HUGE FIRE, NO POWER, EGGS IN ‘BATOR! :( UPDATED--PEEPS!

[Rare Feathers Farm]

pips&peeps :

I wonder if they have any battery back ups for 'bators?

I have a ups on mine, but hey, my husband sells them for a living.

They will only last for a couple hours though.​

what's an ups? how much are they? How many hours do they last?​

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Solar would be nice, but it's just so stinkin' expensive to get set up.

We just invested in a solar fence charger because we've lost power for days at a time during the winter and it's never good to not have the fence on for the horses. I've looked into solar water heaters too because it's not at all fun to go through waist-deep snow in -20 to break ice on the trough, several times per day!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Yup, I JUST HEARD MORE CHEEPS! So at least TWO of them are alive right now! They seem to like Alan Jackson's newest song, GOOD TIME? LOL

 

[pbjmaker]

Yay!

 

[karanleaf]

Glad to hear they are singing to Alan Jackson I hope this is a sign for the rest of the hatch.

We are going to candle ours to see how close they are to pipping. 2 more are starting to discolor so I wonder about them. I felt if we had 5 out of the 8 hatch we would be doing well. As Butter had laid the eight before died. We don't know what happened she was fine that afternoon. Then in the evening she just kept her neck to the side and he head tucked with her feet sprawled behind her then 2 hours later she was gone. So we are hoping to hatch a few baby Butters.

As far as solar being too expensive check out some MotherEarth articles or go to homepower.com , otherpower.com also check out some buys on ebay. DH has set our barn up totally on solar
Hope the hatching continues well

keep on pippin

 

[kellim]

Woo--hoo congrats on the peeps! Appears the babies have good taste lol I like Alan Jackson!

 

[rooster-red]

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I have a ups on mine, but hey, my husband sells them for a living.

They will only last for a couple hours though.

what's an ups? how much are they? How many hours do they last?

I have a power inverter that I can plug into my cars cig lighter and it converts 12 volt DC to 120 volt AC.

If the power goes out I move my bator to my car and plug it in until the power comes back on.
If it is an extended period of time just crank the car and let it charge the battery for a few minutes once in a while.

You can pick one up at walmart and most all auto parts stores.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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When I came into work this morning--I made a CUTE discovery! I have a BABY HOUDAN!!!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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Awww...I hope you get some baby Butters, too! I have a cat named Butters! My one baby Houdan is here! It's sooo cute! I'm just hoping it ends up with a few sisters and a brother!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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LOL I know! It's just what was on the radio when I heard them peeping away! Then when I went to go home last night, the egg was rocking & rolling and I saw a beak tip. This morning, there is one (extremely cute) baby Houdan! He's lonely, though.

I'm hoping I get one or two more. He is very fluffy and completely dry, he even pooped once. So I'm thinking he hatched last night, some time....