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

[ShrekDawg]

@KDOGG331

With the type of incubator that you have, the more the temperature in the room fluctuates, the more the temperature in the incubator will fluctuate. In order to keep the incubator temperature more stable, keep the room temperature stable. Do not turn the room thermostat down at night and raise it in the morning. Set it for one comfortable temperature, cooler or warmer does not matter as long as you don't keep changing the thermostat.

Thanks! That makes sense! I don’t usually change it and it’s kept on the same temp but the problem is it just keeps feeling pretty cold in there so I kick it on but then shortly after it’s really hot so I turn it back “off” (not really off just back to what it was so it kicks off).

Right now it’s pretty comfortable at what it’s on but it’s so cold here I think it is making the room colder at night.

The problem is it seems like our heater is extreme and it’s either really cold or really hot with not much middle ground.

We don’t have central air or heat and the themostat doesn’t really have exact numbers in smaller numbers just big ones so I kinda gotta guess.

I think I might just leave it where it’s at and maybe it’s okay if it cools down somewhat at night?

The other problem is I usually sleep really cool I sometimes would prefer to just turn it off (though lately it’s been really cold so even I have it on haha) but if I sleep at my usual temp it’s not good for the incubator.

I'm thinking that her bator may do better in a room that isn't used, bathroom, with the door kept closed.

We use the bathroom a lot haha but we currently have a big table in the upstairs hall. I was thinking of putting it out there. It’s a little more stable cause there’s no heater or windows out there. The heat from the bathroom sometimes goes out there but it’d be a lot more stable and I wouldn’t have to obsess about room temp haha

The other option is my brother’s room but that’s freezing right now and it’s really bright. But I could turn the heat up a bit and leave it. No one ever goes in there.

The other option is my old room but that might be way too humid with the fish tank in there. Plus the fish like it cold so the heat’s off.

I think the hall might be best cause it’s pretty stable and I can’t mess with any thermostats haha but there’s no plug close to the table to I would need an extension cord which I don’t know is a great idea. But it’s stable.

Or the other room I could just avoid messing with the thermostat lol just set it to a specific temp and then it doesn’t matter if it’s comfy to me or not haha

Also the incubator has a Room Temp setting so I can set it to 65-70, 70-80, or 80-85. It’s at the lowest one right now but maybe I should change it.

 

[Mimi13]

I have to share this.
@Mimi13 did a fantastic job.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/possibly-an-internal-layer.1296674/page-4#post-21919276

Thank you very much.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I made a thread but don’t think I’ve officially posted this here yet but I got hatching eggs...

Just set them today

 

[Kiki]

Thanks! That makes sense! I don’t usually change it and it’s kept on the same temp but the problem is it just keeps feeling pretty cold in there so I kick it on but then shortly after it’s really hot so I turn it back “off” (not really off just back to what it was so it kicks off).

Right now it’s pretty comfortable at what it’s on but it’s so cold here I think it is making the room colder at night.

The problem is it seems like our heater is extreme and it’s either really cold or really hot with not much middle ground.

We don’t have central air or heat and the themostat doesn’t really have exact numbers in smaller numbers just big ones so I kinda gotta guess.

I think I might just leave it where it’s at and maybe it’s okay if it cools down somewhat at night?

The other problem is I usually sleep really cool I sometimes would prefer to just turn it off (though lately it’s been really cold so even I have it on haha) but if I sleep at my usual temp it’s not good for the incubator.



We use the bathroom a lot haha but we currently have a big table in the upstairs hall. I was thinking of putting it out there. It’s a little more stable cause there’s no heater or windows out there. The heat from the bathroom sometimes goes out there but it’d be a lot more stable and I wouldn’t have to obsess about room temp haha

The other option is my brother’s room but that’s freezing right now and it’s really bright. But I could turn the heat up a bit and leave it. No one ever goes in there.

The other option is my old room but that might be way too humid with the fish tank in there. Plus the fish like it cold so the heat’s off.

I think the hall might be best cause it’s pretty stable and I can’t mess with any thermostats haha but there’s no plug close to the table to I would need an extension cord which I don’t know is a great idea. But it’s stable.

Or the other room I could just avoid messing with the thermostat lol just set it to a specific temp and then it doesn’t matter if it’s comfy to me or not haha

Also the incubator has a Room Temp setting so I can set it to 65-70, 70-80, or 80-85. It’s at the lowest one right now but maybe I should change it.

Have you thought about your cat?
Cats like to jump up on thing right?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Have you thought about your cat?
Cats like to jump up on thing right?

Yeah, she’s been locked in the basement today.

I’ve visited her a lot though and our basement is pretty large and half finished so it’s not like she’s in a dungeon or cage ha

I might just keep her in the basement for the hatch or else just supervise her closely and put her down there at night or something. My dad works from the basement during the week so it’s not like she’d be lonely and I’ve visited her a lot. I do feel bad though despite the visits. I might just supervise her and put her down there when I can’t.

I’ve never seen her jump on this table before and she didn’t bother the incubator when I was testing it but you never know haha

I did move it to the hall before setting the eggs though so not like I can just shut a door and keep her out. But I’ve never seen her go on that table. She has no reason to. Nothing interesting up there and it’s quite high for her. She much prefers my bed haha

But I don’t want to keep her locked in the basement the entire hatch so I gotta figure something out.

 

[ShrekDawg]

No wonder I’m so tired

 

[Kiki]

No wonder I’m so tired

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You should have numbers like this EVERYday.
10,000 steps minimum.
If you don't then you aren't moving enough.

 

[sdm111]

Excuse me are you awake?

 

[Kiki]

Excuse me are you awake?



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The dog's eye.

 

[ShrekDawg]

You should have numbers like this EVERYday.
10,000 steps minimum.
If you don't them you aren't moving enough.

Then I’m definitely not moving enough.

I’m more talking about the miles/distance though lol that’s far!

And I wasn’t that tired really it’s just I didn’t realize how far I had walked. It was also a lot of uphill walking haha

I normally move nowhere near that amount it’s just yesterday I was walking a friends dogs and took them separately so two walks and the one I took on a really long one haha

Normally it’s well under 5000 steps. often under 2000