I’m super excited! I finally am getting some hatching eggs, after being on here for nearly four years!
I decided I’d make my own incubator, which I’ve been testing for months. I made it out of an Omaha Steaks styrofoam cooler, a 3.5” computer fan, a 40watt clear bulb with a dimmer switch, an automatic egg turner, and a hardware cloth shelf.
Currently I have a homemade water weasel/dummy egg in there with a thermometer stuffed in it, in that, the temp drops to about 96-97 at night, and unless I stay up all night, I have no idea for how long.
I was wondering if having multiple (real) eggs will help hold a higher temperature, to last through the night? Or will that not effect the temperature level? Or, if having a couple stones (I have a few egg sized ones) would help keep it warm?
Also, would any of this effect the temperature later in the incubation process? I read after awhile once chicks start developing, they’ll start producing their own heat. I was worried either that and/or having stones in the incubator might hold TOO much heat.
Thank you!
I decided I’d make my own incubator, which I’ve been testing for months. I made it out of an Omaha Steaks styrofoam cooler, a 3.5” computer fan, a 40watt clear bulb with a dimmer switch, an automatic egg turner, and a hardware cloth shelf.
Currently I have a homemade water weasel/dummy egg in there with a thermometer stuffed in it, in that, the temp drops to about 96-97 at night, and unless I stay up all night, I have no idea for how long.
I was wondering if having multiple (real) eggs will help hold a higher temperature, to last through the night? Or will that not effect the temperature level? Or, if having a couple stones (I have a few egg sized ones) would help keep it warm?
Also, would any of this effect the temperature later in the incubation process? I read after awhile once chicks start developing, they’ll start producing their own heat. I was worried either that and/or having stones in the incubator might hold TOO much heat.
Thank you!