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

[BantyChooks]

Bye me one. I'll let you know if the thing works.

Yeah.... No, sorry.

I wish I was that young!   

Where is everyone?

GET UP!!   

 

[duluthralphie]

Yeah.... No, sorry.

 

[BullChick]

I wish I was that young!   

Where is everyone?

GET UP!!   

 

[BantyChooks]

Sorry..... Dozed off again.

I just want to sleep for a week straight...

 

[BullChick]

GOOD MORNING, MY FUZZY, FURRY, FEATHERY AND FUNNY FRIENDS!

 

[BantyChooks]

Mornin Abi

 

[BullChick]

"I put the hickey jigger on top of the other hickey jigger." I hope I didn't teach Duckling to say that.

 

[dan26552]

 

[BullChick]

@Ur-ur-ur-urrr First, we all miss you!!!
Second, I'm sharing your pitcher waterer instructions.
Here's a quick, easy, and inexpensive water container that's ideal for use inside of a brooder or coop. The water stays clean so it doesn't need to be changed daily, and there's virtually no waste or spatter, so bedding stays dry. This procedure can be used on larger or smaller containers. While I haven't attempted metal, they work great on most any plastic containers... as long as it's thick enough to provide a good seal on the threads. 
 
I previously had a Sterilite 2-quart pitcher in my brooder, but with a large number of chicks, it requires refilling every day. I bought a 1-gallon pitcher from a dollar store to make a new one with the extra horizontal poultry nipples I got from Amazon. Start by drilling 1/4" holes in three places (or how many you want) near the bottom of the pitcher, swap to a 3/8" bit to get the final size hole. Drilling a smaller hole and changing to a larger bit helps keep the plastic cooler so there's less melting and balling up of the plastic. Once the 3/8" holes are drilled, I trim off any burrs that remain, and give the holes a slight bevel since the nipple threads are tapered. Making sure the nipples are not going in at an angle, screw them in until they're almost flush with the pitcher. You don't want to screw them all the way down, or you run the risk of stripping out the hole! Once the nipples are installed, it's time to leak-test them. I've made several of these, and have yet to have one leak. 
 

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Quote: I'm here - Shhhhhhhh, not so loud. Woke up with a migraine, and it's still here.

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GOOD MORNING, MY FUZZY, FURRY, FEATHERY AND FUNNY FRIENDS!

Thanks, MC.

I guess I overdid it yesterday and Friday getting ready for the cats, have a roaring migraine this AM (I'm at the computer because lying flat makes it worse, with the pressure). I have to go check on all the chicks and change water, hope the coffee and pain meds kick in soon.

- Ant Farm