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post #141 of 536
2/28/12 at 2:42pm

I wouldn't have thought of the hole in each section. Good idea. What size pvc pipe? My husband says he had 1/2 & 3/4 around the place. Too big, too little?

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post #142 of 536
2/28/12 at 3:13pm
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I wouldn't have thought of the hole in each section. Good idea. What size pvc pipe? My husband says he had 1/2 & 3/4 around the place. Too big, too little?


I used 3/4 PVC for mine just because that is what I had on hand. 1/2 should work too though.
 

 

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post #143 of 536
2/28/12 at 6:21pm



Yup same here.

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Lol...Mine is from the temps in the house fluctuating from the wood stove....idunno.gif We'll see what happens

 



 

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post #144 of 536
2/28/12 at 8:18pm

frow.gifHey everybody! I candled my eggs and have 36 eggs left from 41 I started with. I just hope I have a better hatch rate this time. I only had 12 out of 41 hatch last round. I am pretty sure my humidity was off. I have ordered a Brinsea Octagon40DX and it is due to be delivered on March 1'st. I can't wait. The still air incubators are okay but from what I have seen during research I should have a much less stressful spring and summer and even fall hatches! Ill post during the hatch which should be Saturday March 3'rd. Wish me luck! Three cheers for all of us to have successful hatch rates!

   I went from a few chickens for eggs to 30 standard and 10 banty chickens! Throw in a couple of wiener dogs( who love to roundup the birds!) and a Golden Retriever (who won't retrieve!) and lucky for me I have a very tolerant Husband and son! Semper Fi, oorah!!

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   I went from a few chickens for eggs to 30 standard and 10 banty chickens! Throw in a couple of wiener dogs( who love to roundup the birds!) and a Golden Retriever (who won't retrieve!) and lucky for me I have a very tolerant Husband and son! Semper Fi, oorah!!

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post #145 of 536
2/28/12 at 10:01pm

Just candled my 24 eggs. Had to remove a pure Cochin egg. Nothing inside. Same for one of my precious Silkie eggs. Started out with 25 eggs, down to 22. Hope this is the last I have to remove.

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post #146 of 536
2/28/12 at 11:08pm

Lol, so this whole time, I thought I had pure Cochins in the bator and apparently according to the ones that frequent the "Cochin thread" my only roo (posted somewhere on this thread) looks like an Americauna mix, or a Brahma. Smiley

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post #147 of 536
2/29/12 at 12:14am
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Lol, so this whole time, I thought I had pure Cochins in the bator and apparently according to the ones that frequent the "Cochin thread" my only roo (posted somewhere on this thread) looks like an Americauna mix, or a Brahma. Smiley



 th.gif Man, you are just getting it this time.... They'll still be cute big_smile.png A lot of mine are mixes...the next ones going in I hope fl.gif some will be pure

1 Weim,1 Pomeranian, 2 Cats,2 fish tanks, flock of 30(or so ) BLRW chickens,flock of Banties(Cochins,Showgirls,Greylegs and Silkies), Flock of Ancona Ducks (B&W,Lav & W),Flock of Mallards (Blue Fawn and Restricteds) 6 Muscovies, 3 Narragansett Turkeys,2 Geese(Toulouse), 2 Budgies,2 zebra finch, 2 Cockatiels.... and oh yeah, 5 great kids( 2 have flown the coop) and an enabling hubby   

 

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1 Weim,1 Pomeranian, 2 Cats,2 fish tanks, flock of 30(or so ) BLRW chickens,flock of Banties(Cochins,Showgirls,Greylegs and Silkies), Flock of Ancona Ducks (B&W,Lav & W),Flock of Mallards (Blue Fawn and Restricteds) 6 Muscovies, 3 Narragansett Turkeys,2 Geese(Toulouse), 2 Budgies,2 zebra finch, 2 Cockatiels.... and oh yeah, 5 great kids( 2 have flown the coop) and an enabling hubby   

 

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post #148 of 536
2/29/12 at 7:15am
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Only 4 more days until hatch day! Day 18 (lockdown) is tomorrow.

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post #149 of 536
2/29/12 at 7:33am

Yeah!  We'll have to see who hatches first!  I'm going to do a full candling today (so far none have exploded!) and check water for humidity.  This is my first time, so I hope I did things right!

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post #150 of 536
2/29/12 at 7:38am

so close, waiting is driving me crazy. one of mine is def. clear sad.png 2 are full of chick so I'm hoping they hatch. The other has something in there, but not sure if it's alive fl.gif. I have to wait until March 16th-18th for the duck eggs that I set at the same time.

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Loving wife to a crazy hubby and mother of 3 insane kiddos, 2 d'uccles (rip Iris and twin), 2 white rocks, a barred rock, an australorp, 2 nigerian dwarf goat babies, a pygmy goat, an angora rabbit, an american eskimo spitz and a lhasa apso/boston terrier and some fish.

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