Post by @sundogplanets@mastodon.social

@sundogplanets@mastodon.social 5 hours ago

So the #FediverseChickCountdown was really a bust, only 7 chicks hatched (and I didn't post much because of fucking Reflect Orbital)

But those 7 chicks are SO CUTE. I reloaded the incubator, turned the temperature down slightly, didn't keep eggs for quite as long, and we'll try this experiment again. Tune in in 3 weeks to find out if I picked the right variables to mess with

(Farming is HARD. Biology is HARD. Orbital dynamics is so easy compared to this!)

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A small fluffy black chick with a poofy head, standing in green grass, looking at the camera.

A person's hand full of fluffy yellow, brown, and black chicks, under a heat lamp so everything looks slight red.

#fediversechickcountdown

Inc Hulk 🧪

@IncHulk@mastodon.green 15 minutes ago

@sundogplanets Maybe ‘candle’ the developing eggs (bright light behind egg, can see the embryo/chick long before hatching). Then you get quicker feedback on success rate.

Mugisha Phocit

@2003MugishaPhocit@mastodon.social 22 minutes ago

@sundogplanets Thanks for the sharing and hope everyone understands the risks that are involved in Agriculture.
However,we should learn how to solve them sustainably as we need food everyday

Katrien M Michiels

@kmmich@mas.to 35 minutes ago

@sundogplanets ah, but now you get to raise them in house and they'll get you as their mother! You'll have 7 inseparable birbs following you around... What brand are they? And could you add some Brahma to the flock? They're massive and they're the most sociable chickens I ever met...
Enjoy your new family!