Incubators Anonymous

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Ok so the bator's a brat. Think I'm gonna have to look for a new one. If I open it to change the humidity the temp drops and won't go back up unless I tell it to. Can't candle the eggs unless the temp spikes,otherwise it falls too far. Grr..

Also thinking, when the hens who are being brats and not laying start laying, I'd have like 20 eggs a day, 2 days my little foam bator would be full, I could sell so many chicks, but maybe some Balut too. Anyone ever sell Balut ? How much do you price?

Oh is it just duck? People don't eat chick? We have a lot of ethnic markets here, shockingly. Idk, what y'all think of selling Balut? Wether I hatch the chicks or not, I'd get more money then selling as food eggs

metzer farms sells balut eggs

http://www.metzerfarms.com/Eggs.cfm?CustID=1705084&EggType=Balut

Haha. That's where I got the idea. I figure selling them before I put any food into them will cause more profit, lol

OMG that is too funny! So true, too. We got goats after chickens, then wanted a cow, sadly we don't have the money nor room for a cow.

 

[mlbowers]

I admit, I too have a problem!

 

[ChickSter99]

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you sound like me   last year had 4 little giants, 2 other foam bators.   I purchase a brinsea that held 24 eggs. Then a Dickie bator came up 4 sale   only used 3 months.  I bought myself  a birthday present.   LOL.   i went crazy   chicks very where.   Love the hatching part.  Than did egg topies to see why the other didn't hatch.  
My 40 + children where beginning to worry about my chicken habit.  So I sold all my foam bators for $175.   My children were very proud of me.  It was hide in my bedroom....They had not seen the Dickie Bator (It hold lots of eggs)   They thought I just had the 24 Brinsea.   Fooled them.   LOL   Plus with the money I made on the foam Bators I could buy some more eggs.
I promise myself I wouldn't go crazy this year  RIGHT    WRONG  I turn the bator in March   It is still on.   I keep sayJust one more hatch RIGHT.
I am going to figure out this shipped egg thing if it kills me.
THINK I am horrible addicted    but it is fun......
So newbies be care     hatching gets in your blood.   And there is some many breeds to hatch  and then  there is 1/2 breeds   thats real fun too.   Be careful Bye

That is so funny. I could see myself doing that too!

 

[ChickSter99]

you need to see this

http://tv.naturalnews.com/v.asp?v=EADC17C55558EC771C29B1DCA1C1EC92

Oh my gosh! I laughed till my sides hurt! So funny! Had to watch it 2x.

 

[ChickSter99]

I woke up at 4am to check the humidity and I had a pip. At 8:30am, I had another pip. Is 67% high enough or do I need to go higher?

 

[ozexpat]

I had a vendor ship me very small peafowl eggs. I contacted him. He mislabeled the packages. Somebody else is in for a shock when they hatch their jumbo swedish flower hens.

 

[ChickNmamma]

I had a vendor ship me very small peafowl eggs. I contacted him. He mislabeled the packages. Somebody else is in for a shock when they hatch their jumbo swedish flower hens.

I hope he is going to contact them... they may be wondering about the size of the eggs too...

 

[ChickNmamma]

I woke up at 4am to check the humidity and I had a pip. At 8:30am, I had another pip. Is 67% high enough or do I need to go higher?

I keep mine at 60%, I would say 67% is fine. The chicks will add to the humidity when they hatch.

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

I had a vendor ship me very small peafowl eggs. I contacted him. He mislabeled the packages. Somebody else is in for a shock when they hatch their jumbo swedish flower hens.

Oh oh oh!! I so hope he got in contact with them - they may throw the eggs thinking they're bad since peafowl take 28 days But that is very funny. hey, I'd be happy for getting peafowl eggs! (But our neighbors, not so much.... Haha)

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

Where do y'all find most of your incubators? I've been staring at CL till my eyes bleed, but not sure which category.
C'mon, I want one that holds 300 hundred eggs... C'mon CL...