Mahonri's 3rd Annual, BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[ragerkid2]

I want turkeys SOOOO bad!!!! But the parents wont let me :/
I cant even imagine what my flock is going to be like when i'm out of college and living in my own house!!

 

[gryeyes]

Linda, I hope you found your humidity papers. I know exacly what you are talking about because I have a Brinsea as well. If you didn't find them, I still think you could use folded up paper towels to do the trick. The water just needs something to catch it and spread the water out so that it evaporates.
I am trying the dry hatch with the styrobator. I have not put any water in the channels at all and mine has a fan. Reading Renee's cheat sheet, I am not sure if I am supposed to add water now to try to keep a little moisture in there or if I am supposed to wait until lockdown? Anyone else doing this method with a forced air incubator?

I did not. I bet they're in a box in the shed. I set the eggs anyway (except for the box still at my UPS Store/post office, awaiting pickup on Monday) because the humidity in the incubators is always high and takes a while to lower, so the humidity pumps don't need to pump water in, for a while....) and am contemplating using paper towels.

At 3AM temp in the bator was 100.5 with the Brinsea Spot check.
For the past 3 hours it was 97.4. ... but I'm leaving it alone as you all say.

Goodness, Mahonri, you are experienced enough of a hatcher to know the temp fluctuates, especially for the first 24 hours! Breathe.... Gosh I love you a ton, particularly because YOUR fluctuations help keep ME sane!!!

I think it was gryeyes looking for the brinsea paper...but I can't find the post. So...whoever is looking for it, here you go.

http://www.brinsea.com/prod-Humidity_Management_Module_Evaporating_Pads-54.aspx

Doh! I could have found that myself, being a regular Brinsea customer, but THANK YOU SO MUCH! I don't know how long it would have taken me to figure out I could order more.

Ordered. Will install them the moment I get them home from the UPS Store/post office - my mailing address. No residential mail here in this part of Somerset.

And it SNOWED overnight! I have been taking pictures. I got my snow! I got my snow!

The geese and ducks have been out patrolling in it, while the chickens are staying MOSTLY on the porch, under the deck, and in areas where there isn't any snow. Not a lot here, I'm at 2200 feet. But I got my snow!!! Pictures to follow, some here, and more on my Home In The Foothills thread.

 

[AK Michelle]

I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE, I'M ABANDONING THE REST OF MY WEST COAST/MOUNTAIN FRIENDS AND PUTTING MY EGGS IN THE BATOR WITH ALL OF THE EAST COASTERS/ MIDWESTERNERS...they'll all join me in a couple of hours anyway, right?

I am so very unsurprised by this.

hehehe, he's already started the insanity!

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OMG he is worse than a four year old on Christmas morning

And apparently I'm not the only one

Thread starter... I'VE BEEN CALLED WORSE!

But we always say it with love

 

[dsqard]

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I ordered turkeys from Porters. 16 was the minimum. Oh geeeeezzzz, what am I going to do with 16 turkeys?

Let's see, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Valentines Day............ Yum! Of course you have to save one of each sex to grow next year's too.

What kind you getting Kathy?

 

[AK Michelle]

I want turkeys SOOOO bad!!!! But the parents wont let me :/
I cant even imagine what my flock is going to be like when i'm out of college and living in my own house!!

Should I run out back and take pictures or would you prefer to be surprised

 

[ragerkid2]

We have rain here! It was nice until 10 minutes ago, now it's DOWNPOURING. Poor chickens. They refuse to go back in the coop.

 

[kathyinmo]

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He's a nut case, Linda. Experienced nut case, yes.
You know that.

 

[dsqard]

Michelle you crack me up.
Linda I would have suggested ordering some new ones but geez, I didn't think you were going "MAHONRI" that bad

I would use the paper towels until you either find them or receive the new shipment.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I order half of each of these:

APA recognized Assortment: which could include any of the following: Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, Black, Slate, Bourbon Red or Royal Palm.
Assorted : which could include any of the varieties that we raise.

 

[dsqard]

I order half of each of these:

APA recognized Assortment: which could include any of the following: Bronze, Narragansett, White Holland, Black, Slate, Bourbon Red or Royal Palm.
Assorted : which could include any of the varieties that we raise.

Sounds awesome!