My Basic DIY Incubator

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Just an update on my incubator! It has incubated some chinese ringneck pheasant eggs to 17 days, then I put them in the incubator with some other eggs (to make lockdown easier). I'll let you guys know if these eggs hatch!
 



The above was my last hatched chick 3 weeks old SFH.the below is the three I put in brooder with the above chick. the above chick was shrimpy, and the other 7 chicks it hatched with picked on him. and he is the size of these new ones and is much happier with them. pretending to be a baby.

these guys are orpingtons
 
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Update! One of the ringneck pheasant eggs that was kept in my DIY incubator until the point of lockdown hatched this morning! I honestly wasn't expecting it to hatch, because shipping was rough and packing could've been a lot better, so I'm excited about this one chick!
 
asentaja1 said:
I hope this is right thread to show my incubator. Not pretty, but it works (and building is at least half of the fun.)
Mostly made from parts lying around, only digital thermostat and hygrometer is new.
This is made to be as foolproof as possible.

-12Vdc system, so i don't have to worry about power outages and it is safe compared to mains 250Vac. It is also easy to transport (when incubating) if needed.
-Old car battery and wall charger connected (if power goes out, battery still keeps this working minimum of four days)
-2x 21w easily replaceable bulbs and box of them on hand (when one fails, other is still capable to keep steady temperature, it just increases running time)
-old computer fan for circulating air
-digital thermostat. (it is accurate and minimizes user error)
-digital hygrometer (i bought ten cheap ebay-ones and only one of them was accurate compared to calibrated lab meter)
-on bottom of this there are four filled water bottles to serve as heat banks.
-on bottom there is water plate and cloth strips other end in water
-adjusting humidity by changing height of cloth strips
-clinical thermometer for checking max temperarure (just for making sure)
-wire mesh basket and old towel under eggs.
-all parts attached to lid for easy cleaning









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Nice build. I especially like the hardware in the nice deep lid. But, I don't see any ventilation holes. Am I missing something?
 
lazy gardener said:
Nice build. I especially like the hardware in the nice deep lid. But, I don't see any ventilation holes. Am I missing something?
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There are vent holes down there (not showing in images) and under plexi-windows there are little holes too. When they were hatching i partially opened lid (put wooden stick between lid and box) to release excess humidity.
And how did it go: Oh boy, that backup power really proved to be lifesaver (for eggs literally), I had two 10h electric blackouts here during this hatch.
One egg did not start developing at all, one stopped developing/moving somewhere around date 15, one hatched out of shell only partially and died there. Other 15 are fine and living with flock now =)
(well actually only 14 now, last week i found one pecked to death..)
 

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