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Anyone wonder why the DHS has ordered 2,700 MRAPs for use by law enforcement? MRAPs are mine resistant ambush/armor protected vehicles that were designed to withstand IED blasts. There are 9 cities with more than 1 million people. If each is given 30 MRaps, then there is a total of 270...

I know there are a lot of people on here from many parts of the country. Due to some issues that have arisen, I might be looking to relocate to Wyoming. Anyone live there already?

Not sure if this has been posted. A specific model of the Brower Top Hatch has been recalled due to a potential fire hazard. Read this release if you have one of their incubators. http://www.browerequip.com/recall.pdf

I missed 3 White Rock roosters when I culled my flock this last Fall, so I ended up with a few too many White Rock roosters on my hands. These boys are 9+ months old. It is well accepted that certain breeds are genetically predisposed to aggressive traits. The White Rocks roosters that sired...

So Saturday was beautiful and really the first god chance that I've had to hop on the bike and go for a ride. I should have taken it a bit easier but strained my foot enough to get plantar fasciitis or inflammation of the plantar fasciitis. I had to buy crutches to even be able to get up and...

Ok, I know that I am not the only one with a birthday near Christmas. Statistically speaking, every person that you know has a 1:33.2 chance of being born 5 days before, after, or on Christmas Day. So, to those who fall into this category.. What was the best thing and the worst thing about your...

Having your wife bring your birthday kittens in to you to wake you up in the morning.

The thread on stocking up on food brought to mind a question that I always ask people who question why my wife and I stock up on food. What is the longest that you've ever gone without food. Like a total fast. Nothing but water. No juices, milk, etc... Sometimes in life you hit a spot where...

And what is the most interesting one that you've ever seen? A couple of years ago I caught a tree snake in our yard. It was pencil thin and the most beautiful shade of emerald green. It wasn't aggressive in the least. I had to show it to the family and even the non snake ones were amazed at...

With some ongoing unresolved health issues, most mornings I find myself felling all "blech" physically and emotionally. It's all part of getting along in years I suppose. What are some of the things that others here find gets the day off to a good start? For me... Going out to the let the...

I hate to say it because I know that so many areas of the country are undergoing devastating drought conditions, but we have had something like 3 days without rain in the last 3 or 4 weeks. We just got 2 1/2" on Friday and it is pouring again today with rain being forecast all week. If anyone...

I have had 2 hens go broody on me this Summer. The first one is my "Hen friend". She is content to be near me as long as I;m scratching up worms and bugs for her. She hatched out 6 chicks a month ago. My other broody is one of my biters. I gave her a set of eggs a couple of times only to find...

For a few years I've been dealing with some PVCs (premature ventricular contractions) and lately a form of SVT (supra ventricular tachycardia). In the last week or so the tachycardia had gotten worse and my regular doctor sent me to a cardiologist. I'm only 48 and I ride my bicycle whenever I...

I went out into one of my coops yesterday and one of my hens was all fluffed up in a nesting box. I thought "Oh great. A broody." So I shooed her off and collected eggs. This morning I again found her all fluffed up on a clutch of eggs. So I got a pencil and marked 10 for her and figured why...

I came home yesterday (day 20) and went to check on the eggs in my Brinsea Eco20. Lo and behold I was met by a bunch of clamoring fuzzy butts . What looked like 5 or 6 packed in there ended up becoming 11. then this morning it was full with another 10 and one egg pipping. It looks like I'll have...

So I've gone around and around with Top Hatch regarding temperature control of their incubator. They were nice enough to send me a new base unit with what I hope is a new design of their temperature control module. I finally got it adjusted where it was hovering in the 98 to 99 degree range. If...

I have 2 incubators. One is a Brinsea Eco20 with a turner and the other is a TopHatch. The Eco holds temperatures really well. The TopHatch can't hold a steady temp to save it's life. I've had a hatch out of each so far this year. The Eco20. 17 hatched of 24 eggs. Four eggs were clear. The...

I have a Top Hatch incubator that is notoriously bad for keeping stable temperatures. I keep it adjusted so that it doesn't get over 100 degrees so I tolerate an occasional dip down to 95. This last batch of eggs has been in there 21 days as of this evening doing the temperature swing thing. I...

A week ago we hatched out 17 chicks from our White Rock flock. They are typical chicks, prone to running, flapping, jumping, peeping, etc...The other morning I put some yogurt on my finger and dipped it in crumbles and some came to see what I had for them. I continue to do the same thing with...

Has anyone had any luck at all with a Top Hatch incubator? I bought one for my first incubator and had horrible results with it. I recently bought 3 incubator thermometers and drilled holes into the Top Hatch and used grommets to secure the thermometers. The ones near the top read a little...