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Being a hobbyist beekeeper in the 70's and again in the90's I find this incredible. I'm definitely going to look into this. I've shied away from honey bees since getting our land here. Mainly cost, hive loss and my back. Getting supers is hard work. I still have a gallon of my honey from years...

I'm sorry to hear of your troubles with your Janoel. I agree with Mark. If you can't get it working ship it back to the seller. They don't want a bad rating so they should not have a problem with replacing the unit or refunding your money. Mine is holding out so far (fingers crossed) I have one...

Wow Mark! It looks as if winter is starting with a wallop! I hope your chooks are okay and your fence is not to damaged. My birds didn't seem to understand the feeder yet. I'mhope they figure it out. I guess when they get hungrey they will!

Here's a pic of it.

I finally made Mark's DIY bucket feeder. I didn't have the chicken guard material on hand, so I used some pipe insulation. I will pick up some when I go to town. I sure hope it works, I am tired of wasted feed!

Yes, Mark I want to figure out an area for that. Citrus, figs and avocados also. I've always wanted to build an orangery. I believe it was the ancient Italian culture that built them out of stone. The sun would heat the area up for that very reason. An added plus would be a beautiful spot to...

I would love to be able to grow bananas and exotics here in Texas. Unfortunately one needs a greenhouse for that here. I am excited to start some pomegranates, they do well here. Olives also!

Yes Mark, I must thank Miss Lady Bird. I laughed when I saw how big it is. I imagined her saying to LBJ. I want a flower garden, and ya know everything is bigger in Texas! :)

Thanks Stevo, I was happy to finally visit it. We will go back as their are miles of hiking trails that have been left alone to be the central prairie that it's supposed to be. :)

Beautiful melon Ash! We just planted sugar baby watermelon. I have heard they can be a challenge to grow. I hope ours turn out as nice as that one!

Hi Mark, I haven't insulated it, because I threw out all the foam that it was shipped with. I found out later I should have saved it and used it to surround the inky. I have mine inside in a hallway. I have noticed it is running louder now then it did. I hope it holds up until hatch! I'm a...

Austin, Texas A beautiful day there last week. All our rain has the wildflowers blooming in abundance!

Wow! I would love to see some of these exotics in person! What a wonderful garden! Ann in Texas

This is my 3rd hatch with my Janoel 48 incubator. I am getting better. This hatch was 17 out of 29 viable eggs. These are my neighbors buff orphington RIR cross. His wife will be selling them at the feed store she works at. I have 41 more incubating now. I'm at day 5 and will candle at day 10. I...

Hi Mark, I'm interested to know how this works for you. I was also thinking of getting the fancy Brinsea someday. But, it's so expensive! If i was an heiress maybe :) I'm on my 4th incubation now and so far MT janoel inky is holding up. Fingers crossed. I like the clear viewing window on your...

Hi, we just bought 4 yards of mushroom compost for $38.00. We got it from a huge mushroom grower around here. They just want it gone. Maybe folks can check other growers out in their areas. Ann

I am also interested in growing these guys. I've been buying dried ones and my birds love them. That's what I use to tame the babies. Sit on my shoulder and eat treats :) They are expensive, so I love the idea of growing them myself too. I will keep following this thread!

Hi, I grew celery years ago in Oregon. If I remember correctly :) I believe it needs to be blanched. Like you do with endive. I think I piled dirt up around the base of the plant. It does love a cool climate also. Good luck. Ann

Hi, I have this Janoel incubator. I am on my third hatch now. What I found was if I keep both water channels filled the humidy stayed pretty constant. I worried to much about regulating. Now that I don't I am having much better succes. At lockdown I take out the Turner, put down anti slip mat...