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If it was my college project I would consider using chicken eggs minus the shell. There's videos online explaining how to hatch with out a shell. In a well equipped lab it may be possible to monitor oxygen intake and heart rate while being able to see the embryo.

A bit of both. College report confirms heartbeat speed verses temperature. Every one on this site will confirm temperature verses hatchdate. No one has so far data recorded the heartbeat from start to hatch that I have found a report written about but most reports summarize that there probably...

You can look at this from a simpler idea it takes x amount of heart beats from the spark of life to hatch if you lower the temp the heart rate will slow down so they will hatch later with chicken eggs (larger mass slower reaction to heat) you can put them in the freezer for a few hours when...

try slowing the fan speed by running them in series (half voltage). Slower fan blades will help to blend the air rather than pushing the air.

most turners are matched to the incubator as they have different power requirements. Is this a home made or purchased incubator?

If the cold side loop from the compressor is still intact it may be possible to use that as a water loop (depending on your water system, Any water discharged from the loop would have to go to waste as the loop may contain lead). Your idea of using tubes and a ice chest should work and the...

Before building a incubator you need to understand that stable humidity is not that important. At the end of incubation you are trying to end up with a correctly sized air cell for the chick to use during hatch. There are charts on the net that show the air cell size to day of incubation so you...

For future hatches you can install a peltier engine. In one direction it will act as a heater in the other it will act as a chiller. You can google the design and info on how they work.

quail chicks are stupid but with a little experience you should be able to get them to adults with out much of a problem. 1/ keep water dishes shallow or add pebbles so they don't drown 2/ grind the food for the first few weeks 3/ show them where the food and water is 4/ if they are making a...

The basic shape of a compressor based wine cooler makes for a nice incubator but it can have hot/cold spot problems due to the shape. The easiest fix is to add fans to keep the air moving but its not a exact science so plan to spend a few days playing with fans before hard mounting anything. I...

what kind of wine cooler. Does it have a compressor or is it a peltier?

If you need a custom incubator and you are good with our hands then build one. A peltier based wine cooler would be worth considering as it can run on 12vdc making back up power easier and it very well insulated. Most computer ups can keep a incubator warm for 30-60 mins and it wouldn't harm...

the spdt are standard 5 pin automotive relays like http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-Pack-OLS-12V-DC-40-30-Amp-5-Pin-SPDT-Automotive-Relay-Harness-Set-/252961079820?epid=1283331107&hash=item3ae5a7c20c:g:k0wAAOSwjL5ZKc8M