Day 56...right on schedule! :)

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Originally Posted by cdavidson9

If I remember correctly, no water at all with the hatchrite, correct? That second set of eggs btw are some of the most robustly, beautifully round eggs I think I have ever seen from a BP :)

Congrats! Will say a Bee Prayer for ya tonight! lol

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No water needed with the Hatchrite...I had half a bag left over from last year and I used that on the second clutch I pictured...after a year of being stored in my snake room it still is able to maintain perfect humidity...:)

I'm saying prayers for Bee's too!

Came home from work this morning to find a couple more heads pipping...ended up cutting the rest and it looks like I have 2 normals, 2 Bee's, a Spider and a Pastel...:)

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...01stclutch.jpg

I'm so jealous...I can't wait to make my own bee. Thanks for your example of a incubator. I agree some make it too complicated and it's been freaking me out! haha Congrats:)

This clutch is a sausage fest...so far the two normals and one Bee have come out, all males...hopefully the other Bee is a female...:please:

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...21stclutch.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...41stclutch.jpg

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Originally Posted by sho220

I went the cheapo route and used a coleman cooler...heated with 2 feet of 11 or 12 inch flexwatt controlled with a Herpstat...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/sho220/inc1.jpg

I cut a piece of plexiglass to use as an inside cover so I can open the cooler and check the eggs without letting out the warm air...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a3...220/inc2-1.jpg

I routed all the wires through the drain hole and mounted temp guages/Herpstat on front...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/sho220/inc3.jpg

I picked up some wire racks from Lowes to place the tubs on...

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a386/sho220/inc4.jpg

It's a very simple setup but works great...haven't lost an egg yet...knock on wood...:D

Hatching baby BP's couldn't be easier...I think alot of people run into trouble by over-complicating it...

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Wow! Thank you for this picture. I was wondering if coolers could work. I think I'm going to go the broken CL fridge/freezer route, but still unsure about how to set up the heat tape. Lots of more research to do but I have lots of time :D

GORGEOUS bee babies ... I may be ordering a bee later today .... Such an addiction!

I use a cooler incubator also much like yours except I have full water bottles in the bottom to help stabalize the heat when the cooler is opened. I also have a small computer fan wired in the middle of the cooler to move the dead air around. works great I have my first clutch cooking right now due any day. Pastel to spider and mojave got my fingers crossed for bee's also.

Congrats

Congrats! The bee is beautiful. I would love to have one some day.

What a beautiful bee! Congratulations! For the record, I'm a huge Hatchrite fan, but I have switched to straight Perlite for affordability, and incubate the same way. I mix water until it's the same "feel" with moisture as the Hatchrite. Got a 4 cubic foot bag of the stuff, it will last me for YEARS!

That's a great looking Bee Doug!! Hope the next one is a female!