Oh hell forget that.. I am not keeping these guys around that long.. They too jumpy for me ..I got those A&M they are much more mellow...Looks like quail for Memorial Day... TEHEHHHE
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-chicken-egg-incubator-designs-pictures
https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/homemade-chicken-incubator
Check those out ..The second one is step by step...Real simple...
I spent the $200 the first time,,,I wanted something stable, dependable,,
Then I got on this site ..found the igloo cooler incubator/hatcher thread
Vent holes on top for fresh oxygen air.This is one reason some peeps don't get great success with these or any homemade incubator. Eggs need...
Say I like your idea..Just a thought I have had issues with hot glue..Is that what your using? I have had it dry out after a yr or so...I live in a very dry climate most of the time....I was thinking did you try PVC glue...epoxies last longer..
Not sure if they would give off any residue fumes...
Thanks for the info,, I know chickens,,but these quail are a little different...I understand about the turning part...I see no reason how opening an incubator a couple time a day will hurt...I am not a fan of this lock down. EGG size,,,I am finding that out with setting FBCM eggs..They are...
Bawk,,,bawk,,, I got some tips for you....Ever hear of growing fodder,,,Well let me say I was setting myself up to do this...Got a bag of barley$9 @ Alaska feed. The wife and I were jacked about trying this out save some Ca$h .I mean 1lb seed and = 6lbs of fodder.... " they say"
Well let step...
Good thing I stayed 100 degrees.... Say what humidity do you run with you quail? Females carry the the color gene and the male carry the sex gene. It that reversed?
I too have had a bad hatch with some A&M....This is the info the shipper has given me..keep humidity @ 82 to 86 % (Thats what I said) Set temp @ 100.5 for more hens make sure you bator is all vent holes open and all trays filled both tray,,yes I know ,,but this is the info I was given.The...
Say ..I just had this happen to me,,,Jumbo Texas A&M quail..I had 40
plus...But hatched out just 7...I know the feeling..mine came a long ways from Tennessee.. Lucky 7
I got 40 or so Jumbo white Texas A&M Conturnix this weekend, so far one is pipping,,I have them in my homemade igloo cooler hatcher total cost of building was$12 for thermostat & gas to drive 5 mile to get it...If i new how easy it was to build I may not have paid 200 plus for a...