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It sounds like a bad thermostat. I also drilled holes to make mine more sensitive.
incubator ideas! post your ideas for home made incubators, whether they work or not~
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I found out that the incubator can vary more than 3 degerees and eggs still hatch. Mine varied from 99-102 and nothing bad happened. The humidity levels were around 35-60 for the first 3 weeks and the last 3 days were 70-80. I always felt that a mother hen was not going to be as accurate as we try to be and she hatches them on her own. Its really not that bad.
Very nice bator! I didn't see the heatsource, or airflow, is it in there yet?
I would suggest that you move the water heater thermostat closer to the heat source, but because the heat source of a hovabator doesn't give off as much radiant heat as a light bulb, the WH thermostat probably wont work. In my experience, in order for a WH thermostat to work well in an incubator, the heat source needs to give off a LOT of heat.
Sorry about your thermostat. As for it being "fried" I honestly don't know how a wafer thermostat can become 'fried,' you may need to reattach the wafer thermostat, and just buy a new wafer. It shouldn't cost more than 15 bucks. Or, you can replace the whole wafer thermostat assembly for about 25 bucks. You can get your stuff on Ebay, or Cackle Hatchery.com
It had the factory electronic thermostat in it. its the 12 volt model the positive and negative were hooked to the battery wrong and it is there old style new style is different. Going to order a wafer.
Thanks
Thanks
here's my home made incubator I hatched out 3 batches in this this year. dry hatch. 8''x9'' box 15 w light. small white dish under metal bowl had water in it about once every couple days not much. more on hatching days.
this batch was 100% hatch w/dry hatch.
I modified it to hold this many eggs. dark eggs are blue copper marans from ebay took just 3 days to mail and all intact.the last batch is due 8/18
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You have to post more pics of the inside! I love the outside! that is so cool what you did there!
here's my home made incubator I hatched out 3 batches in this this year. dry hatch. 8''x9'' box 15 w light. small white dish under metal bowl had water in it about once every couple days not much. more on hatching days.
this batch was 100% hatch w/dry hatch.
I modified it to hold this many eggs. dark eggs are blue copper marans from ebay took just 3 days to mail and all intact.the last batch is due 8/18
I have to say that I am impressed! You're incubator is very simple, and with the hatches that you've been getting that's just awesome!
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