My first "real" incubator & hatcher!

[Paganbird]

A guy my husband works with used to have pheasants. He had a cabinet incubator & hatcher. Well, this guy got out of pheasants & was selling all his equipment.
My husband just bought me an incubator and hatcher... fully loaded with the see-through doors!!!

They're used, but in good shape.
I'm so excited! Now, if only I had some hatching eggs...

*grins and rushes off to check the hatching egg section*

 

[DeerFangRanch]

Wow - that Hubby is a KEEPER

 

[mahalo4]

I am soooo filled with envy/and very eggcited for you!!! keep us informed in your new adventures!!

 

[Paganbird]

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Yeah, he is great!
He also grabbed up TWO 10-box metal nesting boxes with the roll-out egg thingies & nest pads. AND... a new "nursery" coop that is waaaaaay bigger than the both of the ones I'm using now.
He even got a good deal - didn't pay too much, but didn't rip the guy off, either.
I just don't know what to do about eggs... I don't really have room for anymore chicks this year, but I sooooo want to "fire it up!"

 

[insiderart]

Woot!!!!

 

[ChanceRider]

Congratulations on the great purchase

. Be careful though... once you fire those things up you may never stop

. I got a great deal on a cabinet 'bator a couple of months ago and was given an indefinite loan of a cabinet hatcher... both have been running full time since about June! We hatch and sell the chicks and ducklings, keeping only a few birds for ourselves.

 

[Paganbird]

LOL!
When my husband told me about the set, I asked him... "you do know how many eggs that will hold, right?"
I even explained that with the hatcher, I can stagger batches & have a couple dozen chickes hatching per week.
I consider that a fair warning... I hope he's prepared!

I can't believe he actually got both. All I needed was the incubator. I'm going to take that as an incentive to get more birds... my husband must have meant for me to get more, right?
LOL!

 

[insiderart]

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Definitely!! That's all it could mean!

 

[ChanceRider]

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LOL, first step..... get yourself a good calendar! I have so many staggered batches going that I had to resort to keeping track of everything on an online calendar. I keep a printed copy on top of the hatcher and amend it as necessary.

I'd say you've got a "keeper" of a DH! Not only did he get you both a 'bator and a hatcher, but he got a good deal on them.