Homemade Incubator experiment

[HeritageHenNut]

So just for fun I decided to cobble together a still air incubator just to see if I could make it work. From my years of keeping reptiles I had a very good thermostat lying around as well as several thermometers. I took a basic Styrofoam cooler used a 40W desk lamp hooked into the thermostat and played with it until I got the temperature stable for a few days (an we've had some crazy temperature swings here lately). I set 4 eggs this morning and now we'll see. I'll update as I go along, good or bad.

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Sounds interesting! I've got an incubator, but I'd like to make one someday too. Hope your eggs hatch!

 

[HeritageHenNut]

Thanks, so far so good...no temp spikes... humidity is sitting at 40%. I'm ordering a Brinsea 20 for the spring as I'm planning to do a fair bit of hatching (turkey & some meat birds) but this is just a fun project to play with.

 

[HeritageHenNut]

Update: Snuck another egg in on Day 2. The original 4 were candled today since I couldn't help myself. 3/4 are clearly developing.

 

[DancingWthDucks]

Subscribing Good luck!

 

[HeritageHenNut]

Update: 5/5 developing normally. Now to keep my hands off until day 14

 

[SquawkingEagle]

i wish you the best of luck

 

[DancingWthDucks]

Update: 5/5 developing normally. Now to keep my hands off until day 14

That's great! Keep us updated

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Wonderful!

 

[HeritageHenNut]

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