Homemade incubator finish, pics - any suggestions?

[jessellebond]

Welp, I finally finished this bad boy and it was a fun project. Hopefully I get to move on to the next step soon =) I'd like to use it for duck and quail.

So far, yesterday I had it running quite steady at 99-100 degrees and 61% humidity. I was hoping to get the humidity down and so far today i've got it down to 41%, i've noticed dips here and there so i add a few pinches of water. Other than that I'm very happy with it! Here are the pics, if you have any suggestions please advise away!!!










Here is the album if you'd like to click thru: https://www.backyardchickens.com/gallery/album/view/id/6223044/user_id/148426

Thank you for takin' a gander :gle:: at my project

 

[sheena85]

looks very nice...but keep an eye on the duck tape lol when it get's warm and moist the duck tape will not stick i have now about 4 layers of duck tape on mine were it keep's coming off lol

 

[rosiethechicken]

Looks good. I greatly underestimated state of chaos once they start to hatch.
I had 12 in the incubator and not too much space. Once they started to pop
they were stampeding over. I had to move them out into brooder often.

 

[CaptGus]

Heres my son's he just finished.

 

[jessellebond]

Thank you guys! I've been keeping an eye on the duct tape, i'm hoping it holds true to it claiming it's "moisture resistance" on that package LOL! So far so good! Only going to do maybe 3-4 eggs at a time and have a brooder box ready.

CaptGus, can I borrow him for my next one?! LOL I love it, is that a made from an entertainment center cabinet?

 

[quintinp]

Thank you guys! I've been keeping an eye on the duct tape, i'm hoping it holds true to it claiming it's "moisture resistance" on that package LOL! So far so good! Only going to do maybe 3-4 eggs at a time and have a brooder box ready.

CaptGus, can I borrow him for my next one?! LOL I love it, is that a made from an entertainment center cabinet?

I tried using duct tape once in my cooler incubator, then I got my craft glue gun out, and it worked for a while, but NOW I finally have screws holding it to the wall of the incubator.

 

[quintinp]

Heres my son's he just finished.

More pictures!

 

[CaptGus]

WIll post some more, sorry Ive been out of town.

 

[Hawgon]

This is my free wine fridge incubator. I got the fridge off craigslist for free. It was full of dirt and cob webs but the glass and the seals were still good. I have 36, well 35 now, I dropped one, Rhode Island Red eggs in there to test it. I am on day 11 and it looks like I have action in about 75% of them after candling most of them. I hope to hatch eggs for others for .50 or $1 each for each chick hatched. I have thermometers for each shelf and remote tubing to fill the water resevoirs at the bottom of it for humidity without opening the door. All seems to be working ok but I am going to add some reinforcements for the shelf holders as they sag due to the weight of the larger eggs. I am trying to use whatever I can in it that doesnt restrict the air flow any more than necessary. I have the water resevoirs up on angle iron so air actually passes under them also. I will keep everyone posted of the outcome.