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Well we have the bator built, based mostly on MissPrissy's design (https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8510&p=1)
The only problem was the temp was swinging a lot. I put a piece of metal between the styrofoam shell and the hot water thermostat and that seamed to help.
Also I had a problem getting the humidity up. I had a water dish in the bottom but could not get the humidity above 30%. I put in a soaked paper towel and that helped, along with placing a cool water vaporizer near the bator to "wet" the outside air around it. Now the air is comfortably between 55 and 60%.
We are attempting to hatch quail eggs, bought from Wadley Quail Farm (478-252-5245).
We order the eggs on thursday, they were shipped Saturday the 24th and arrived today around 830am. None were damaged.
After letting them sit at room temp for about 8 hours to settle they were marked with a little x and a little o on opposite sides and placed into the bator, hopefully not too close together.
The pictures make it look small, the styrofoam cooler is one of the small ones you take to the beach, I could not find the big chest ones.
Will post updates as they occur.
My only big question is... what do you do once they hatch, do you have to have food ready, do you leave them in the bator for how long? Those kinds of questions.
To think this started as the kids project and I got all wrapped up in it.
Can someone tell me how to post pictures...
The only problem was the temp was swinging a lot. I put a piece of metal between the styrofoam shell and the hot water thermostat and that seamed to help.
Also I had a problem getting the humidity up. I had a water dish in the bottom but could not get the humidity above 30%. I put in a soaked paper towel and that helped, along with placing a cool water vaporizer near the bator to "wet" the outside air around it. Now the air is comfortably between 55 and 60%.
We are attempting to hatch quail eggs, bought from Wadley Quail Farm (478-252-5245).
We order the eggs on thursday, they were shipped Saturday the 24th and arrived today around 830am. None were damaged.
After letting them sit at room temp for about 8 hours to settle they were marked with a little x and a little o on opposite sides and placed into the bator, hopefully not too close together.
The pictures make it look small, the styrofoam cooler is one of the small ones you take to the beach, I could not find the big chest ones.
Will post updates as they occur.
My only big question is... what do you do once they hatch, do you have to have food ready, do you leave them in the bator for how long? Those kinds of questions.
To think this started as the kids project and I got all wrapped up in it.
Can someone tell me how to post pictures...
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