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Maggie’s Motivational Pic Thread v2.0 - - New Rules - See Post #1

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I had a relative who was a Swiss manufacturer of watches and for a number of years he was the sole provider for Tiffany's. etc. He said that fancy expensive watches were jewelery.
They were not tools for time keeping.

I am not sure I would go that far, perhaps jewelry that can also keep time......and keep time pretty darn well. Not to turn this into a watch geek thread, but there are "mechanical" watches that are "fancy" but are also very good at keeping time. Things like the spring drive in seiko watches, they are IMHO a bit of a hybrid, uses the automatic part of a watch to drive a spring that charges batteries that run the watch.....is that a mechanical? To some yes, to others no, but it does keep very good time. The seiko on my wrist that really needs a service as it is just an automatic, it will loose about 20min per day, I have to check it against a clock someplace else from time to time a day. I love the watch but mechanical watches are mechanical and need service like any other mechanical.....thing. It is just the costs of those services can be a bit steep, and if parts need replacing that can harm the over all value of the watch to collectors.

"fancy" watches are a pretty complex area.......I think I could compare it to something like a budget AR next to a "fancy" AR, or RPR next to some of the rigs you guys have. It is the same kind of thing.
 
I have a staff of hundreds who spend all day following the chickens around with a little pillow and a roll of toilet paper. 😂

Seriously. Thanks for asking.

Gathering eggs for dozens of hens (me) is the same for hundreds or thousands of birds (my friends). I have had good luck using rollaway roost boxes attached to the portable coops to collect the eggs. It also helps keep the hens from getting broody. Here is an example:

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The chickens prefer to lay their eggs in quiet, dark places and if you provide that for them they will happily reward you by laying their eggs right where you want them to.

I don’t buy eggs. I sell them and charge $5/dozen. It takes about 10-15 minutes a day to care for the flock and I have more orders than eggs each week. In fact, I am giving serious thought to doubling the size of my laying flock in the spring.

I will be adding more Bielefelders as they work well for me here in VA. This is my breeding rooster:

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He is a badass.

Overall the key is space and stress management. Enough space for each chicken means happy, healthy chickens and awesome eggs and meat.


Nice looking hackle on that rooster and be great for fly tying.
 
That’s like saying that a Rolex keeps better time than a Seiko. I bet it’s never been off road except when it missed the driveway and drove on the grass.
And the dirt that flung up from that small patch of grass remained there unti
But you never see one on the trail. It's too bad, they wheel pretty good.

I once saw a G Wagen parked outside my business. Guy came out to get in it. I told him "Nice G Wagen". He said thanks. I asked him "You ever wheel it?". He didn't.
Precommon man.
Hell, most dudes with trucks have never actually put anything in the bed besides groceries (if that). Same concept applies to off-road vehicles. Most dudes with a 4x4 have never put it in 4WD.

On the off chance these guys do get them dirty in puddles on their way to PacSun, they leave the dirt on there for about a month. ...same goes for the ones with the upside down stickers. 😂
 
And the dirt that flung up from that small patch of grass remained there unti

Precommon man.
Hell, most dudes with trucks have never actually put anything in the bed besides groceries (if that). Same concept applies to off-road vehicles. Most dudes with a 4x4 have never put it in 4WD.

On the off chance these guys do get them dirty in puddles on their way to PacSun, they leave the dirt on there for about a month. ...same goes for the ones with the upside down stickers. 😂

Stickers? We don't need no stinkin' stickers.


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Drove it out. Only a flesh wound. The speaker bar fabric was the biggest casualty with a little tear. It was pretty slow motion.

You can see it on Motor Trend with their app. 4Wheeler TV Jeep Easter Safari Circa 2004ish. Second segment.