Diary & Notes ~ Air Cell Detatched SHIPPED Chicken Eggs for incubation and hatching

[silver1313]

Anyone remember I said I think my meal worm farm was screwed up!
Because it was all a zillion beetles?
well omg I think a few eggs hatched! those are baby carrots and sliced potatoes btw!

eww the earth is moving lol

 

[silver1313]

i have a stupid question lol i clean my bator with bleach and water solution and rinse really well ... is it gonna hurt anything if it still smells of bleach despite multiple rinses with very hot water

 

[ozexpat]

I used the hovabator thermostat - the digital one I took with me was a cooling thermostat.

Should I use the digital thermostat - (STC-1000) - it does not require a relay - the wattage is only about 120 - or 1 amp.

Here is the wiring diagram for the STC 1000. It has a cooling feature as well that can just be ignored.

 

[ozexpat]

i have a stupid question lol i clean my bator with bleach and water solution and rinse really well ... is it gonna hurt anything if it still smells of bleach despite multiple rinses with very hot water

not stupid

and No

It wont hurt anything

 

[Waffle]

Thank you! I am so happy about them! :0)

 

[silver1313]

Quote: ty oz ... now to just get the temp to hold steady again and ill be good to go ...

 

[silver1313]

everyone has such adorable chicks !!! makes me want even more lol

 

[ozexpat]

ty oz ... now to just get the temp to hold steady again and ill be good to go ...

make sure you have mass in the bator - a couple of zip locks of water - to simulate the volume of the eggs - it will make the bator more stable than heating and cooling just air.

 

[silver1313]

Quote: never thought of doing that ... good idea ... i usually just let it warm up and run and then get the eggs in ....

 

[ozexpat]

never thought of doing that ... good idea ... i usually just let it warm up and run and then get the eggs in ....

most heat spikes are 4-8 hrs after you put the eggs in - or after mass is heated - I find it more stable to do it this way.