Recent content by quintinp

I'm pretty comfortable with taxidermy rd animals, I'm sure it is of debate in some places, but... Does anyone here have any stuffed chickens? I was at an antique shop a few years ago and they had a dusty old taxidermy rooster. It was named something funny I don't remember.

Maybe if you posted a picture of your incubator we could better help you. I'm assuming yours has 2 small windows correct?

Yeah, those digital ones on eBay are cheap, and work great

I'm curious, do you two have the Top Hatch plastic incubators? I had one at one time. Never really liked it. I've always wanted one of the old round galvanized metal incubators that has a Turner. They are super rare!

They are pretty simple as long as all of the components are working. Most units are turner less! Unfortunately for me, the ones with turners are EXTREMELY rare and hard to find. There is a big round heating element, the wafer thermostat, and the indicator light. The light isn't really necessary...

I will try to attach a few pictures of the manual that DBcooper sent to me a few years ago. I hope somehow these can be archived by an admin.

Lacy blues, I'm excited to see!!

I would suggest mounting the fan so that there is space between the fan and the wall of the incubator. And I would try to find a higher voltage charger, at least 9 volt. See what you can find at a yard sale, thrift store, or even a relative's house. Most people typically have a junk drawer full...

This is what it looks like when it is in place over the heating element.

I have a Leahy 624 redwood incubator, and I've noticed something recently. [/IMG] So that is basically a metal slide-out protective covering for the heating element. I noticed that on the underside of the metal covering it has an advertisement for Rival Crockpot. I was curious if anyone else...

Looks good, brower 846! Make sure the wafer is still good, and plug it in After that, twist the adjustment screw counter clockwise to raise the temperature, and clockwise to lower it.

It may be that way with yours, but from the Leahy manual I read, the water pan was placed above the top tray. I was also speaking from experience with my own leahy cabinet incubator.

If you don't have the nifty egg turning rails that Bosingleton was talking about, you can use the palm of your hand to roll the eggs around in the tray. Do it 3 times a day If you like. I did it 2 times a day. Immediately when I woke up and right before I went to sleep. They spent the same...

@ MyHennyHens, you have a beautiful unit. I may have missed the post where you mentioned the price, but I am very curious how much you spent for that beauty?!? You won't be disappointed. Another thing.... There should be some rails along the inside of your incubator, right above the top...

Wantedman66 is correct. You want to make sure that the back side of the thermostat (the metal side) is facing the lightbulb, and that it is only 1 1/2-2 inches away from the bulb. I also use 2 bulbs in my homemade incubators. Hope this helps.