in residence in our little pond out back. He moved in two years ago, even without Mckenzie "rescuing" him. I think that one's name is 'Snappy', too. My kids love animals. They're just not very creative in naming them. They have a black chicken that they call 'Blackie', and a brown one called 'Brownie'. 'Brownie' is okay; at least you can eat a brownie. I told them to change Blackie's name 'Blackberry Pie'. I won't feel bad eating a Brownie or Blackberry Pie for dinner, even if they have a few bones.The eggs are still cookin'; Day 5. You're supposed to be able to "candle" them at 7 to 9 days, so maybe I'll try that next week, just to see if I can tell which ones are developing into chicks. Candling is just holding each egg up against a bright light, so the light shines through it, and you can see what's happening inside the egg. You can tell if there's something growing inside, or if you have a dud.
Had a good day of soccer today. All our kids did exceptionally well, as expected. Everyone else's kids did very well, too. It must have been the rainy, gloomy day. They all had to run around a lot in order to stay warm. And most of them actually ran around in areas they were supposed to.
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Wow those are snappy names. We had a dog named Blackie. 2 of them in fact. It's so fun reading about your children.
Good luck candling. They won't be duds if nothing's happening, just breakfast, right?
Margaret, the only problem with your breakfast idea is that I probably shouldn't be eating eggs that have been incubating for a week at at 99 degrees F. There might not be a chicken inside, but who knows what else is growing in there?
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