incubators

ps.... dont hesitate to pop on the threa ALSO there is a 9 1 1 - HELP! stuff went wrong links from the thread HERE.. https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/incubating-w-friends-helpful-notes-links-informational-post-links Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching by, Sally Sunshine Poultry...

Incubation Notes, Images, Videos & Links Expected Hatch Rate Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched, or even after for that matter! Shipped eggs have a MUCH lower hatch rate. The percent hatchability in the commercial poultry industry ranges from 78-88%. Shipped Eggs = Change Of...

I used the instructions from http://www.rushlanepoultry.com/cooler_incubators_page.htm . I found them very through and easy to understand. Print off the diagram for you wiring. You CAN do this. Just take your time and follow the instructions. My cost was a little less than $40. I used a camping...

This is my $12.00 bator It maintains a perfect 99.5 degrees, at 55 percent humidity. I used parts laying around the farm. they are as listed. 1 old tower cooling fan from a discarded computer. (12vdc) 1 discarded cell phone charger. (12vdc) 1 new from store hot water element stat...

The Music to Our Ears Incubator & Brooder Hubby and I are in the process of building our own incubator, so this page will be updated as we go. We've had this old, scarred up phonograph cabinet for years. I've been hiding it under table skirts and the like so its done duty as a plant and tv...

Hack-O-Tronic Incubator After a fox attack I found myself with an empty coop and decided to hatch out a new brood. As a first timer to incubating, I would never have found the information that I needed if it wasn't for BYC! All of your hatching stories and pictures gave me the crazy idea that...

My Styrofoam Incubator! Make a home made styrofoam incubator is not so hard at all, reason I made mine was I love to create things and love useing items I made my self. Plus sense I made the incubator my self I know all the parts in it and if something goes bad in there I know what to replace...

Get fridge and take all removable parts out. Including the freezer components and compressor.(be carefull when you cut compressor lines as there may still be gasses inside it I did mine outside) Remove the door till later. Go to home depot or lowes and get one 4x8 sheet of insulation with the...

For my 4-H Project, I'm building an incubator. It is called the "Sunny-Side-Up Incubator. It holds one standard chicken egg, and maybe 2 small bantam eggs. It is painted yellow (Sunny colored!) and did not cost much to make. Supplie's: Plexiglass 1/4" thick plywood Yellow paint Sharpie pen...

ChooksChick's Henthusiasts' Still-Air Styrofoam Incubation Cheat-Sheet ***The first, most important rule is: get the temp right with an empty incubator, and make sure it's stable for 48 hours- without the plugs, without you touching it- BEFORE you add eggs.*** This is the hardest part, and if...

My Incubator Page Ecco Friendly Incubator 1.1 Ecco Bator 1.2 Ecco bator 1.3 Incubator 2.0 The Chickie Maker Because Ecco Frinely Incubator 1.x wasn't broody when I needed it. Items required: 1 - Cooler 1 - Computer Fan 1 - Lamp base...

WELCOME MY INCUBATOR PAGE When I set out to have a backyard flock I wanted to do it a cheaply as possible. This meant using recycled materials for the coop where I could. I used the same concept when building an incubator. So, I started by doing a ton of reading here on BYC and other sites on...

I decided for a weekend project, I would build an incubator. I went to Lowe’s, TSC, and Petco to get supplies. I spent about $200.00 total. The Zilla Thermostat I purchased at Petco was $49.95. Lowes: 1. (6) 2’ x 2’ x ¼” plywood 2. (6) 1” x 2” x 8’ boards 3. (2) 8” x 10”...