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We're sorry, but the cam is on hiatus
If you've been checking here, you probably know that
the cam has actually been offline for some time. There are a lot of reasons for this, some including
the distance from the house that we're currently keeping the birds. The bad news is that it isn't going
to be getting better any time soon because we're moving our home, and so the cam is kind of low on our
priority list. We'll send out an email when the cam is back in operation.
Other online fun--
Orisinal games
This site contains a set of whimsical, engaging games that are also charmingly drawn and scored.
We like to visit them when we need a short break and a little gentle fun.
Other Flash games and movies
-
The Double Yolker. If you've every wondered
what happens to your egg when you take your eyes off it while it's boiling for 3 minutes, well...now you know.
Shared by the kind folks at Ocean Design.
- Raise your own virtual pig at SwineOnline-- really...we're serious...
Do you know about some other smallholding- or farming-related online fun?
Tell us about it, and we'll add it to the page & mention
who suggested it.
About the ChickenCam
We here at Eggschange enjoy our birds as much as you enjoy yours.
In fact, they are such a source of amusement and delight to us that we've put together
this remote camera so that we can keep an eye on their antics throughout the day. We thought
that maybe some of our members might get a kick out of it too. So with that thought in
mind, we present the ChickenCam.
The camera uploads a new image of our coop every 15 seconds or so, and your
browser is set to refresh every 16 seconds, so hopefully you won't get too many empty frames.
If you want a minimal window in which to watch the cam, click
here.
Our birds are pretty early risers in the winter months, with the lights in their coop turning on
at 2:30am. They tend to want to roost for the night by 4:30pm, so that gives them about a 14
hour day, long enough to keep them laying through the winter. So if you peek in around 4pm,
don't be surprised if you don't see too much, as many often fly up to the rafters for the night.
The tall structure toward the back, behind the hanging waterer, is a roost, and often you can
see a bird or two perched along the top. In the summer, we expect you'll be able to see them
longer in the evenings.
When the weather is not too bad, we open up the wire fence and the coop door and let the birds
come and go as they please. Obviously, when they are free ranging, there isn't too much to
see, unless one comes in for a drink or to lay.
Later, we'll get around to putting up some pictures of the "cast" of ChickenCam, but for
now, the roster includes:
- 1 Marsh Daisy (Prissy)
- 3 Appenzellers (unnamed at present)
- 2 Brahmas, 1 dark and 1 gold (respectively, The Professor and The Assistant Professor, or collectively "The Faculty")
- 2 Cream Legbars (Thing1 and Thing2)
- 2 Buff Orpingtons (The Weebles)
If anyone is interested in how we put this together, feel free to drop us a
line, and we'll
be happy to tell you how we did it.
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