Easy squeazy home made candler

[columbiacritter]

supplies:
1 empty paint can, plastic preferably
1 60 watt light socket
1 60 watt Compact florescent bulb
power cord for light socket

Tool needed:

power drill with large bit
screw driver
wire cutter

Drill hole in side of paint cans for light socket and power cord.
Install the light
Drill 1/2" hole in bottom of paint can

Invert can turn on light and Wah Lah! Excelletn candler with enough surface your eggs won;t roll off.

knife for stripping wires

 

[Sandbellie]

That looks so cool and nicely made!

But...one question....since I'm new at this....

What does it do?

 

[columbiacritter]

Quote:
LOL! You "Candle" eggs you are trying to hatch to see if the chicks are developing. Sometimes you candle before you put them in the incubator to see if their cells are good and their air sacks intact if they were shipped. Usually you candle after 7 to 10 days in the incubator then at day 17 or 18 right before the final lock down phase of incubating.

We have 5 more days to go before we can candle this batch and my husband is nervously hovering.

 

[Ema]

great job....looks very functional indeed...

 

[ginormous chicken]

I was looking at the Brinsea candler and they wanted like 45 bucks. This looks like a much better deal. I want to try and make one. It looks so cool, nice job!

 

[Louise's Country Closet]

Ohh, I like this! I'm going to have to try making one

 

[paddock36]

Did you paint the outside of the can to make it black or did it come that way? I was just wondering 'cause I love the idea and was thinking about making one too.

 

[OnlyinGlenloch]

Wow we were just talking about how we could candle eggs this is my next project.
Thanks

 

[Sandbellie]

Quote:
LOL! You "Candle" eggs you are trying to hatch to see if the chicks are developing. Sometimes you candle before you put them in the incubator to see if their cells are good and their air sacks intact if they were shipped. Usually you candle after 7 to 10 days in the incubator then at day 17 or 18 right before the final lock down phase of incubating.

We have 5 more days to go before we can candle this batch and my husband is nervously hovering.

Ohhhh....haha. Thanks.

 

[rickerra]

Quote:
It looks like they just ripped the paper label off. A lot of the paint cans I've seen lately are black plastic like that.

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Great idea! I worried about my first time candling... and how I could minimize possible dropping of the egg. This is brilliant and simple!

Cheers!