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

[Fire Ant Farm]

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That sounds a LOT like my house. Crazy crazy stuff. When I bought it, part of the purchase deal was $4000 to get the electricity up to code and safe (somebody - NOT an electrician - had been messing around with do-it-yourself stuff in the main box, including extra wires that made the inspector go white in the face, and there were power cords draped between structures). And for one of the side "add on" rooms they had a hard time getting adequate ventilation, so they just cut a hole IN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, and cemented a window-type air conditioner INTO THE WALL. I kid you not. Gives "do it yourself" a whole new meaning.

- Ant Farm

 

[Pensmaster]

That sounds a LOT like my house. Crazy crazy stuff. When I bought it, part of the purchase deal was $4000 to get the electricity up to code and safe (somebody - NOT an electrician - had been messing around with do-it-yourself stuff in the main box, including extra wires that made the inspector go white in the face, and there were power cords draped between structures). And for one of the side "add on" rooms they had a hard time getting adequate ventilation, so they just cut a hole IN THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, and cemented a window-type air conditioner INTO THE WALL. I kid you not. Gives "do it yourself" a whole new meaning. 

- Ant Farm 

Now that's scary. It's pretty bad when it makes an inspector cringe.

Ok you beat me. The worse thing he did here was to run the 220 well wire across ground from house to the well about 200 feet. I mistakenly bought it as is. Found out later most things were done without permit.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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Not sure it's the kind of thing I'd want to "win" at, though. All KINDS of stuff was done without a permit here...

 

[dan26552]

Well, I got a LITTLE done this afternoon - not much, but not bad. But had a little excitement - I was in the back and saw a big shower of sparks coming from under the eaves of the corner of the house, accompanied by a big crackle and pop. It stopped then, and I went up into the attic, but it was too far toward the edge and I couldn't even see the area, much less reach it. No smoke. But I didn't want to chance it, so I called the fire department and explained the situation - they got here pretty fast, and I explained what I had seen, and they checked everything for heat and looked up into a gap into the area. And everything's cool. I apologized for bugging them, but they said it was good that I called just in case. (I just didn't want to wake up at 3am to the house on fire - it was the main "barn" house, but that's where the 2 week old chicks are, and also it's very close (about 5-6 feet) to the house where I Iive. 

Whew!

- Ant Farm

 

[dan26552]

So today was a good day. Traded my extra rabbit buck for two does AND my doe that was due had kits!!!!! e

 

[Pensmaster]

So today was a good day. Traded my extra rabbit buck for two does AND my doe that was due had kits!!!!! e

rabbit kits are always fun. We used to have some

 

[Pensmaster]

Not sure it's the kind of thing I'd want to "win" at, though. All KINDS of stuff was done without a permit here... 

Completely know the pain and frustration. Most of the neighbors know when I've found another thing he did.

 

[dan26552]

rabbit kits are always fun. We used to have some

Yeah! I used to have some too, now they're 3lbs. I've had 3 litters this year.

 

[Pensmaster]

Yeah! I used to have some too, now they're 3lbs. I've had 3 litters this year.

Breed like rabbits.

 

[dan26552]

Breed like rabbits.

Well in the past I've had the problem of them breeding like not rabbits