INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

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danielkbrantley said:
While I was feeding the chickens and opening their coop for the day, another chick hatched!

And Banty - yours are coming soon!
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Woohoo!! Thanks, I'm so terribly impatient. I'm used to hatching bantams, at slightly higher temps, so I usually get pips by day 18......

Breeeaathe, bubbles, breathe...... Only on day 20..... :barnie

Chaos18 said:
How about now?
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No. :hit

kwhites634 said:
Good mornin' Bubs, Chaos, Dax  :frow
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Good morning whites!
Chaos18 said:
:woot It seems like once they start hatching they go like popcorn.
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Very much so.

daxigait said:
:fl. Go chickies for Banti t me too. I had one I could see last night and lots of peeping. I left the flat nen Penny alone this morning (see CH it can be done).
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:fl
 
daxigait said:
I would love to know, and have bopinions an the best sharpening (wet) stone. @Chaos18 @ChickenCanoe
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Maybe ChickenCanoe can offer better advice on a wet stone than I can. I actually don't use one. If I need to just put a quick sharp edge or touch up an edge when using a knife for butchering I always use a good quality sharpening steel. I don't use high quality knives so if I need to use something other than the sharpening steel I'll just use any regular knife sharpener and then touch it up with the steel. I've heard good things about any of the Lansky Knife Sharpening Systems but have never actually used one.
 
Hygrometer calibration

Place a teaspoon of salt in a bottle cap or small cup and dampen it with a few drops of water (without dissolving it).
Carefully place the wet salt and the hygrometer inside a see-through container and close tightly. You can use a zip lock bag provided it seals well and you leave some air inside as well.
Let it sit for at least 6 hours and note the reading on the hygrometer without opening the container. The hygrometer should should read 75%. The difference is how much your hygrometer is off. For example, if your hygrometer reads 70% during the salt method test this means that to obtain the real humidity level you should add 5 points.
If you have an analog hygrometer, you can correct the reading. You will need to adjust the needle to the 75% mark by turning the screw on the back using a small screwdriver. Your hygrometer is now ready to be placed inside your incubator.
 
Chaos18 said:
Maybe ChickenCanoe can offer better advice on a wet stone than I can. I actually don't use one. If I need to just put a quick sharp edge or touch up an edge when using a knife for butchering I always use a good quality sharpening steel. I don't use high quality knives so if I need to use something other than the sharpening steel I'll just use any regular knife sharpener and then touch it up with the steel. I've heard good things about any of the Lansky Knife Sharpening Systems but have never actually used one.
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So what sharpening steel do you use?
 
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danielkbrantley said:
While I was feeding the chickens and opening their coop for the day, another chick hatched!

And Banty - yours are coming soon!
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Woo hoo!

kwhites634 said:
Good mornin' Bubs, Chaos, Dax
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Aaaaaaaaaand?

kwhites634 said:
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Good Morning, Abi. How are ya?

Get Chaos to tell you where he got that knife he has, made of carbon steel. I'm no knife expert, but carbon steel's reputed to take & hold the best edge
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How come I had to wait? I am ... Okay. I am not anything special. Sowwy.
I suddenly have a headache.

daxigait said:
I would love to know, and have opinions an the best sharpening (wet) stone. @Chaos18 @ChickenCanoe
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Me too. I have a knife sharpener and somewhere I have a sharpening stone. What is best?
 
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