Okies in the BYC The Original

[quenston]

Krazy I know how you feel I collected eggs for three days but I could only do it after work and that put alot of the eggs that I set in the cold for all day. I was told that as long as they weren't cracked there was still a chance of them hatching so I said what the heck and tried it anyhow!!

 

[nnbreeder]

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My dad would have used reverse psychology, like making a kid smoke until he puked to convince him not to smoke. Following this logic, the first step of any Chicken Addict 12 Step Program ought to be for anyone with a chicken addiction ought to set at least 40 eggs by tomorrow morning. After 21 days (is that the number of days it takes to break a habit????), set another 40 eggs, and so on until the addiction is conquered.

Tried that. Just had to build more brooders.

 

[nnbreeder]

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Most places like Wards and Sears pay to have their name put on another company's item. If it is a Redwood cabinet it was a top-end 'bator when made.

 

[nnbreeder]

Oh and I have to add. My grandmother hatched many, many eggs in a kerosene fired Monkey-Ward 'bator back when my dad was little. It was a top-load type with a redwood cabinet and hand turning on the eggs.

 

[smfamf]

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Most places like Wards and Sears pay to have their name put on another company's item. If it is a Redwood cabinet it was a top-end 'bator when made.

He said that it was Redwood. Maybe I'll make the drive and look at it. It is about 30 miles away, so it isn't that far. It is just in a town that I do my best to avoid for personal reasons. It is my hometown.

 

[Okla-doodle-doo]

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OMG! When did sometning from 1975 become old!

LOL Listen you young whippersnappers!

 

[Buckguy20]

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PM chiclooker (KC) He would know if you can still find parts for it.

 

[oldbat]

Happy New Year to all......

Quenston wrote:

Al i aint up to much of anything just watching the bator I am going to have to agree the LG bators arent all that good for holding temps, but I havnt had any huge fluctuations but still wont stay where I want it

I was having the same problem with my LG's and pretty much solved it by making them "overcoats" from the remains of a roll of "Tekfoil" reflective insulation. Got mine from Lowe's in Muskogee; I'm sure other such stores also have it. Since doing this, mine don't fluctuate more than 1/2 degree all during the hatch.

It cuts easily, doesn't ravel, duct tape holds it nicely in the shape you want, and any scissors will cut it easily so it can be contoured to fit corners and round bottoms. Make the cover in two pieces....one for the bottom part, one for the top. Let the two overlap a little where they meet.

Also, to add water during the hatch, drill a hole in the top for a piece of vinyl tubing that reaches almost to the bottom, use a big syringe or baster to put the water in without opening the top, and when finished, plug the tubing with a cork or something similar. Tubing usually retains a little curve; you can rotate it in its hole in the top to spread the water in a larger area.....I have a couple of sponges sliced thinly to fit between the liner and the hardware cloth bottom, and since I mostly "dry incubate"anyway, it works well. By using water containing anti-bacterial disinfectant, I don't have to worry about growing gremlins in the sponges.

For the ventilation holes, get a hunk of small vinyl tubing (any farm/ranch store) that will just fit through those holes, cut pieces to proper length, leaving about 1/4 inch sticking out past the insulation and also past the incubator bottom on the inside. Cut windows in the top section to correspond with the windows in the top of the 'bator....again, use duct tape to hold things together and in place. Make the covers fairly snug, but don't fasten them permanently to the 'bator so they can be removed between hatches for cleaning of both the overcoat and the 'bator. A tape that's less "grabby" than duct tape works well for that.

Just remember....measure twice, cut once....just like working with leather. LOL,

Hope this helps. OldBat​

 

[smfamf]

Oh yeah, I forgot to tell you guys something. My hens are finally laying again. They have decided to start laying in the haybale now. I have no clue why either. They used the nest boxes on their own last year, but now they have built a nest in the hay bale. I guess I will have to break them of that.

 

[nnbreeder]

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PM chiclooker (KC) He would know if you can still find parts for it.

Parts are easy, all one needs is a drill and a hammer, large, to adapt what is avaliable.