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

[fire370]

I assume you have bulk tanks for the farm?

Yes we have bulk tanks and no tax diesel. Hauling diesel isn't bad but I don't care for it. Lol. Just pump it off the 110 gal transfer tank in the truck. Each generator holds about 55 gals and they burn about 1-2 gal an hour each depending on load. At least we get a day or two out of a tank.

 

[Jessimom]

Back before I had this pair of automatic generac's (1 for outbuildings and 1 for house) I had the 2 services on isolation throws. Would have to bring a pair of 4020's home with PTO driven generators. We've always had power but now I don't have to do anything. After 3 minutes they kick on and after power is restored, they kick off 3 minutes later.

I live in the city. In a valley. It's HOT here. It's heat that usually kills our power - too much drain on the electric company. I've been in my current house for 4 years and I don't think we've lost power for more than 5 minutes once or twice. My old house, one summer we were losing power for hours at a time. Once it was for 18 hours. So we bought a small gas powered generator. The kind you start like a lawnmower. We took turns powering our fridges and our neighbors stuff. But even during situations like this, our city bans running generators after 10 pm. If anyone complains, it's a steep fine.

During the big earthquake almost 22 years ago - they got our power back quickly, I was surprised. Our fridge emptied during the quake, so there wasn't much to keep cool.

I hope your power comes back on soon, and that the weather doesn't get too severe.

 

[casportpony]

I thought this was interesting: Interesting because I think my RCOM might have similar issues. In the past, all eggs in the 4 corners have died. Haven't used it enough to know if it's a real problem of not, but it will be interesting to see if it happens again. -Kathy

could you move them around at some point if you have this issue?

Good suggestion, and I have thought about doing that, but I'd like to verify that it really is an issue before I try it. -Kathy

I think that an extra fan will serculate the hot air, and will solve the problam! \

Good suggestion, but where would one put it? I've also considered getting fans with a higher CFM rating, but finding them in the right form factor is tricky. -Kathy

 

[kwhites634]

Yes we have bulk tanks and no tax diesel. Hauling diesel isn't bad but I don't care for it. Lol. Just pump it off the 110 gal transfer tank in the truck. Each generator holds about 55 gals and they burn about 1-2 gal an hour each depending on load. At least we get a day or two out of a tank.

When I was but a sprout visiting Grandpa's Illinois farm as a town kid from the East, I was taken by his tank with the glass bubble on top with the logo painted on it...Texaco, as I remember. I assume there was an in-ground tank below it. Never knew him to go to a gas station.

 

[casportpony]

Who else here has the RCOM?

-Kathy

 

[fire370]

When I was but a sprout visiting Grandpa's Illinois farm as a town kid from the East, I was taken by his tank with the glass bubble on top with the logo painted on it...Texaco, as I remember. I assume there was an in-ground tank below it. Never knew him to go to a gas station.

Ours are above ground.

 

[shahtir101]

Who else here has the RCOM?

-Kathy

I have an rcom. The kingsuro max 20. It came with a humidity pump that I removed for my second hatch, much easier without it. I like mine,but hate the viewing window. It like magnify a everything.

 

[CrazyChickLady7]

3 chicks so far. No more pips. Hopefully they will stop their silly lets hatch one every night and just start popping.

 

[venymae]

My Brinsea is being difficult and not turning some of the eggs again -_- I told the people eggsitting to just keep adjusting them till they turn, but it's really frustrating! You'd think for the $$$ it would do better :/

 

[shahtir101]

My Brinsea is being difficult and not turning some of the eggs again -_- I told the people eggsitting to just keep adjusting them till they turn, but it's really frustrating! You'd think for the $$$ it would do better :/

That is very frustrating. Those incubators aren't cheap either.