~ 5th Annual Cinco de Mayo Hatchathon! ~

[Bryam]

I love it!!!

 

[freejpony]

Nibbles spent last night in the nest box, I think she is getting ready to stay broody. Her eggs are not fertile so she will be hatching ducks this year. Hope she won't kill them.

 

[feedman77]

I will be setting 54 turkeys for the hal tomorrow.

 

[gevshiba]

I overfilled my incubator with turkey eggs today. Collecting chicken eggs now.

 

[Arielle]

Of course you over filled the inculbator!!! Don't we all???

Still waiting for SG to get laying...

 

[gevshiba]

Of course you over filled the inculbator!!! Don't we all???

Still waiting for SG to get laying...

I've got 20 BR and 9 SS in the brooder, and 6 more SS eggs in the hatcher.

Hope your hens get with the program, soon.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

Got a question...
Has anyone built an incubator from a wine cooler *and integrated the digital thermometer/display*? I'm having a bit of difficulty; while I think I know a work-around - I don't want to waste time & effort if someone already knows my plan won't work...
It's kicking on, temps climb at a reasonable rate (49 to 82 in a bit over an hour in a cold greenhouse) - but kicking off at 82. I can't have that, LOL. I know the probe and display will register to 99, because it would with the compressor wired in - but it isn't going there with the lamp & fan. I'm guessing I just need to put the lamp & fan on a separate circuit.

If anybody has tried this - talk to me, please! I temporarily set 68 turkey eggs in the LG (one went in the Brinsea to replace a blood ring egg)

 

[Manningjw]

6 more days until the chicken eggs set date! I cannot decide how many eggs I am going to set... leaning towards about 36 so I have a good selection of chicks for colors I want.

 

[GerbilsOnToast]

6 more days until the chicken eggs set date! I cannot decide how many eggs I am going to set... leaning towards about 36 so I have a good selection of chicks for colors I want.

I thought it was customary to set the maximum incubator capacity, plus three...

 

[gevshiba]

I thought it was customary to set the maximum incubator capacity, plus three...

Shoot! I did plus 4. I never get it right.