for those with lots of hatches at once, this looks like to be an easy way to keep track.
I tend to write thing down and misplace it .. or I can't read it.. or the cat pukes on the calendar :oops:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/free-egg-incubation-software-new-release.1235974/
at first there were some issues w/ humidity readings, they have since come out w/a digital reader.... there is a thread about it and a rep answers on it.
I like it because you can change what the room temp it is working off of.. The room I keep it in is usually 60-65 and I can tell it that.. and...
interesting.. i had to look it up, they use lamps for heat.. no electricity... http://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=ajar.2015.334.342&org=12
http://www.satnetasia.org/sites/default/files/SATNET-FS07-Mini%20Hatcheries.pdf
so what do we do with all these birds:eek:
I have hatched out 27 from the incubator and 4 hens have hatched out 39.. the boys are easy to send to camp, but don't have the heart to put the girls in freezer camp.. Worry how they will be treated if I sell them and use the excuse that I am waiting...
you can still get them online
https://www.amazon.com/GE-41032-12-75-Watt-White-12-Pack/dp/B00VEHG0FC/ref=pd_sim_79_6?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=YFVGKFPGXBV2V657VAE2
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/302374240708?vectorid=229466&lgeo=1&item=302374240708&rmvSB=true
I use an old stock tank, pine pellets (covered w/paper towels for the first week). I use a heating pad cave instead of a heat lamp. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/mama-heating-pad-in-the-brooder-picture-heavy-update.956958/
umm I bought an incuview incubator a couple of weeks ago ... and have been reading this thread ever since ... I have a feeling I am doomed to a new addiction. .. maybe I should run now .. this is my first time incubating
Temps seemed to holding well, ran it a few days and filled it up last...