The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 197 196. Lure the Turkey

On the way back to the ranch, David and Lin Feng encountered a large group of colorful pheasants.

David excitedly told Lin Feng that this is the famous turkey in the United States. During every major holiday, they will become the star of the dinner table, especially on Thanksgiving Day, almost every family will prepare a turkey to entertain their families. With friends, the turkey belly is stuffed with all kinds of delicious ingredients.

The appearance of these turkeys is very different from the chickens Lin Feng has seen before. They are burly, more than one meter long, and their tails are like a large tan fan. Although they are smaller than the peacocks, they look very tough. .

The turkeys showed strong aggression, especially the largest one. It made a sound like a drum, and the red tumors on its neck shrank and shrank, as if it was ready to charge at the enemy at any time.

Lin Feng asked curiously: "Are these turkeys wild?"

David nodded affirmatively and replied, "Yes, they are completely wild."

Lin Feng asked again: "How far is our pasture?"

David pointed forward and said, "BOSS, it's seven or eight hundred meters ahead. That's the southernmost end of the ranch."

Hearing this, Lin Feng's eyes lit up and he suggested: "How about we drive these turkeys into the pasture, so that we can have free turkey meat in the future."

David was a little surprised, "BOSS, are you serious?"

"It seems this trick won't work." David looked at the leisurely and contented guys and sighed helplessly.

In fact, there are some turkeys in the woods near Tranquility Lake, but not many. Instead, there are more mallards.

He remembered the deliciousness of the big turkey he had tasted at home during Christmas. The meat was tender, juicy and delicious. It was simply the best chicken he had ever eaten.

It is said that turkeys have a strong reproductive capacity, and Lin Feng plans to bring them back to the pasture to raise them free-range, so that after getting used to eating beef and mutton, they can occasionally change their taste.

"BOSS, let me try." David mustered up his courage and took out a huge net from his backpack, ready to show off his skills.

After several attempts, David was panting from exhaustion, but the turkeys were still swimming around leisurely and unscathed.

Lin Feng once learned in a book that turkeys are omnivores and have no resistance to delicacies such as corn kernels.

Lin Feng nodded and said: "Of course, thank you for the gift of nature. We keep them in the pasture, and they can be eaten and caught at will, which is very convenient. Otherwise, they would have to go out to hunt."

The turkeys were still feeding freely on the grass, not paying them any attention.

Guiding this herd of wild turkeys back to pasture is extremely challenging.

Suddenly I remembered that there were some corn kernels in my backpack, and I suddenly had an idea.

It was Lin Feng's turn. He understood that brute force alone could not succeed, so he decided to use resourcefulness.

Now, he's looking forward to tasting delicious food again.

He said it was for hunting hares.

But these turkeys are so alert that they will immediately flee as soon as someone approaches, without giving them any chance.

David was full of confidence, tiptoeing close to the turkeys, and then suddenly swung the big net, trying to catch them all.

Lin Feng was very surprised as to why this old guy carried a net with him.

Although Chinese people are not too keen on the taste of turkey meat, Westerners have a soft spot for it.

David looked at the big net in his hand in frustration and shook his head with a wry smile.

Tried several times but ultimately failed.

David couldn't help but swallowed twice as he looked at the group of turkeys that were leisurely digging for food on the grass.

He quickly took out the corn kernels and carefully scattered them on the path leading to the pasture, forming an attractive "golden path."

The two of them took a few steps back, hiding under the shade of a big tree, and watched the reaction of the turkeys with bated breath.

A brave turkey was the first to break the ice, swaggering towards the corn kernels and happily pecking at them.

Soon other turkeys followed suit, rushing to follow this "golden path" to the pasture. Seeing this scene, David and Lin Feng couldn't help but smile at each other.

This time the plan worked!

The two carefully followed the turkeys and escorted them into the pasture.

As soon as they entered the pasture, the turkeys seemed to have found a new home and began to forage leisurely on the grass.

David and Lin Feng took the opportunity to repair the fence to ensure that the turkeys had no way in or out and could no longer escape.

However, Lin Feng also knows that although turkeys usually walk on two feet, they can fly high and easily climb over fences when pressed.

But for turkeys, this pasture is their paradise.

There is no threat from natural enemies, and the food is abundant and diverse.

Coupled with the turkey's strong reproductive ability, the incubation period only takes about one month, and each clutch can lay more than ten eggs. It won't be long before this place becomes a paradise for turkeys.

Seeing the leading big turkey rising into the sky, both David and Lin Feng were surprised.

They didn't expect these wild ones to fly so high and far.

This also realizes a problem. It is not easy to really control these turkeys.

Lin Feng looked at the big guy flying in the sky and thought about his next plan.

Turkeys must not be allowed to breed indefinitely in the pasture, otherwise it is likely to cause damage to the ecological environment of the pasture.

"We have to find a way to control the number of these turkeys." Lin Feng said to David.

David nodded in agreement.

He is also thinking about how to effectively control the population without affecting their survival in the pasture.

The two discussed for a while and decided to adopt a regular trapping method to capture part of the turkeys and then sell them to the market, which could fetch close to two dollars per pound.

This can both control the population and increase the pasture’s income.

Among the animals on the ranch, the one that is most interested in this group of turkeys is the golden eagle.

The guy was hovering in the air, probably drooling with greed.

There are also wolverines, and turkey is also on their diet, but rabbits in the pasture can't eat them, so they usually don't bother to catch flying ones.

My parents had never seen such a strange animal before, and they were very curious.

Lin Feng gave the couple some popular science about the status of turkeys in the United States, as well as the differences between Eastern and Western life in this regard.

Dad wants to try it. He used to have clear soup and little water all day long when he was recovering from illness, but now he wants to eat something oily and watery.

My mother is worried that her vegetable garden will be ruined by these scary pheasants. There is a real possibility that Qi Qi will wander over one day and dig out the seeds in the soil and eat them.

And turkeys can fly, so a wooden fence won't do anything.

Lin Feng said hello to the wolverines and asked them to help take care of them, and the four Gouzi brothers were all qualified for the job.

Just as he was talking, the phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number. After answering, the other party claimed to be from the Montana Department of Agriculture and wanted to make an appointment with Lin Feng tomorrow.

I'm afraid it's not a good thing to have a "heart-to-heart" with myself at this juncture.

We made an appointment for tomorrow morning, I'd like to see what they want to talk about.

(End of this chapter)