California - Northern

[ronott1]

Does anyone know of a feed store in N CA that repairs incubators? I remember seeing one advertising it but I don't remember where it is. I borrowed a friend's Rcom King Suro 20 last summer. She had purchased it used and did not have success with it. I put 6 fertile eggs in it, babied the thing for 10days, and candling the eggs showed no signs of development. I thought maybe the humidity was off since that can be a problem with this incubator. I need to get it back to my friend so I took it out to play with it yesterday. I was a newbie with hatching when I borrowed it so I didn't pick up on some problems with it. The fan is not working and even though the temperature reading shows it at the correct temperature, the heating element is not working either. It is a nice incubator but doesn't heat. That sure explains why the eggs didn't develop! I would like to have someone look at it. Maybe it is a simple problem that can be fixed.

I do not remember the name but there is one in Ceres.

I think I see it on Craig's List sometimes. When I was reading up on incubators, some had trouble with the logic board--either the connection or the actual board. Some had a broken wire coming from it and others had a loose clip.

I would check that and contact rcom to see if they have a repair program or recall.

Good luck!

 

[PetRock]

I do not remember the name but there is one in Ceres.

I think I see it on Craig's List sometimes. When I was reading up on incubators, some had trouble with the logic board--either the connection or the actual board. Some had a broken wire coming from it and others had a loose clip.

I would check that and contact rcom to see if they have a repair program or recall.

Good luck!

Thanks, Ron! Wouldn't a recall be nice?

 

[OR4-hmom]

Has anyone trimmed their chickens to improve fertility?

My little orps have yet to give me a fertile egg and it was suggested to trim them down to improve my chances.

Since I hope to show the cockarel in Anderson I don't want to trim him yet and I'm afraid of bleeding. Probably a newby fear but still, why invite trouble. Some one else said they were going to pluck feathers out but I already know I couldn't do that.

Janet

 

[lualshannon]

Originally Posted by OR4-hmom

Up here wages are Nilla wafers and Graham Crackers for me. Pens look great, if only there was a way of sound proofing.

Hello OR4-hmom,
Professional sound proofing can be quite expensive. The best and low cost material for sound-proofing is cardboard egg cartons which absorbs almost all the sound waves.Years ago, when I had several parrots, had to resort to egg-carton solution where I covered the walls of the small bedroom with the egg cartons, and over that put curtains which no one knew what was under it. It worked wonders for me and helped save our sanity, as well as our marriage. When a South American parrot screams, the sound is deafening, and echos in one's brain.
My friend's brother who simply adores chickens and lives within city limits covered his rooster cage with it, and worked wonders for him. He just did not want to part from his rooster who was in the habit of crowing all night long in the garage. Eventually, they ended up with arguments with the neighbors, and when he was faced with a possible law suit with the next door neighbor, he built a big cage for the rooster; covered it with the egg cartons, and viola! peace & silence... Now, from what I hear, everyone is happy.
Well, commercial low price rugs on the walls works as well, but I wonder how it would work in a chicken coop..

 

[OR4-hmom]

The breeder pen I'm working on has a cinderblock wall opposite the coop. I'm going to try mounting the egg crate foam on the wall. They will not be able to reach it to eat it, but while they are in the coop it should be at noise level. My neighbors are so tollerant of the boys but that doesn't mean I can't try to keep the noise level down.

 

[Wishing4Wings]

Originally Posted by OR4-hmom

Up here wages are Nilla wafers and Graham Crackers for me. Pens look great, if only there was a way of sound proofing.

Hello OR4-hmom,
Professional sound proofing can be quite expensive. The best and low cost material for sound-proofing is cardboard egg cartons which absorbs almost all the sound waves.Years ago, when I had several parrots, had to resort to egg-carton solution where I covered the walls of the small bedroom with the egg cartons, and over that put curtains which no one knew what was under it. It worked wonders for me and helped save our sanity, as well as our marriage. When a South American parrot screams, the sound is deafening, and echos in one's brain.
My friend's brother who simply adores chickens and lives within city limits covered his rooster cage with it, and worked wonders for him. He just did not want to part from his rooster who was in the habit of crowing all night long in the garage. Eventually, they ended up with arguments with the neighbors, and when he was faced with a possible law suit with the next door neighbor, he built a big cage for the rooster; covered it with the egg cartons, and viola! peace & silence... Now, from what I hear, everyone is happy.
Well, commercial low price rugs on the walls works as well, but I wonder how it would work in a chicken coop..

Thanks for the ideas about soundproofing. We're legal for roosters, but I don't want to drive the neighbors (or my hubby) nutso if I decide to get one. Actually, I want to see if the neighbors will try putting some egg cartons around their hot tub pump, which is incredibly loud.

I see you're from Penngrove. We're very close, just up in Santa Rosa. Welcome to the thread. What kind of chickens do you have?

 

[cherylcohen]

Has anyone trimmed their chickens to improve fertility?

My little orps have yet to give me a fertile egg and it was suggested to trim them down to improve my chances.

Since I hope to show the cockarel in Anderson I don't want to trim him yet and I'm afraid of bleeding. Probably a newby fear but still, why invite trouble. Some one else said they were going to pluck feathers out but I already know I couldn't do that.

Janet

For sure, I have what seemed to be all the fluffiest butts in the chicken world. I plucked mostly, not trimmed

 

[cherylcohen]

Does anyone know of a feed store in N CA that repairs incubators? I remember seeing one advertising it but I don't remember where it is. I borrowed a friend's Rcom King Suro 20 last summer. She had purchased it used and did not have success with it. I put 6 fertile eggs in it, babied the thing for 10days, and candling the eggs showed no signs of development. I thought maybe the humidity was off since that can be a problem with this incubator. I need to get it back to my friend so I took it out to play with it yesterday. I was a newbie with hatching when I borrowed it so I didn't pick up on some problems with it. The fan is not working and even though the temperature reading shows it at the correct temperature, the heating element is not working either. It is a nice incubator but doesn't heat. That sure explains why the eggs didn't develop! I would like to have someone look at it. Maybe it is a simple problem that can be fixed.

If I know the unit, I had the same problem with the cord being tempermental ....I returned it to http://www.jmtdistributors.com, but after much hemming and hawing they confessed that there were issues with the units and was fixed with the new ones.

 

[PetRock]

If I know the unit, I had the same problem with the cord being tempermental ....I returned it to http://www.jmtdistributors.com, but after much hemming and hawing they confessed that there were issues with the units and was fixed with the new ones.

You looked at it for me, remember? The power cord to the humidity pump easily comes unconnected. But when everything is plugged in correctly, the pump works and the controls work but the fan and heater do not. It says that it is heating up and at temperature but it is really still at room temp. So, maybe the senser is bad or some wire inside is loose. I thought maybe the fan was bad but that wouldn't explain no heat. I think that I will send a message to rcom and ask them about it. It can't hurt to try!

 

[OR4-hmom]

You looked at it for me, remember? The power cord to the humidity pump easily comes unconnected. But when everything is plugged in correctly, the pump works and the controls work but the fan and heater do not. It says that it is heating up and at temperature but it is really still at room temp. So, maybe the senser is bad or some wire inside is loose. I thought maybe the fan was bad but that wouldn't explain no heat. I think that I will send a message to rcom and ask them about it. It can't hurt to try!

We have a mower and small appiance store locally that if I take the part in they test it to make sure it's good or bad before making me order a new one. They aren't incubator parts though, don't know if that's an option for you or not.