Qian Jin was still a bit worried after hearing Yuan Tiantian's words.
"Are you sure it's okay? If they all die, it'll be a huge loss. Think it over carefully, little boss."
Qian Jin wasn't afraid of taking the blame. Yuan Tiantian had just said that if there were any problems with the flower crab seedlings, she wouldn't hold him responsible.
He was mainly worried that Yuan Tiantian would suffer losses. These flower crab seedlings must have cost a lot of money. Qian Jin thought Yuan Tiantian was a good boss, so he kindly reminded her.
Yuan Tiantian saw what was on his mind and reached out to pat Qian Jin on the shoulder.
"Don't worry. It's really okay. Release all of them."
Seeing that Yuan Tiantian was so insistent, Qian Jin didn't say anything more. However, he thought to himself that he would keep a closer eye on these flower crab seedlings and inform Yuan Tiantian as soon as there was any situation.
Recently, besides cleaning the farm, Qian Jin had also bought many books on livestock breeding, including those on fishery. He had really done his homework.
The flower crab seedlings were released. Then Yuan Tiantian asked Sheng Jing to carry over the boxes full of egg grass.
"This grass is for the chickens, ducks, and geese. Don't feed them with feed. They can eat this grass or the small insects in the soil on the farm."
"Remember, don't feed them with feed."
This was the only thing Yuan Tiantian wanted to instruct. Qian Jin was a bit stunned when he heard this.
"If they don't eat feed, they'll grow slowly."
Qian Jin voiced his concern. Nowadays, there were very few free - range chickens that were only fed with grass, insects, rice, or bran. Most of them were fed with some feed as well.
This was because they could grow faster and be quickly put on the market for a quick return on investment.
Hearing Qian Jin's words, Yuan Tiantian smiled.
"Just do as I say. If I need to change or add the types of feed later, I'll come and tell you."
"Before that, you have to listen to me."
"Anyway, my principle is that they mustn't eat feed."
Feed had its pros and cons since it entered the market. It made large - scale breeding possible for farmers and greatly shortened the growth cycle of animals, which was a good thing. But there were also drawbacks. Chicken raised with feed didn't have as many nutrients as free - range chicken.
It all depended on personal choice.
Yuan Tiantian had done her homework with Si Mo before making this decision. This egg grass was not only good for the hard - working hens but also for all the poultry on land, including pigs that hadn't been raised yet.
According to Si Mo, the nutritional value of egg grass was high enough to fully meet the needs of these poultry.
Moreover, the poultry fed with this grass had excellent meat quality. Of course, the hard - working hens were of a non - edible breed, so their meat couldn't be considered delicious. However, the eggs they laid were truly amazing.
As for ducks and geese, they wouldn't lay as many eggs as the hard - working hens. They would only lay one or two more eggs than normal domestic ones.
Their size, needless to say, would definitely be bigger.
As for the flower crabs, the system hadn't provided any available feed for them yet, so they had to find their own food in the river for now.
However, Si Mo said that the food the flower crab seedlings needed was limited. For now, the edible plankton in the river was enough for them.
Yuan Tiantian had done her homework with Si Mo before, so she knew all these situations.
Of course, after ten days, when the flower crab seedlings grew a bit bigger, the food in the river might not be enough.
Yuan Tiantian thought that since the food was still enough for now, she wouldn't feed the flower crab seedlings with things from the current world.
She wanted to see if the system would provide relevant feed ingredients within these ten days. If not, she would figure it out later.
Anyway, the flower crab seedlings wouldn't starve to death within these ten days.
This was the little plan in Yuan Tiantian's mind.
However, Qian Jin didn't know all this, so he looked at Yuan Tiantian with a puzzled expression.
"Little boss, what about the flower crab seedlings? Do we need to feed them every day? What should they eat?"
These three questions were the most important ones on Qian Jin's mind at the moment. The grass was for the chickens, ducks, and geese on land. What about the flower crabs?
Yuan Tiantian hadn't said anything about the flower crabs.
"Don't worry about the flower crab seedlings for now. They can find food in the river by themselves for now. There's enough food for them."
"I'll see later. I have a plan in mind. Don't worry."
Really?
Hearing Yuan Tiantian's words, Qian Jin looked at her with a complicated expression. He always felt that Yuan Tiantian was raising these creatures blindly.
He had never heard of seedlings not needing to be fed separately. Wouldn't they fail to grow?
"Little boss, I'm really afraid that you'll incur losses with this method."
Qian Jin thought for a moment and then said this to Yuan Tiantian. Although this sounded a bit inauspicious, Yuan Tiantian's way of breeding seemed different from what he had seen and learned.
Hearing this, Yuan Tiantian burst out laughing.
Then she reached out and patted Qian Jin on the shoulder.
"I'm glad that you can think this way. But don't worry. I have a plan."
Yuan Tiantian could tell that Qian Jin was sincerely trying to remind her and didn't want to see her farm incur losses. That's why he had kindly reminded her several times.
Yuan Tiantian felt extremely relieved to have such a responsible person in the farm.
Seeing that Yuan Tiantian was insistent, Qian Jin didn't say anything more.
The three of them went back to check on the poultry. Yuan Tiantian saw the hard - working hen that the system had given her. It was wandering around leisurely in the pen, followed by a group of chicks. It looked very imposing.
"It lays a lot of eggs every day. So I have a request. Send the eggs here once every two days. It usually lays eggs at lunchtime. You can send them here at the latest when you close at noon."
"Later, when these chicks grow up and start laying eggs, you may need to come here once a day."
This hard - working hen laid about six eggs a day, at least four and at most eight. So, when all the hard - working hens grew up, if the eggs weren't sent here every day, Qian Jin might not be able to store them all.
Qian Jin readily agreed, but he thought to himself that no matter how many eggs a hen laid, it couldn't be too many. Three eggs a day would be a high - yield hen.
The next day, when he went to collect the eggs and saw those huge, white eggs, he was completely shocked.
This hen had laid seven eggs at once!
They were so big. The smallest one was twice the size of a normal egg, and the biggest one was almost three times as big.
At that moment, Qian Jin only had one thought in his mind: What kind of magical hen was this?
Now he understood what Yuan Tiantian meant.
Qian Jin was really itching with curiosity. What breed was this chicken?
If he had had such poultry before, he wouldn't have incurred losses in his breeding business!
The little boss was really amazing. The poultry she found were all top - notch.
It was just awesome!