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

[Cluck cluck moo]

My mom just called to ask me when the chicks that she took home can go outside. I told her that they had to be feathered. She started complaining that they keep jumping out of the box and running all over her house and she doesn't have another tub that's taller. I asked if she had a screen on the top, she said no. Problem solved.

That is too funny!

Sure...it's mostly water

True! Unless you put a spoonful of coffee grounds in your mouth, and swallow only a sip of water to get it down.

The grandfather thing doesn't hold much weight depending on how badly the powers that be want to eradicate some activity. There was a hog farm here for many decades. A city was created around it. Then, a subdivision was built around it. (Didn't the developer know there was a hog farm there already?)
I'm sure the developer figured he could use their financial power to put this guy out of business. It worked.
He was forced out.

That really is too common!

Thats depends on who you ask. Unless Superman tried to rescue her and thats why she now says who even cares.

?? Should I not ask?

 

[Chaos18]

That is too funny!
True! Unless you put a spoonful of coffee grounds in your mouth, and swallow only a sip of water to get it down.
That really is too common!
?? Should I not ask?

You can ask whatever you want doesn't mean you'll get a straight answer

 

[Cluck cluck moo]

May I have a bi-answer?

 

[Chaos18]

That depends on the question

 

[Cluck cluck moo]

Is she okay? I follow her, and she's been quiet too long. She isn't answering PMs. I worry about her. I have seen her posts about her situation.

 

[Chaos18]

She is alive but thats up to her on whether or not shes okay. Shes had internet troubles the last couple of days.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Well, still hurting, but at least I'm home now. Had some takeout spaghetti from my favorite homestyle Italian place (I usually cook, but not tonight!), and am sipping some wine. I usually do thorough chicken chores for an hour each evening (scrub all waterers with soap and refill, top off all hanging feeders, and completely scoop all poop) - so I checked, and everyone's pretty ok for now - so I'll do them in the morning instead.

I think I'll take my wine outside now and go snuggle with my Naked Necks or the little 8 week olds a while (the NN girls all LOVE to sit on my lap, and the newer babies are learning the joys of Mommy's knees and shoulders). Then early to bed, and hopefully get some rest and feel better in the morning...

- Ant Farm

 

[Chaos18]

Well, still hurting, but at least I'm home now. Had some takeout spaghetti from my favorite homestyle Italian place (I usually cook, but not tonight!), and am sipping some wine. I usually do thorough chicken chores for an hour each evening (scrub all waterers with soap and refill, top off all hanging feeders, and completely scoop all poop) - so I checked, and everyone's pretty ok for now - so I'll do them in the morning instead.

I think I'll take my wine outside now and go snuggle with my Naked Necks or the little 8 week olds a while (the NN girls all LOVE to sit on my lap, and the newer babies are learning the joys of Mommy's knees and shoulders). Then early to bed, and hopefully get some rest and feel better in the morning...

- Ant Farm 

Hope you're able to get some good rest tonight.

 

[BantyChooks]

Hello new incubating friends Wish me luck! First time incubating chicken eggs in my DIY incubator. It's made mostly from stuff I already had around including: Omaha Steaks styrofoam cooler Lamp and cord from scented wax burner. Uses small socket bulbs. I'm using a 20W. hardware cloth for shelf 2l bottle for thermal mass 2 dollar store picture frames for double pane viewing window. old computer fan extension cord misc 5V DC output transformer, ie wall wart arduino (I used a pro mini) relay board (generic 2 relay module from Aliexpress) Dallas 18B20 temp sensor (and pull up resistor) NRF24L 2.4Ghz radio module OK maybe everyone doesn't have some of the last parts on hand, but I have a DIY home automation system that uses these parts as well. That's actually why there is a wireless module attached. The incubator reports back the temperature to the home automation server. If it falls above or below my preset values, it will send me a text. Here are some pics of the incubator with it's first ever batch of eggs. Looking through the lid's window. Looking at the "brains" outside the incubator. You only have to plug in to the computer to change the temperature setting. The alerts I can change via the HA system. Next steps will be to control humidity and automate the turner. If there is interest in the project, I'll start another thread, but I've seen other arduino based incubators here before.

Hello everyone! Rookie incubator hatch has started and is going well so far. 2 are out one has its air hole pecked. I removed the egg turner yesterday after one hatching fell upside-down into the turner! So now they are flat with the hatch going, we have a few rocking too. My question is though they are flat, does the air sac cause them to tip up some? Have over half tipped up where the air sac is on top while the small end points down

Welcome!

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Well, still hurting, but at least I'm home now. Had some takeout spaghetti from my favorite homestyle Italian place (I usually cook, but not tonight!), and am sipping some wine. I usually do thorough chicken chores for an hour each evening (scrub all waterers with soap and refill, top off all hanging feeders, and completely scoop all poop) - so I checked, and everyone's pretty ok for now - so I'll do them in the morning instead.

I think I'll take my wine outside now and go snuggle with my Naked Necks or the little 8 week olds a while (the NN girls all LOVE to sit on my lap, and the newer babies are learning the joys of Mommy's knees and shoulders). Then early to bed, and hopefully get some rest and feel better in the morning...

- Ant Farm 

Your nights' plans sound great! And that wine should help