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redline223 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:41 pm **Posts:** 64

ChickenPox wrote:

Its more they can provide the power usage not cost that you can work out easy enough

NO incubator is over expensive to run as they never run 365 days :lol:

clearly u have never seen our mad farm,

my home made bator ran for 15 months straight about 9yrs ago, hatching jap quail every week and then chickens and ducklings where needed [smilie=a_holycrap.gif]

Chicka-Dee · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:12 am **Posts:** 1194

redline223 wrote:

clearly u have never seen our mad farm

Those pictures of yours gave us a bit of an insight :lol:

So when do your Barnevelders hatch out Red?

redline223 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:41 pm **Posts:** 64

Chicka-Dee wrote:

redline223 wrote:

clearly u have never seen our mad farm

Those pictures of yours gave us a bit of an insight :lol:

So when do your Barnevelders hatch out Red?

u have seen nothing lol

there due on the 24th [smilie=a_rolling.gif]

EggJeff · **Joined:** Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:13 pm **Posts:** 3

redline223 wrote:

ChickenPox wrote:

Its more they can provide the power usage not cost that you can work out easy enough

NO incubator is over expensive to run as they never run 365 days :lol:

clearly u have never seen our mad farm,

my home made bator ran for 15 months straight about 9yrs ago, hatching jap quail every week and then chickens and ducklings where needed [smilie=a_holycrap.gif]

You are a commercial business obviously not a home breeder as I agree no incubator [non commercial] runs 365 days

Chicka-Dee · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:12 am **Posts:** 1194

EggJeff wrote:

You are a commercial business obviously not a home breeder as I agree no incubator [non commercial] runs 365 days

Who are you agreeing with Jeff?

Watch out Red hide:

You might be letting the ATO of your "hobby" (aka:business) :shock:

I would have to say if you're an 'enthusiast' that it could be possible to run your bator 24x7, especially if you have demand for your stock, without becoming a " commercial" business.

And the cost of that new Sportsman would require lots & lots of sales before break even is achieved.

Hey Red!Wink, wink, nudge, nudge :lol:

redline223 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:41 pm **Posts:** 64

Chicka-Dee wrote:

EggJeff wrote:

You are a commercial business obviously not a home breeder as I agree no incubator [non commercial] runs 365 days

Who are you agreeing with Jeff?

Watch out Red hide:

You might be letting the ATO of your "hobby" (aka:business) :shock:

I would have to say if you're an 'enthusiast' that it could be possible to run your bator 24x7, especially if you have demand for your stock, without becoming a " commercial" business.

And the cost of that new Sportsman would require lots & lots of sales before break even is achieved.

Hey Red!Wink, wink, nudge, nudge :lol:

hahahahahaha funny stuff, i am not and never have been a commercial business mate, back when it ran for that length of time i was showing white leghorn bantams and breeding jap quail, hatching chickens to restock our egg layer birds for home and hatching muscovy ducks to try and I might say very succesfully establish a large mammoth muscovy line,

have a think about that Jeff, the ducks take 5 weeks alone to hatch a single batch, when ur hatching such a wide range of eggs space is lost when fitting them in the bator which means more batches.

the cost of a new sportsman is honestly irrelevent, the way this one has been full constantly i am considering either buying another one or the more likely outcome will be making my own upgraded sportsman that can set more. today i had to knock back a friend that wanted to set a heap of eggs because its chockers :roll:

EggJeff · **Joined:** Mon Sep 09, 2013 1:13 pm **Posts:** 3

Only commercial hatcheries run incubators 365 days a year.

redline223 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:41 pm **Posts:** 64

EggJeff wrote:

Only commercial hatcheries run incubators 365 days a year.

well you'd know mate :roll:

you just cant tell some people conf665

Chicka-Dee · **Joined:** Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:12 am **Posts:** 1194

EggJeff wrote:

Only commercial hatcheries run incubators 365 days a year.

That's a pretty antagonistic statement Jeff

Please refrain from being antagonistic. We're a friendly bunch so just leave this one alone, please.

redline223 wrote:

you just cant tell some people conf665

True!

I have to say if I could afford it, I'd run an incubator 24x7. I would love to breed chickens & build up a good line of Speckled Sussex, but at this stage I just have to go with what I can afford, which is 1 x SS rooster & 1x SS hen :-D

redline223 wrote:

today i had to knock back a friend that wanted to set a heap of eggs because its chockers :roll:

That's a shame! I was thinking of asking you to incubate some of my Sussex eggs :lol:

redline223 · **Joined:** Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:41 pm **Posts:** 64

Chicka-Dee wrote:

EggJeff wrote:

Only commercial hatcheries run incubators 365 days a year.

That's a pretty antagonistic statement Jeff

Please refrain from being antagonistic. We're a friendly bunch so just leave this one alone, please.

redline223 wrote:

you just cant tell some people conf665

True!

I have to say if I could afford it, I'd run an incubator 24x7. I would love to breed chickens & build up a good line of Speckled Sussex, but at this stage I just have to go with what I can afford, which is 1 x SS rooster & 1x SS hen :-D

redline223 wrote:

today i had to knock back a friend that wanted to set a heap of eggs because its chockers :roll:

That's a shame! I was thinking of asking you to incubate some of my Sussex eggs :lol:

after the 21st i can fit more in, i have a heap going into lockdown and will then only have 56 in the sportsman.

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