The Middle Tennessee Thread

[DMRippy]

Quote: My son wired it all up. Just need to test run it. We are going to try a ceramic heater like you would use at a desk at work. It has a fan but would never run over the chicks. It will be blowing over the water to evaporate it .... that is the theory.

I will be waiting with bells on! Still running some thing through my head. Not sure how to do the doors we might should talk and you give me some ideas. I want to add built in feeders and the nipples with a way to drain the water they drip. I have some ideas but that is all they are at this point.

I think I want 3

I know I WILL NEED it sooner rather than later. I want a socket for a heat emitter and one for a light. Not sure how to fit all that in there.

 

[TinTennessee]

My son wired it all up.  Just need to test run it.  We are going to try a ceramic heater like you would use at a desk at work.  It has a fan but would never run over the chicks.  It will be blowing over the water to evaporate it .... that is the theory. 

I will be waiting with bells on!  Still running some thing through my head.  Not sure how to do the doors we might should talk and you give me some ideas.  I want to add built in feeders and the nipples with a way to drain the water they drip.  I have some ideas but that is all they are at this point.

I think I want 3   I know I WILL NEED it sooner rather than later.  I want a socket for a heat emitter and one for a light.  Not sure how to fit all that in there.

Planning grasshopper. LOL we'll figure it out. Two or three what's the difference. You just write all measurements down as you cut tge first one then when its all the way you want it you cut & build the other two. Might take more than a day to do it but we'll "get er done"

 

[DMRippy]

we can build them too! if we get one done and the.other 2 cut we.can put them together.

how is your broody? by the time you get.to me you will just need to get her chicks!

 

[TinTennessee]

we can build them too! if we get one done and the.other 2 cut we.can put them together.

how is your broody? by the time you get.to me you will just need to get her chicks!

Still broody, I keep pulling the eggs from her so she sits on 2 Styrofoam balls/fake eggs. She seems determined & its been about 2 1/2 -3 weeks since I first found her sitting. I can't seem to break her so I thought about just letting her sit on some of my eggs only I'm not real sure if their fertile or not. I know you can tell somehow, something to do with the little bullseye dot .Guess I'll have to bring a few so you can show me exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[DMRippy]

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You can't let her keep sitting. I can either give you some eggs from the bator or chicks.

 

[Wasson6Pack]

I got a new dishwasher and am planning on turning the old one into an incubator! I also ordered done hatchery chicks today and designed my brooder to be built tomorrow. Things are working well.

 

[Masonicflock]

Dunk her in cold water haha... Madder than a wet hen is how this term came bout lol....

 

[Masonicflock]

Man I need to get on here more than every 4 days... a Master list??!! Well sounds great. Donna can you please add me

North Middle TN (Springfield)

Barred Rocks
RIR/PR (Rhode Islands/Production Reds)
Buff Oripingtons
Black Jersey Giants
Silkies
Black Sex Links

 

[Oramman87]

Well added a frame to hang the heating lamps from feel better about it now.

Bad news I lost 30 chicks, my father in law came over yesterday and his dog jumped in the brooder box . We didn't even hear her I have 50 more chicks ordered they are coming at the end of the month. Dm I know you want 2-3 pullets and I know someone else wanted some. So I have about 20 or so left. The odds are against me for raising silver sebrights so far.

 

[DMRippy]

dang. sorry about that.....