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    How much grit do chickens need?

    As this old thread rises from the dead. ;-) Some general basic info.... Chickens need grit because they do not have teeth to grind down their food. When left to forage over a larger area, chickens naturally pick up grit in the form of tiny pebbles. They store grit in the gizzard and when the...
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    Original Rat Proof Chicken Feeder ( http://ratproofchickenfeeder.net )

    I thought this was the original style of a rat proof feeder, silly me ;-) All that’s needed to make this suspended chicken feeder is a bucket with a handle and tight-fitting lid, a stainless steel eye bolt, and a small square scrap of untreated wood or a cork. Drill a hole in the bottom of the...
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    Humidification systen working perfectly

    An older post with cleverly simple and inexpensive solution to a low humidity situation in a DIY incubator. The cheapskate in me loves it! The secret is to not create a potential fire hazard situation with the heat source and the electrical hookups deserve respect too. Just like real estate...
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    DIY incubator heating

    That "flex wat" style heat tape is an inspired way to repurpose reptile heat tape to hatch eggs. it makes perfect sense to me .I'm sure that it is relatively simple and easy to set up and would be oh-so efficient. A brilliantly simple and safe hot spot free heating element.I like it. :-) K :-)
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    DIY incubator heating

    I like to use the heat generating Edison style filament incandescent E17 sized "smallish" bulbs in 25 and 40 watt which are commonly and affordably available online and are often used and marketed for use in/repair of "Lava Lamps", for one particular bulb application example. I use an...
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    Light bulb types for incubators?

    I use cheap by the half dozen online 25 and 40 watt Lava Lamp bulbs. :-) https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/incubator-light-bulb-life.1431605/#post-26618408 K :-)
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    Incubator light bulb life

    I like use heat generating Edison style filament incandescent E17 sized "smallish" bulbs in 25 and 40 watt which are commonly and affordably available and are used in "Lava Lamps" for one particular application. 6 for under 10 bucks usually. The 25's are great if you've been cycling on and off a...
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    grapefruit seed extract

    The Dr. Well links in this older post are broken and mis- directing to an adult site in China. :-( Dr. Andrew Well is very knowledgeable expert in naturally sourced medicinals and has been researching for many decades presently. His comments: Grapefruit seed extract (GSE) comes from the seed...
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    Farm Innovators 2250 Modifications

    For a quality plug and play quick little fan hack, google on up "AC Infinity Multifan" for various sized fan options with a 3 speed rheostat built into the 6 ft. USB cord. I believe most hobby styro style incubators use fans with cfm's under 20 cfm, down to 10-ish cfm's which is too low and...
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    Best thermometer? Hygrometer?

    I love my Govees and the max/min records they provide in particular. I like the ones with the onboard read-outs. I've bought them in three packs for aboutThirty-ish dollars. These have proven to be very accurate and reliable. It turns out my digital incubators lie to me constantly. ;-) :) . K :)
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    Adding a custom fan to still air incubator

    A very low cfm fan (10- 20cfm) sized at 60x60mm x25mm-ish thick, in a 12volt-2 wire type puter' muffin fan wired into a JST-PH extension connector will then plug right into the appropriate existing connection hole in a little giant still air incubator model 9300. This is common size fan with...
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    Best plug in thermostat?

    Hello 12 year old post and the times have certainly changed. :) It is now easy to find a quality, sensitive to a tenth of a degree f° plug-in thermostat that you can easily monitor and adjust from your phone, or use voice (Alexa , google, app) to control/ set. This particular B-N link WiFi...
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