Mahonri's 2nd Annual NYDHatch, watching them grow...

[Happy Chooks]

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8:18 here.

 

[jerseygirl1]

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8:18 here.

You need to hurry!!!!!!

I just got my eggs - YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 22 total, coutning down

 

[The Sheriff]

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Mary,
My Brinsea Advance is calibrated wrong too. I lost almost all of my first hatch in it because I assumed it would be right. Then after a disasterous first hatch, I checked it with the Spot-check, and it was off by about 1.5 degrees. I was so mad. I had over 200.00 dollars worth of eggs in that thing, and only got 5 chicks, all had to be helped out. Anyway, now I haveto run it at 100.5 and keep checking it with the Spot-check.

I am curious as to how the humidity pump works. Is it just an aquarium hose that runs into the bottom of the 'bator? I was thinking of drilling a small hole in mine and running some aquarium hose into the bottom to add water. Is there something in the bottom of the bator to add moisture-like pads or sponges?

Would appreciate your input.....Thanks

The pump has a water tank and a small hose that runs into the top through a slated hole. It drips water onto a folded piece of absorbent paper. The pump has a crank that turns and restricts or allows water into the tubing based on the humidity in the incubator. That is a bad technical explanation! It works well though.

 

[SteveH]

Morning all ! I see we're at 114 , so welcome to the party . Its 38 and raining here , but forcast to drop to 10 today with a blizzard watch over the next two days over some of us in the midwest . Little more than 1 and 1/2 hours to set time , and two EEs were inspecting nest boxes when I was out there a little earlier . My dogs knocked my computer over this morning , but hopefully my signal strength is back again and the battery charger connection will remain stable for awhile [ it is loose and any movement causes it too stop charging ] .

 

[Mahonri]

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ARE YOU INSANE?!! What if there is something wrong with it!!!!!!!

 

[jerseygirl1]

We would have to do a same day door-to-door UPS SOnic Air shipment..................

 

[goochgirl]

11:22 here and I just got my bator rewired and working. Fortunately, I found and fixed a problem while working on it. I'd made an egg turner, but with the weight of eggs in it, it would have stayed flat. I ran to get some more wire and built a long pyramid underneath it, so it will stay tilted. The kids have named the eggs; Pip,Pop,Pow,Sheldon,Eggbert, and Tracy (don't ask). We will see who, if anyone, hatches. Forgot to bring them last night to a warmer room; I have to make every mistake in the book here. Hoping nature prevails in spite of my efforts!

Thank you to everyone who helped me get this thing together!!!

 

[BlueBirdChick]

aww sorry Happy Chooks ((((((hugs)))))))))))

 

[kathyinmo]

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ARE YOU INSANE?!! What if there is something wrong with it!!!!!!!

Now, now, now ....... go take your nitro, and settle down.

 

[Mahonri]

Less than 2.5 hours to set time. I've already done chores. DS#3 is cleaning out the marans pen.
The polish pen can wait till next week.a

It's 54 degrees out there, headed up to a high of 71 today.