Home made Bator

[Attack Chicken]

Right now I have a 60 watt light bulb i there. For the past 3-4 hours it's been about 100 degrees.

 

[rooster-red]

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Thats a good heat source, but you need something to make sure it doesn't go above that temp. I used a water heater thermostat.

 

[Attack Chicken]

The thing is these eggs are over 14 days old. I've seen that if you keep them for more than 10 days the hatching rate goes down hour by hour. I don't have a water heater thermostat. I really want to get these eggs in as soon as I can

 

[jvls1942]

My first thought is fire hazard.. Many a building has gone up in smoke because of light bulbs in cardboard boxes used for chick brooders.. see the parallel, here?

 

[Attack Chicken]

Maybe i just wont hatch them. I doubt they would hatch anyway..I'll just put them back in the fridge

 

[Mrs MIA]

Look at Miss Prissy's thread on making homemade incubators, like the cooler incubator. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8510

The first one I made only took a couple of hours. I sould suggest not using the cardboard, because it will absorb the moisture that the eggs need. Use a rubbermaid tote or something else if you can. You can use a regular paper egg-carton from the store to hold the eggs while you incubate them, and just lift one end, and then the other to "turn" them.

 

[greathorse]

I think you would be making a big mistake by trying to put a bulb in a box and hoping for the best without any way to regulate the heat. It seems if you have eggs in your fridge you have access to eggs most of the time. Why dont you do some research, buy a reasonable insulated box and a thermostat and build an incubator you might be proud of in the long run and that stands a reasonable chance of hatchign a few chicks. Your odds are near zeroe with the approach you propose.

JMO

 

[Attack Chicken]

These are the last eggs to my beloved Sandy that passed away Sunday morning. I can't get any more eggs.

 

[willowcol]

well, I use a cooler with a heating pad. I also have a poporri pot in there the kind you fill with liquid. I just fill it with water for humidity. But you have to put air holes around the bottom and top for air flow.