She said/He said Who's right? Who's wrong? No one!

[chicapee]

My eggs shipped!

What! So Bo might be a girl? Are any of the LO's going in the nest boxes or acting like they are ready? I don't even know how pullets act when they are ready. Lol

I wondered if u had missed it

i set 31 of uncles nasty mix breed pekin eggs. Couldnt hold out any longer. I swear i didnt intend to fill the bator BUT...
Thats why i bought the brinsea, heat spike in an LG killed off 18 of these same duck eggs. I found my brinsea adv 40 on CL for 250$, i intended to build one until it came avalible.

So listen, this incubator clicks each time it changes position, like 300 times a day, and it worries me! I know i looked at reveiws before i bought it and people said the turner goes out on these big uns. I think they use the same size turner motor for all the octogons and yea im WORRIED... Please Please dont make me go back to the alarms on my phone saying "GO TURN EGGS!"

Definately need to lube it, i used:

I read the "parade for retiring w the chickens" and forgot to quote it...

A lil bit about me...

I cant work yet. Trien to get there. i went insane on my last job. The poultry in general is my therapy. Without the birds i wouldnt have the desire to Live at all anymore. I was my grandmas caregiver, but i had to put her in a home because i couldnt ever get enough time off to unwind. I was SO up tight that i attacked myself repeatedly leaving physical scars. I was almost hosptalized when we lost her, only 4 months after i gave up. It was literally my care keeping her going, not just alive but Living. Grandma suffered alzhiemers as well as a dehabilitaing stroke. I taught her to play the piano and walk again. I hated myself for my weakness and for giving up on taking care of her, for a long time. now days, mostly im just thankful we had that time togther.

Poultry is great therapy. Alzheimers Disease is awful. It is very difficult to care for a loved one that suffers. Its a shame that your family couldn't share her care. At least you know that you gave her the best of yourself.

Guess what was waiting for me when I got home this afternoon?

Now that is an interesting piece of equipment.

Sounds like you could have quite the business going in a few years: Build a quality bator, that's designed for home hatching. YOu might start out by looking at the excellent you-tube videos by Rush Lane Poultry.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

I lost an other hen to a predator today. I went around the garden to pick some veggies for supper, and found that a pred had killed my oldest hen. She was a good girl. I scared the pred away. I left the body there, hoping he'd be back, and sure enough... about 1/2 hour later, he came back. I saw to it that he'll not return. I was going to sell off more of my flock. But, the way things are going, I don't think I dare to. At this rate, my flock will be decreased in size without my intervention.

Oh no, at least you got it!

Yea, it's got a musty smell. This officially worries me now!!

Are the plugs out? May need ventilation.

 

[WalnutHill]

In a still-air, does the positioning of the hygrometer matter? I'm going to have to see if my Accurite even fits in the Octagon...

Lay it on the tray, and yes it will fit, but it will take up about 4 egg spaces.

 

[kwhites634]

Musty? It shouldn't smell musty.

I just followed the link to your treatise on humidity. I'm SUPER IMPRESSED!
No clue how you manage everything you have on your plate, but a whole bunch of folks certainly are blessed that you do. Thanks.

 

[WalnutHill]

Guess what was waiting for me when I got home this afternoon?

Wow, that was quick! Happy hatching!

 

[meganhundley]

Used styro bator... did you bleach it?

Oh, and you should always sniff the bator, lol... tells you if you have a possible bomb ticking away in there...

I did the bottom but not the top, I was worried it would mess up the heat element and control box. I should've asked advice on that before I turned it on.
ETA: I also cleaned the turner and wire mesh that covers the bottom.

 

[meganhundley]

Definately need to lube it, i used:

Poultry is great therapy. Alzheimers Disease is awful. It is very difficult to care for a loved one that suffers. Its a shame that your family couldn't share her care. At least you know that you gave her the best of yourself. 

Now that is an interesting piece of equipment.

Oh no, at least you got it! 

Are the plugs out? May need ventilation.

No, the plugs are still in, I was worried they'd let out to much heat and humidity, should I remove them?

 

[WalnutHill]

No, the plugs are still in, I was worried they'd let out to much heat and humidity, should I remove them?

Yes, air exchange is very important otherwise your incubator will soon smell like an old shoe. Not a good place to raise a baby.

 

[AmyPaperlady]

Quote:
What was funny is that we'd been talking about air mattresses for the camper, so when I saw the box in the living room when I got home from work, I didn't think anything of it until tom (husband) said he thought my incubator had arrived, about an hour after I'd been home (the labels were facing the wall).

 

[WalnutHill]

What was funny is that we'd been talking about air mattresses for the camper, so when I saw the box in the living room when I got home from work, I didn't think anything of it until tom (husband) said he thought my incubator had arrived, about an hour after I'd been home (the labels were facing the wall).

I just got the mattress that was in that box for our motorcycle camping trip last month, and I highly recommend it. If we don't buy a cottage next to my in-laws at tax auction, I'll be trashing the mattress in our camper and replacing it with one of those.

 

[meganhundley]

to mixedUPturk and meganhundley!!!

And anyone else who needs them... rough day must've been going around... :/

And I can't remember anything else...

Thank you, hugs are always nice