I am delighted to say I got an 88% hatch rate on my very first hatch AND did it all with a homemade bator. I sadly lost one chick and am not sure why. It was fully developed, but never managed to pip.
I used a Sterlite container for the bator and a bottle lamp kit.
Yeah!
I used a Sterlite container for the bator and a bottle lamp kit.
![47689_incubator3.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/47689_incubator3.jpg)
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![47689_slw3.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/47689_slw3.jpg)
![47689_blrwred.jpg](https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/47689_blrwred.jpg)
Yeah!