Luo Yun didn't hide anything. He lowered his head and told all the current situation and problems of the chicken farm.
After listening, Li Hao's face was obviously more solemn than before.
Hong Linfeng said at the right time: "Captain, this is not the fault of Deputy Commander Luo."
"The drought is getting worse and worse, and the limited food supplies are not enough for the people to eat, let alone chickens and pigs."
"Under such circumstances, it would be great if Deputy Commander Luo could save the chicken and pig farms."
Political Commissar Wang Hong also rushed over after hearing the news. He thought Li Hao was very dissatisfied with Deputy Commander Luo's work, so he quickly said: "I heard that many pig and chicken farms in the base area have been closed down due to food shortages."
"Our garrison regiment has not only maintained them, but also produced a certain amount of output. This is really impressive, and Deputy Commander Luo has contributed a lot to it."
Li Hao shook his head and replied: "I don't blame Deputy Commander Luo. The situation on pig farms and chicken farms is getting worse and worse."
"It's caused by the environment and external factors. I still have this ability to judge."
"You are right. Deputy Commander Luo can save our chicken farms and pig farms so that the soldiers have the opportunity to eat meat and eat two eggs. This is already a great achievement."
"I was wondering if there is a way to improve the growth and egg production cycle of laying hens and increase their egg production without food."
"Materials in the base area are becoming increasingly scarce. Only by being self-sufficient can we ensure that the physical strength and combat effectiveness of the soldiers are not affected."
"It's difficult!" Luo Yunchang replied with a sigh of relief.
"I asked several intellectuals in the base area, and they told me that only increasing protein intake can shorten the growth cycle of laying hens and increase their egg production."
"And the only source of protein is grain."
"But what we lack most now is food. We can't take the soldiers' rations to feed chickens and pigs. That would be too much of a loss."
Li Hao answered firmly: "No, there must be other ways to increase the protein intake of chickens."
Then I started thinking about my memories of chicken farms in later generations.
"Earthworm..." Li Hao's eyes lit up and he shouted.
Seeing Wang Hong, Luo Yun, and Hong Linfeng all looking at him with puzzled expressions, Li Hao quickly explained.
"Political Commissar, earthworms are rich in protein, far more than grains. If our chickens eat some earthworms every day, their protein intake will definitely increase, their nutrition will keep up, and their egg production will increase."
"In addition, temperature and light will also affect the egg production of chickens."
"Now that the weather is getting colder, we have to find ways to increase the temperature and lighting of the chicken house."
Luo Yun thought for a moment and replied: "Captain, it's okay to increase the light and temperature."
"We can add a few coal stoves to the chicken coop, get some hand-operated generators that were captured from the little devils, and add some light bulbs to the chicken coop to increase the temperature and lighting of the chicken coop."
"As for feeding earthworms to chickens to supplement protein, it's too difficult."
"I know that chickens eat earthworms, but I can't guarantee that eating earthworms will not supplement protein. And I don't know if chickens will get sick or have problems if they eat too many earthworms."
"Also, even if eating earthworms is effective, we can't promote it on a large scale."
"There are too many chickens in the chicken farm. If one chicken eats ten earthworms a day, the total would add up to tens of thousands, and they are needed every day. Where can we get so many earthworms? It is not possible to mobilize the entire team.
"
Li Hao did not answer immediately, nor was he affected by Luo Yun's answer. Instead, he recalled the feasibility of this method in his mind.
The more I think about it, the bigger the smile becomes on my face.
Facing Luo Yun's gaze, he answered: "It's definitely not realistic to catch tens of thousands of earthworms every day, and there aren't that many earthworms for us to catch."
"But we can raise our own earthworms."
"Earthworms are not chickens. They don't need a lot of protein."
"As long as there is livestock manure, rotten grass leaves, soil, and water, and they are fermented well, we can breed earthworms on a large scale."
"And earthworms grow very fast and reproduce quickly. As long as we catch a sufficient number of earthworms as seeds at the beginning, they will be able to reproduce on a large scale in less than half a month..."
For Wang Hong and others, they had never heard that earthworms could be farmed and fed to chickens in large quantities.
Facing Li Hao, who became more and more excited as he talked, several people all showed doubtful expressions.
Li Hao didn't blame them and didn't explain much. After all, this was a method that only appeared decades later.
He made a decision immediately: "Listen to me on this matter. Deputy Commander Luo, please take out a hundred laying hens, mobilize the regiment and all the logistics staff to catch earthworms, feed them every day, and see if the egg production has increased."
Increase."
"If there are, we will raise earthworms ourselves to feed the chickens."
"You must be careful when feeding. Don't feed live animals."
"Earthworms must be cleaned, cooked in a pot, minced, and mixed with crushed leaves for feeding."
Take a hundred laying hens for an experiment, and even if something goes wrong, the loss to the defense team will be minimal.
This is a result acceptable to everyone.
Li Hao firmly believed in his proposal. After making the decision, he began to think about how to cultivate earthworms on a large scale.
In this era, earthworm farming is a new thing, and there is no experience to draw from.
The only thing Li Hao can do is to integrate the few memories in his mind, imitate the growth environment of earthworms as much as possible, and then breed earthworms on a large scale.
"Sun Jiawu..."
Li Hao thought of the guard company commander.
"Here!" Sun Jiawu, who had been waiting at the headquarters, strode in.
"You prepare a large wooden box for me, half a meter deep and one meter wide. Then go to a nearby villager's house to buy a load of fermented livestock manure and bring it back. Finally, bring back a basket of soil and two baskets of leaves."
"By the way, I'll arrange for another guard squad to catch earthworms in the vegetable field at the regiment headquarters. I want at least fifty of them, and they'll all be alive."
Sun Jiawu looked puzzled. He didn't know what the captain was trying to do, but he still answered readily: "Don't worry, captain, the guard company promises to complete the mission and get everything you want before dark."
In the horse pen specially set aside by the regiment headquarters, several soldiers under the command of Li Hao were pounding the fermented livestock manure, and others were pounding the leaves and soil that had just been collected.
After finishing, put everything into the box and mix thoroughly.
At this time, the yellow soil has turned into dark brown and looks particularly fertile.
"Put the earthworms you caught into it. From now on, the guard company will dedicate a soldier to keep an eye on the wooden box and water it once a day to ensure that the soil is moist."
"Then dig through the soil in the box in three days. I just saw that the feces you brought back have not been completely fermented. They will definitely continue to ferment in the soil, and then heat up and burn the earthworms inside."
"Turn it several times to keep the earthworm growth environment from heating up and keep it moist."
After explaining for half an hour, Li Hao left the horse pen.
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