The 6th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-a-long!

[ocap]

The reason I need to get them now is the seller is offering a discount price because she hasn't set up her own incubator or divided the different coloured/groups of Marans Americanas into breeding pens. The price will likely triple when that happens and I can't afford them at that price.

I have never stacked.... but.....just put the extra eggs on top....when he proper day arrives candle and take out the unfertile eggs...you will need to carefully take out the second story when you turn and put them back on top in their rotated position, so mark one side with an x the other with an o....your work load will increase for a few days but the "egg sale" is worth the work!!!!!

 

[casportpony]

Oh shoot, I missed the set date for Muscovy eggs, but count me in for something!

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Although I did set 48 Muscovy eggs on the 24th.

-Kathy

 

[JoyfulPromise]

Ok, I got my STC-1000 digital temperature controller for my LG incubator! I am ready to wire it in, but still wasn't entirely sure if I need to wire the digital thermostat directly to the heating element, or if I should just plug the whole thing into the thermostat extension/power cord like someone suggested? Of course the fan would have to be wired separately either way. Here are some pictures of my LG wiring in case that helps show what would be best in my situation...







Close up of the fan label - I don't think it is a 12V...






Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!

 

[nate1the1great1]

I got my bator set up and getting it ready for tomorrow

 

[holm25]

I got my bator set up and getting it ready for tomorrow

What kind of eggs are you setting tomorrow?

 

[Lamancha]

HELP!!! I had ordered all my eggs for the hatch and now found mixed Marans and Olive Eggers for sale!

I have read posts about double stacking and cramming full indicators but don't know how to do it and I need to figure it out so I know how many eggs I can buy!

I have had mine stacked for over a week and so far they are all fine. There are some major cold spots in there (near the back, bottom row), so I just rotate them really well every time I turn them.

 

[chickiebaby1]

Just got my new bator's temp stabilized. Think I will wait a little longer to make sure, but I'm going to set some eggs in it to give it a test run. Setting my hatch a long eggs in my other bators next week. Also just bid on some Salmon Faverolle's so very excited to hopefully get those for next week.

 

[JeanneBaby76]

Count me in

 

[LadyHawkeAvry]

Ok, I got my STC-1000 digital temperature controller for my LG incubator! I am ready to wire it in, but still wasn't entirely sure if I need to wire the digital thermostat directly to the heating element, or if I should just plug the whole thing into the thermostat extension/power cord like someone suggested? Of course the fan would have to be wired separately either way. Here are some pictures of my LG wiring in case that helps show what would be best in my situation...







Close up of the fan label - I don't think it is a 12V...






Thanks in advance for any help or suggestions!

I know this diagram is somewhere on the forums, but I'll post it here for you!


Just use 5 and 6 instead of and 8 for the heating settings. Isolate your power in and out to your heater unit, and wire them to the temperature controller per the diagram. You will have to make up some short lengths of wire to extend out from your heater input and output lines, and to make the bridging connections from bank #2 to the power lines, and bank #5 to the neutral lines.

It can end up being a little bit of a rat's nest as far as wires go, so I used automotive conduit to keep all my wires together. They are shielded from the heat of the little heat lamp bulb that way, and protected from any splashing when I add more water to the system.


The system on my coolerbator. It only fluctuates about 0.2 degrees C.


The wiring to the unit with protective conduit


Any large open areas for wire are covered with conduit. with the exception of a few inches towards the temperature controller to allow for them to spread out in their different directions, and of course, where the wire nuts are because they are simply too bulky to squash in there.

Hope this helps a little!