5th Annual BYC New Year's Day 2014 Hatch-A-Long

[ronott1]

I'm in! I have polish/leghorn mixes I will be setting! How fun, can't wait!

To the Hatch a Long!


That is an interesting mix. Do you have some already?

 

[SunnySkies]

Well, IF my Swedish Flower Hens will consent to lay IN the coop instead of in random places we can't always find, I'll break out the bator and play along.

 

[Scottyhorse]

Quote: I'll see if I can set one up today and see if the temps stay stable or not. If they don't, I'll get a thermostat.

 

[ronott1]

Well, IF my Swedish Flower Hens will consent to lay IN the coop instead of in random places we can't always find, I'll break out the bator and play along.

I is great to have you hatching with us!

I will add you to the list.

 

[Aphrael]

I may be changing or adding to the eggs I set.

I sent a message to the person who has the lavender orps near me, waiting for a response on whether they'll have any eggs available or not. Also found an auction for some beautiful ameraucana eggs and the seller is willing to arrange the collection and shipping time so that they should reach me on the 9th or 10th, so yay! Now I just have to win the auction for the little lovelies <looks for a big mean stick to scare away other bidders>.

Also contacted a seller who has SFH to see if they'll have any eggs available in the right time frame. So hopefully I'll have SOMEthing (or several somethings) to set on the 11th.

 

[Scottyhorse]

Looks like I will have everything I need besides the thermometer, humidity guage, and the thermostat. Would a thermostat like this work? How does it work? Do you hook it up to the light bulb or something?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-THE...440?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f187a56c8

 

[Aphrael]

Looks like I will have everything I need besides the thermometer, humidity guage, and the thermostat. Would a thermostat like this work? How does it work? Do you hook it up to the light bulb or something?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-THE...440?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f187a56c8

Yes, your lightbulb (or whatever your heatsource will be) is hooked up through the thermostat, so that it can turn them on and off. Lots of people use the water heater thermostats for incubators, but I'm the last person to advise you on hooking it up.

I tried one of those first and I guess I must have broken it or something because I never could make it work.

 

[ronott1]

Looks like I will have everything I need besides the thermometer, humidity guage, and the thermostat. Would a thermostat like this work? How does it work? Do you hook it up to the light bulb or something?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/GENUINE-THE...440?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f187a56c8

I have read that the thermostat sensor need to be fairly close to the heat source or the temperature will vary too much.

Good Luck!

 

[ClucksnDucksMI]

[IMG]http://www.smiliegenerator.de/s38/smilies-3435.png[/IMG] To the Hatch a Long! That is an interesting mix. Do you have some already?

I have some that will hopefully be hatching tomorrow! The Polish is the only rooster I have. Though I'm not a big fan of polish breads, I couldn't resist trying to hatch some eggs for the first time. Just happened my laying hens are leghorn! I was not sure if they were fertilized, but apparently Cletus the rooster has been doing his job! I have 13 in now

 

[ronott1]

I have some that will hopefully be hatching tomorrow! The Polish is the only rooster I have. Though I'm not a big fan of polish breads, I couldn't resist trying to hatch some eggs for the first time. Just happened my laying hens are leghorn! I was not sure if they were fertilized, but apparently Cletus the rooster has been doing his job! I have 13 in now

That is great!

Post pictures when you can please.