Step one, was to establish a base for the coop.
We moved the gravel until we were relatvely level
Step two, we built the floor frame from some 2x6's
that we salvaged from the old barn we are tearing down.
Step 3
The floor is 8'x4'6", so we had to use two sheets of plywood to cover the frame...
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I'm sorry all. I didn't mean to offend anyone and the rolly eyes thing, I didn't know that it was that, I was looking for more of a smiley type thing. I feel more power to you, if you sell the eggs for that much. I was just curious. I once paid $60 for four Japanese Green pheasant eggs...
I'm sorry, But I'm not trying to be the devil's advocate here, but what makes these chickens worth $6.25 per egg? I don't get it. That is including shipping charges.
bandm
I just got my Hova-Bator last week and added this fan yesterday. I han't put the 12 volt power supply in this photo yet but I have it in there now. I am running it now for a test and it seems to be doing well. I have the fan running so that the air is being pushed upward.
bandm
I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Leyland B. Hayes (Noted Authority on all kinds of fowl and hatching and raising). I asked him about the same problem with chicks going full term and dieing before hatching. He noted that too much inbreeding of the chickens can also cause this. Just my 2...
Here is one on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/BRAND-NEW-HOVA-BATOR-INCUBATOR-1602N-1611-EGG-TURNER_W0QQitemZ110355632629QQcmdZViewItemQQptZBI_Farm_Supplies?hash=item110355632629&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1205|66%3A2|65%3A12|39%3A1|240%3A1318|301%3A0|293%3A1|294%3A50
We picked up our Gold Laced Wyandotte chicks today paid for 8 and they gave us 10. The people are real nice at Mt. Healthy Hatchery in Cincinnati. We feel fortunate to have them close by. I highly recommend them.
Gold Laced Wyandotte
I flick the chick real hard on the back of the head with my middle finger and it instantly dispatches them. Not that I enjoy it, but sometimes it just has to be done.
bandm
let me tell you something about incubation temperature. I have hatched countless thousands of pheasant and quail eggs, a few hundred chicken and duck eggs. I have had temp. ranges as much as 98 deg. to 101 deg in my incubators. I have never had a real catastrophe with any hatches in this range...
Thanks for the link. I checked it out. They look pretty much like the GQF Sportsman's Incubators. Looks a little better built though. I had 3 of them at one time and sold them on Eggbid. I am going to build my own. Probably end up getting some of the pats from GQF, but will design and build my...
Hey Wilds!
That's really nice work you did there! I had the same idea, but I haven't been lucky enough to find a small fridge or freezer yet. I am going to integrate an automatic turner in mine, but I will not be using the GQF system (way too expensive).
bandm
My chickens are spoiled also. I have a space heater with a built in thermostat hanging from the ceiling and the coop is insulated. I set the heater to keep the coop at just above freezing.
bandm