INCUBATING w/FRIENDS! w/Sally Sunshine Shipped Eggs No problem!

[kguinness76]

I have the incubating bug again, I have 20 polish eggs in my incubator. Very excited!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

dawwwwww what was he doing in a hot tub?

 

[SilverHair]

What I had in mind would work long-term, outdoors, inside the run. Given sufficient square footage inside the run, it could remain in place permanently. I saw the youtube videos, and like the 2x4 framing with the wire mesh for a floor; hadn't thought of that. The light in the top would provide a heat source for newly hatched chicks, and could be unplugged when heat was no longer needed. I'd probably put 2 doors in it; 1 in the end with wire mesh so the adults could see and smell the chicks, hopefully making later integration much easier, and another midway of the side for easier access to both ends. I'd eliminate the wire door closures (which are sure to break fairly quickly) and go with conventional hinges.

I have a few barrels on hand, from my dog-keeping days, but none with tops, or I'd build a brooder out of one after I finish the current coop build.

Found another 55 gal barrel under the trees, got it soaking with bleach and water to clean it, may use it for the brooder build

 

[caeti21]

Babies!!!!!!!! i was excited to look in the bator this morning and see baby chickies hanging out

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Babies!!!!!!!!

i was excited to look in the bator this morning and see baby chickies hanging out

caeti you will want to replace that paper with paper towels, the chicks can get splay legged from slipping... @caeti21 she is adorable!!!!

 

[Akrnaf2]

shalom to all of you! EYS and BC!
Whats going on in the land of the free?

 

[Pensmaster]

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...c+heating+element+ceramic+thermostat&_sacat=0

  acv 110v ptc heating element ceramic thermostats



These come in all sizes from 100W to 1000W    and most are under $15. 

Anyone ever try one in a cooler and would it work?????

Haven't tried one but with recent cooler temps from the element I have it would be a bad idea for back up.

I also a cone shaped one shaped like a light bulb that would probably work. Just need a protective cover and a real good ceramic socket

 

[caeti21]

caeti you will want to replace that paper with paper towels, the chicks can get splay legged from slipping

Yea i normally put an old towel in there the first couple days but im out so im getting ready to make a trip to walmart for papertowels

 

[Blooie]

I was trying to treat his frostbitten feet, Sally. He was hatched under a broody and doing great - temps here had been in the 60s and 70s most of October. Then our temps unexpectedly plummeted to -17 degrees in about 26 hours and he got his feet wet at the waterer. They froze. So his hot tub had warm epsom salt water in it. He got that treatment a couple of times a day at first, and learned to DEMAND it if I was late. He also had a warm "spa towel" in the form of a washcloth run through the dryer a few minutes - hard to tell which part of the treatment was his favorite....




This is Scout as an adult. Totally deformed feet, but he didn't notice or care. Here he was doing a "meet and greet" with the chicks in the pen in the run during integration.


You can read his story by clicking on the link to Frostbitten Feet, the Adventures of Scout in my signature. (Yeah, like you've got time for that!

) How's the headache today, Sally?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

shalom to all of you! EYS and BC!
Whats going on in the land of the free?

BENNY dear!!! How are you?

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oh good!! I figured you knew that! she is just darling!!!!