DIY CABINET COOLER INCUBATOR How we did it and TEST RUN Ready Set GO!

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: Yeah I do have ventilation. Here, is this good?
They are a little bit smaller then 1/4 inch holes but I have them all around the bottom and top of the cooler.

A fan is coming. And yes the top gets a bit warm, should I put metal over the plastic?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: Yeah I do have ventilation. Here, is this good?
They are a little bit smaller then 1/4 inch holes but I have them all around the bottom and top of the cooler.

A fan is coming. And yes the top gets a bit warm, should I put metal over the plastic?
It wouldnt hurt to add something, do you have a pop rivet gun or anything? actually screws would pull into the plastic too

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: Yeah I do have ventilation. Here, is this good?
They are a little bit smaller then 1/4 inch holes but I have them all around the bottom and top of the cooler.

A fan is coming. And yes the top gets a bit warm, should I put metal over the plastic?
It wouldnt hurt to add something, do you have a pop rivet gun or anything? actually screws would pull into the plastic too
No I don't have one. But I have a drill and screws, that might work. It's more solid plastic at the top anyway.

 

[Sally Sunshine]

awesome! just remember have the fan blow across the bulbs from the side and just a tad below them so that the heat is sent throughout and doesnt cook the eggs just under the lights, you want to blow that heat over and around.

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

awesome! just remember have the fan blow across the bulbs from the side and just a tad below them so that the heat is sent throughout and doesnt cook the eggs just under the lights, you want to blow that heat over and around.

Okay, should I try and get two fans, one from each side?

 

[Sally Sunshine]

Quote: We only have one in each regular coolerbator, I think they are 80mm and one has a 100 mm in it (3-4") computer fans with 12v power supplies. I dont really understand the power supplies and what all the other number mean on them, I do know I bought one and it doesnt power the fans like my others lol, I switched it out, not sure if it was shot or if it had to do with the numbers on the powersupply

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

Quote: We only have one in each regular coolerbator, I think they are 80mm and one has a 100 mm in it (3-4") computer fans with 12v power supplies. I dont really understand the power supplies and what all the other number mean on them, I do know I bought one and it doesnt power the fans like my others lol, I switched it out, not sure if it was shot or if it had to do with the numbers on the powersupply

Okay I'll just do one then.

Electronics really confuse me. haha

 

[Sally Sunshine]

reminder I need more sponges! I have stuff hatching in bot reg coolerbators and needed sponges so this big guy got a simple water treatment, its a bit high at 47% but its gonna have to do for a day or two until I get my sponge back!

 

[Mr MKK FARMS]

reminder I need more sponges! I have stuff hatching in bot reg coolerbators and needed sponges so this big guy got a simple water treatment, its a bit high at 47% but its gonna have to do for a day or two until I get my sponge back!

 

[Latestarter]

Hey Sally:
Just finished the thread... Thanks for all the info and details! One more thing for me to add to my "to-do" list

I have 2 coops in the process of being built, (and we have a winter storm advisory up for tomorrow!

) I've barely started on a brooder set-up, and my first ever chicks are due in just over 2 weeks from now

When I started all this, I was of the opinion that "they are just chickens! How much work could be involved with that?"

Well... I'm finding out! But it's been a blast so far, I've learned so much, and can't seem to get enough! Right now I don't "plan" on doing any incubation, but then plans have a way of changing, don't they? Anyway, again, just wanted to say thanks for all that you've done to help others across the site.