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Thanks for the advice. I spent some time looking at your incubator page today. It was certainly inspiration for me. Glad to hear that you are hatching well in it!
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Thank you! Before I set eggs, I plan to check fertility. Also, the first set I incubate in here will be my own eggs or local. Then maybe I will work again on shipped eggs. Practice....Practice...Practice.
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Great idea! I will make sure to pick up a 40 watt bulb. I plan to run it a couple of days to get the "kinks out" when I finish assembling. But, I would rather have it on hand to mess with it then to run to a store that isn't anywhere close by. Thanks again!
Here is the total amount I spent today.
hot water heater thermostat $7.57
lamp kit $5.96
25 watt light bulb (pack of 6) $2.32
foil pan (set of 3) $1.47
non-skid shelf liner $3.97
Total $21.29
The only thing I couldn't...
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What about one of those brass wheel wafer thermostat switches instead on a hot water heater switch? Has anyone used on of those?? What can you use instead of a pc fan?
I am actually going to look at both of those for temperature. I am not sure just yet which one I will use. I...
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I will certainly test is out for a few days to see how it is holding the temperature. I am wondering if the tupperware is not a good conductor of heat and that is why a higher bulb wattage is needed? hmmmm.
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Actually I had in my notes that the thermostat should read temps 90-150.
Great advice on the light, fan, and thermostat. I noticed in others' notes that the placement of those was important.
Thanks!
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Sorry, I didn't include that.
Shopping List
1 hot water heater thermostat
1 lamp kit (bottle version)
25w light bulb
alum. pan - rectangle
sponges
water wiggler
Supplies I have
plexiglass
cooler
adaptor
pc fan
hardware cloth
pvc pipe
Hopefully I haven't forgotten anything. I made...
I am going today to get all supplies to build my first incubator! What I really mean is I am going to buy the supplies, but DH is going to build it. I am sure I will help, at least a little!
I have incubated eggs once in a LG without a fan and turner. I am just not able to spend the $$$ on...