Monthly Archives: May 2017

Swimming, 10th May 2017

Posted on May 10, 2017 by james

I missed a day yesterday for reasons beyond my control, so back to the grindstone today with that same old Swimfit session, made up to 2.5km with front crawl. Although I’m not apparently getting any faster, I worked more on … Continue reading →

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Incubating eggs update

Posted on May 10, 2017 by james

Ok, so other things got in the way a little over the last couple of days, but we’re now four days in. I’ve just weighed the trays of eggs. Worryingly the Suro incubator is showing an RH value of 68% … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 8th May 2017

Posted on May 8, 2017 by james

Loads of time today, and a deserted pool for a change from last week. I attempted another repeat of “that Swimfit session” and whilst my swimming actually felt better, I was still no faster. I spent some time trying to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 5th May 2017

Posted on May 8, 2017 by james

Once again I was late getting to the pool and it was only a short public session anyhow. And not only that. When I got there the pool was absolutely rammed. I don’t think I’ve ever seen it so busy … Continue reading →

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Combining projects to make “Hatchcam”

Posted on May 7, 2017 by james

I’ve been idly wondering if I couldn’t combine my egg incubation project with a camera that I use for testing oacapture to record chicks as they hatch. I have some lenses that might be suitable and some cameras that can … Continue reading →

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Egg incubation humidity

Posted on May 7, 2017 by james

A day in, the relative humidity in my Suro 20 incubator is being reported as about 60% and it really ought to be a bit lower than that — nearer 52%. If I’ve done my research properly I reckon on … Continue reading →

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And they’re off!

Posted on May 7, 2017 by james

My eggs arrived safely so this Saturday I unpacked them to go into the incubators. I have one dozen each of Cream Legbar: White Leghorn: and Copper Black Marans: This is too many to fit into a single one of … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 4th May 2017

Posted on May 5, 2017 by james

The force certainly wasn’t with me today. Whole pool to myself for most of the session — I could have swum diagonally had I wished to, but it was a real struggle. I attempted that same Swimfit session again: 12 … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 3rd May 2017

Posted on May 3, 2017 by james

Another rushed swim, so again just 2,500m front crawl in the time available. I felt very sluggish today and a bit sniffly. Hopefully I’m not getting a cold. I want to keep things moving though. It’s all too easy to … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 2nd May 2017

Posted on May 2, 2017 by admin

I was very late leaving for the pool today so I just got my head down and swam front crawl for the remainder of the session, making 2.5km in the end. It was a bit of a struggle too. Even … Continue reading →

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