I have made a DIY incubator. I have made them before. (Ignore the temp reading in this pic. it is just for show.
I use 2 boxes, but when built only the glass is the lid.
This one is 10"x9" and 8 " tall. 15 w bulb. I just use a lamp of any sort maybe 2nd hand. I never hand wire.
Above u see foil bottom, skewer holds up hardware cloth no gaps. (Chicks will fall through when hatching if gapped. ) on top of that I put a loose weaved cloth so it breathes. (I also have holes on the bottom and top sides box to breathe, and still air.) I dry hatch the first 18 days. And have a thermometer to make sure temp is right.
I currently have this egg going it is blue, I have others one week ahead. This is day 5.
It looks tan in the pic.
70 degree room temp this incubator heats to about 100.
Above u see foil bottom, skewer holds up hardware cloth no gaps. (Chicks will fall through when hatching if gapped. ) on top of that I put a loose weaved cloth so it breathes. (I also have holes on the bottom and top sides box to breathe, and still air.) I dry hatch the first 18 days. And have a thermometer to make sure temp is right.
I currently have this egg going it is blue, I have others one week ahead. This is day 5.
It looks tan in the pic.
70 degree room temp this incubator heats to about 100.
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