DIY incubator

[dkkirby]

I have no fan and my temp stays wonderfully regulated. I have no way to measure my humidity but I see it and spray my eggs when I turn them. I have the heating pad covered with a dog pee pad and plan on moistening during the hatch. The sponge in the bowl seems to be doing the trick. Wish me luck cuz it's either incubator or the raccoon gets. The raccoon will not go in the trap. The ducks sleep in the chicken coop now.
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[ronott1]

I hope you have a great hatch!

 

[gimmie birdies]

I have a homemade incubator. It is a 13''x13'' cardboard box lined with foam. The 15w LIGHT BULB IS ON PIE PAN FOR HEAT PROTECTION ONLY! (please don't comment on water there. there is none.) I have a wire shelf that is raised above the bulb. Wire doesn't touch bulb.

I have card board fitted over the wire to block extra heat from bulb see below...more to come....

 

[gimmie birdies]

I then cover the cardboard with cloth, and add a water cup with a penny from before 1982, add eggs and thermometor, the lid is glass for viewing, and i lift only the glass, to turn eggs.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I just lost a rooster so i am going to set some eggs.

 

[Shamo Hybrid]

I've always liked the idea of a DIY incubator rather than a bought one. Just something about making your own project with your own ideas and watching it come to fruition that brings such enjoyment and accomplishment to one.

 

[gimmie birdies]

these are going in the incubator,plus one tan spotty one, not laid yet.

the spotty egg has been sat on one day, it has a fertile red circle disc you can barely see rolling about.

below a hen are sitting on these due on the 12th, and one due a couple days later.

 

[ronott1]

I just lost a rooster so i am going to set some eggs.

I hope you have a good hatch!

 

[gimmie birdies]

This is the same egg as above but a few days later...

The green spotty egg below is the one candled. I set some on diff days, all are developing but the top 2 but it has only been one day for them...

I added this pic as a view from above, I don't want more than this number of eggs, and even though it looks like there is room for more, I don't put my eggs right above the heat, the eggs are also not touching the sides of the incubator.

 

[ronott1]

This is the same egg as above but a few days later...View attachment 1602081

The green spotty egg below is the one candled. I set some on diff days, all are developing but the top 2 but it has only been one day for them...View attachment 1602082

I added this pic as a view from above, I don't want more than this number of eggs, and even though it looks like there is room for more, I don't put my eggs right above the heat, the eggs are also not touching the sides of the incubator.View attachment 1602083

What day is the egg on?