Recent content by vwight

Thank you again for getting back to me. I'm going to do as you suggest and not fuss over temps. I have one more question (if you don't mind): I read your longer essay about your hatching experience and I had a question about getting the humidity up during lockdown,. you said you put a paper...

Oh, sorry, missed your link above to your full experience. I'm following the link now. My biggest concern is getting the temp correct. one person I spoke with about the Brinsea said they are great and I can just set it and forget it...I will stick the hygrometer inside though to monitor the...

Thank you so much for getting back to me. that is the size of the one I have used in the past with my still air incubator. I put it in my Brinsea Mini (no eggs set yet) just to see what kind of reading I'm getting and it was like 5 degrees cooler on the floor of the incubator. So the Brinsea was...

Hi! I found this thread looking for tips on incubating with the Brinsea Mini II Advance. Can you tell me what type of hygrometer you used inside the incubator? And did you also put a thermometer inside too to get a temp closer to the eggs? I appreciate all your tips above about managing the...

Good morning! So, I've decided to invest in the Brinsea Mini II Advance incubator. I'm ordering it this morning. I've never hatched with it. (I've used Farm Innovator still air model for years with poor hatch rates so trying a new circulating air model). In the past I used aquarium thermometers...

I’ve never had much luck hatching with my Farm Innovators incubator. This year I want to try hatching in something new. I was told Brinsea makes a great product. The mini is pricey and for that price, I wish it held more than 7 eggs. I stumbled across the Nurture 360 but the last time I tried to...

Thanks so much for the tip. How do you participate in the buy/sell party?

Hi! I'm from the Hudson Valley! I lost a large number of chickens last summer to a coyote and I'm looking to restock this spring. I'm looking for hatchery recommendations that do a good job delivering to NY. Thanks so much!

Thank you so much for responding!

I read recently that if one plans to use chicken eggs for human consumption, it is recommended to use a dewormer a month before the chickens start laying eggs. Is this accurate? Are there other diseases or health issues that can make eggs unsafe to eat?

Hello, I'm new to hatching. This is my first time. My eggs arrive in two weeks. I just set up my Farm Innovators Digital Still Air Incubator (Model 2150) and am trying to calibrate the temperature and check for fluctuations. The good news is, the incubator is holding a constant temperature...

Hello, My rooster, Brewster, was attacked by a hawk today right next to his coop/run. He was actually wedged underneath the coop trying to escape while the hawk attacked his back end. I found the wound and it's stopped bleeding. I've washed it and disinfected with some essential oils...