Cheap homemade incubator.. Think its worth a try?? [VIDEO]

[TinyTotsSeramas]

I looked up how to make a cheap and simple incubator and this is the cheapest and simplest one I found, just wondering if anyone has either tried it or think it would be worth trying out?

Or if that one doesnt work, Here is the actual youtube page URL..

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Yes, that would work assuming your house never changed temperature. People have done lots of these with light bulbs. I would rather spend another $7 for a thermostat though.

 

[TinyTotsSeramas]

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How would you add the thermostat along with the heatpad? I have like 3 of those heat pads that he used in the video.
I am totally lost when it comes to making an incubator!!

I see people build these awesome 'bators and I think to myself "how in the

do they do that!?"

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

The first video on this page will show you how to wire up a water heater thermostat to a dropcord. If you step up to a wafer thermostat it will wire the same. If you really want to use the heat pad then the wafer thermostat would probably work better but its about $22.
http://cmfarm.us/WHTincubator.html

 

[Dodgersmomma]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ1tyfvenqQ&feature=related

This is the one I used; It was simple, inexpensive, and had good results...... good luck

 

[cmom]

Here is a thread with many other BYC members homemade incubators.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/chicken-coop-incubator.html