Posts by slick4591

We have had our onions in the ground about a month now and they are just now starting to show signs of growth. I too would put a lot of things on hold in order to take that trip. All the better you have a great house sitter.

Cute chicks! Hopefully some of mine will come close to those. Well, 41 eggs are in the bator as of 8 PM CDST. My only regret is I wish the Marans were much darker. Oh well, I gots what I gots.

Quote:Originally Posted by AmyLM I think he should too. He might not want to admit it... but I think hes falling in love with the chicks. He was away from home for two days this week and called back... not to check on me... to ask...

Hi! Made a stop in this thread some months back when I first joined BYC and got lost somewhere along the way. Anyway, I found my way back this morning and wanted to say hello...again. I'm raising Black Copper and Blue Copper Marans...

Anyone in Maryland, Kansas or Illinois better be checking their tickets.

Quote:Originally Posted by Debbi  Mornin' Slick   Sounds to me that temp range should be fine. This morning, I have one bator running at 32% and the other at 20%. The one that dropped to 20 has the Wheaten eggs in it, and they look...

Well, this morning I awoke to 65F and 98% and I figured the inside bator humidity would be out of sight. When I checked a few minutes ago the humidity was at 38% and the temp swing was from 98.6 to 100.2. I think I'll leave the temp...

Quote:Originally Posted by Debbi Slick ~  Once you get the eggs in there, it will help to stablilize the temp, once they warm up. Your temp flucuations don't seem that bad to me, but see what happens when you put the eggs in, and...

Quote:Originally Posted by Hens and Roos  At this point you are running it empty-correct?  Once you put the eggs in that might change your humidity and temp. swing as well.  Do you find that your temp stays on the low end or the...

It's 80F today and will fall in the mid 60's tonight. I can bump it up, but the upper end also goes up along with it. That's not so bad? I have only one vent hole that is in the back wall of the incubator. I can cut one in the top if...