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

[Phage]

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I think it works on motion sensing. it is just super super sensitive, so that even a chick heat-beat causes enough motion to be detected.

Probably better than candling for the egg (but not as much fun)

 

[Sally Sunshine]

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I think it works on motion sensing. it is just super super sensitive, so that even a chick heat-beat causes enough motion to be detected.

Probably better than candling for the egg (but not as much fun)
I am sure, now if it had sound

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

GOOD MORNING, AND HAPPY HUMP DAY!! I HOPE EVERYONE HAS A GREAT DAY OF CAMEL RACING!!

Belated thanks, MC!!!!

Quote: Thanks - a bit better today. Weather system came thorough, I think that was it. I was holding my head very still, so now my neck is sore, but that'll work itself out...

2nd Goose egg is in the hatcher!!!

I get all my vicarious gooserz fixes thanks to you.

Quote: Well, if the women don't find him handsome, they can at least find him handy!

Just found out that NatGeo has ranked a hiking trail near me one of the top 20, world wide

FRANCONIA RIDGE LOOP/TRAVERSE, NEW HAMPSHIRE

Hiker: Jonathan Waterman, author, photographer, adventurer, and activist
In His Words
The Franconia Ridge knife edge in New Hampshire is not technical—and I can think of many steeper knife-edge trails where a slip equals a quick ride to eternity. But once on top, if you catch the trail in isolation early or late in the year, its miniaturized flowers and intricately placed stone steps (to keep you from trampling the fragile flowers) offer a glimpse of alpine worlds otherwise found far away from the well-trammeled White Mountains. As a boy, I knew of no headier experience than this trail. —Jonathan Waterman
Length: About 9 miles
The Details: Yes, the trail is popular but, as Waterman points out, it also offers a chance to hike high in alpine tundra just a few hours from Fenway Park. Don’t be fooled by its close proximity to civilization, though—this walk in the sky gains elevation fast, climbing 3,480 feet in four miles.
Once on the famed knife ridge between 5,260-foot Mount Lafayette, 5,089-foot Mount Lincoln, and 4,760-foot Little Haystack, it serves up 1.7 miles of exposed hiking, which can be a radiant stroll in sunshine among alpine wildflowers or a harrowing retreat from lightning and whipping winds—all depending on the quickly shifting mood of the White Mountain weather.
There is some civilization on the route in the form of the Greenleaf Hut, which was built in 1930 by the still quite active Appalachian Mountain Club. All in all, the trail is a rite of passage for adventurers as well as one of the most iconic hikes in the Eastern U.S.
When to Go: Midweek in the fall, when the crowds have abated and the autumn foliage is peaking
About Waterman: Jonathan Waterman launched his adventure career as a ranger in Alaska's Denali National Park, writing about a climb of the peak in the dead of winter and a circumnavigation hike around the park. From there, he embarked on even larger adventures, such as paddling the Northwest Passage, which was recorded in the book Arctic Crossing (Lyons Press, 2002), and following the Colorado River from source to sea to document the sad state of the waterway along with photographer Pete McBride. That trip became two books (Running Dry and The Colorado River), a film, and a National Geographic wall map. Waterman's latest book is Northern Exposures: An Adventuring Career in Stories and Images (University of Alaska Press, 2013).

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/adventure/trips/best-trails/worlds-best-hikes-dream-trails/

more pics here:
https://newengland.com/today/travel/new-hampshire/white-mountains/franconia-ridge-loop/

Can I come sleep on your sofa?

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@DwayneNLiz

Got the bunk bed thing put together and it's functional now. Need to finish sanding, painting and put the wood into place for the "headboards"

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Kid slept in it the last few nights, she likes it.

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As I said, still needs work, trim, paint, etc... but it's slowly getting there.

That is SUPER cool!!!! I would have LOVED to have something like that as a kid. Great job!!!

(You could paint it with chalkboard paint and let her draw all over it...)

@Sally Sunshine want to come tell me how to do my house? Please?!?

And mine next? You're blowing me away here...

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DH was working late last night so I got all the bator stuff up from the basement and washed it in the kitchen sink and felt very rebellious as that is not approved of.

By the time he got in "nothing" had happened

He also complains that everything in the kitchen is fair game as chick hatching/brooding paraphernalia

You never know, though I have to say apart from the incomprehensible lack of "passion" for anything chicken related he is pretty chill

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BUT then there are the ROAD BIKES - his latest bike is worth more than his car, and I can tell you mammal or as it is correctly spelt MAMIL* has a totally different meaning around here... there are swarms of them on the roads at the weekend - make that every day.


*Middle Aged Men In Lycra


Guess the chickens cancel the lycra AND I have to wash the lycra

- Ant Farm

 

[kajira]

Belated thanks, MC!!!!

Thanks - a bit better today. Weather system came thorough, I think that was it. I was holding my head very still, so now my neck is sore, but that'll work itself out...

I get all my vicarious gooserz fixes thanks to you.

Well, if the women don't find him handsome, they can at least find him handy!

Can I come sleep on your sofa?

That is SUPER cool!!!! I would have LOVED to have something like that as a kid. Great job!!!

(You could paint it with chalkboard paint and let her draw all over it...)

And mine next? You're blowing me away here...

- Ant Farm

They've already drawn all over it - but yes, I think my husband was planning on doing a chalk board wall.

 

[Phage]

Quote:
I think it works on motion sensing. it is just super super sensitive, so that even a chick heat-beat causes enough motion to be detected.

Probably better than candling for the egg (but not as much fun)
I am sure, now if it had sound

Now THAT could be a million $$$$ idea.

Maybe you should patent it before it gets stolen.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Now THAT could be a million $$$$ idea.

Maybe you should patent it before it gets stolen.

yeah sure

 

[BantyChooks]

Kristin- you got that right, it's the truth too.... Ol' Larry never woulda got hitched if handsome was the requirement.
Sunshine- INCREDIBLE! I love it all.

I forget everything else youse guys blabbered about.

 

[kwhites634]

Kristin- you got that right, it's the truth too.... Ol' Larry never woulda got hitched if handsome was the requirement.

Sunshine- INCREDIBLE! I love it all.

I forget everything else youse guys blabbered about.

That's probably for the best

 

[BantyChooks]

Everybody see Ralphie's interview?

Also, did everyone see that despite him teasing me mercilessly on my interview I remained mostly civil in replying to his?
(Ralphie, I expect the cheque Wednesday.)
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/1165422/byc-member-interview-duluthralphie/0_20#post_18337766

 

[Phage]

Kristin- you got that right, it's the truth too.... Ol' Larry never woulda got hitched if handsome was the requirement.

Sunshine- INCREDIBLE! I love it all.

I forget everything else youse guys blabbered about.