Well, we have a city an hour away. I was thinking getting a styro cooler at walmart (I don't need it big as I'm hatching quail), as well as the light bulb and seeing if i can find a fan there. That would all be under $20. I could also go to dollar stores for cheap light bulbs and/or a fan. Walmart sells good quality hygrometers/thermometers(digital) for about $5-$10.
Don't forget the thermostat, lol... did you see the parts list in the article?
That's what a thermometer and hygrometer is....
What?? No. A thermostat is like a light switch only controlled by heat. In the case of the wafer thermostat, it is wired in between the heat source and the electricity source. The wafer itself is filled with ether. When heated, it expands and presses a microswitch, turning the light and heat off. When it cools off about .5 of a degree, it has shrunken enough to release the switch and complete the circuit, letting the light turn on again. It's a pretty sensitive mechanism. I have about a 15-30 cycle in my incubator if I remember correctly.
Ohhh...
I'd go with a pre-built incubator, then.. still, it really is not that hard, strip ends, splice, and cover with wire nuts or solder...
Still not very comfortable with it.
Don't know what to tell you, then. Incubators are either expensive or you have to wire them yourself.
