Chapter 248 Sable Cage Breeding Plan
After tidying up the basic structural parts of the cage, Yue Feng made further arrangements for the mink cage.

First of all, when wild minks enter an unfamiliar environment, they must be protected. Otherwise, they will be completely exposed to people. Out of fear, the minks will struggle and flee frantically, hit the cage, etc. These behaviors will cause physical trauma to the female minks.

Secondly, the bare cage has no cover or shelter. At night when sleeping, the iron cage is cold and the mink has no insulation and is easily frostbitten.

So a simple nest inside also needs to be arranged.

Last but not least, the feeding trough for feeding the minks with water and food should also be placed in advance. These essential items for breeding cannot be neglected at all. Many times, success or failure depends on these details.

In fact, people who know how to train eagles will also have additional cognitive benefits when raising and taming other wild animals.

To give a very simple example, for ordinary people, wild rabbits are difficult to raise. Ordinary people who don’t know much about the matter say that rabbits are very irritable and will die of anger if they are caught for a long time.

But in the eyes of those who know the business, this is not the case.

The size of the temperament does exist, but it is only an inducement, not a determining factor.

The real determining factor is that hares are timid and when they are frightened, their bodies will automatically secrete a lot of hormones such as adrenaline.

The presence of these substances will put the body in a state of extreme excitement for a short period of time, enhance body functions, and increase the probability of escape for the owner of the body.

But the rabbit has been caught, and the excessive endocrine level cannot be metabolized and consumed normally. Over time it will cause damage to various important organs such as the heart and kidneys, which is the key to its life.

What to do at this time?
As mentioned earlier when releasing the hawk, take a small knife and make a wound on the rabbit’s calf to let out an appropriate amount of blood.

When bleeding occurs, the body’s defense mechanism will change, and the concentration of various secretory substances will be adjusted or diluted and decomposed, and the probability of the rabbit surviving will be greatly increased.

In comparison, the sable was braver than the rabbit. Yue Feng had no intention of cutting the little female sable to let it bleed. The continuous flapping of the big black eagle’s wings should have caused some internal injuries to the sable.

In this case, you just need to keep this little guy warm and provide appropriate light protection.

After Yue Feng entered the house, he rummaged around in the kitchen, took out a small bowl of water, placed a small shallow plate, and then found an old gray piece of clothing that the youngest child had outgrown but was reluctant to take off from under the closet.

The clothes were torn into pieces of cloth and then covered on the outside of the cage to block out the light. A paper box with buttonholes was placed inside and filled with scraps of cloth, cotton, bird feathers and other sundries to keep the cage warm.

Now, there is a sunshade outside, utensils for eating and drinking water in the cage, and a small nest for sleeping, hiding and keeping warm.

After Yue Feng checked carefully and confirmed that there was no problem, he opened the cloth bag, quickly grabbed the sable by the neck with his gloves on, and then carried the female mink into the chicken coop.

On the side close to the wall, Yue Feng left a small observation hole. After the female mink entered the cage, he immediately closed and locked the cage door.

Afterwards, Yue Feng stood there and quietly observed the condition of the little guy.

Most of the cage was blocked from light, so when the sable entered the cage, it was like being put from a small cloth bag into a larger “cloth bag”. After a brief panic, its emotions quickly stabilized.

It sniffed around, then circled the cage to adapt to the environment, and soon found the small nest in the corner that Yue Feng had made for it using a paper box.

After staying in the nest for a few minutes, the little guy came out again with a piece of grass on his head.

The little sable is very hygienic. When it finds something on its head, it immediately uses its two little paws to wash its face like a kitten. After a busy time, it has a preliminary understanding of its new “home”.

Through observation, Yue Feng discovered that this little guy should have some internal injuries. Every few normal breaths, there would be a slight coughing sound.

It is not known whether this influence is good or bad, but Yue Feng feels that the reaction of the little female mink is okay. Water is poured into the cage, and there is some sand chicken remains with minced meat and bones left over from feeding the eagle in the dish.

Yue Feng has done all the necessary preparations to the best of his ability. As for whether the little female mink can be raised, Yue Feng is not sure for the time being and needs further observation.

After Yue Feng finished the observation, he placed the cage containing the female mink against the wall of the warehouse.

The warehouse was relatively sheltered from the wind, and Yue Feng had laid a lot of straw under the cages and on both sides for insulation. There was also a small nest in the cage. These measures at least ensured that the ambient temperature for the female minks was no lower than that in the cave nests in the wild.

As for the rest, whether he lives or dies depends on the luck of this little guy.

After settling the new member of the family, Yue Feng was busy with a new job. The sable skin that had been skinned in the mountains still had a small amount of grease and fascia on the back that needed to be carefully repaired.

In the fur trade, this is called leather repair. Top-quality leather must be carefully repaired. If the leather is repaired too poorly, it can also affect the final rating and pricing.

Yue Feng found a wooden stick of suitable thickness, wrapped it with a towel, then turned the whole piece of leather over and put it on the temporary “leather repair mold”.

After fixing the mold and the large leather, Yue Feng clamped the temporary mold between his legs, then picked up a sharp skinning knife, and starting from the top, he carefully and precisely shaved off the details on the leather bit by bit.

This level of leather repair is probably only suitable for big leather. If it is yellow leaf leather or something like that, Yue Feng will just simply scrape it a couple of times to make it look passable.

But now, it took Yue Feng more than half an hour to complete the process of fixing and trimming this large piece of leather.

The leather after trimming has a smooth inner surface, without any grease, fascia, or meat debris, and looks clean and refreshing.

After Yue Feng checked again to make sure there were no omissions, he broke the straw into pieces with a wooden stick and filled it into the middle of the leather tube. After filling, he strung it with a thin wire at the position of the sable’s nose and hung it on the beam.

After ten days or half a month, when the leather tube is completely dry, you can take out the filling inside and then take the leather to the purchasing point of the supply and marketing cooperative for sale.

Yue Feng personally handled this large piece of leather from beginning to end. Whether it was the leather, size, or leather repair details, it was perfect.

Yue Feng was very sure that after this treatment by him, this piece of big male skin would definitely be rated at the top level even if it was graded using the strictest standards.

Yue Feng packed up the skin tube with satisfaction, and immediately took the skinning knife to pack up the five yellow-throated martens to take home.

Compared with the sable, the fur quality of the yellow-throated marten is much worse.

The fur of sable has a moderate ratio of down to long hair, and is excellent in keeping warm.

The skin of the yellow-throated marten has slightly more long hair, and relatively less short hair underneath the long hair. The supply and marketing cooperatives also buy this thing, but they can’t sell it at a high price.

But since they were all fought back, three out of the five had been shot in the head and neck, and their skins were relatively intact. Yue Feng decided to skin them all and clean them up.

If I can’t sell it at a good price, I’ll ask my mom to make a scarf for me or hook it up with cotton cloth to make a vest to wear, so I’ll be more comfortable when going up the mountain.

Here, Yue Feng patiently skinned the five yellow-throated martens bit by bit. After the skins were almost processed, he finally cut open the stomachs of the naked yellow-throated martens and took out their internal organs.

After the dogs in the yard and the house smelled the unique stench of the yellow-throated marten, they were very excited. Yue Feng was also very happy because he had a good harvest in the mountain today. He simply collected the edible offal for the dogs and gave it to all eight dogs. As soon as the food was released, the dogs, big and small, lined up, lowered their heads and ate.

Before they had even finished their extra meal, Xiao Tao and his two brothers, who had gone up the mountain to release hawks, came back one after another.

Seeing several cats of different sizes hanging on the shelf, with their skinned and gutted parts left, some larger than those of a domestic cat, Xiao Tao was immediately intrigued.

“Brother! What did you get back? Did you pick a badger again? It doesn’t even look like a head!”

Yue Feng smiled and shook his head: “It’s not a badger, a honey dog, or a yellow-throated marten!
The big black eagle was looking for sables high up, and finally found a small group of yellow-throated martens. They came back to report the news, and the black wolf followed and chased them. It turned out that these five yellow-throated martens wanted to hunt the black wolf, and when they chased back, I shot them all!
I was just tidying up the leather board and had nothing better to do, so I skinned this thing as well! You know what, it’s quite skinny!”

“Honey dog? This thing is not delicious! Last year, I followed my uncle and others to the mountain, and Xiaojie killed one. No one wanted it, so I finally took it home! The meat is sour, sour and fishy, ​​and it can’t be suppressed even with a lot of spices!” Xiaowen said at this time.

Yue Feng nodded: “I know it doesn’t taste good, but it’s still meat! If people don’t eat it, they can feed it to dogs!
Our four wolf-blooded dogs produce several pounds of meat every day. This stuff needs to be cleaned and divided, and then melted when feeding the dogs. It will be done in a few days!

By the way, you can go into the barn and take a look. Today, when I went up the mountain, the Great Blue Kites caught a large male sable! I have collected its skin!”

“Really? Where is it? Let me see!” When Xiao Tao heard that Yue Feng had caught the sable on the mountain, he immediately pushed open the door of the warehouse.

“The leather barrel is hanging on the beam. In the corner, in the cage covered with old clothes, there is a live female mink. This one was caught by the big black eagle. I want to try to raise it. If I can, I will try artificial breeding of sables!”

“Oh, and you caught it alive? It’s hard to catch this thing alive!”

Hearing what Yue Feng said, the friends immediately gathered around the cage and looked inside through the observation window that Yue Feng had deliberately left.

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