PFC Chapter 465 Chicken Plague
Chapter 465 Chicken Plague
Before I got closer, I saw two old men, Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu, standing there dejectedly, not knowing what to do in front of five or six chickens lying on the ground, with anxious looks on their faces.
Wang Shan was digging a hole nearby.
"Here she comes, here she comes, Yuan girl is here." Liu Zhushan said excitedly.
The two old men and Wang Shan heard the sound and turned back at the same time, as if they had seen a savior.
"That's great, girl Yuan, please come and see what's going on." Uncle Wang retracted his frustrated expression and shouted to Xuyuan.
Xu Yuan was really puzzled. What kind of filter did she give them that made them so confident in her?
Thinking this way, I asked the question.
"You read a lot of miscellaneous books, so you may have seen the symptoms of these chickens. Girl, you can't hide anything at this time." Uncle Wang flattered her. After all, this girl knew so many things that they didn't know, so it was not surprising to hear one more thing.
"Come on, come on, stop talking nonsense, and come and see Xuyuan."
"Okay, I can't guarantee I'll know."
"It's okay, Yuan girl. I'm rooting for you." Uncle Liu nodded. If Yuan girl couldn't do anything, they would have to accept it. The county was in such a mess right now, they couldn't just go out casually.
Xu Zhi looked at the five or six chickens lying on the ground, lifeless, and felt it was a pity.
Xu Yuan glanced at the dead chickens, but unfortunately, she couldn't see any symptoms, and then she walked into the chicken coop.
Uncle Wang and others who were following behind also followed Xu Yuan into the shed.
Xu Yuan noticed that there was still a lot of leftover chicken feed in the stone trough on the other side. Due to the hot weather, there were already a lot of flies lingering around it.
These chickens are free-range on the side of the mountain. We have fenced in a rough area, not too big, so they can run around in that area. Even if there is a smell, it won't be too strong and the area is well ventilated.
It is surrounded by a fence, and there are a lot of vegetable leaves thrown inside.
"Yuan girl, look at the chickens in the chicken coop over here. They are all listless and don't like to move around. They keep their eyes closed and their necks locked. They are not as energetic as they were a few days ago. It seems that the chicken droppings they poop are also different from the usual ones."
"It's just like having diarrhea, with grayish white, yellow or green loose feces," Liu Zhushan added.
There was some meaning in these words, and several people present frowned slightly.
Xu Yuan took a look and found that it was exactly the same as what Uncle Liu described. He then looked at a chicken coop not far away and asked, "What about the ones over there?"
"The chickens over there look fine at the moment. I saw that sick people are separated from those who are not sick, so I thought it was the same for chickens. So I separated the sick chickens from the healthy ones." Wang Shan replied, touching his head.
"That's a good idea." Xuyuan praised.
Xuyuan called out Xiaojiu in his mind and asked it to scan what disease the sick chickens had.
It didn't take long for Xu Yuan to get the answer: it was chicken plague.
Fowl plague is an infectious disease of poultry caused by a virus. It cannot be transmitted to humans. Chickens, ducks and geese raised at home are the main targets of infection. It can occur all year round. No matter chicks or adult chickens, once one chicken in the flock is infected, the others will not be spared.
Fortunately, the animals raised here are mainly chickens, and ducks are raised in another area.
Xuyuan explained to everyone the diseases these chickens had.
"It's still contagious, so all our caged chickens won't be in trouble." Wang Shan asked anxiously.
"Fortunately, you found it in time and separated the sick chickens. Boil Andrographis paniculata in water and mix it with the feed or put it in the water. Feed it for a few days and see how it goes. Feed all the chickens, whether they are sick or not. Also, sprinkle some wood ash on the site here, and fumigate it with mugwort several times. Clean up the rotten chicken feed and put new ones in. Also, do not eat the chickens that died of disease this time." Xu Yuan reminded them one by one.
"Okay, I told you that girl Yuan had a way. See, I was right." Uncle Wang's frown relaxed and he praised Xu Yuan highly.
"By the way, tell the chicken farmers in the village. If they find that their chickens are in the condition you described, they must have been cursed. Take precautions early."
"Of course." Uncle Wang nodded in response.
The problem that had been bothering Uncle Liu, Liu Zhushan and Wang Shan for several days was finally solved today. They wanted to give money to Xu Yuan, but Xu Yuan persuaded them to take it back.
"Then let's do this. After these chickens recover from their illness and grow bigger, I'll give you a few." Uncle Liu thought about it and changed his mind.
"Yuan girl, please don't refuse. These are our gifts of thanks. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid we would have suffered heavy losses this time." Wang Shan echoed.
Xuyuan smiled slightly and nodded.
After resolving the issue at the chicken farm, Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi rushed home.
It was almost noon, and Guozi and many others were about to leave school.
"Sister, why are there so many bundled ferns?"
Xu Zhi was surprised when he saw four bundles of fern roots neatly stacked at the gate of the yard.
"What do you think? We didn't go up the mountain today." Xu Yuan smiled faintly and walked forward and pushed open the gate.
Xu Zhi slapped his thigh and said, "I know, it must have been sent by Brother Gu."
"Brother Gu is such a good man. This has saved my sister a lot of trouble."
Xu Zhi was very happy. It made a difference to have one more capable laborer in the family. Brother Gu did not look down on their family background.
"He is indeed a good man." Xuyuan said softly.
Gu Qinghan, who was still cutting hay in the woods, sneezed suddenly, and beads of sweat dripped down his forehead. He didn't care, and raised one hand to wipe the sweat. The sleeves of the clothes on both arms were rolled up to the elbows, and the exposed forearms were strong and powerful, with perfect lines.
"Qinghan, Qinghan, look what I found?"
Li Junyong on the other side suddenly shouted excitedly.
"Pheasant eggs?"
"Huh? How do you know? Did you see it too?" Li Junyong asked in surprise.
"My guess."
"Well, you guessed it, pheasant eggs."
Li Junyong replied, excitedly picking up the pheasant eggs carefully from the weeds. There were not many in the nest, only six.
Gu Qinghan and Li Junyong took advantage of their free time to set traps in places where pheasants might appear. The next step was to wait for them to enter the traps.
"Coo, coo, coo..." A burst of bird calls was heard in the forest, followed by the rapid flapping of wings. Gu Qinghan heard the sound as if the bird was flying towards him.