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  1. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    8:20 Check that the thing has been working all night. Play with thermostat 9:00 let it sit for an hour to see what it does/ 9:45 decide it's working well enough. 9:47 set mutt eggs from assorted hens and frankenrooster. It has begun....
  2. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    9:21 Plug it in and let it run all night to see how it holds up. Clean up all evidence that the piano was defiled. Try to contain Styrofoam explosion in kitchen. Dream of lil' chickies.
  3. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    I was hoping I'd find them when I cut the light fixture too short. I've got the hygrometer calibrating right now... Where did I put that transformer??? 9:00 wire up and install PC fan. Tell oldest son to be quiet and go to bed (for the fifth time) 9:03 Do a search to see if the white wire...
  4. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    8:20 start search for electrical tape and/or splicer cap thingies. 8:43 continue search. 8:45 find wire stripper.
  5. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    7:45 search for white extension cord to sacrifice to cover my mistake. 7:50 tries to remember which end of cord to wire to thermostat...ribbed or smooth. 8:09 Very cautiously plug the thing in.... 8:10 We Have Light!!! MUHAHAHHA Muhahahhahhha!
  6. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    7:21 stop to change poopy diaper. 7:23 realize that wires are easy to connect when one twist the exposed ends into a bundle. 7:28 Realize grave error of oversight. Stop to think this thing through. 7:32 Blame oversight on lack of concentration due to kids. Resolve to continue when they're...
  7. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    Ok. Thanks. 7:10 finish wiring light to thermostat...carve out place for thermostat to live. 7:15 placate fussy kids. Turn on electric babysitter (TV). 7:17 realize wiring mistake....redo wiring.
  8. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    6:41 Warn older son to stop winding up little son. Pull older son off the top of the back of the couch. 6:43 Install hardware cloth fake floor. 6:47 Install light bulb guard. 6:53 Try and figure out wiring. Tell self it's not dangerous, nothing's plugged in. Accidentally cut the wire I'm...
  9. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    6:25 use the top of Husband's grand piano as workbench because he's out of town and I can watch the kids easier. 6:30 Stop to put on bandaid from where hardware cloth bit me. I was bleeding on the incubator...that's not the effect I'm going for.
  10. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    5:10 Place order in drive through. 5:20 receive order from JitB. Realize order is wrong (who serves a cheeseburger with no cheese?) Go inside and get new burgers. 6:00 get stuff at Home Depot 6:12 feed wrong burgers and uneaten fries to grateful chickens. 6:15 Finally start to build incubator!
  11. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    cleaned kitchen counter hoping to find it under the crock pot. Find $200 in uncashed checks instead. 4:45 heading out for Home Destroy, I mean Depot. Going to eat Jack in the Box for dinner because I'm sick and salt sounds good.
  12. FrenchHen

    Incubator Journal

    3:45 Decide to finally build one. Locate Omaha Steak cooler and thermometer/hydrometer. Discover that the thermometer needs a battery. 3:50 Discover that Husband (who is away for the weekend) loves to store stuff in old Home Depot bags. Tear house apart looking for parts purchased 2 months...
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