🍃August Hatch-a-Long🍃

[FortCluck]

I found some mayo the other day and it was vegan, but they want $8.99 for it so I never got it. I forget what flavor it was.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I found some mayo the other day and it was vegan, but they want $8.99 for it so I never got it. I forget what flavor it was.

Yeah some of the fancy mayos are super expensive lol

 

[Sadness Child]

Has anyone here had experience with Kemanner brand of incubators. Here is the link to amazon of what I am looking at. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089QFCR5...pY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

 

[Vantic]

Has anyone here had experience with Kemanner brand of incubators. Here is the link to amazon of what I am looking at. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089QFCR5...pY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU&th=1

That is what FortCluck was warning you about.

She likes the farm innovators, I didn't. I have a cold basement, she has a warm house.

I was thinking about what you are requesting and thought I'd ask some questions to make sure you can do what you are thinking? (I hope that is okay, I don't know your experience level).

How many eggs can you collect in 5-6 days, this is the number you should hatch. I'm working on a plan like yours, except I will hatch that many per week. So I'm building another incubator that will cook over 200 eggs. The idea is to fill one level per week, so every Thursday (for example) I have chicks hatching. The public (at least where I am) can't wait three weeks for anything. So I will make sure they know that every weekend I will have fresh baby chicks for their pleasure.

If you want to build your own, you can easily do it. There is wiring and cutting involved, but the mechanics behind it are simple (I can help you if you are not in a hurry). If you are not handy, then I recommend buying one.

If the room you are hatching in is over 70 degrees all the time, then the Farm Innovator 4250 is rock solid (not for me) and the Nuture Right 360 are both popular picks. the 4250 holds 41 eggs and the 360 (I believe) does 22 per batch.

Here is a picture of an 82 egg incubator that I made to learn on, it hasn't stopped since I finished it. It has two of the turners from the 4250 in it (only one in the picture).

 

[Sadness Child]

That is what FortCluck was warning you about.

She likes the farm innovators, I didn't. I have a cold basement, she has a warm house.

I was thinking about what you are requesting and thought I'd ask some questions to make sure you can do what you are thinking? (I hope that is okay, I don't know your experience level).

How many eggs can you collect in 5-6 days, this is the number you should hatch. I'm working on a plan like yours, except I will hatch that many per week. So I'm building another incubator that will cook over 200 eggs. The idea is to fill one level per week, so every Thursday (for example) I have chicks hatching. The public (at least where I am) can't wait three weeks for anything. So I will make sure they know that every weekend I will have fresh baby chicks for their pleasure.

If you want to build your own, you can easily do it. There is wiring and cutting involved, but the mechanics behind it are simple (I can help you if you are not in a hurry). If you are not handy, then I recommend buying one.

If the room you are hatching in is over 70 degrees all the time, then the Farm Innovator 4250 is rock solid (not for me) and the Nuture Right 360 are both popular picks. the 4250 holds 41 eggs and the 360 (I believe) does 22 per batch.

Here is a picture of an 82 egg incubator that I made to learn on, it hasn't stopped since I finished it. It has two of the turners from the 4250 in it (only one in the picture).

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Thank you for this, currently I have 2 GLW pullets, 1 BJG, 1 BA, 1 Japanese bantam that should be laying in the near future. I have a BJG rooster, and a Buckeye rooster.
Today I got 2 month old chicks, 2 Welsummer pullets, 1 Cuckoo maran pullet, and 2 SR Polish. Which means once they are old enough and regularly laying eggs that is approximately 39 eggs a week. Then I plan on keeping some of the children until I get a flock of 15 solid egg laying chickens and 2 roos

 

[Vantic]

Thank you for this, currently I have 2 GLW pullets, 1 BJG, 1 BA, 1 Japanese bantam that should be laying in the near future. I have a BJG rooster, and a Buckeye rooster.
Today I got 2 month old chicks, 2 Welsummer pullets, 1 Cuckoo maran pullet, and 2 SR Polish. Which means once they are old enough and regularly laying eggs that is approximately 39 eggs a week. Then I plan on keeping some of the children until I get a flock of 15 solid egg laying chickens and 2 roos

Unless I miss counted you have eight potential layers at the moment (didn't count the straight runs). I equate my egg production at 75 percent per hen (in season, I don't do lights and heat and such). 8 hens x .75 = 6 X 7 days = 42 per week (you are on the same track with 39), on a good week when the girls are "not in a mood". A week is a good period for collection, so if you have a warm room I think we know which incubator to buy.

 

[Sadness Child]

The only warm room is my room but my parents don't want me to have anything to do with living chickens in my room, I do not use lighting or heating to increase egg production never have never will

 

[Vantic]

The only warm room is my room but my parents don't want me to have anything to do with living chickens in my room, I do not use lighting or heating to increase egg production never have never will

Well in my opinion you need an incubator with a stronger heat source or more insulation if your environment is more like mine (about 60 degrees). To buy one that puts you into the 700 dollar range, the Sportsman 1500 series has 250 watt heat elements.

Where are you planning for the incubator to be? What is the environment?

 

[Sadness Child]

I live in New Mexico, so in the summer it is super hot, and in the winter it gets fairly cold.

 

[Sadness Child]

It will probably in the tack room of the barn we have