Today I am starting my first hatch in my Little Giant bator. I got the bator for Christmas along w/ an auto turner.
Two days ago I pulled the bator out of the box to start getting it all ready. Following the temp regulation directions provided by LG very quickly spiked the temp to 120 degrees. However a few adjustments got it running along at just below 100.
Then, I discovered my auto turner was not turning. The one I received was in the original box, but I thought it looked used when I pulled it out of the box. Yesterday I returned it to the feed store where it was purchased and they didn't have a replacement. Took my cash down to the local TS and found they have the incubator & autoturners about $10 cheaper for each piece than the feed store.
Took my savings from the cost of the auto turner over to good ol' Wal Mart and purchased a nice digital thermometer & hygrometer.
Brought my spoils home and discovered that the original auto turner was most definitely used. The new one was very nicely packaged in plastic, has a different type of motor & works great!
Set up the new auto turner & therm/hygro. Both work as expected this time around. Temp was regulated within 1 hour and held steady at 99 overnight (thermometer does not do 1/2 degree increments).
9 am today - a bakers dozen of my backyard fertilized eggs went into the bator. Temp dropped to 93 after removing the top and humidity right around 41%.
Eggs should be ready for lock down on Jan 18th and should be hatching on the 20th.
Roos are RIR, hens are a combo of any of the following: RIR, Delaware, Speckled Sussex, GLW. Guess if I end up with any Delaware looking chicks I'll know right away they are cockrels. Any idea what you get if you cross RIR roo with Speckled Sussex or GLW?
Two days ago I pulled the bator out of the box to start getting it all ready. Following the temp regulation directions provided by LG very quickly spiked the temp to 120 degrees. However a few adjustments got it running along at just below 100.
Then, I discovered my auto turner was not turning. The one I received was in the original box, but I thought it looked used when I pulled it out of the box. Yesterday I returned it to the feed store where it was purchased and they didn't have a replacement. Took my cash down to the local TS and found they have the incubator & autoturners about $10 cheaper for each piece than the feed store.
Took my savings from the cost of the auto turner over to good ol' Wal Mart and purchased a nice digital thermometer & hygrometer.
Brought my spoils home and discovered that the original auto turner was most definitely used. The new one was very nicely packaged in plastic, has a different type of motor & works great!
Set up the new auto turner & therm/hygro. Both work as expected this time around. Temp was regulated within 1 hour and held steady at 99 overnight (thermometer does not do 1/2 degree increments).
9 am today - a bakers dozen of my backyard fertilized eggs went into the bator. Temp dropped to 93 after removing the top and humidity right around 41%.
Eggs should be ready for lock down on Jan 18th and should be hatching on the 20th.
Roos are RIR, hens are a combo of any of the following: RIR, Delaware, Speckled Sussex, GLW. Guess if I end up with any Delaware looking chicks I'll know right away they are cockrels. Any idea what you get if you cross RIR roo with Speckled Sussex or GLW?
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