeded that of others, leaving them far behind.
Yue Feng grinned broadly, in a great mood: "Hehe, thanks for the pointers, Brother Feng! My little tricks are just showing off my limited skills, I hope you'll forgive me, Brother Feng!"
Upon hearing this crucial information, the atmosphere in the car became noticeably more relaxed compared to before.
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On the other side, after seeing Yue Feng off, only Zhang Chaochao, Li Wenhu, and Qian Lao remained in Zhang Chaochao's club lounge.
The information Yue Feng casually revealed during his visit caused these three people to feel a clear sense of frustration. They had originally thought that everyone was at a similar pace and should start developing from the same starting line.
As it turns out, Yue Feng had already taken the lead.
Li Hu poured tea for the two men before saying quietly, "Young Master Zhang, Uncle Qian, after hearing what Yue Feng said, it seems our club made a mistake at the beginning."
These nests of fledgling eagles, which we went to great lengths to acquire, have been wasted! What do we do next?
Zhang Chaochao did not immediately express his opinion, but instead turned his gaze to Qian Lao.
In matters like this, Qian's opinion is extremely important.
Old Qian picked up his teacup, took a sip, and frowned slightly as he said, "Yue Feng is indeed quite knowledgeable about birds of prey!"
I used to think that the footage in the documentary was a pre-written script, but now I see that he really knows a lot!
The eagle house at the Ye family's place mainly raises young falcons, right?
With Yue Feng overseeing things, if we encounter any problems raising young eagles, they certainly won't make the same mistakes!
From this perspective, we started late, and if we want to obtain artificially bred chicks in the future, it will be at least one breeding season later than them!
This is a little disadvantageous for our club!
Zhang Chaochao nodded: "Next autumn, we will definitely organize an eagle hunting competition for club members! In a short period of time, the training of young eagles can't compare to that of sub-adult eagles caught in the wild in the fall!"
The restriction in the competition rules regarding the use of artificially bred eaglets will have to be put on hold for now, and we'll address it when conditions are right!
Wenhu, contact the friend who helped us get the eaglets this year. Next spring, make sure we get qualified eaglets, just like Yuefeng reminded us! Consider these eaglets in the cages this year as practice for gaining experience in raising and training them!
Li Wenhu nodded: "Okay, I'll contact them and communicate with them later!"
"Brother Chao, I have another idea. If we can manage to get this done, there's still a chance to advance our artificial breeding and rearing of baby eagles!"
"Hmm? Tell me about it!"
"Yuefeng also mentioned the topic of importing breeding stock from overseas breeding farms this afternoon! Can we find a way to directly import breeding birds from overseas breeding farms?"
In that case, our club's breeding progress might be much faster than Ye Jianjun's!
As far as I know, Yue Feng's own fledglings were not used as the club's initial breeding birds at the club's breeding farm!
Moreover, judging from his attitude during the afternoon's communication, he didn't seem to be completely tied to Ye Jianjun!
If we can legally introduce and breed the species, we will have an extra trump card when it comes to setting rules and gaining a voice!
Even if Yue Feng brings over his own bred eagles, at least we can still be evenly matched and not be at a disadvantage! (End of Chapter)