The Heritage Rhode Island Red Site

[Fred's Hens]

Mellon boxes make great disposable brooders. Good for you.
Sure gonna be unseasonably cold the next two nights. Brrrrrrrr. Taking some wee ones back down to the basement until the weather breaks on Sunday. Then, we should be all clear. Hope hope.

Settled that Nelson pullet into her containment box in my shop, away from everyone else. She's gonna be fine. She's warm and dry and cozy.

 

[bluebirdnanny]

Time for a new batch. Need a good outcome.

Crossing my fingers for those Nelson eggs! How is Nellie adjusting to being quarantined there? I know she is in good hands. Didn't tell you but I am doing an experiment with a few that would have been too old for you when we met today so I have some I set on the 7th in a borrowed styrofoam one that she said wasn't working right. I might get to keep it. I fixed a part on it. (She didn't notice the locknut was missing and the bar that holds the thermostat wafer was bowed in. I straightened it and put on a locknut. So pray real hard this works. I hated the thought of eating Nellies when we needed hers so badly. So I should know around the 28th if I have done things right.

 

[Fred's Hens]

Practicing with mutt eggs is ideal. You've really nothing to lose except a few omelets. LOL
The key to being successful, or at least one key, is to have accurate reading from trustworthy thermostat/humidity gauge. 9 out of 10 of them aren't accurate, in my experience.

The second key is to place the incubator in a stable environment that doesn't experience temperature swings. That's hard to do, but swinging from 60 overnight to 85 on hot day's afternoon is rough for an inexpensive incubator to adjust.

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[bluebirdnanny]

Oh they were Nellies eggs that would have been too old by NOW! They have been in since the 7th! Of course a few others just to make it a full dozen. But most were hers!!!

Been watching these chicks...... if I guess correct 3 of the 4 may be male

 

[monnie662]

Sally, I don't know what kind of roofing you are talking about but if it is like what I have the fasteners are to go in the top of the ridges not in the lower grooves. I got that from Lowes that is 4 X 5 1/2 panels. This is what I use. It is so easy to work with. One person can lift it up onto the roof. http://www.lowes.com/pd_12747-1115-...L=?Ns=p_product_qty_sales_dollar|1&facetInfo=

My horse barn is roofed with this. Even though I really like it, it is not holding up with our hot humid summers on my hilltop. It is getting some cracks and leaks around the nail heads. I can't afford to re roof this barn so will probably get my carpenter to mop it with some roof sealer to see if can get the leaks to stop. It is a quiet roof when it rains not noisy like a metal roof is unless you insulate them. Maybe it holds up better "up North". lol

 

[monnie662]

Time for a new batch. Need a good outcome.

What do you have holding these eggs an egg carton? And is this a Brinsea? I have trouble keeping my eggs level in my Brinsea have to stuff with paper towel to keep them from falling over.

 

[monnie662]

The key to being successful, or at least one key, is to have accurate reading from trustworthy thermostat/humidity gauge. 9 out of 10 of them aren't accurate, in my experience.

Do you have a preference on the thermostat/humidity gauge? I am running into this problem and get real aggravated at the gauge I have.

 

[SallyinIndiana]

Quote: Dh and I got the plastic ones that cover about 8ft x 2 ft. They are ok to work with but not so great with high blizzard winds. They do leak a little, it is not too bad for chickens and I can see the ducks loving the leaking places.

 

[monnie662]

Dh and I got the plastic ones that cover about 8ft x 2 ft. They are ok to work with but not so great with high blizzard winds. They do leak a little, it is not too bad for chickens and I can see the ducks loving the leaking places.

I really like the ondura like the way it looks but the barn cats aren't too happy with a leak

 

[immyjay54]

I really like the ondura like the way it looks but the barn cats aren't too happy with a leak

I do have plywood roof first then put the corrugated roofing on top of the plywood. Maybe that is the difference.We do have some of the worse winds. It has taken then vinyl siding off my house 3-4 times. Mine has never leaked and been on there 2-4 years. I don't put the nails real deep. I used the special nails that is for this roofing. The rubber washers on these nails are pretty think.
We had high 90's and 100 degree weather last year and our humidity is always very high in the summer.
Jim