Altering the 3-egg mini incubator?

[LilDucky85]

I'm still tempted to buy the mini plastic 3 egg incubator for $16.45 with free shipping because it comes with 4 quail eggs. I know, I know bare with me. I kind of want to do them as a test before Spring. Can anyone think of ways to alter this little incubator to actually work?

I was thinking what if I put the entire incubator in a Styrofoam cooler, and added a little fan? This way I could avoid buying the light kit, and chicken wire at least if I'm making a homemade one anyway. Any suggestions....please?? I need to hear it from you pros!!

This is the one I'm talking about:

 

[98 gt]

May need a bigger heating element for better heating accuracy... It's like heating your 3000 sq ft house with the heating element for a toaster... It'll do it eventually, but not efficiently. Try looking around for an incubator with damaged casing, and using it's bits for the homemade bator. At least then it is much closer to being correct.

 

[twigg]

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The best alteration would be to put the entire 3-egg incubator inside a real incubator.

 

[LilDucky85]

lol enough said