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

[Sally Sunshine]

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Chaos18 DwayneNLiz Leave a LightOn NaJoBeLe R2elk Sally Sunshine

Mornin Sweets

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Chaos18 DwayneNLiz Leave a LightOn NaJoBeLe R2elk Sally Sunshine

Morning Sunshine.

Mornin Chaos




Whats new peoples? my goat babies are finally outside. slept all night had video monitor on

 

[Chaos18]

Mornin Sweets

Mornin Chaos




Whats new peoples? my goat babies are finally outside. slept all night had video monitor on

How's you?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I am ok. Gotta get kids out to bus quick though

 

[Chaos18]

I am ok. Gotta get kids out to bus quick though

Chop chop.

 

[Beer can]

Yes, they make wood, electric and propane units. They are basically a firebox, surrounded by a water jacket, and a pump to flow the fluid through the system and back to the water jacket.
 There are many types and brands, but a lot of them are really in-efficient.
In my area, we use food grade glycol antifreeze as the fluid, just in case the system ever loses flow at minus 20 degrees.
 The unit I am looking at is rated at about 80% efficient, one of the higher ratings. fully automated damper system to keep the fire from burning too hot, or smoldering for too long.
 Based on the math, I should be able to heat the house (2400 sq. ft) the garage (1200 sq ft) and the shop (3000 Sq. ft) on 4-5 cords of wood for the entire fall and winter season.
 Even if I need 6-8 cords, I will still be saving roughly $3500 per year on electrical heat and I will not have to let the garage and shop cool down every night and reheat every morning. I will be able to keep a constant 50 degrees in the garage and shop, and turn up the temps when I need to. 
 The cost of the system should be paid off with the savings in 3 years, and it comes with a ten year warranty on the system.
 The fact that I can do 99% of the electrical, plumbing, and mechanical is a bonus. Saves me the cost of hiring a contractor for the install.
 Only have to pay for the final building inspection and the insurance inspection. 
 Also, the house insurance is not increased as with a wood stove, so there is some additional savings there as well. 

Look into back up systems for power. There is one that is solar and car battery will run circulating pump so no worry about freezing and is automatic.
I wouldn't use antifreeze.
I wired ours to a small generator this winter when we had a 24hr outage at below zero F. Just ran the pump didn't do anything for heating the house. Not only will it freeze possibly, I'm sure it'd take awhile with the hot insulated pipe and underground, it also BOILS like a steam locomotive if sat idle too long without the circulating pump running.

 

[BullChick]

last night? awwwww @Sparkle110 Welcome! you may have to go much lower humidity now that you had it so high the first seven! most of us start at 35% what breed are you incubating?
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Mornin! you know there is something to smile about when you forget to close the blinds and realize you've been missing the beautiful sunrise every morning!

Yup! I meant to tag you in my link to the toddler thread. I hoped you'd get a chuckle out of it.

 

[BantyChooks]

Mornin Sweets

Mornin Chaos




Whats new peoples? my goat babies are finally outside. slept all night had video monitor on

No permanent house goats?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Mc just saw the link going now

 

[daxigait]

@daxigait


Finally got pee for P-Test for does....    and btw I am not prego, I am in the yellow

good morning Sally sorry to hear you're not Prego. How about the goats? au
Seriously, how much are the tests and did you find them easy to use?

How old was your back weigh? That may have been an issue.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: NOOO had enough, around five weeks old they started eating grain like mad and then came the poop!!! now they did poop before that but OMG those little pellets could scatter and cover the floor the moment I left them out of the kennel!