DYI Incubator without a thermostat?

[careeka22]

Has anyone tried this and been successful? I have an igloo cooler, fan, digital temp gauge that tracks his/los, will add water with sponge and hole to add water in lock-down. Do you think I could play around with bulb wattage or will it vary too much? I'm wanting to try a small hatch without one and wondering if anyone has had luck doing it this way? (I have my own fertile eggs to test on) Thanks!

 

[matt swenson]

With no thermostate you have to be where the temp is constant, like a basement, and cool enough so the bulb is just barely able to keep the temp in incubator at 100. My brother did it wit a pin-up light and a 5 gallon bucket when we were kids. But you can get a thermastat/ heater and fan unit for 50 bucks, why not just do that .

 

[careeka22]

With no thermostate you have to be where the temp is constant, like a basement, and cool enough so the bulb is just barely able to keep the temp in incubator at 100. My brother did it wit a pin-up light and a 5 gallon bucket when we were kids. But you can get a thermastat/ heater and fan unit for 50 bucks, why not just do that .

Thank you. We have a finished basement where the temp stays very consistent so I'll try it down there. My husband doesn't really want me to hatch so it was agreed I could try if I had the materials already. Silly I know, I could get a water heater thermostat for under $10. I personally just want to buy one that I know has good reviews but thought I'd give it a try and see what happens.

 

[matt swenson]

get set up.... then instead of eggs, put in bottles of water. then you can test the temp of the water in the bottles with a thermometer (the kind you use when you got a cold) if you can keep the water in the bottles at the proper temp for a few days,....then toss in some eggs and off you go!

 

[careeka22]

get set up.... then instead of eggs, put in bottles of water. then you can test the temp of the water in the bottles with a thermometer (the kind you use when you got a cold) if you can keep the water in the bottles at the proper temp for a few days,....then toss in some eggs and off you go!

Great idea, thanks! I'm getting everything finished this week and will test a while before I set some eggs.