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

[10AcreChick]

Okay, seriously, guys, help me out. I can't figure out how to quote a double quote when replying. Like if someone quoted me and said something and then I want to reply, putting my quote that they quoted AND quote their reply. lol now the word quote looks really stupid to me.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Ears?



Here is Fire's dam

I love them, if only I had more room!!

 

[jwlpoultry]

Ears?

Here is Fire's dam

GOATS!!! I will definetly have to get some Nubians and Nigerian dwarves maybe even an alpine or two and a funny little lamancha.

 

[10AcreChick]

I always used the get a new gun or tool. it works like a charm!

Well...I did just buy him a new Stihl chainsaw....

 

[Lucky Lemon]

This coffee....

 

[NaJoBeLe]

Nathan not sure if his sizes are correct but see this
DIY Wafer Thermostat

http://www.chickeneggspert.com/diy-chicken-projects/diy-wafer-thermostat/32.asp

Interesting thank you for the link. Ehhh, why are you so persuasive and convincing that the wafer is the smart choice. I have an assortment of thermostats in my amazon cart just waiting to decide and the wafer is the only one that has stayed. About the time I get ready to go another route you start singing the praise again.

 

[JenniferDuBay]

• How a wafer Thermostat Works Click HERE & HERE

That seems like it would be very imprecise. How do you keep the temp from varying wildly?

 

[kajira]

HA I WISH thats the back of my livingroom behind my sectional HA!

I do the eggs in my daughters room - and the baby chicks live in her room.... she doesn't sleep in her room right now, so it doesn't really matter. She's still in her brother's toddler bed, since she refuses to sleep in her room..... although once the baby geese are in there, she might want to sleep wth them. who knows.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am still looking in the diary thread, ughhhh maybe I put it in the upright coolerbator section im lookin Hatchcraft removed all his images ughh

The duel thermostats are wired in series so either thermostat can turn off the heat element. One problem of the wafer thermostats are the micro switches are prone to stick in the on position as a result of normal wear. If the primary thermostat is set at 100 deg for example, the backup thermostat is set at 102. If the primary thermostat sticks on the backup thermostat will turn off the heat element when it temps hit 102 degrees protecting the eggs. Newer GQF cabinet incubators with wafer thermostats employ a solid state relay instead of the duel wafers. With this set up the thermostat only switches the relay on and off while the relay does the heavy work of turning on and of the heat element. Solid state relays have no moving parts so they do not wear and stick. You should be ok with a single thermostat they just don't last forever. Thee nichrome wire heat element with ceramic insulator are great for cabinets incubator. It takes 200 watts or more to heat a cabinet. They have a long service life and low thermal inertia for tighter temp control. Use a grounded wire guard like on the GQF cabinets.I uses them on some of my cabinets and they are safe and effective.

t my opinion the fan should blow to the front. The single fan used in GQF incubators are the same type I use. They are a commercial fan used primarily in refrigeration and require a motor mount or bracket.. The fan motor is sealed and unaffected by dust or humidity. Standard rpm is around 1500. This is important because it is better to move a large volume of air at a lower velocity. The CFM or cubic feet per minute using this type fan is determined by the size of fan blade. Understand that the cfm is referring to a free air measurement, and in the confines of a cabinet the actual cfm is lower. The fan can only push as much air as it can pull. Make sure you design the cabinet with ample clearances for the air to flow. This gives you uniform temp all around. I have experience building and testing many incubators, but it doesn't hurt to experiment and try something new. I'm not claiming to know it all. The fan motors power is rated by watts. The wattage required is determined by the size and pitch of the fan blade you want. Example the single fan sportsman has a 7" 30 deg pitch- five blade fan rated between 200-300 cfms and would require a minimum 4 or 5 watt motor. Some manufactures refer to wattage in factional horsepower . You can use dual axial type fan with the coil wire heat elements. Its hard to find lower speed axial fans that work well in a sportsman sized incubator. I use them in smaller cabinets. You can use high speeds fans if it is only a setter and your not hatching in it . The high speed fans (3000 rpm) are very noisy. Sorry if I long winded.

 

[duluthralphie]

ohhhhhh Ralphie!!! wait wait let me think!!! Oz had told me about a shut off crappers hold on ughhhh I need a few moments!!! I am fairly sure thats what it was for!!!! and cheap like two bucks going to search the original thread!!

PM me anything you find... I have to get my butt in gear..Thanks