Bulb for DIY small incubator

[bintekhan]

Hello there,

Hope all of you are doing well. My friends, I just wanted to know about bulb that we use mostly for incubators.

I want to hatch a dozen bantam eggs. Now can I use Led bulbs or energy saver s or else? Any help would be highly appreciated.

Thanks

 

[Runt of the Flock]

so i don't know enough about this subject but i wish you a good learning experience

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Just use like a 30 watt or 40 watt incandescent light bulb and a reptile thermostat. Some have even use like 15 watt bulb and it works fine.

 

[bintekhan]

Alright. Should I install a computer fan into it ? Without fan it can work fine

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

Alright. Should I install a computer fan into it ? Without fan it can work fine

I would if I had one laying around, that way there aren't any cold spots on the eggs..... a bit more work but hey, that's the fun part of building yourself an incubator.

 

[bintekhan]

Yes indeed it is. Before putting the eggs in the incubator I would like to test it. For a day or two. Humidity would be a issue I guess more than the temperature. 5 years back my sister made an incubator for quail eggs . We had two dozen eggs in that of which all hatched except for 4.

Lol...in that one we had not used a humidity meter. Except for a normal thermometer.

Would be my first experiment with chicken eggs.