Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[flgardengirl]

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Kind of getting them used to the idea early, eh??

too funny! It is on my BYC page if you want to look for ideas. If anybody has any suggestions on the gears send them to me! I am going to be working on a new bator next week maybe and my son hates the egg turner gears. I have asked on another thread but nobody seems to want to SHARE their egg turns IDKW? Maybe they are planning on patenting them to sell. I picked another rotisserie up at a yard sale for $5 so I should be good to go.... still working on a thremostat... I think I am going to TRY a WHT and see what happens. It will be easy to change out if it does not work well.

Thats a lot cheaper than buying an egg turner. I am still wanting to make a large wine cooler 'bator. Even though dh could easily make a wood one, I really like the looks of the wine bators. I have a few egg turners now that would probably fit in a larger wine cooler but am wanting to make a few more cheaply.

 

[DMRippy]

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to the dark side! We will help you out! I hope they grow well for you. If not we will get you hooked up with some more!

There is an SOP page with some good info you may want to look at

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=517113&p=1

 

[DMRippy]

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too funny! It is on my BYC page if you want to look for ideas. If anybody has any suggestions on the gears send them to me! I am going to be working on a new bator next week maybe and my son hates the egg turner gears. I have asked on another thread but nobody seems to want to SHARE their egg turns IDKW? Maybe they are planning on patenting them to sell. I picked another rotisserie up at a yard sale for $5 so I should be good to go.... still working on a thremostat... I think I am going to TRY a WHT and see what happens. It will be easy to change out if it does not work well.

Thats a lot cheaper than buying an egg turner. I am still wanting to make a large wine cooler 'bator. Even though dh could easily make a wood one, I really like the looks of the wine bators. I have a few egg turners now that would probably fit in a larger wine cooler but am wanting to make a few more cheaply.

They are way better insulated than the wood. I really would like to too but I also want it to fit my needs and not me fit the fridge.

 

[flgardengirl]

Speaking of fridges...I saw a huge double doored glass front Coca Cola fridge/cooler. Wouldn't that be cool to use for an incubator? I can see me getting into all kinds of trouble with that thing.

 

[gilavina]

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thats like the unit I saw last fall someone was selling that was a double door milk cooler they had converted to an incubator. I think they could hatch something like 2,000 at a time!!

 

[flgardengirl]

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thats like the unit I saw last fall someone was selling that was a double door milk cooler they had converted to an incubator. I think they could hatch something like 2,000 at a time!!

Wow, with a few of those, you could just start your own hatchery

 

[gilavina]

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thats like the unit I saw last fall someone was selling that was a double door milk cooler they had converted to an incubator. I think they could hatch something like 2,000 at a time!!

Wow, with a few of those, you could just start your own hatchery

no kidding...and they weren't asking a ton for it either...but it was over in central iowa and had no way to get it here...nor did i need it....

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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Go Silkies!!!!

 

[Cadeau]

C'mon silkies - hatch!!

I looked into making a wine cooler 'bator, but ended up buying a Very lightly used Sportsman.

Vicki - that dream was forewarning of your future with your new hatcher!!
Chicks like popcorn!! (though it IS fun to watch them hatch like that!!)

 

[stoopid]

Here's the east coast Gigantor.
We need a name for this beast. He's only 5 months.