Homemade Hatcher Experiment

[casportpony]

The other day I was reading this thread which inspired me to try this experiment.

The goal is to make a hatcher out of stuff one can get a local store instead of buying an incubator.

Parts list:

• 15-quart plastic bin
• Heating pad
• Temp/humidity sensor
• Towel for the base of the bin
• Small container to hold wet cloth
• Small towel for small container
• Gatorade lids to keep container off of the counter top because it's too much of a heatsink.

I still haven't drilled air holes, but will try that next.

I think I have figured out how to get the temperature stable.

Humidity is okay too.

 

[Kiki]

At what point will you move the eggs into this to hatch?

 

[casportpony]

At what point will you move the eggs into this to hatch?

This one was moved into it last night. It's an internally pipped duck egg that was in the other experiment.

 

[Kiki]

This one was moved into it last night. It's an internally pipped duck egg that was in the other experiment.

 

[Kiki]

Does the heating pad fold over on top of the egg too or just on the bottom?

 

[Conan]

The other day I was reading this thread which inspired me to try this experiment.

The goal is to make a hatcher out of stuff one can get a local store instead of buying an incubator.

Parts list:

• 15-quart plastic bin
• Heating pad
• Temp/humidity sensor
• Towel for the base of the bin
• Small container to hold wet cloth
• Small towel for small container
• Gatorade lids to keep container off of the counter top because it's too much of a heatsink.

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I still haven't drilled air holes, but will try that next.

I think I have figured out how to get the temperature stable.

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Humidity is okay too.
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This is too cool.

 

[ronott1]

This would be a good thing in an emergency when the regular incubator failed at the end of a hatch.

Normally for hatching only, a low cost incubator is better

This would be a good dedicated hatcher...and it has a thermostat. The one in this experiment would need a stable room temp which most do not have at their place

 

[casportpony]

This would be a good dedicated hatcher...and it has a thermostat. The one in this experiment would need a stable room temp which most do not have at their place

I got one of those too and I am about to try hatching some pea eggs in it.

 

[ronott1]

I got one of those too and I am about to try hatching some pea eggs in it.

 

[casportpony]

Does the heating pad fold over on top of the egg too or just on the bottom?

No, just the bottom and the two long sides. I will try to get better pictures.