EDUCATIONAL INCUBATION & HATCHING CHAT THREAD, w/ Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs

[casportpony]

Hi!

-Kathy

 

[Chaos18]

Hi!

-Kathy

How goes it?

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Going okay... you?

-Kathy

 

[Chaos18]

Going okay... you?

-Kathy

Not to shabby.

 

[chicken hawk 33]

Now have three baby's it was shrink wrapped.looks like we lost the one egg from my flock and the sixth ayam cemani.now keeping a close eye on the other ayam cemani.really hope I have a pair atleasy

 

[kajira]

if it shrink wrapped, that means you opened the incubator during hatching???

 

[Beer can]

@mlm Mike


Hi, remember my tirade about Walmart?

Here's a short 3 minute video for you.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/walmart-stores-nationwide-closures-impact-small-towns-employees/

My tirade wasn't an indictment on those with no other choices but I have choices and won't go there.

I don't think I chimed in on your previous 'rant', though I did read it. Not many stores left in upstate NY, it's a economically dying state. Wal-Mart is about a half hr drive for us so it's not a go to place anyway, and as far as groceries go not any cheaper than local stores. I've saw even many small chain grocery stores close their doors in small towns around here recently, stores that have been open for many decades. People would rather travel to save a few dollars I guess. I don't think they're saving much, a couple local stores, one privately owned since '76 in the town I work (they also own the gas station) offer .5-.10cents off a gallon on gas for purchases, makes a big difference.
I hear you before on the Home Depot, Lowe's, don't seem to be hurting our local hardware stores that carry all the same supplies sometimes cheaper, many contractors still make all purchases there, our local one family owned for over 100yrs. I think it's mostly small time contractors and homeowners that do most of the big box shopping. Same with TSC, most farmer's don't go there. I thought the one they recently put in across from a decade's old feed store that offers all the same stuff TSC does was going to be hit hard. I'm sure it hurt but still see the place busy. I get my layer mash there for $10 a bag.
Chainsaws, lawnmowers and lawn tractors, equipment, all are at local small independent stores for the same $$ as the big box stores.
More people should shop around before they go make their purchases at big box thinking that 'sale price' is saving them money.
As far as clothes, electronics, 'stuff', not many choices here anymore. Many including us do a lot of online shopping now, cheaper.
I know a few people that work at a local KMart, I see that whole chain closing after Christmas, going by way of Jamesway and Ames etc. hopefully Sears can stay afloat. The majority of their stores have been operating in the red for a long time. A lot of bad business decisions there IMHO. Crappy economy probably doesn't help much.

I had to drive to Illinois to get my windshield replaced. Took almost 2 hours (3+ with drive time) and $240. They would have come to the house for another $40.

Their temps may have been high too. Low humidity also causes early hatch.
Professionals test their thermometers based on when the eggs hatch.
Most people don't realize how notoriously inaccurate thermometers are.

They are only supposed to be within 2F and that isn't accurate enough for hatching and most don't come close to that. I bought one from an incubator company that was spot on at 75F but 2F off at 99.
For that reason, I never do the ice bath thing for calibration.

IMHO, inaccurate thermometers is the No.1 cause of incubation failure. At least it has been at my house.

I just replaced a back windshield myself. Went for a 45min drive to a u pull it place for one for $35. My piano wire broke, been using it for yrs. Tried a cable, not enough bite, 2hrs later started getting MAD and hurrying, ridiculous, exploded the windshield and glass in my eye, had a wedding to go to so couldn't try another (didn't have to pay for it). Ended up going a hlf hr drive to pick one up already pulled for $75, couple hrs cutting out the old rubber seal from both car and window, $30 for a tube of the good window sealant, done. Sometimes I wonder if I'm saving $$ doing all my own mechanical work....

I think you've heard me say this, I work at a dairy plant. All cold storage thermometers are icebath calibrated against a state certified glass thermometer. All HTST probes are calibrated in a hot water bath at temp against another state certified thermometer. I don't see how calibrating thermometers in a ice bath gives accuracy at at 70degree or so warmer temps. If it did the FDA and State Agriculture Markets inspectors and the proper procedure would be just icebath. IDK? Guess it gets them close.
I just pray my incubator is close, I've only hatched once with it so far and it was good so I'll go with it :-D
See what happens this spring, will be using it a few times.

 

[Beer can]

Wow! Didn't realize my comment was that long on this little phone...
Sorry...:-D

 

[casportpony]

Wow! Didn't realize my comment was that long on this little phone...
Sorry...:-D

You did all that on a phone? I'm impressed!

-Kathy

 

[lovechicks1293]

Good night everybody!