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

[kwhites634]

I have a Rosco too

Looks even better in person, if that's the one I think it is

 

[kwhites634]

Yea I'd take the 30*. We are currently sitting at about 10* but I'll take the sunny part.

So I should take it when I can get it kind of thing?

True

 

[HeatherMarieR]

Update on Muscovy duckling that hatched yesterday (only day 29): Baby duck is up and running around the incubator this morning. It's definitely active, and everything seems to be fully developed and in the right place. I'm thinking that it's probably blue. As far as I know, the egg came from my lavender pie Muscovy hen and was fertilized by my black pie drake. Hopefully the other 4 eggs will hatch within the next few days. My Seramas are on day 20, and I think I see a pip. What I thought was a pip yesterday turned out to be a piece of fuzz or something, and the chick inside had given up. Hopefully the rest will start hatching soon.

 

[Pensmaster]

Good Morning! Sorry to hear you lost power. I hate it when the fishes are shallow breathing. I have a battery and inverter so at least I can make bubbles with the airstone. Wish I had gotten the bigger inverter so I could run the heater too...

That's a good idea, do you keep it plugged in to keep it charged. Does it just run the tank?

 

[Pensmaster]

I have a Rosco too

Good morning Rosco is good looking. When do the hens start laying? I have two legbar hens that are about 5 months old.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Ladies & Gentlemen, I believe we have a pretender for the "Longest Post Ever" crown

 

[Chaos18]

You guys are SUCH a bad influence...

- Ant Farm

You're welcome.

 

[BantyChooks]

Good morning all. I lost your quote, but congrats on the chicks, Benny!
-Banti

 

[Chaos18]

Bubbles

 

[mrleeroy]

That's a good idea, do you keep it plugged in to keep it charged. Does it just run the tank?

I do keep the battery on a maintainer, but I only use the inverter to run the air pump(it's only 75 watts). If it were 300 watts I could run the whole thing but my heater eats 150 by itself. But 75 watts is enough to run the air pump and the bator. The bad thing is the bigger the inverter, the shorter the time the battery lasts. Another option I considered was using a battery powered air pump for a minnow bucket(they take C or D cells I think). But at least they get aeration. I could run the filter but without heat it would make the water cool more rapidly. If you were gonna have a setup like that I would recommend getting an inverter just slightly larger than what's needed to run the whole tank. It's also nice to be able to run 12v lights when the power is out, but I still like a candle