I just hate cooking with electric stove. Soooo, I decided to get a gas one. Our heat-elect guy said it is easy to put on an adapter (or whatever it is) to change over to propane. That is all we have - propane. If I had known it was this easy, I would have done it years ago.
what a cuteness! i just candled my 16 shipped isbar eggs (that are on day 8 or so), and MOST seem to have veins developing! will see how well they end up hatching... *fingers crossed*
i *think* i set mine on the 10th -- am still relatively new to candling, so i didn't take any out, just in case. very hard to see what's going on inside my four birchen marans eggs, except that there IS a distinct aircell -- otherwise too dark. will just have to wait and see!
I just counted eggs when I went to the basement to check on the lone baby chick. I have ten still viable Isbars in the incubator. If they all hatched that would be perfect since it is mostly the shipped eggs and just a couple of mine. Out of that I ought to get a few pullet keepers and a too to grow out. But................my experience getting Isbar eggs to the point of hatching is dismal.
So............I finished the remodel of the brooder house. Michael framed out one 6 foot long brooder across the back of the house. Before he put the sides and front on, he wanted to prove to me that it would hold my baby chicks. OK, I'm a believer.
Regarding the paneling, because I see you laughing. I wanted to insulate the brooder house because the waterers were freezing solid in there. It was just siding and framing. So we put in batting insulation and planned to put plywood over that. When we got to Home Depot we found plywood to be very expensive. But...they had this 1/2 thick particle board stuff with tree printed veneer over it on clearance for $11.00 per 4x8 sheet! I think it is designed for duck blinds and deer hunting hide-outs. Anyway, ignoring the redneck aspect, I saw some positives. The particle board would be even more insulating than plywood, and chick poop wouldn't show on the forest themed paneling. We bought it and installed it in no time at all. It is a bit "Duck Dynasty" but I am happy with it and now call the little yellow house my redneck brooder.
We used plexiglass for the end walls of the brooder so the chicks could get light from the windows.
I put in a removable plexiglass divider in the middle so I can either have one big long brooder or two smaller ones if I need it. The depth is 2 feet. Since the space is narrow, Michael angled the top so we can open it without hitting ourselves in the face. I covered the floor in vinyl for easy cleaning but will keep deep shavings to prevent slipping. I painted the lift up doors green and added chicken wire. The plexiglass divider is attached with bolts and nuts through the metal mending plates. Easy to remove and put back. You can also see the brooder nipple waterers I ordered hanging on the back wall. Still looking for the perfect feeder though. I am so sick of the waste.
I have storage overhead for smaller supplies and the tool box I hide from Michael. Under the brooder I have storage for feed bins on rollers and bags of shavings. I hung my Premier heat lamp overhead with just a 25 watt red party bulb in it, mostly so I can see in the dark in there when I check them at night. Probably should have cleaned it first! This thing won't come down unless the house itself falls down. I have a heavy duty ring bolted to the ceding joists and three heavy duty chains attaching the lamp. I wanted it to be secure in case I need a heat lamp in there. But the plan is was to use the EcoGlows. We built the size to perfectly fit a large EcoGlow on each side.
With much excitement, I put my lone chick in!
An hour later, frantic chirping could be heard from inside the house. I went out to find the chick ice cold! The EcoGlow wasn't working. One of the two cords had come apart at the transformer so that one didn't work. I ordered a replacement cord on Friday. So I plugged the other EcoGlow into the good cord, and it still doesn't heat up! I moved the chick back down to the little brooder in the basement. Over the next six hours I plugged both Ecoglows into the good cord. The little indicator light comes on for both of them but there is no heat whatsoever! Makes me wonder how long they have been like this and if our chick losses are because they didn't have heat! I should have been checking it, especially given my history with Brinsea products.
So, I now have to cancel the replacement cord and get new brooder heaters. They will not be ECOGLOWS! I will be ordering the clones sold by Premier1 products! Chalk up another $300.00 loss to Brinsea.
But, I am thrill with the new brooders. I think it will work well for me, especially since it is finally level! I am going to try the nipple waterers but still provide a standard chick waterer until the get the hang of it. I am so sick of nasty shavings and poop in the water.
So............I finished the remodel of the brooder house. Michael framed out one 6 foot long brooder across the back of the house. Before he put the sides and front on, he wanted to prove to me that it would hold my baby chicks. OK, I'm a believer.
Regarding the paneling, because I see you laughing. I wanted to insulate the brooder house because the waterers were freezing solid in there. It was just siding and framing. So we put in batting insulation and planned to put plywood over that. When we got to Home Depot we found plywood to be very expensive. But...they had this 1/2 thick particle board stuff with tree printed veneer over it on clearance for $11.00 per 4x8 sheet! I think it is designed for duck blinds and deer hunting hide-outs. Anyway, ignoring the redneck aspect, I saw some positives. The particle board would be even more insulating than plywood, and chick poop wouldn't show on the forest themed paneling. We bought it and installed it in no time at all. It is a bit "Duck Dynasty" but I am happy with it and now call the little yellow house my redneck brooder.
We used plexiglass for the end walls of the brooder so the chicks could get light from the windows.
I put in a removable plexiglass divider in the middle so I can either have one big long brooder or two smaller ones if I need it. The depth is 2 feet. Since the space is narrow, Michael angled the top so we can open it without hitting ourselves in the face. I covered the floor in vinyl for easy cleaning but will keep deep shavings to prevent slipping. I painted the lift up doors green and added chicken wire. The plexiglass divider is attached with bolts and nuts through the metal mending plates. Easy to remove and put back. You can also see the brooder nipple waterers I ordered hanging on the back wall. Still looking for the perfect feeder though. I am so sick of the waste.
I have storage overhead for smaller supplies and the tool box I hide from Michael. Under the brooder I have storage for feed bins on rollers and bags of shavings. I hung my Premier heat lamp overhead with just a 25 watt red party bulb in it, mostly so I can see in the dark in there when I check them at night. Probably should have cleaned it first! This thing won't come down unless the house itself falls down. I have a heavy duty ring bolted to the ceding joists and three heavy duty chains attaching the lamp. I wanted it to be secure in case I need a heat lamp in there. But the plan is was to use the EcoGlows. We built the size to perfectly fit a large EcoGlow on each side.
With much excitement, I put my lone chick in!
An hour later, frantic chirping could be heard from inside the house. I went out to find the chick ice cold! The EcoGlow wasn't working. One of the two cords had come apart at the transformer so that one didn't work. I ordered a replacement cord on Friday. So I plugged the other EcoGlow into the good cord, and it still doesn't heat up! I moved the chick back down to the little brooder in the basement. Over the next six hours I plugged both Ecoglows into the good cord. The little indicator light comes on for both of them but there is no heat whatsoever! Makes me wonder how long they have been like this and if our chick losses are because they didn't have heat! I should have been checking it, especially given my history with Brinsea products.
So, I now have to cancel the replacement cord and get new brooder heaters. They will not be ECOGLOWS! I will be ordering the clones sold by Premier1 products! Chalk up another $300.00 loss to Brinsea.
But, I am thrill with the new brooders. I think it will work well for me, especially since it is finally level! I am going to try the nipple waterers but still provide a standard chick waterer until the get the hang of it. I am so sick of nasty shavings and poop in the water.
I had the same problem with an eco glow 20 With my New Years dya hatch. The Power brick provided enough power to make the light come on but did not warm the heater. I was able to get it to work with the power brick from my other eco glow 20. I need to get a new power brick so that I can use both eco glows.
I ab going to check out the Premier 1 version. Thanks for posting about it!
Mary, little chick is lonely. Please give him one of Tuckers stuffed toys to cuddle with. Who am I kidding Tucker's toys seem to explode spontaneously.
Just a thought, maybe you could train Tucker with stuffed gophers so he will be eager to diminish their population.
