What is it like to be a male mother?
There is a bearded uncle named Alwyn Wils in the Netherlands, who is nearly 60 years old and loves to toss,
Through "technology and ruthlessness", I like to mention a good baby.
It's just that this baby is a duckling.
For as long as he can remember, Alwyn wondered one thing: Can I incubate eggs with my own body?
One day, when he was in a daze at the incubator, he found that the temperature required for the eggs to hatch was the same as his body temperature.
In that case, why not try to "give birth" to a duckling yourself?
Easy to do but difficult, the position of hatching is the first problem in front of Alwyn.
Lying down, lying down, sitting, it doesn't seem realistic.
Therefore, after many glances at his body, he finally aimed at his belly:
"For the first time in my life, I was glad I had a fleshy belly."
Once the hatchery base is found, a portable incubator is required.
He first took an unfertilized egg for testing and determined that the shell of the incubator made with a tape loop was just right.
According to the shape of the tape, I found a discarded flower pot to cut the base.
To ensure the safety of the eggs, he fills the incubator with a lot of soft foam until it can jam the eggs precisely.
Considering the temperature loss, Alwyn finally wrapped the incubator tightly with insulation.
The installation looks rudimentary, but the level of care of this male mother can be seen.
When everything was ready, he "borrowed" a baby from the mother duck to officially hatch.
If nothing else, they will be "honest" for a month.
Obviously, being a mother is not easy.
On the first night, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep, afraid that if he turned over when he fell asleep, his plan would fall through.
During the day, he is always nervous.
When drinking water at home, take a look at it; When I go out to buy vegetables, I can't help but take a closer look.
This cautious look, at first glance, thought that an egg thief came to the supermarket.
Before the child was born, Alwyn was already overflowing with maternal love, and the bathing time was compressed to ten minutes, and nothing else.
Three days later, he couldn't hold back, desperate to see signs of life.
Fortunately, the child is also very contentious, showing a shallow outline in the light.
The embryo grew rapidly, and on the seventh day, spider-like blood appeared on the egg wall, and the heartbeat of the duckling could be clearly seen!
On the night of the 29th, Alwyn in his sleep was shocked to see that his belly was changing, and when he turned on the light, the duckling actually broke its shell!
He excitedly pressed the duck egg to his ear, listened to the first movement of life, and showed a motherly smile.
I saw that the duckling first drilled a hole in its head, and then struggled outward, while Alwyn kept exhaling to keep it warm.
One person and one duck worked together to gradually complete the shell breaking ceremony.
After the success of breaking the shell, the mission of the male mother is not yet complete.
The next day, he prepared the duck's first meal for the duck - the fly meal!
After eating enough, the little one has more energy, and the road is still unstable and wanders around, but he is "born", what can Alwyn do in addition to spoiling.
This scene of "mother" cizixiao made netizens sigh: How does he look so skilled?!
In fact, it's not the first time Alwyn has been a "male mother."
Six years ago, Alwyn became interested in hatching eggs.
By chance, he bought a dozen quail eggs at the supermarket to see if he could hatch them with professional equipment.
As a result, under Alwyn's careful care, a quail really broke out of its shell, and the uncle excitedly named it Albert.
Albert is very active and full of curiosity about everything in the world.
As soon as it was born, it swirled around its shell, and when Alwyn reacted, the little quail actually ate its own nest;
In order for it to learn to bathe, Alwyn picked up the sand and greeted it to his face, and the child learned to enter the bunker;
Seeing that the child is smart and clever, Alwyn decides to take him to run for "President of the United States" and serve as a personal security guard to fulfill the family's dream of a system.
After Albert's dramatic life was posted online, father and son became an instant hit.
It also appeared in National Geographic magazine and became the most beautiful quail in the world.
But because quail had a short lifespan, Albert died within a few years.
In honor of it, Alwyn named the channel (A Chick Called Albert) after it.
Missing it, Alwyn also added many new members to the family:
Pete is a little rescued by Alwyn from the mouth of the cat who leads the household, and in order to rekindle its will to survive, Alwyn specially recorded the same kind of voice to give it a "single loop", stimulating it to open its mouth for feeding.
Pete, who survived, was not only physically fit, but also became a high-pitched singer, often holding solo "concerts" at home.
While visiting the pet store, Alwyn noticed a parrot egg that had been abandoned by the pet store because it was too small.
Not only did he take it home to hatch and take shape, but when it grew up, he brought a father parrot to let them know each other.
Raising a squirrel was Alwyn's childhood wish, and after meeting the red Japanese squirrel Aka, the uncle's heart was completely captured.
He patiently fed it little by little, and also specially made all kinds of nests for it to choose, which was really a princess-like treatment.
By coincidence, Alwyn meets a black-faced lamb cub abandoned by his mother.
He picked up the weak and helpless sheep cub back home and took care of it closely, and now "Sean" has become the most clingy baby in the family.
Rescue after rescue, bringing countless dying lives back to life in Alwyn's hands;
Soft stories attract 80 million viewers to witness the miracle of life together.
Rough and fierce in appearance but with a delicate and kind heart, Uncle Alwyn is also affectionately known as "Disney princess with a beard" by netizens.
Talking about his decades-long rescue efforts, he said that every encounter made him a new friend.
In his case, every animal has developed a deep trust and connection with humans, and the appearance of their hard life is tenacious and fascinating.
His original intention of founding the channel is only to let more people see the fragility and greatness of life, so that they can treat small animals more favorably.
As he said: every life deserves happiness, even if it is already lying on the shelves of the supermarket.
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