The 5th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[Gardeningmama]

Well here I was...almost 2000 posts behind! And then....I discovered Ron's Daily Digest thread!!! YAY Ron, You rock!

I've got some partridge Orps going into lockdown this week, I had some temperature spikes of 104! with the Little Giant, but bought myself a BRINSEA for future hatches, I sure hope some make it. Next group is going under my faithful broody and best girl, 'Popcorn' who I have more faith in than a BRINSEA. Have an awesome day everyone!

Hi Martha! All of my boys from you went to their new home this morning. They actually are going to 2 great huge farms. They escaped the stewpot (and my basement)! I'm soo happy for them!

Have fun with that Brinsea...JEALOUS!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

So the new cabinet bator is here!!! It arrived ON my car instead of in it. it was bigger than described. I'll get pics of it in the morning. For now, here's how it arrived. (Disregard the irritated looking husband)

Well here I was...almost 2000 posts behind! And then....I discovered Ron's Daily Digest thread!!! YAY Ron, You rock!

I've got some partridge Orps going into lockdown this week, I had some temperature spikes of 104! with the Little Giant, but bought myself a BRINSEA for future hatches, I sure hope some make it. Next group is going under my faithful broody and best girl, 'Popcorn' who I have more faith in than a BRINSEA. Have an awesome day everyone!

Hey, I just realized Sally is back. The leprechaun didn't eat her.

I was told the beard just didnt cut it, had to shave..... now for them legs

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Gigantic Cabinet COOLER INCUBATOR w/semi auto turning

Say Hello to half of my weekend! Hubs and I have had a very busy weekend, more time fine tuning our new incubator so it has perfection in temps top to bottom, but our brainstorm has turned out amazing!


I took images all the way through this project even the fine tuning to get no variance top to bottom so I will create a Thread with how we did everything later on when I get all the stuff organized.


150 qt Coleman Xtreme insulated Cooler as big as I could find, $67. free shipping I think its just about 4' long
Dual Fan $17.00 for set of Four(used two), use old power inverter thingers I had, Two 90 Watt Lights in ceramics $1.97 each, single Wafer Thermostat $22., rear Air duct.cost of styrofoam? I had it leftover, foil tape $3.00 have half left over. Three of those egg trays you suggested out of the six in the lot $21. for lot of 6, 3 rods for the trays $1.95 each., Handle $1.97, plexi $1.98 x 2, shelf we had left over from our reno, and a pc of thin cabinet back for the lower shelf, and a tad of caulk and gasket sealant we had on hand. clevis pins were $1.25 ea. x3 and flat pc alum for turning was a buck or two. and one 2x3 lumber $2.97


est $132.00 cost
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/861788/gigantic-cabinet-cooler-incubator-how-we-did-it-and-test-run-ready-set-go


I figured everyone may want to see if it works or not.... started a thread

 

[Gardeningmama]

Hey, I just realized Sally is back. The leprechaun didn't eat her.

I was told the beard just didnt cut it, had to shave..... now for them legs

Yeah, you gotta take care of that....

 

[chicken pickin]

I love your cooler incubator Sally.

My DH would never have the patience to help me build something like that. And I would have no clue where to begin lol.

 

[chicken pickin]

Yeah, you gotta take care of that....

 

[Gardeningmama]

Say Hello to half of my weekend! Hubs and I have had a very busy weekend, more time fine tuning our new incubator so it has perfection in temps top to bottom, but our brainstorm has turned out amazing!

Gigantic Cabinet COOLER INCUBATOR w/semi auto turning

I took images all the way through this project even the fine tuning to get no variance top to bottom so I will create a Thread with how we did everything later on when I get all the stuff organized.


150 qt Coleman Xtreme insulated Cooler as big as I could find, $67. free shipping I think its just about 4' long
Dual Fan $17.00 for set of Four(used two), use old power inverter thingers I had, Two 90 Watt Lights in ceramics $1.97 each, single Wafer Thermostat $22., rear Air duct.cost of styrofoam? I had it leftover, foil tape $3.00 have half left over. Three of those egg trays you suggested out of the six in the lot $21. for lot of 6, 3 rods for the trays $1.95 each., Handle $1.97, plexi $1.98 x 2, shelf we had left over from our reno, and a pc of thin cabinet back for the lower shelf, and a tad of caulk and gasket sealant we had on hand. clevis pins were $1.25 ea. x3 and flat pc alum for turning was a buck or two. and one 2x3 lumber $2.97


est $132.00 cost
























Here is hubs showing off his handywork of my GENIUS! HOWEVER I did get yelled at because I put the "darn thermometer" in his way for when he took the tray out!
Has some tweaking needs done, but Its awesome!!





Check out this vid of my fine tuning temps so top to bottom are identical, MIND you I messed with a taped piece of cardboard in the bottom and re-sized the return duct opening numerous times and the depth of the bottom shelf to get the temps the same. It wasn't an easy feat and my bum hurts from sitting in the kids little chair watching the thing and making minor adjustments! HA HA HA

This vid is before I added the permanent backer board shelf at the bottom as I was adjusting for perfection. I could technically include a hatcher in the bottom or another egg rack, but I dont want to hatch in it, but it has plenty room for additions stuff, also if you note the cut outs in the side of the cooler, you can easily take out the racks and turn this quickly into a multi level hatcher, we may do another for a hatcher and find plastic tubs to fit in the slits.

OMGoodness...life as you know it is forever changed! LOVE, LOVE IT!!!!

 

[Sally Sunshine]

I love your cooler incubator Sally.

My DH would never have the patience to help me build something like that. And I would have no clue where to begin lol.

I will show you in the thread how ridiculously easy they are to make!! With measurements and everything, you will see how easy it is.

And the wiring is so simple and nothing to be afraid of at all because its only lights and 12V fans! EASY PEASY!

 

[ronott1]

My UofA and OE Hatch is doing very well. I have 10 eggs left un hatched so that equals 33 hatched. There are more pips in some of the 10 eggs. I will give them until after work and then peal open the reaming eggs.

The Yellow chick is a week old. It is a New heritage Del with a slight cross beak. It is growing and doing well so far.



These are the UofA chicks! Blue color chickens that lay very blue eggs.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Yeah, you gotta take care of that....

omg