Homemade Incubators

[quintinp]

how would i go about doing a incubator i would love to have one but ant got the money to buy a store bought one

You need to answer this question to yourself, "How many eggs am I going to incubate?"

If you are incubating 20-30, a cooler incubator should do you quite well.

If it is more 50, you may want to thing pretty big, You could still incubate in a cooler with 50 eggs, but the cooler would have to be Really big.

If it is more than 50, you will want to make a cabinet style incubator.

 

[hunter109]

thanks and i am going to try and make one my dad is a electrican so maybe he has some spare parts to use

 

[TinaK]

hunter109 - with a dad electrician you should be able to put together a home made bator quite easily!

If you search 'incubator' in the forum and then click on 'article' (circled below) you will get a great lists of pages that members have put together! I'm sure there is another way to find all the incubator pages... I just can't think of it now!!!

 

[hunter109]

thanks and i am going to try to make one

 

[speedy2020]

I am plan to build 1 with wine cooler this summer. It's solid, easy to clean and can be use for growing plants. The issue I am having is locate an adjustable thermostat about 80F-150F.

 

[speedy2020]

I cannot get the temperature to 99-100.
If I use a 40 watt bulb, it goes to 106-108
If I use a 25 watt bulb, it goes to 95
The temperature and humidity gauge is at the top.
My incubator is made of a foam cooler and has 4 big ventilation holes. There are other small ventilation around the side and top. It has a small fan below the light bulb.

Just add a thermostat that allow you to adjust the correct temp with 40watt bulb.

 

[hunter109]

i am going to try and find the stuff here around the house to make one for me and a buddy of mine that wants one to

 

[freebyrd]

ebay... wafer style or a bi metal style. or try incubatorwharehouse.com and go to accessories or diy. youll find a few there.

 

[hunter109]

thanks everyone i think i am going to do this i just have to find all the stuff here around the house