Incubators!! We don't need no stinkin' incubators!!

[horsejody]

With this heat and humidity we could hatch eggs in the middle of the driveway!

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Agreed! Only they might cook!

 

[pbjmaker]

My daughter felt bad for the broodies and made them an "air conditioner". They weren't even sitting fully on their eggs they were so hot.

She put a frozen two liter of water near them then ran extension cords out to the coop and placed a small fan blowing on the bottle. They have finally quit panting.

 

[Biddieacres]

Good girl! I like that idea!

 

[cjeanean]

She needs to come make us an air conditioner! Forget the chickens, it's the HUMANS that are dying in the heat....No A/C sucks!

 

[walkswithdog]

Am I the only person so OLD that I know that Ice + Fan = Swamp Cooler?

It was how you got air conditioning before air conditioning was invented... Isn't anyone else old enough to remember this??? omg

 

[pbjmaker]

Quote:
No - I know what a swamp cooler is. I'm the one who gave her the idea.

Cjeanean - I'm sorry you don't have air - we don't run ours much but when its like this - it goes on.

I brought the baby ducks inside yesterday during the worst part of it.

 

[Critter Crazed]

Haha I was just thinking the same exact thing. We have air conditioning- luckily. Sorry for those of you that don't! I walk outside and I'm like WOW it's like a walk-in incubator!

 

[FaithAnn]

Now, it seems like we need incubators to keep the eggs cool enough - not to heat them up.

Right Now for
Mobile, AL:

Mostly Cloudy
100°F
Feels Like
107°F

 

[Chickenaddict]

LOL yeppers hotter then you know what out there for what seems like everywhere. Right now here it is 95 and climbing with close to 70% dewpoint definately optimal humidity for the last 3 days of incubation. Speaking of I am taking mine out of the turner tonight maybe i won't have to "up" the humidity then

The heat index is suppose to be 105 possibly higher. Im gonna have to dunk the flock in the kiddie pool