Callin all incubator experts!!! GOT IT WORKING YAY!! =)

[pamperedpoultry]

Okay I was given this cabinet incubator. I have no clue about anything on it or about it. I'm used to using the lil giant incubators. Please give me the incubator 101 on this thing. It has 2 vents on the front and one at the back where the fan is. Do I leave them open or shut?? Also about humidity where do I put water and in what?? Any help would be appreciated.


For those that wanted to know how good this thing works, I'm setting it next week and plan to share my adventure here https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4094134#p4094134

 

[pdsavage]

I don't know,but I sure wish someone would give me a big old bator like that....

 

[pamperedpoultry]

well I've got it running and it was up to 105 so I opened all the vents. Its been running about an hour and I just checked it and it was at 120

I'm lost I have no clue about it..lol

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Whoa! LOL there's no little placard on it anywhere to say what brand it is? If you can find that, Google is where it's at!

 

[pamperedpoultry]

Quote:
nuttin at all

 

[Chicky Tocks]

K, one thing you can do is do a google image search under antique cabinet incubator. I don't see a turner...are the trays operable for turning the eggs or would you have to do that manually?

 

[4-H chicken mom]

That is really cool. What is the heat source? There has to be a screw or something somewhere to make adjustments. But I am sorry I don't have a clue. If you can't get it to work right, I would just put in a new heating element. Good luck with it.

 

[Chicky Tocks]

OMG look at THIS!!! https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=125666

 

[pamperedpoultry]

Found this one on here looks to be the same incubator except its smaller mine is a 6 drawer. Looks like the owner has not made a post since Oct of last year so idk??

 

[Chicky Tocks]

I think it's a Sears Robuck!