EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[Gloryjasmine]

You what? Did you forget to finish your sentence?

Oops, just a case of fatfingeritis.

Ohhh ok funny ! Just making sure...

 

[kajira]

Where does all the energy come from??? I need just a tiny portion of these kids energy!

I know. Their energy seems to suck mine right out of me.

 

[BantyChooks]

Where does all the energy come from??? I need just a tiny portion of these kids energy!

 

[Chaos18]

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its okay, I got these two little buggers to hug. Okay, the cat isn't that little.

That one looks like she likes to laugh.

 

[campingshaws]

Where does all the energy come from??? I need just a tiny portion of these kids energy!

You!! It comes from you!!

 

[kwhites634]

I've wanted to do one of those underground pod houses to live in.

I read an article in Mother Earth News years ago about a man who wanted to build an underground house, which would normally be built into the side of a hill, everything but the south side under several feet of dirt, for insulation. Problem was, he lived in Illinois; not exactly the hilliest part of the country, so he made his own hill. He'd decided that a round or oval house was the most energy-efficient, so he poured concrete walls all around, except for the southern exposure, where the wall was glass. He formed trenches in the poured concrete floor to accommodate the plumbing & electric lines, which he then covered with plywood, flush with the floor, and rolled carpet over the whole thing. Whenever he needed repairs, he rolled the carpet back, lifted a few planks, and everything was right there. The southern wall was all glass, for maximum light transmission & winter heat. Outside, the whole affair was covered with several feet of dirt....5' or so underground the temperature is a constant 50+ degrees...no need for a/c. For winter, he had a small woodstove, vented through the roof. He'd also designed a ventilation system, but I don't remember the details.

He was interviewed after spending his first year there. With very little firewood usage, he was able to warm the house comfortably, thanks to the natural insulation on the exterior, plus the heat generated through the southern glass wall. He got hit with an Illinois blizzard, and couldn't get the door open to access his wood supply. The stove went out eventually, for lack of firewood, but the inside never went below the mid-50' until he was able to dig out (don't remember how he accomplished that). He said his only heating cost was $3 and change, for gas & oil to run his chainsaw. The only maintenance was having to mow the roof once in a while in the warmer months.

 

[Gloryjasmine]

Where does all the energy come from??? I need just a tiny portion of these kids energy!

Agreed! God bless all you wonderful,sacrificial mothers!! The world would not spin without you!!

And that should be a bumper sticker or a t-shirt

 

[BantyChooks]

I know. Their energy seems to suck mine right out of me.

 

[kajira]

That one looks like she likes to laugh.

she's a very happy child. actually, all 3 of my younger ones were always really smiley/happy kids.

 

[MommaHen2Four]

That is sooooo true! Never enough energy