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Homemade incubator finish, pics - any suggestions?

post #1 of 9
6/12/12 at 12:31pm
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Welp, I finally finished this bad boy and it was a fun project.  Hopefully I get to move on to the next step soon =)  I'd like to use it for duck and quail.

 

So far, yesterday I had it running quite steady at 99-100 degrees and 61% humidity.  I was hoping to get the humidity down and so far today i've got it down to 41%, i've noticed dips here and there so i add a few pinches of water.  Other than that I'm very happy with it!  Here are the pics, if you have any suggestions please advise away!!!  

 

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Here is the album if you'd like to click thru:  http://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6223044/user_id/148426

 

Thank you for takin' a gander ::giggle:: at my project big_smile.png

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post #2 of 9
6/12/12 at 3:54pm

looks very nice...but keep an eye on the duck tape lol when it get's warm and moist the duck tape will not stick i have now about 4 layers of duck tape on mine were it keep's coming off lol 

Mother of 1 wonderful son Jonathan,

Wife to Kevin,(my best friend )

Owner of 1 dog Meah,

2 beagle male pups(copper and river)

2 Barn yard Mixes

10 Golden Sex-Link Pullets (1 Cockerell)

2 Barred Rock Pullets

6 Black Australorp Pullet

1 Brown Chick ( breed and sex unknown )

Lovin Life here in ky)

 

 

 

 

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Mother of 1 wonderful son Jonathan,

Wife to Kevin,(my best friend )

Owner of 1 dog Meah,

2 beagle male pups(copper and river)

2 Barn yard Mixes

10 Golden Sex-Link Pullets (1 Cockerell)

2 Barred Rock Pullets

6 Black Australorp Pullet

1 Brown Chick ( breed and sex unknown )

Lovin Life here in ky)

 

 

 

 

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post #3 of 9
6/12/12 at 6:35pm
Looks good. I greatly underestimated state of chaos once they start to hatch. I had 12 in the incubator and not too much space. Once they started to pop they were stampeding over. I had to move them out into brooder often.
5 BR Girls - Hatched 03/15/10
2 BR Girls - Hatched 2/22/11
1 BR - Hatched 6/28/2011
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5 BR Girls - Hatched 03/15/10
2 BR Girls - Hatched 2/22/11
1 BR - Hatched 6/28/2011
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post #4 of 9
6/12/12 at 6:58pm

Heres my son's he just finished.Image0342.jpg

"Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit"

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"Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit"

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post #5 of 9
6/13/12 at 2:13pm
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Thank you guys!  I've been keeping an eye on the duct tape, i'm hoping it holds true to it claiming it's "moisture resistance" on that package LOL!  So far so good!  Only going to do maybe 3-4 eggs at a time and have a brooder box ready. 

 

CaptGus, can I borrow him for my next one?! LOL  I love it, is that a made from an entertainment center cabinet?

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post #6 of 9
6/14/12 at 11:37am
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Originally Posted by jessellebond View Post

Thank you guys!  I've been keeping an eye on the duct tape, i'm hoping it holds true to it claiming it's "moisture resistance" on that package LOL!  So far so good!  Only going to do maybe 3-4 eggs at a time and have a brooder box ready. 

 

CaptGus, can I borrow him for my next one?! LOL  I love it, is that a made from an entertainment center cabinet?


I tried using duct tape once in my cooler incubator, then I got my craft glue gun out, and it worked for a while, but NOW I finally have screws holding it to the wall of the incubator.

 

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In the beginning there was nothing. God said, Let there be light! And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Ellen DeGeneres   
also//////// Y'all also need to check out my homemade cooler incubator, my homemade fridge-a-bator, and my cabinet incubator on my BYC page.

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-cabinet-incubator

http://www.backya...

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In the beginning there was nothing. God said, Let there be light! And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Ellen DeGeneres   
also//////// Y'all also need to check out my homemade cooler incubator, my homemade fridge-a-bator, and my cabinet incubator on my BYC page.

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-cabinet-incubator

http://www.backya...

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post #7 of 9
6/14/12 at 11:38am
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Originally Posted by CaptGus View Post

Heres my son's he just finished.Image0342.jpg


More pictures!

In the beginning there was nothing. God said, Let there be light! And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Ellen DeGeneres   
also//////// Y'all also need to check out my homemade cooler incubator, my homemade fridge-a-bator, and my cabinet incubator on my BYC page.

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-cabinet-incubator

http://www.backya...

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In the beginning there was nothing. God said, Let there be light! And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better. Ellen DeGeneres   
also//////// Y'all also need to check out my homemade cooler incubator, my homemade fridge-a-bator, and my cabinet incubator on my BYC page.

 

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-cabinet-incubator

http://www.backya...

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post #8 of 9
6/20/12 at 6:02pm

WIll post some more, sorry Ive been out of town.

"Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit"

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"Uva Uvam Vivendo Varia Fit"

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post #9 of 9
6/21/12 at 12:47pm

This is my free wine fridge incubator.  I got the fridge off craigslist for free.  It was full of dirt and cob webs but the glass and the seals were still good.  I have 36, well 35 now, I dropped one, Rhode Island Red eggs in there to test it.  I am on day 11 and it looks like I have action in about 75% of them after candling most of them.  I hope to hatch eggs for others for .50 or $1 each for each chick hatched.  I have thermometers for each shelf and remote tubing to fill the water resevoirs at the bottom of it for humidity without opening the door.  All seems to be working ok but I am going to add some reinforcements for the shelf holders as they sag due to the weight of the larger eggs.  I am trying to use whatever I can in it that doesnt restrict the air flow any more than necessary.  I have the water resevoirs up on angle iron so air actually passes under them also.  I will keep everyone posted of the outcome.

Fridge with RIR eggs.jpgFridge Controls.jpg

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