ELeVan ~ Honaker Farm Journal

[elevan]

Well we're down to only 2 of the dark eggs under the broody hen. She stepped on one and smashed it

Lilly is getting HUGE! Last possible due date for her should be 4/15, so we're just waiting. Hoping for doelings.

Goldie is getting huge as well. Her last possible due date would be 5/16 or so. She was bred to Speedy...our precious boy...miss that boy. Hoping for one buckling and others to be doelings.

 

[autumnprairie]

Wished you lived closer I think your DH would love my new one he is a buck too

 

[elevan]

I'll be sticking a few chicken and guinea eggs under Cinni tomorrow for her to hatch with her duck eggs. Poor girl is gonna be pretty confused by what hatches out!

 

[Queen Mum]

I'll be sticking a few chicken and guinea eggs under Cinni tomorrow for her to hatch with her duck eggs. Poor girl is gonna be pretty confused by what hatches out!

She won't be confused. They will have a face, only a mother could love.

 

[elevan]

Cinni is now sitting on duck, chicken and guinea eggs.

One of the chicken eggs I absolutely had to put under her. It was crying out to be hatched. In the mottling of the egg pattern is eyebrows! Literally when I saw this egg that is the first thing that jumped out at me. Now if the chick that hatches from it has exaggerated eyebrows then that will be hilarious! (I tried to take a pic of it but it just doesn't show up). I'm really excited to see that chick!

We're having some wonderful weather today. I wish it were like this year round.

I have to ask for some thoughts / prayers for a friend who is in a dangerous situation right now. If all goes well they'll be safe come this weekend...but every little bit of good energy / karma helps I think.

 

[redtailgal]

I will keep your friend in my prayers.

 

[elevan]

Thermostat came early! It's installed and the bator is heating!

I'll be adjusting settings this afternoon and hope to have it full of eggs this evening.

I'm so excited! Really cool since it'll mean that they'll hatch in close proximity to Cinni's clutch.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Thermostat came early! It's installed and the bator is heating!

I'll be adjusting settings this afternoon and hope to have it full of eggs this evening.

I'm so excited! Really cool since it'll mean that they'll hatch in close proximity to Cinni's clutch.

So what Thermostat did you purchase. My hot water heater thermostat is frustrating me. It had been doing real well over the winter because the room temperature was very constant in the closet in the basement that holds the bators. But last two weeks it has been fluctuating way too much. Cooked 24 eggs. All of them started to develop. But they are all dead now.

I need to replace it with "Not a hot water heater thermostat".

 

[elevan]

Bi-Metal Egg Incubator Thermostat Kit - Mechanical from Amazon.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Bi-Metal Egg Incubator Thermostat Kit - Mechanical from Amazon.

How hard was it to install? I have looked at that before. Let me know if it holds temp regular. If so, i will order it.