Pennsylvania!! Unite!!

[Gardeningmama]

Sorry to hear about the water woes... that sucks!
Congrats on the candling, sorry about the Seramas, but the rest are sounding promising!

Can you revert to childhood for a moment?... and maybe set up a 'blanket fort' around the incubator? Not too close to it, but just to act as a shield from cool drafts and to help provide another layer of protection so it slows down the convection heat loss from the outside of it? I guess since you don't have to fit 2 kids and a dog in it you could downsize to towels to do it!

Thank You, that's great advice. Why is it that the simplest solution is almost always the most over looked? Obviously I'm gonna go do that right now.

 

[Gardeningmama]

Cussing is optional, but seems to improve my aim.

Gotta love this line..

 

[fisherlady]

Thank You, that's great advice. Why is it that the simplest solution is almost always the most over looked? Obviously I'm gonna go do that right now.

Just make sure you don't get it too close, and don't impede any air intakes for fans... and I check the internal temp pretty frequent till you see how it effects it. Hope it helps!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

My wife just secured our Livestock Guardian Dog. Look at the incredible presence of this beast:



Be forewarned birds of prey, this vile creature has a foul temper and nasty big pointy teeth!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: sucks!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote:

 

[mama2my4]

My wife just secured our Livestock Guardian Dog. Look at the incredible presence of this beast:



Be forewarned birds of prey, this vile creature has a foul temper and nasty big pointy teeth!

Oh how cute!!! I am totally jealous!

 

[patrickschick]

My wife just secured our Livestock Guardian Dog. Look at the incredible presence of this beast:



Be forewarned birds of prey, this vile creature has a foul temper and nasty big pointy teeth!

Clear and present danger approaches with every step

 

[galgo98]

My wife just secured our Livestock Guardian Dog. Look at the incredible presence of this beast:



Be forewarned birds of prey, this vile creature has a foul temper and nasty big pointy teeth!

What's he do? Nibble your bum?

 

[Lilbrownie]

I hate dealing with water in cold weather too. These buckets http://www.tractorsupply.com/fortex-calf-mate-calf-feeder-2-gal-capacity-black-2171247 help a lot. Right now I don't have electric out at my chicken area, so I have to make do.


Baseball bats work too for breaking the ice! We use them when we feed for my old boss in Feb and he has ethe shallow buckets like that which work the same way and I got tired of having wet boots for 1 hour straight ( yes takes 1 hour to feed his birds!) that I figured out a bat works well plus I use it to fend off the male swans!!
These buckets might be too big for bantams, but are perfect for ducks, turkeys and large fowl. They flex, so you can break the top ice crust with a well-aimed boot heel.  If they end up being partially frozen, but too hard to break the crust, just turn them over and stomp on the bottom to knock the ice loose. Helps relieve the frustration of having to mess with ice, lol. Cussing is optional, but seems to improve my aim. If they get waaaay to hard frozen, turn them over and let them sit in a sunny spot for the rest of the day. The ice will come out in a big chunk that can be used for igloo building. Not really, but I always end up with multiple bucket-shaped ice blocks around my chicken yard, and they make me think of igloos. I guess I'm easily entertained. e