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Swimming, 15th May 2017

Posted on May 16, 2017 by james

I really wasn’t looking forward to swimming today. On the way to the pool and even through the first 800m or so I felt very tired. It may have been down to spending much of the weekend two hours drive … Continue reading →

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Incubating eggs, Day 7

Posted on May 13, 2017 by james

Having adjusted the incubators earlier in the week I’ve now weighed the eggs trays for a second time. The results for the Suro incubator give a loss of exactly 50g which is 4.4% of the original 1146g. The eggs in … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 12th May 2017

Posted on May 12, 2017 by james

Easy day today after the exertions of yesterday and given that time was limited. Just swam 2,100m front crawl concentrating on technique, though I have to admit to feeling a little tired and my arms were objecting a little. I … Continue reading →

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Swimming, 11th May 2017

Posted on May 11, 2017 by james

I had a “get in and swim front crawl” day today. And a worthwhile thing it was. I swam 2.5km faster than I’ve ever done before which makes me quite happy. I did another 500m swim down afterwards to make … Continue reading →

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Incubating eggs update update

Posted on May 10, 2017 by james

Having measured the incubator temperatures with a thermometer I trust, the Suro 20 reads about 0.1C higher than the thermometer. The difference for the Brinsea was closer to 0.3C (also higher), so I’ve turned up the temperature on that a … Continue reading →

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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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