How to Make a Water Wiggler! **Pics**

[2txmedics]

nice!!!! and very creative!!!! never would have thought of it....and we also put little toys or glitter in it to see them move around???

Im a grandmother...thinking kids come on ladies!!!!

 

[_Randall_]

I hate to dig up bones here, but what's how important is it to have have a "water wiggler" during the incubation process? ......... Don't really know the benefit ......

Please 'scuse me ........ I'm completely ignorant on this, but sooooo anxious to learn

 

[_Randall_]

I know this is a busy board, but...........

 

[sgtmom52]

The water wiggler is supposed to give you a more accurate idea of the temp inside the eggs instead of the air temp in the bator.
I don't have one but I might try this it to see if it shows any different reading than my other 2 thermometers.

 

[andalusn]

After reading the how to directions I got to thinking you could use the vacume sealer and cut a longer bag and fill, seal, fill,seal... to make bladders so it bends/rolls up. How large does the home made wiggler really need to be to give an internal egg temp?

 

[_Randall_]

Quote:
Thank you very much

 

[IggiMom]

I like using one. I have more confidence in the temp of the incubator if I use a water wiggler. I do make my own, though, using zip lock bag, like the OP, but I don't use quite as many as she did.

Catherine

 

[cluckitall]

Tip for getting the air out -- stick a straw in the corner of the opening. Zip the bag closed up to the straw. Suck. Remove straw quickly and zip bag the rest of the way. Voila! Vacuum-packed water

 

[cluck-cluck]

I couldn't have seen this thread at a better time! It's so hot outside and while doing my errands, I forgot to stop by the dollar store to see if they had any water wigglers! I decided to forget about it and stay in the house now instead! LOL. Now I see there is an even better solution here on byc as usual!

o.k I tried this now I'm confused. Both my air temp thermometers read 99.5 but the one I have in the water wiggler reads 100.4?? Which one do I go by

I know these are old quotes, but want to bring the question back up again. I am on a shoe string, and wouldn't even attempt raising chickens at the moment if I didn't have a ton of wood laying around waiting to be made into a coup and my DH's surprising support for the project. So therefore I have a gathering of cheap thermostats, none of which read the same, that I don't trust. I'm planning on using an old fashioned medical thermostat to trust, so as in the above quote, do you think it'll be accurate?. I can also do digital medical, but was going to leave the other one wrapped up inside the home made wiggler....

BTW: I tried taking temperatures of water in a small saki (ceramic) cup but found it kept the water very cool so it just does not work! I have no idea if glass would work better, but I'm not gonna bother trying as this system will obviously be far superior.

So simply... yet, I had pondered how to make one for a while... duh! /img/smilies/lau.gif/img/smilies/lau.gif  /img/smilies/idunno.gif


Thanks for helping all us "dumbies"


Jenn

I so agree with you!

Tip for getting the air out -- stick a straw in the corner of the opening. Zip the bag closed up to the straw. Suck. Remove straw quickly and zip bag the rest of the way. Voila! Vacuum-packed water

Great idea, I do that for cake and muffins I bake when I deep freeze them!

Plus, cluckitall, I'm eternally grateful that you bumped this thread up where I could see it! Thank you!!!

 

[cluckitall]

Cluck-cluck, your avatar is from my son's favorite book! Okay, his favorite book when he was four... hee! I can't count how many times I read that to him .

And you're very welcome

I'm just intensely glad this forum has a search engine! There's all kinds of great info here if you dig around a little...