Has anyone made a homemade incubator?

[paddock36]

I made one and it works great. I've hatched a bunch of eggs with great hatch rates too.

 

[Pascal PicklePants]

As of 8pm CST i have pip #1, on hatch #1, in home made incubator #1 !!!!!!

Not going to sleep tonight. The little guy is working soooo hard

 

[knjinnm]

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I can't find it, do you have a link?

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! I built two different ones (with variations) and had terrible results with all (I obviously did something wrong). One used a light on a dimmer switch and the other had a water heater thermostat.

Lisa

 

[quintinp]

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I can't find it, do you have a link?

it should be there i dont know how to put up a link for it though, ill tell you the name of it is say "my homemade incubator with pics this time" is what i think it should say

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=447319

 

[quintinp]

thank you rebelcowboysnb i didn't know how to put it on a link for that person, i just had a brain fart, never mind i do now i feel really stupid

 

[allcrackedup]

This is my home maid incubator...

this image is side ways white part is the top

so i built the over lapping corner to try and keep more heat and humidity in when i need to open it up i just lift it and try not to remove fully.
so for the costs..
1. plexy glass from osh $1 dollar they always have scraps from cut offs i did a double pain plexy glass to hold heat. if you only do 1 put it on the inside so that moisture does not build on wood cut out shelf..
2. i went to my local electronic store found a fan for $8 dollars it had a xtra part that i removed and i all ready had an 12 volt charging adapter for the fan..
3. light base home depot i used 2 just in case one burns out i have a back up 2- 75 watt bulbs and the base $1 dollar each and a cord $1 dollar as well..
4. hot water heater $8 dollars home depot..it works fine for me i get 40%-50% percent hatch rate for mailed eggs and 60%-70% rate for local pick up..
5. egg turner $40 plus shipping total of $52 dollars..
6. i have 2 digital temp and humidity in bator 1 is from incubator warehouse other from harbor freight..
total $ 92 dollars call $100 with bulbs..
the bator is 18 inches squared, when they begin to hatch and humidity goes up, i simple slide the white over laping top away very little to keep humidity from getting to high and i over lapped the materials by 1.5 inches hope this helps..

 

[SeaHen]

My daughter and I made one last year using Miss Prissy's directions. We only used it once, but under unusual circumstances. I started out with several of my own hen's eggs and a week into their development added 15 duck eggs. This required adding a second tier of hardware cloth to hold them all, but the hatch rate was excellent.

 

[knjinnm]

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Thank you