My landlord handles all the yard work. And he let the walkway behind my house grow weeds so high that you couldn't even see the walkway anymore. Then he just whacked them down. So I raked it all up today and put it in the run. Is this over-kill? Will they peck and press and down. I threw whatever worms I found in there too.
I wash my foam bator out with soap and water to get out all the debris. Then, I wipe it out with bleach solution, and leave the paper towel/rag in there so the chlorine smell will permeate the whole bator. Then, I do a mild bleach wipe down, dry thoroughly before firing up again if it's been sitting for a while.
I had not checked for fertility 31 days ago, but after seeing the bullseye while making breakfast yesterday I am confident these ones will be. I did calibrate my thermometers (two of them) with my candy thermometer which I know is accurate from using it to make candy (boiling points of different points in the candy process) plus a digital temp / ra thermometer. I have a Farm Inovations Styrofoam still air incubator with a turner. The only temp spikes was the outside weather going from 80* to 50* and now back to the 80's.
My landlord handles all the yard work. And he let the walkway behind my house grow weeds so high that you couldn't even see the walkway anymore. Then he just whacked them down. So I raked it all up today and put it in the run. Is this over-kill? Will they peck and press and down. I threw whatever worms I found in there too.
It is an electric fence that is manufactured with all the wiring going in a grid system. It has fence posts built into the grid every 10' or so, so you just push the posts into the ground, hook it up to your fence charger and ground rod. It will repel land predators, up to and including bear. Obviously, it's not hawk proof, and if chickens choose to fly over it... that's not a good thing either.
I may be totally wrong, but: I'm sharing my opinion often! IMO, the boiling water or ice water test for a thermometer that you intend to use for incubation may be perfectly accurate at those extreme temps while still being inaccurate at hatching temps. If a bulb thermometer has any discrepancy of tube size... while accurate at 32 degrees, by the time the liquid gets up to the 100* range, it may still be off enough to cause hatch failure. Same with a candy thermometer. May be accurate at very high cooking temps, while still not being accurate at 100*. I know I'm not a scientist, and only have my opinion to go by, but... there it is, for what it's worth. I wish you the best next time around.it was my first so a complete learning experience for me. I am bummed but also was prepared for failureI had not checked for fertility 31 days ago, but after seeing the bullseye while making breakfast yesterday I am confident these ones will be. I did calibrate my thermometers (two of them) with my candy thermometer which I know is accurate from using it to make candy (boiling points of different points in the candy process) plus a digital temp / ra thermometer. I have a Farm Inovations Styrofoam still air incubator with a turner. The only temp spikes was the outside weather going from 80* to 50* and now back to the 80's.
Sorry about your hatch, OMC. This may sound ridiculous, but our meat thermometers are still working great. Budget-friendly temp gauges that have been spot on since we learned how to test them properly.it was my first so a complete learning experience for me. I am bummed but also was prepared for failureI had not checked for fertility 31 days ago, but after seeing the bullseye while making breakfast yesterday I am confident these ones will be. I did calibrate my thermometers (two of them) with my candy thermometer which I know is accurate from using it to make candy (boiling points of different points in the candy process) plus a digital temp / ra thermometer. I have a Farm Inovations Styrofoam still air incubator with a turner. The only temp spikes was the outside weather going from 80* to 50* and now back to the 80's.
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