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

[Akrnaf2]

not reading back but hi ho


Kid is still in pain after yet ANOTHER ER visit and Since thurs 750mg 4x day since!! 6 pain level
have call into doc for next steps.  I just dont get it

You really have some ingnyorants Doctors there!

 

[daxigait]

Heavy fog here..... Got a long drive to get to Munising this morning..... Gonna be a slow drive.... Hope the fish are biting.....

Be safe. And good luck.

 

[Akrnaf2]

When would it be good to start collecting my eggs to hatch

Whenever you get clean ones of the breed, size and color you're looking for. Just set them within 10 days of collecting. Keep them cool till set date.

With the larg end up!

 

[Akrnaf2]

Heavy fog here..... Got a long drive to get to Munising this morning..... Gonna be a slow drive.... Hope the fish are biting.....

Be safe. And good luck.

His good luck is the fish's BAD luck!

 

[kwhites634]

Quote: I didn't, but the rain blowing in under the porch roof got the towel all wet. I had to wait for the rain to stop, then let the wind blow-dry me.
You are really a hidden Nudist, aren't you?
Or a Master BS artist

 

[Akrnaf2]

 

 

 

 

Don't forget to leave your towel on the porch.

I didn't, but the rain blowing in under the porch roof got the towel all wet. I had to wait for the rain to stop, then let the wind blow-dry me.

You are really a hidden Nudist, aren't you?

Or a Master BS artist  

He could be a nudist too!

 

[kwhites634]

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He could be a nudist too!

COULD being the key word.
He could be a lot of things. The possibilities are endless.

 

[10AcreChick]

Hi all! I posted on here not too long ago that I was thinking of making an incubator from an old metal heater. Well, my awesome, talented DH made my dreams come true yesterday! I now have a wooden cabinet lined with 2 inch thick Styrofoam (with 1/4" vent holes around top, about nine of them) and with a inner box that has an intake fan to pull air in from the bigger box, and blows it out with another fan before a heating element. Got the wafer thermostat hooked up, showed a steady 99-100 degrees all evening! 40% humidity with NO water in the pan! Now, here's my question. The thermometer/hygrometer I am using is a cheap one from Walmart, the kind you just pop a battery in and let it work. The range is showing the high as 102 and the low as like 96, with the temp staying constant. Now, my husband explained to me what all that means, and to only pay attention to how steady the main temp number is. But I would like to buy one that keeps the tenths of a degree and cycles the high and low more often (I think this one keeps the high and low until you reset it or it goes higher or lower). I think it would help me tweek the wafer thermostat more accurately.

Any recommendations on a better thermometer/hygrometer?

 

[BantyChooks]

Hi all! I posted on here not too long ago that I was thinking of making an incubator from an old metal heater. Well, my awesome, talented DH made my dreams come true yesterday! I now have a wooden cabinet lined with 2 inch thick Styrofoam (with 1/4" vent holes around top, about nine of them) and with a inner box that has an intake fan to pull air in from the bigger box, and blows it out with another fan before a heating element. Got the wafer thermostat hooked up, showed a steady 99-100 degrees all evening! 40% humidity with NO water in the pan! Now, here's my question. The thermometer/hygrometer I am using is a cheap one from Walmart, the kind you just pop a battery in and let it work. The range is showing the high as 102 and the low as like 96, with the temp staying constant. Now, my husband explained to me what all that means, and to only pay attention to how steady the main temp number is. But I would like to buy one that keeps the tenths of a degree and cycles the high and low more often (I think this one keeps the high and low until you reset it or it goes higher or lower). I think it would help me tweek the wafer thermostat more accurately.

Any recommendations on a better thermometer/hygrometer?

I think @DwayneNLiz had a pretty nice one with 10ths of a degree, but I can't see the brand in the pics.... Might wanna poke around in the notes a bit, I know there's suggestions in there, but I'm on mobile so it takes a donkey's age to load.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

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It was a VERY long weekend down here. The people across the pond from me lost their storage building and their trampoline is in my pond! A tornado went right down the street our church is on, the church is fine, but several homes on that street were ripped apart. No injuries reported in that area. Several of my kids that I teach in children's church had damage to their homes (one lost their roof, another their storage shed blew into their garage). My daughter and I were at the grocery store when a tornado watch came up, they wouldn't let us leave the grocery store, apparently there was a tornado about 5 miles down the road that had touched down. I'm just glad it seems to be over for now! I am NOT a fan of bad weather. I don't even like thunderstorms.

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At least you weren't hit and you're safe.
Agreed!!!! SO glad you're safe!

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Quote: oh no feel better Kristin

Thanks - it cleared up, at least enough to work effectively, thank goodness (since I have lots to do). Not sure I'll be steady enough of the attic though...

Quote: That is so cool!!!! (No pun intended...)

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Ah, yes, good point. And my chickens want me to soak the kibble first to eat it, so the canned fish might be better....

Hi all! I posted on here not too long ago that I was thinking of making an incubator from an old metal heater. Well, my awesome, talented DH made my dreams come true yesterday! I now have a wooden cabinet lined with 2 inch thick Styrofoam (with 1/4" vent holes around top, about nine of them) and with a inner box that has an intake fan to pull air in from the bigger box, and blows it out with another fan before a heating element. Got the wafer thermostat hooked up, showed a steady 99-100 degrees all evening! 40% humidity with NO water in the pan! Now, here's my question. The thermometer/hygrometer I am using is a cheap one from Walmart, the kind you just pop a battery in and let it work. The range is showing the high as 102 and the low as like 96, with the temp staying constant. Now, my husband explained to me what all that means, and to only pay attention to how steady the main temp number is. But I would like to buy one that keeps the tenths of a degree and cycles the high and low more often (I think this one keeps the high and low until you reset it or it goes higher or lower). I think it would help me tweek the wafer thermostat more accurately.

Any recommendations on a better thermometer/hygrometer?

Everything I've gotten from Thermoworks has been fantastic. I think @ChickenCanoe has the link to a good one that's not too expensive.

OK, gotta run!!!

- Ant Farm