Homemade solar powered incubator?

[chickenshiha]

I was thinking of making a solar powered incubator using a solar panel and a light bulb and bricks as the box just in case if something burns down and stuff. I heard and did some research that i have to have a 12v battery and a 48w something(i forgot what is it i think a light bulb) can someone help me?

 

[Pork Pie]

I have no clue, but i would have thought that you would need an inverter

Here's a search on homemade incubators - I hope that some of the threads may help you.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/newsearch?search=solar+powered+homemade+incubators

 

[feedman77]

Something else you might look at besides a light bulb as a heat source is some of the heater fan combos.

They run on 12v dc.

Incuview incu-kit.

 

[chickenshiha]

Something else you might look at besides a light bulb as a heat source is some of the heater fan combos.

They run on 12v dc.

Incuview incu-kit.

I tried 3 different incubators and a homemade incubator with those heat fans with bad results

 

[chickenshiha]

If only someone can reply with good news

 

[PaulM2]

Have you seen this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/976303/building-a-incubator-from-a-wine-cooler it uses an Arduino (although all the controllers can be bought off shelf too, and links are provided to alternatives) but all the components run off 12V, so I imagine it could be adapted to solar very easily. For a solar incubator I would use good insulation so that heating is not lost unnecessarily. I also think an auto turner is a must as it reduces the opening of the incubator which reduces the energy lost.