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Since it's convenient to get wool on pastures, they just go directly to live sheep to pluck the wool.
Shi Wen pulled out some jerky from his pocket and fed it to An Wa: "Well done!"
Encouraged, An Wa ate the jerky and excitedly ran off to find the next crow's nest.
Shi Wen needed a crow's nest, they immediately darted into the cornfield to look for one as well.
Even Cong Zai and the two Hu Zai began searching for the crow's nest.
There are so many crow nests in the cornfield; we should definitely remove them if we can.
Otherwise, if the harvester comes along, the crows sleeping in their nests won't have time to escape and might be shredded to pieces.
The efficiency of large harvesters is no joke.
Shi Wen go outside the cornfield to wait.
The dogs barked and carried out the crows' nests one by one.
They brought back many crow nests, some of which even contained eggs.
Shi Wen you can smell the life within some of the eggs.
Shi Wen like I'm in a bit of a predicament.
However, it's impossible for him to put the nest back and give up harvesting silage corn.
He thought for a moment, then showed the egg to Yan Kexing and told him about the crow's nest.
Yan Kexing quickly replied: [This egg shouldn't be a crow's egg.]
Shi Wen: [Huh?]
Shi Wen glanced at Yan Kexing's reply on his phone, then looked at the small, still warm egg in his hand: [This was found in a crow's nest.]
Yan Kexing: [Crow is a general term, encompassing several different types of crows. Regardless of the type, the eggs shouldn't be so small, nor should they be this color.]
Shi Wen: "[Where did these eggs come from? Did other birds lay their eggs in the crow's nest? Aren't crows omnivores? What if they ate these eggs?]"
Yan Kexing: [They probably brought them back from other birds' nests, intending to keep them as a food reserve.]
Shi Wen: [Is that even possible?!]
Yan Kexing: [Crows are always clever; it's not surprising that they stole the eggs and stored them as food.]
Shi Wen still found it hard to believe. "[But they're warm, and there are signs of life on them. I feel like they're about to hatch.]"
Yan Kexing: [Perhaps because sheep's wool has good insulating properties. When crows are in the nest, they huddle together with the eggs, effectively incubating them. If they're not away for too long, the residual warmth of the nest might continue to incubate the eggs until they return, where they can then use their body heat to incubate them again.]
Shi Wen a whole field of silage corn makes it seem not entirely impossible.
Cornfields are already quite warm, offering good protection from wind and dew, and sheep wool provides even better insulation.
In addition, with such a large field of corn to serve as a buffet for the crows, they only need to leave their nests briefly to eat and will soon return.
So, by a twist of fate, these eggs were allowed to continue to be incubated.
Yan Kexing asked: [Are there still signs of life inside?]
Shi Wen at the bird eggs in his hand, Shi Wen judged. "[Yes, and very obviously. Several eggs are almost hatched.]"
Yan Kexing: [I'll buy a smart egg incubator later.]
The dogs are still searching for crow nests, and occasionally they find eggs in the newly discovered nests.
Shi Wen hesitated for a moment, then took the eggs out, put them in his pocket, and incubated them close to his body.
The life about to hatch is so fragile; if left outside, it might freeze to death in no time.
The little ones searched for over an hour and found more than a hundred nests.
Shi Wen took a bag out of the motorcycle's trunk, stuffed all the crows' nests into it, and then tied it to the motorcycle.
He tucked his close-fitting hoodie into his waistband and carried thirty-four bird eggs, still showing signs of life, outside his belly.
Because he had a belly full of bird eggs, it wasn't convenient for him to ride his motorcycle today. He could only put his hands in his pockets, securing the eggs, and slowly make his way home.
Cong Zai, the two Hu Zai, and the dogs ran around him, extremely excited about today's hunt and unable to calm down.
By the time he arrived home, it was already dark, and Yan Kexing had also returned.
Yan Kexing installed the smart egg incubator on the TV cabinet.
It just so happens that Shi Wen's family doesn't have a TV, so installing the smart egg incubator here is perfect.
Yan Kexing saw Shi Wen walking back with faltering steps and laughed, "Why are you in that posture?"
"Because I'm carrying a belly full of eggs." Shi Wen sniffed her nose, which was red from the cold. "Come help me catch them. I was so nervous the whole way here, afraid the eggs would break on my stomach."
Yan Kexing: "Hmm?"
Shi Wen walked up to him, pulled open the front of her shirt, and showed it to him. "It really is, look!"
Shi Wen Yan Kexing his head, Shi Wen's chest and abdomen were fully exposed.
Yan Kexing turned his head slightly.
Shi Wen sniffed again. "Brother, don't be shy now, hurry up and help! My stomach is about to cramp!"
Yan Kexing: "..."
Urged on by Shi Wen, Yan Kexing finally reached into his collar, took out the bird eggs, and put them into the smart incubator that was already turned on.
One, two, and after all the bird eggs were taken, Shi Wen finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Yan Kexing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief as well.
Shi Wen asked expectantly, "I wasn't mistaken, all the bird eggs showed signs of life, right?"
Yan Kexing: "Yes. Several are about to hatch, by tomorrow at the latest."
Shi Wen, "That's quite a coincidence. Can you tell what kind of egg it is?"
"Pigeon eggs," Yan Kexing said. "All of these eggs are pigeon eggs, from domestic pigeons. I guess a flock of crows went to steal eggs when some pigeon breeder was lax, which is why these eggs are so uniform."
Shi Wen suddenly realized, "So that's it! No wonder all these eggs are about the same size and look like they're about to hatch. I thought they were laid by crows during the breeding season."
Yan Kexing: "Their breeding season is in spring and summer, not that late. If it were really their egg, it would have hatched long ago."