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    how accurate are bi-metal thermostats compared to wafer?

    I have been busy building incubators for friends and I was looking for a way to bring cost and weight down. The bimetals are half the cost of wafers but I wasn't sure of accuracy. Thanks for the reassurance. I've brought down weight by using 1/4" plywood insulated on the inside with foil type...
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    how accurate are bi-metal thermostats compared to wafer?

    Subject says it all. Pros and cons from people with experience
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    98.5 degrees?

    I made a large cabinet style incubator. Using a GQF wafer thermostat. Spent a few days adjusting the temps and I noticed slight adjustments either up or down caused a little more fluctuation than I am comfortable with. But I have discovered that my incubator has a "sweet spot" I guess you would...
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    My chick is Handicapped

    Give him a separate cage with two shallow dishes. One food and one water. If his vision is his only problem, he should eat.I had a black Dutch bantam that was totally blind lived about 6 years. From being in a dark cage and not out running around tearing his feathers up.....he had the deepest...
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    what features are important in a hatcher

    I like the design with the light bulb under the wire but I'm worried about getting the bulb and socket covered with crap. Is that a problem you have run in to?
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    what features are important in a hatcher

    What features are important in a hatcher. I'm building this myself next weekend. I would hate to build this and have one of those moments that I kick myself in the butt for forgetting something. Going to be fairly small...16" x 16" x 6". Definitely need clear top. Anything else?
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    Second homemade incubator attempt......pics

    Egg racks are easily found on eBay. I got all 3 shipped for $15.
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    quail hatch different than chickens

    Quail eggs started hatching this morning. My chickens alway took their time but these quail are like popcorn. They just POP out...lol
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    Second homemade incubator attempt......pics

    There is a false back. The fan pulls air from the top and forces it to the bottom through the false back. The problems I was having with temp swing was due to thermometers reading different. I put them side by side and they were 4 off from each other. They were able to be recalibrate (digital)...
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    building an incubator

    i just finished mine. cabinet style that could hold 90 eggs. 180 if you double stack egg trays. All brand new parts with a manual turner that can turn ALL the eggs with one simple lever (I dont like auto turners...i like being a part of the incubation process). I made a few mistakes on my...
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    fixed heat issue and temp fluctuation in homemade cabinet

    I wonder how I contact site to try to put my design on the site for others.
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    fixed heat issue and temp fluctuation in homemade cabinet

    I asked a yesterday about alternate heat options for bator. I picked up a 250 watt heat lamp from resteraunt friend. Works great and only has to stay on for a few seconds at a time to maintain temp. I was also having temp fluctuation from top to bottom. I'm using digital thermostats that were...
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    heat source other than light bulb?

    OK....light bulbs are ruled out for heat source. What's another heat source?
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    Inside surface of wooden incubator

    Interior or exterior type paint?
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    Inside surface of wooden incubator

    Would staining or painting the inside surface of a homemade wooden bator help anything?
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