eggs set

well i have set 13 eggs into the incubator 8 x light sussex and 5 x bantam eggs

now we wait 10 days and then i can candle them and see if we have any baby chooks growing

lets hope so after Egbert died at day 15

i will keep you posted to what is happening well thats all for now

my eggs come to day

well i orderd 12 light sussex hatching eggs and lost 4 as the postperson was heavy handed

but i have 8 left to go into the incubator tomorrow

here are the ones that was ok

as for the greenhouse got some work done sowed some spring onions and some snapdragons

re dug 4 beds but weather is still holding things up lets hope it brakes soon and i can get going at fall speed

well i will keep you all updated on the eggs should have some fluffy chicks in 21 days starting tomorrow

thats it for now update soon

i was lucky

we didnt get the bad winds and my greenhouse is still in one peace

as the weather has been so bad no work done but i will be ordering some hatching eggs in the next week

so should have some fluffy chicks soon .The homemade incubator is working very well and i have a chicken egg in there that is now at 14 days old and growing well

so should be pics soon if all goes well

i will be sowing some spring onion seeds this week to i grow mine in the green house they seem to be nicer that way

well thats it for now

home made incubator

ok this is a tutorial on building and incubator with what you have around i am using a pet carrier as i have one here so other than a box here is what you need 1. a 60 watt light bulb 2. a light fitting 3. a dimmer switch 4 tin foil 5. a pot for water optional extra fan and an old pc power unit



the pet carrier



STEP 1 INSULATING THE TOP OF THE BOX
do this with your tin foil make sure you leave a hole at the back this is for a vent


STEP 2 INSTALL A FAN TO TOP

now place fan were you want it and drill 4 holes then with garden wire tie in place



STEP 3 FITTING THE LIGHT
now im using a 60 watt red bulb for this


all fitted


and here it is finished

hi all

not much to report weather is to bad to do much however here is some news

i will be building an egg incubator over the next few weeks so i can start hatching some chickens

so there will be a step by step of how to do this coming soon

i finished the last veg bed but im now extending it a bit

so thats about it for now ill update soon