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[HighNDryFarm]

There are lots of creative ways to add water to your bator without opening it. If you have a styrofoam one similar to a hovabator, you can use a bendy straw and a medicine syringe. Stick the bendy straw through a vent hole and let it rest on the wire. Then suck up water in the medicine syringe and hook it into the end of the straw and squirt.

For my brinsea, my friend Mary rigged it up for me when I bought hers. She connected medical tubing where the humidity pump goes in, then attached a syringe to the end. I pop the top on the syringe, pour some water in, then put the plunger Back in and squirt.

Both work really well.

The bendy straw and syringe is exactly what I did with my LG. I just had to watch it around the clock, every couple of hours during lockdown. If the Brinsea doesn't need to be monitored like that then I'm OK with adding water that way but I REALLY can't do that again. I own 3 businesses and can't take a week off to make sure everything goes right but on the other hand, these are living things and I also take the responsibility to heart and couldn't just cross my fingers and hope.

Still haven't ordered the darn thing....wanted the order in today and set eggs this weekend.

 

[Deerling]

So many great leads, thanks everyone!

(and yes, she knows the eggs can be expensive She just likes to hatch them herself. I think she wants 24, it isn't a huge scale operation.)

 

[chiqita]

Deerling, there are two shows going on up in WA.  First one is March 30th, the next is April 19/20th.  

Oregon sometimes hold Swap meets, usually twice a year but I haven't seen any postings so it is probably a few months off.  I haven't been to one so I have no idea on heritage or just hatchery stock.  Quite a few  people bringing birds to the swap also show.

Buying eggs at shows is fun! But get there early at California shows they go quick. But its a fun way to get eggs that are I. Better shape then shipped eggs.

The lady Ron got his blues that just hatched ships eggs too. She has a few orders then she is gtg. She's a doll, I love her.

 

[ronott1]

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Yes, Mahonri is probably getting them next week. She is great!

 

[ronott1]

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I have been resisting it but I have to say it--get the humidity pump! It is worth the extra money and I have no regrets getting it. The controller on the incubator monitors the humidity and runs the pump as needed. It is quite fancy and appeals to the nerd in me.

 

[redriver]

So exciting! We were getting snow in town too and now they're running tornado warnings across the screen! We live on a bluff overlooking the valley and watched the last one go by, it was quit an experience. I was bringing home chicks and ran out to the barn to put them in the brooder and couldn't get back to the house for 45 minutes while the tornado passed. Wind, rain, hail, lightening, thunder....very scary!!!! My husband was in the house videoing the tornado and answering the phone while everyone called to see if we were OK....when I got back in the house I was like "did you miss me? Wonder if I was OK?" LOL

I do love to watch snow fall. Do you have a nice red to sip on while you watch?

Wow! The furthest north (in California) that I've heard of tornadoes going was Oroville. Crazy that Paradise is getting them.

 

[gryeyes]

I have been resisting it but I have to say it--get the humidity pump! It is worth the extra money and I have no regrets getting it. The controller  on the incubator monitors the humidity and runs the pump as needed. It is quite fancy and appeals to the nerd in me.

Ditto. I have three Brinsea incubators with the humidity pumps, two Octagon 20 Advance EX units and a Mini Advance EX. You will not regret getting them!

 

[Happy Chooks]

It's easy in the brinsea. I think I added water 3 times during lockdown. The humidity pump works great (borrowed it once), but my DH doesn't like the noise it makes.

 

[Deerling]

Looking for honest feedback here... how many pictures is to much for you all?







My sweet duckies are a week old.

The Easter Eggers are getting huge!!


Tiny, she's a great flier

Calm Buffle

My favorite, Huckle

Novalee is a sweetheart

Half of the new babies (sorry the color is a bit off):


Lots of little Buff babies. I know we ordered three BOs, and I would be pleased if we ended up with more!


Yellow with a black dot on her back and dusting of black on her head, and feather feet. Ideas?


Another shot of her


Pure yellow little baby.


Yellow and silver with clean legs?


Silver and yellow with fluffy feet


All the buff babies.

Sorry again about the lighting! I'll get better ones tomorrow. And I'll do pasty butt check/pictures of all the darker colored ones later tonight, if baby goes to sleep. Mark has to work late and about every hour Malcolm (18 months) goes to the door and cries "Dada! Dada!" and then melts until he's lying face down screaming into the floor and blowing snot bubbles. Poor baby.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

We've been getting snow too.


Eeek, tornado's.

we got alot ourselves. my truck is stuck up the road and my wife got side swiped today

Wow! The furthest north (in California) that I've heard of tornadoes going was Oroville. Crazy that Paradise is getting them.

scary.