French frogs

[abbevilleoz]

It's accurate for temp, I think a couple months ago the hygrometer reading went slightly off... I NEVER trust just one set of thermos/hygros, no matter what bator it is... always have at least 2 or 3 of each in case 1 craps out during a batch...

Once your temp is set though, it has stayed rock solid... I now run mine slightly higher so I adjusted them a few months ago... still staying steady and that's the only temp adjustment I've made since I started using them...

Filling the wells in the tray keeps humidity up for hatching pretty well, but they tend to dry out before 3 days is up... and it made it a bigger pain for cleanup so I switched to small containers covered in wire mesh for humidity control... also I put gripper shelf liner down across the bottom mesh to make hatching cleanup even easier...

Great... I use the shelf liner in my styro at home. I like the egg Turner in the Hova better than mine. I hope the students have as much fun with it as I will.

 

[rossfam06]

So I trimmed up Zax and stuck 8 more eggs in the bator sunday. Well it looks like one might be starting to grow and they are day 3. The rest still look clear....should I trim up the girls to??? Just to be safe??

 

[abbevilleoz]

What did you hatch your silkies in?



I had a thermometer read 158 degrees during my last hatch.  Not sure why it ran up like that.  About freaked me the flock out!!  But the Spot Check and the unit were still on target, so extras are a great idea!

I have a Farm Innovations 4250. Forced air, digital readout, with the egg Turner. It's a styro, too.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Great... I use the shelf liner in my styro at home. I like the egg Turner in the Hova better than mine. I hope the students have as much fun with it as I will.

They will!

Oh, I had to make a new batch of the copper sulfate so I figured out the mix for you, lol...

I mix a 16oz package of Acidified Copper Sulfate with 2 gallons of water until dissolved as a stock solution... then I take 1 fl oz of the stock solution and dilute that in 1 gallon of water... then the gallon is split between 10 gallons of water for filling waterers... so about 1/10 fl oz of stock solution per gallon of water...

 

[scflock]

About the EE eggs, they are putting the incubator, a Hova bator Genesis in my office. I'll never get anything done. Anybody have experience with the Hova Bator... Gosh that sounds too much like something else.....where's the rope?

On politics: I think people are sick of fakes and that's why Trump is getting a lot of primary votes. I think the Republican politician's, and Democrats for that matter are scared to death of him. My Christian values are very important to me but I think Carson and Kasich are probably the only two candidates that are really sincere about their faith. There's more division now in our country that there was when I was in my 20's. (That's was a long time ago.) I want someone who can bring unity. I think everybody is sick of politicians, that's why Trump is popular.

Oh, and about the price hike on the eggs.......I've got trooper friends on I-26.

Did I say I got a Chevy? I was just kidding, I'm still driving the sport trac

We are going to be good to go for Saturday. I've gotten 21 between Monday and Tuesday. 40 by Saturday should be no problem.
You're not getting any AMs, though

So I trimmed up Zax and stuck 8 more eggs in the bator sunday. Well it looks like one might be starting to grow and they are day 3. The rest still look clear....should I trim up the girls to??? Just to be safe??

I just refuse to give Johnny a Brazilian

 

[abbevilleoz]

They will!

Oh, I had to make a new batch of the copper sulfate so I figured out the mix for you, lol...

I mix a 16oz package of Acidified Copper Sulfate with 2 gallons of water until dissolved as a stock solution... then I take 1 fl oz of the stock solution and dilute that in 1 gallon of water... then the gallon is split between 10 gallons of water for filling waterers... so about 1/10 fl oz of stock solution per gallon of water...

Thanks. This keeps the water "fresh" ?

 

[Ravynscroft]

Did I say I got a Chevy? I was just kidding, I'm still driving the sport trac

We are going to be good to go for Saturday. I've gotten 21 between Monday and Tuesday. 40 by Saturday should be no problem.
You're not getting any AMs, though
I just refuse to give Johnny a Brazilian

 

[Ravynscroft]

Thanks. This keeps the water "fresh" ?

Yep... no slime, no algae buildup and prevents bacteria growth... it will stain plastic waterers and it does give the surface of the water an iridescent sheen/film, but that's copper, lol...

 

[scflock]

Yep... no slime, no algae buildup and prevents bacteria growth...

Good lord, don't spill any in here

 

[abbevilleoz]

Did I say I got a Chevy? I was just kidding, I'm still driving the sport trac

We are going to be good to go for Saturday. I've gotten 21 between Monday and Tuesday. 40 by Saturday should be no problem.
You're not getting any AMs, though

It's for the children Flock!!! Give them your best!!! I'll talk to Ma Flock...she's a sweetheart... I don't know what she did in her last life to have you as her hubby.
Sounds good! I'll take pics and send them to you. Nobody on here would believe your generosity anyways.