➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[ShrekDawg]

You can have Johnny 5 look alike that's at my house. He's a barred rock jersey giant mix. He's very friendly, I don't want to butcher him but that was his purpose. He's the only one left of the ones I hatched.

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Awww I love him!!

 

[Kiki]

@Kiki @BantyChooks

I think both of you could probably help me with this. I want to turn a mini fridge that I am no longer using into an incubator... What do I need?

I want to use this one as my incubator until lockdown and then I want to put the lockdown eggs into my farm innovator 4250

A sharp knife... To cut a window.
Some kind of clear stuff to cover the hole.

A light bulb socket or two.
Thermostat.



Find Banty's bator build article.

 

[FortCluck]

Awww I love him!!

He's so sweet, bit I'll either off him or sell him. He follows he everywhere and I always tell him to stop so I don't get attached

 

[Kiki]

Awww I love him!!

Hey...maybe you should practice butchering on him and cook your cat some meat.

 

[BantyChooks]

@Kiki @BantyChooks

I think both of you could probably help me with this. I want to turn a mini fridge that I am no longer using into an incubator... What do I need?

I want to use this one as my incubator until lockdown and then I want to put the lockdown eggs into my farm innovator 4250

I haven't used a mini fridge, so I'm not sure exactly how different it'll be from a cooler, but in general, you'll need about as much as follows:
Two light sockets with 40--60w bulbs
Two fans (I used 64 CFM)
A thermostat (digital or wafer)
An adapter for the fan
A sheet of insulation, for the back vent
A two by four, for the back vent
More thin wood for the back vent
Caulk
Plexiglass for windows
Sealant for windows (I used hot glue & duck tape)
An extension cord & a few bits to splice stuff together
Assorted wire nuts
Two sheets of plexiglass or similar (I used cutting boards) for heat baffles
Something to make racks inside (your choice)
I actually am trying to write up my most recent build right now. I just need to find the stupid photos that accidentally got corrupted and now only exist on BYC months back in my posting history.

I based my build on this. I changed it a bit to my specifications, since my thermostat required different wiring & I had different stuff on hand than she did.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...w-we-did-it-and-test-run-ready-set-go.861788/

 

[ShrekDawg]

He's so sweet, bit I'll either off him or sell him. He follows he everywhere and I always tell him to stop so I don't get attached

Aww sell him!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hey...maybe you should practice butchering on him and cook your cat some meat.

nooo!

I threw him out

 

[Kiki]

nooo!

I threw him out

Go get him.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Go get him.

I don’t wanna dissect him

But I might toss him into the woods somewhere.

 

[FortCluck]

Hey...maybe you should practice butchering on him and cook your cat some meat.

That would be a good idea