i replaced it with the identical lowes hot water thermostat that previously was in the inc. the previous one worked like a charm. i did not drill any holes in it and the replacement was put back in the same spot. they are acting differently. with the first one very accurate and the second one...
good morning everyone. yesterday my thermostat failed on me on day 15. i have a home made incubator i made out of an igloo cooler. we have used it before to hatch out eggs with zero problem.
last night i bought a new thermostat from lowe's and swapped them out. now my temps are running between...
thanks for the info. i will try to get a better picture of all three when i get a day off of work. going on 19 straight days today. might have next sunday off.
gary
i hatched out three EE chicks. they are now 12 weeks old. i made a homemade incubator and this was our first attempt and we were surprised how easy it was. anyway here is my question:
one of the three is very outgoing for lack of a better term. it is in an outside coop with the other two. this...
GOING TO WV SATURDAY
WELL WE ARE OFF TO OUR SECOND CHICKENSTOCK EVENT THIS SATURDAY. WENT TO SHARPSBURG A FEW WEEKS AGO AND HAD A TOUGH TIME GETTING WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. "SETTLED" FOR SOME SECONDARY CHOICES. ALSO BOUGHT TWO BIRDS THAT BECAME SICK WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS. LOST ONE AND THE...
NOW CHICKENS?
THIS WAS THE FIRST WORDS OUT OF MY IN-LAWS MOUTH WHEN THEY HEARD FROM MY WIFE THAT WE WERE BUILDING A CHICKEN COOP! "THEY STINK AND ARE NOISY. YOU WILL NOT KEEP THEM FOR LONG" WAS THE OBJECTIONS WE WERE HEARING FROM MY MOTHER IN LAW. WHO BY THE WAY GREW UP IN THE CITY OF...
just saw this thread. i have six EE eggs in my homemade incubator.21 days will be oct 23rd, so today is day 15. i candled them for the first time this past friday which was day11. it appears that two are not viable. and the other 4 have movement inside.
my wife is having surgery on wednesday so...
thanks for the replies. i wasn't trying to be a jerk, i was just looking for some simple answers. i have used the search engine but it comes up with a ton of reading which , honestly, i do not like doing.
thanks again,
gary
wow what detailed information! i am just trying to hatch 6 chickens eggs and now i feel completely overwhelmed! did anyone happen to tell the broody hen about all this?? i understand the details when hatching parrots and valuable birds. time is money.
i have been turning them a few times a...
new to this section. why doesn't everyone list their town as well as Virginia? makes it easier to distinguish if someone selling is near you.
just a thought.
gary
Brody's Broodello :
This comment reminds me of a quote I saw once
"The early bird get's the worm, everyone else just gets a bug in the end......."
The Wise Old Owl
if the early bird gets the worm then state in the flyers that "even though it starts at 9 am people here before the sun comes up...
riane'smimi :
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I went to it in June and headed back for this one.It is well worth the trip. Be advised though it's a two and a half hour trip maybe closer to three.Not hard at all to find. Get there early as there is a BIG turn out and you don't wwant to miss out.Last time I spent the...