incubation question

[duck15]

sorry im a noob at incubating
but does the incubator need to be on 24 hours? what if the light bulb spark and burns the house or becomes too hot for the egg?
is it ok if the egg is hot.
does the water inside an incubator have same temp as the egg?
i dont have a room thermometer so i cant tell the temp of the incubator
but the egg is hot is that normal?
how do i control the temperature inside an incubator?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

It would help if you wwould tell us what kind of incubator you are using.

 

[duck15]

i made a homemade incubator i used cardboard , iron wires , papers , cloths , tape, light bulb, and a metal water container
is that bad?

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

It isn't insulated so you won't regulate the temperature properly. The egg should feel warm not hot, if it is hot is has been cooked (not editable cooked) but cooked and killed any possible hatchling.

There are great threads here on BYC about how to make a homemade incubator. Many use coolers to do so. Use the search feature to find some for ideas.

 

[duck15]

i tried but i dont have enough materials
like a cooler
thermometer
and others

 

[CelticOaksFarm]

Then you need to wait and get the supplies or buy an incubator. It isn't as simple as putting a light bulb over an egg in a box. Waterfowl are harder (not impossible) than chickens to hatch. All egg require steady temps which you won't get with what you currently have.

 

[Tahai]

Duck15,

Is there a way you could get a broody chicken or duck to hatch your eggs for you? That really is the easiest way.