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[michaeldaugherty]

Duck's went out hunting hopper's for the first time after the rain it was such a blessings....it cooled thing's down an thank god
it poored down again today......

 

[old*cowboy]

Peaches I plan on making your sale this weekend. I am thinking about bringing a few standard Moderns down. The incubator work great, If so I sure might be interested in it. I am completely disappointed with the custom built one the guys from Ardmore made me, and now they seem to have forgot who I was, they will not answer emails etc. Does the one you have, have a clear or solid door.

 

[Buster52]

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All my Pyrs like the water fine and use the pond to cool off, but I also let the water run and puddle up under trees every morning before I leave for work. They use that damp ground to cool off in the heat of the day

 

[Buster52]

old*cowboy :

If so I sure might be interested in it. I am completely disappointed with the custom built one the guys from Ardmore made me, and now they seem to have forgot who I was, they will not answer emails etc. Does the one you have, have a clear or solid door.

Did you already do a full evaluations on it? If not, what were the elements you didn't care for on it?​

 

[Buster52]

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We are sticking it out. I started to unload 50 or so but think I would be more like giving them away. Same with goats.

We are digging in for the duration of the war.

Buster,
You need to do something with some Goats? How many you got, How big? what breed?

I'll PM you about them.

 

[GotGame]

If anyones interested, I have a QGF hatcher with the clear door I will not be keeping through the winter.

 

[Kassaundra]

Whewwwww! All the corn is planted. 3 beds of it. 3 sisters style w/ southern peas, and tiny pumkins. Didn't plant those yet, waiting to see what comes up w/ the corn, I'll plant the peas and pumkin the beginning of next week. That won't be nearly as hard since the beds are already made. I planted merit, serendipity, peaches and cream, and tender treat.

 

[old*cowboy]

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Did you already do a full evaluations on it? If not, what were the elements you didn't care for on it?

Instead of going through the whole spill, here is one of the emails I sent them....

...Not overly happy with the new incubator. Have had a very poor hatch rate so
> far. Less than 10 %. Have tried hatching over 150 eggs so far. I used a GQF
> for years and have hatched several thousand eggs in my 51 years. (Raised gamebirds for business) It keeps no
> consistent temp. When you open the door to put eggs in hatching trey it
> takes 2 days of playing with it to get it back close again. Top shelf temp
> and bottom shelf temp will vary as much as 3.5 degree. It was made to tight.
> The shelves, now that there is humidity inside will not budge so moving eggs
> is near impossible. Out several dollars for eggs, and a season of hatching.
> I am trying to raise some very nice show fowl and this has set me back one breeding
> season. Please advise how we can fix this. Guy Koch

Incubator arrive June 1. They sent the wrong incubator, not the one I ordered. The one I ordered was supposed to have egg trey that you could open with out opening door. Did not get that. Was also supposed to be wired were I could plug in egg turners. When I called him he apologized and said he would send me a power strip. Yes sir, thats how I wanted it fixed. (oh yea, he never even sent that) Here it is middle of July and bottom fan has stopped working. He did anwser that email.


My email to them......
On 6/30/11, Guy Koch <[email protected]> wrote:
> Checked temp this morning and bottom trey was 93 top 99. Looked and bottom
> fan is not turning a bit. Figured I would try to save what few eggs this
> thing hasn't ruined and cut a board and slid in middle trey and try to put
> hatching trey in middle and try to keep only top shelf consistent temp. Well
> wouldn't you know it, hatching trey would not slide in middle compartment
> because of width. Your website said you guys stand behind these. I am out
> several hundred dollars in eggs and still aint sure if I am going to be able
> to hatch one trey at a time (of course hatching 40 some eggs compared to 130
> some sucks, but is better than nothing. Right now all I have is nothing. I
> could have spent the amount of money I paid you guys on this and bought
> several little giant incubators and had a heck of a lot more babies now.
> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO TO MAKE THIS RIGHT. Guy Koch
His reply and the last I have heard from them.......
Well that's your problem. The fan was not working or you just need to
change the fuse in it. The fuse is in the part of the cord you plug
in the wall. See if that helps because all my other customers are
happy.

This post may get kicked because I was told once not to post things against other people, BUT you asked so I replied, this is why I think my new custom built incubator sucks. I saw a nice working GQF sale at Blanchard last week for about half what I have in this one.

 

[jcatblum]

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Just bought a hatcher on craigslist a few wks ago or I would jump on it.

Not farm raised chickens -- hard to pass up chickens when they are 2/$5 @ homeland.
First time I tried this recipe. Very yummy. Cooked it outside in my convection oven.


http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/roast-sticky-chicken-rotisserie-style/detail.aspx

 

[artsyrobin]

evening guys! heard some squabbling in izzy's pen, looks like the boys are feeling their oats- they are 2 months old and ready for new homes- will get some pics tonite, they are banty cochin/duccle mixes-

the rain was so nice! but its getting hot - sigh...