A farming master in Stardew Valley

Chapter 259 Chapter 258 Chicken and Bat

"as you wish."

Mani smiled and nodded, then carried a cage into the chicken coop. A moment later, she came out with a cage full of chicks and handed them to Leon.

"I have specially selected the eight healthiest chicks. You can take them back to your chicken coop. If any disease problems arise during the breeding period, you can always come to me and I can help you cure them for free."

"How much?" Leon took the cage and asked.

"200G each." Mani gave the quote.

Leon gasped when he heard the quote. He only paid 16G for a whole broiler chicken from John, but now a chick from Mani costs 200G. This price really matched Robin's description, highlighting the word expensive.

Although a chicken costs 800G in the game, the prices of other things are also very high. For example, an ordinary egg can be sold for 50G, but in reality, five eggs bought by Leon from Joja are only 2G. The price of a chick can buy 500 eggs.

"Are you surprised? This price?" Marnie couldn't help laughing at Leon's expression. "I think you must have bought eggs at Joja's supermarket, so you think this price is too outrageous, right?"

"Yeah." Leon nodded. He was an honest man. And since Mani could still laugh knowing that her chicks were sold at such a high price, it was obvious that she was very confident.

“But do you know how much the eggs from my ranch sell for?”

Sure enough, Mani did not hide anything. She asked Leon very proudly and explained without waiting for Leon to ask further questions.

"5g each! And that's just for the most ordinary quality eggs. If you take good care of them and let these hens lay larger, rounder eggs, the price can even go up to around 10-12g each. If you come across a giant egg, it can even go for 50g. And adult hens will lay a fresh egg for you every day."

At this point, Mani said to Leon with a serious expression: "Leon, it's not only farmers' high-quality crops that are sought after. The same is true for high-quality poultry output. Although the effect is not as good as high-quality crops, consuming high-quality meat, eggs and milk can also provide a good guarantee and increase the body's health."

"This isn't comparable to the mechanized farming methods at Joja's farms. After all, each chicken at Joja's farm can produce 3-4 eggs per day, but at the cost of sacrificing nutritional value and shortening the hens' lifespans. There's a huge difference between this inhumane production stained with animal blood and production with respect and care."

"I see." After listening to what Mani said, Leon immediately understood where Mani's confidence came from.

After all, with the existence of high-quality crops, it is understandable that there are high-quality animal products. No wonder the Junimos ignored my previous attempt to use a specially selected large egg bought by Joja for sacrifice. It seems that the little apples also look down on Joja's inferior products that only care about quantity and not quality.

"So, you still plan to buy these chicks?" Mani confirmed to Leon after explaining the value of the chicks she provided.

"Of course." Leon nodded, then took out 1600G bills and handed them to Mani.

After receiving the money, Mani immediately handed the cage to Leon: "You can take the chicks back home in the cage. When you start preparing to build a barn to raise cattle and sheep, I will have to drive to the farm for you." "That's for the future."

With that, Leon took the cage back to the farm and put all the chicks in his chicken coop.

Suddenly in a new environment, the chicks huddled together in the corner of the chicken coop the moment they landed, and Leon did not rush over to comfort them.

Instead, he left the chicken coop, went to the wooden house to get some wood, built a wooden fence to enclose the land near the chicken coop, and then entered the chicken coop with a handful of rice.

After sprinkling the rice in the center of the chicken coop, Leon clearly noticed that the chicks were attracted, but they were not brave enough to leave the corner to eat the rice.

Seeing this, Lyon was not in a hurry. He squatted beside Mi Li and watched the chicks. As time passed, the chicks seemed to have gotten used to Lyon's presence. Under the temptation of Mi Li, they began to slowly approach this side.

After the first chick that tried to peck the rice grains emerged unharmed, the other chicks also plucked up their courage and began to peck at the rice grains on the ground. After all the rice was eaten up, Leon slowly began to grab the chicks one by one and pet them.

Every chick that was caught resisted at first, but after Leon reached out and touched them twice, they immediately became obedient. As Leon became more and more skilled in stroking the chickens, soon these furry little guys gathered around Leon and started chirping and walking around him.

It was obvious that they had adapted to Leon's presence and began to like their new owner.

Seeing this, Lyon nodded in satisfaction, then opened the door of the chicken coop, closed it, opened the gate next to the door, and left the chicken coop circle which was still surrounded by a wooden fence.

Next, it depends on the efforts of these little guys. After all, Lyon can't accompany them all day. After they adapt to the new environment, Lyon only needs to ensure feeding and daily caressing, and he should not need to pay attention to other issues.

After leaving the chicken coop, Leon slipped into the cave and took a look at the growth of the mushrooms. After confirming that they still maintained vigorous vitality and could sustain the harvest every three days, Leon raised his head and observed the rock wall above his head.

Because before coming in, Lyon heard some special sounds. Looking up at this moment, with the help of the faint light hanging on the wall, Lyon saw three huge black shadows hanging upside down on the railing embedded in the top of the rock formation.

"Finally, some fruit bats have moved in."

Judging from the size of these big guys, Lyon was sure that these guys were the porters who could bring him fruits - fruit bats.

Fruit bats are the largest bats, and some species have a wingspan of up to two meters, which is much larger than any bat Lyon has seen before. This is also the main evidence for Lyon to identify these big guys that are hanging.

Although the fruit bats had moved in, not a single fruit was seen. Leon was no longer worried about this. After all, the tenants had already moved in, so why was he worried that they wouldn't pay the rent?
If these fruit bats want to live in a house for free, Lyon won't mind giving them a ride. In this way, the empty house can wait for the next batch of fruit bats that can bring them fruits and know the rules to move in.

(End of this chapter)