{"id":433,"date":"2012-10-30T14:12:41","date_gmt":"2012-10-30T18:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/roseshadowranch.com\/?p=433"},"modified":"2012-10-30T14:12:41","modified_gmt":"2012-10-30T18:12:41","slug":"full-incubator-new-chicks-in-the-brooder-and-the-power-goes-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roseshadowranch.com\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"Full Incubator, New Chicks in the Brooder and The Power Goes Out!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, you have an incubator full of eggs and new chicks in the brooder that need heat and your power is now out and you don’t know when it will come back on! \u00a0Not to mention, you don’t own a generator either! \u00a0In the wake of Hurricane Sandy I know many of you are in this situation. \u00a0I’ve been there, not as a result of a hurricane but bad weather nonetheless and it’s a horrible sight to see chicks only days old “piling” because they are cold. \u00a0Or eggs in your incubator and you’re watching the temp drop by the minute. \u00a0There is something you can do! \u00a0It wasn’t that long ago, I was frantically running around trying to figure out how to keep 2 brooders warm and my incubator warm too! \u00a0Here’s what I did:<\/p>\n

1. \u00a0Fill mason jars with boiling water and wrap them with aluminum foil (the foil helps hold in the heat), then a thin dish towel (the dish towel protects your chicks from getting burned) and place them in brooders and the incubator(s). \u00a0I am fortunate to have a gas stove, so cooking is not an issue with a power outage. \u00a0Maybe you have an electric stove, if so, fire up your grill or build a fire in your fire pit, somehow figure out a way that works for you to get boiling water. \u00a0If there is no way, then simply use the hottest water you can get out of your tap. \u00a0The temps drop quickly so you must move fast and the hotter the water, the faster you’ll get your temps up again. \u00a0You will have to continuously monitor your temps so they don’t get too hot and they will fluctuate a lot using this method, but in an emergency, it works.<\/p>\n

2. \u00a0If you’re not too far out in the boonies, hopefully there is a store nearby such as a Wal-Mart or Meijer or hardware store. \u00a0For about $30-40 you can purchase an electrical car adapter (pictured below). \u00a0We own 2 of these little lifesavers (during the black out of 2003 we sat and watched tv when there was no power anywhere). \u00a0This wonderful little gadget allows you to run small appliances off your car battery! You will need to leave your car running most of the time while doing this but when it comes to an emergency, you won’t care! \u00a0I was able to run lights for both my brooders and my incubator off my car battery until the power came back on! \u00a0All my chicks and my eggs were saved and our power came back on 16 hours later.<\/p>\n

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Our thoughts and prayers go out to all of you who have been affected by Hurricane Sandy. \u00a0Be well and stay safe our friends.<\/p>\n

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