Aug 25, 2011 #1 Countrypunk92 Songster 10 Years May 26, 2009 2,289 59 236 Portland, tennessee Thinking of using my little giant as a hatcher. What do yall think?
Aug 25, 2011 #2 BairleaFarm Songster 8 Years May 3, 2011 917 16 141 Georgetown, KY Keep your temps and humidity where it needs to be and it should work fine.
Aug 25, 2011 #3 SarahFair Songster 11 Years Sep 23, 2008 3,696 34 209 Monroe, Ga I just did a dry hatch out of a LG. I liked it better than having to worry over humidity. I left it in my kitchen and didnt have 1 degree temp fluctuation. Ive always had a pleasing hatch out of my LG Good luck!
I just did a dry hatch out of a LG. I liked it better than having to worry over humidity. I left it in my kitchen and didnt have 1 degree temp fluctuation. Ive always had a pleasing hatch out of my LG Good luck!
Aug 25, 2011 #4 Arielle Crowing 8 Years Feb 19, 2011 16,722 649 411 Massachusetts, USA Got the idea of using the LG as a hatcher from CHookschick. So I built an incubator and I'm giving it a test run with multiple hatching dates. I will need to regulate temp between hatches as chicks can use a higher temp but turkeys need a lower temp with a much higher %RH. Give it a go.
Got the idea of using the LG as a hatcher from CHookschick. So I built an incubator and I'm giving it a test run with multiple hatching dates. I will need to regulate temp between hatches as chicks can use a higher temp but turkeys need a lower temp with a much higher %RH. Give it a go.
Aug 26, 2011 Thread starter #5 Countrypunk92 Songster 10 Years May 26, 2009 2,289 59 236 Portland, tennessee Well hooked it up and been trying to stabilize the temp. Sarahfair- so you didnt put any water in it and they were fine?
Well hooked it up and been trying to stabilize the temp. Sarahfair- so you didnt put any water in it and they were fine?
Aug 26, 2011 #6 SarahFair Songster 11 Years Sep 23, 2008 3,696 34 209 Monroe, Ga I did put in a dish of water on lockdown (make sure its tall enough.. Ive had a chick fall in and drown) and they were fine.
I did put in a dish of water on lockdown (make sure its tall enough.. Ive had a chick fall in and drown) and they were fine.