Well we are in Virginia. We were thinking of starting to cool them down in June. Thats when the QT is up. We actually have a mini fridge available to use as an incubator since it will take a while to get the big freezer over here. The small mini fridge will hold at least 2 clutches and is not heavy.

Question: Is it absolutely necessary to strip the mini fridge of all the motor and freon? Its not heavy and we can leave it unplugged. Any ill effects to keeping the freon and motor intact?