DIY CABINET COOLER INCUBATOR How we did it and TEST RUN Ready Set GO!

[Sally Sunshine]

First time I had an incubator accident in the new bator! I was trying to pull an egg from the back and dropped it on the lower level as I got it out and smooshed a few eggs, thank goodness only on day 7. I am getting too used to it and not very careful if I had the cash I would put an auto turner in it, but I have a feeling I wouldnt rotate eggs the way I should if I had one. Heck I hardly candle anymore, day 14 has been the norm this busy summer pull clears and rings, mark air cells and x the probable pip marks and put them into the lockdown cooler, and then I raise humidity day 18. My husband says I am nuts that sooner or later I will get an explosion not candling and HE IS NOT CLEANING IT AFTERWARDS, giggles no really???? ha ha ha. I can smell a stinker when I open, and that only happened once in this cooler. I hope he isnt right lol

 

[izardx]

thats unlucky @Sally Sunshine, touch wood, iv never had a egg explode, had a couple ones leak but otherwise ok,

we had a power outage yesterday for a few hours so iv added a extra pipe for warm air, n had to move a bulb appears it was touchin plastic n started to melt alittle:/:/:/

how often do you candle? sumtimes i forget n then relise they due a 4 days later n do lock down, n wait n see(kid at xmas really)

 

[Sally Sunshine]

thats unlucky @Sally Sunshine , touch wood, iv never had a egg explode, had a couple ones leak but otherwise ok,

we had a power outage yesterday for a few hours so iv added a extra pipe for warm air, n had to move a bulb appears it was touchin plastic n started to melt alittle:/

how often do you candle? sumtimes i forget n then relise they due a 4 days later n do lock down, n wait n see(kid at xmas really)

I should candle at least day 10 but like I said I sometimes dont and its day 14 so while I candle I mark air cells and probable pip areas and set them in the hatcher a while, less handling but again the probability of explosion is higher lol, but I have a good nose.

I use a microphone stand for my flashlight and it makes it much easier to do my switch to hatcher... I draw an ark at the lowest dip in the air cell, check for life, and x probable pip area so I can set that upright in hatcher.

 

[fordtruckf100]

What direction is the air flowing for the fans in both of your incubators the cooler and cabinet?? Thanks.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

What direction is the air flowing for the fans in both of your incubators the cooler and cabinet?? Thanks.

air flow towards the lights/just under them on all

 

[izardx]

mine is in a box, with 3 pipes comming away into the incubator, the fans push the air down the pipes as the air rises, i may invest in a fan to cycle the air around the heating box

 

[izardx]

but seems to be stable in there and seems to work, temp has only dropped to 37.0 when 2 bulbs failed

 

[fordtruckf100]

Thanks!

 

[fordtruckf100]

Is your fans tied to your thermostat as well? Does your fans go off and on with the lights or does your fans run all the time??
Thanks, Duane in VA.

 

[izardx]

my fans are on 24/7 never off unless power outage