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

[kathyinmo]

Ms.FuzzyButts :

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Does it have ventilation?

Yes.. It has two vents on the back.. You can see them, they run between the light bulb and the giant thermometer.. I keep tape over them and remove the tape as needed for control of the temperature and also there are vents on each side of the box.. Not to mention that the plexiglass lid doesn't close real tight..​

Whew, that's good to know. I was worried they wouldn't have enough oxygen, or get too hot in there.

 

[kathyinmo]

I have had one of these Brinsea Eco bators on, and it is holding steady at 100.7 I am gonna have to adjust it. Where do you put the water in these things? I don't see a hole to put any tubing through.

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

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Yes.. It has two vents on the back.. You can see them, they run between the light bulb and the giant thermometer.. I keep tape over them and remove the tape as needed for control of the temperature and also there are vents on each side of the box.. Not to mention that the plexiglass lid doesn't close real tight..

Whew, that's good to know. I was worried they wouldn't have enough oxygen, or get too hot in there.

I know.. It does look like Fort Knox doesn't it?? It keeps the noise and smell to a bare minimum. And it is very easy to control the temperature. That's why I like it so well. I wish I could find a couple more of them.

 

[debilorrah]

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I always open mine, but the hole is too small to stick tubing in, so you need to get really tiny tubing and inject the water it. I just never went to that much trouble.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I always open mine, but the hole is too small to stick tubing in, so you need to get really tiny tubing and inject the water it. I just never went to that much trouble.

Well, crap! I think I am gonna have to break out the drill...
or maybe just hammer a big ol' nail hole.

 

[NoSkiveez]

change of plan...51 chickens eggs. I will set the quail in a few days. I'm going to hatch as many white coturnix quail as I can. My white quail are already a year old and id like to hatch some before they stop laying.

I've added a few newly laid after the picture was taken. The dark egg was laid by my "defective" hen. She has only been with a rooster for a few days so who knows if its fertile.

 

[Mahonri]

Got FaceBook?

Like me, please? Why I like hatching chicks...

You may have to scroll down a little to "Like" and post a comment.

Of course, you all KNOW I need another Incubator.

 

[debilorrah]

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I always open mine, but the hole is too small to stick tubing in, so you need to get really tiny tubing and inject the water it. I just never went to that much trouble.

Well, crap! I think I am gonna have to break out the drill...
or maybe just hammer a big ol' nail hole.

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I have been opening it and just dumping water in there for so long now, I don't even give it a second thought. And I am having really good luck holding at 60% for the duckies!

 

[Mahonri]

Didn't this thread start with only 20 pages today?

 

[CRYSTALCREEK]

My final count is 33 from my lavender ameraucana.