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[Leahs Mom]

So sorry for everyone's dogs!

 

[FlockMaster-614]

Thanks Leahs Mom.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

CCCHICKENS~ Yours is the long lost sister that Nene was supposed to have instead of her five brothers that RK sold as pullets!

I couldn't get one of her with her fierce firey look.

Helping herslef to the feed bucket

 

[FlockMaster-614]

Aw, pretty chicky CCChickens!

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Moved 5 ducklings to the grow out coop. There is a heat light out there since some of the birds in that coop are not fully feathered. The heat light is plugged into one of the themo cube outlets. Even with today's temps the light was not on for some of the day. The chickens, 2 adult ducks, and now 5 ducklings were creating a lot of body heat. Dh said he would check on the youngest ducklings as the temps went down. If they look cold we will bring them back inside. But for now, I'm trying so hard to get the stinkiest birds out of the basement.
I keep watching the weather and making a day by day plan of which of the little stinkers are moving out next.

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

Aw, pretty chicky CCChickens!

Thanks

 

[FlockMaster-614]

You're welcome. I really need to get some pica up of the chicks. I held four of them this morning. Two fell asleep in my palm the other two pooped on my shirt. little stinks but they're so adorable. I'll have to hold the two that conked out in my hand more often they were adorable!

 

[browncow15]

Hatching masters, how critical is room temp to the process? The instructions I got with the incubator say the room should be at 70* the room I have to incubate in is probably 60-65* will that be ok?

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Hatching masters, how critical is room temp to the process? The instructions I got with the incubator say the room should be at 70* the room I have to incubate in is probably 60-65* will that be ok?

the answer depends on the incubator.

For a still air incubator say the LG 9200 the room temp needs to stay draft free and a constant temp. I have mine (used only for hatching) in a room that is about 63/64.
For the Genesis 1588, the room temp can change gradually but not too fast. Learned the hard way not to have the bator in the room next to the oven when making cookies. Since it can't cool when the room temp rises it can be problematic. But the room temp decreasing is not nearly as bad.

Room temp changes can cause the room humidity to change gradually changing the incubator humidity too. More clearly seen when the winter temps drop causing an electric furnace to run more often causing the home to be drier meaning more water surface area might be needed to maintain lockdown humidity.

 

[kabhyper1]

We have babies! Mil has 5 out. Ashes is doing great!