Ideas for jury rigging an incubator with the top of a Janoel 12?

[Tatuana]

I bought a dozen chick eggs to put in my incubator. They shipped yesterday. Today I get an email saying she messed up my order and sent me 2 dozen instead of 1 dozen. My incubator can only fit about 15 eggs if I'm careful.

After digging around for my second incubator I can only find the TOP of the incubator. The heating part. It still works perfectly. My eggs will be here tomorrow so I don't have time to find another incubator. I was thinking I could probably jury-rig the Janoel top. Any suggestions on how? I was thinking maybe a styrofoam cooler? I can hand turn them no problem.


I tried asking in my local chicken group for an incubator/broody with no luck. My local feed stores are also out.

 

[Cryss]

Calling @Kiki.

 

[Kiki]

I'm not familiar with this incubator so can you please take a picture of the part that you have?

 

[Kiki]

Is it square or round is what I want to know?

 

[Tatuana]

Is it square or round is what I want to know?

It's this one. I have the top half of it, where the seam is.

 

[Kiki]

I think what I would do is buy one of those cheap styrofoam ice chest.
Hold let me get a picture real quick.
Brb

 

[Kiki]

Pretend this box is a styrofoam ice chest.

I would stuff a towel in it.

Then put eggs on some grippy shelf liner.

Then I would put the lid that you have on top of this towel and maybe put another towel rolled up along the outside edge of the lid.

Does that make sense?

 

[Kiki]

But before I put eggs I would put the lid with a couple of thermometers and leave it running for a day or two to test it.

I can't really think of a reason why it wouldn't work.

 

[Tatuana]

Sweet, I'll try that! Thank you so much. It's a happy surprise, but a surprise for sure.

 

[Kiki]

Just to be sure to test the temperature for a good full 24 hours before you put eggs in it.