I'm such a n00b... but I need help with an aquarium incubator..

[moonpuppy]

Hi! First of all, this is my first post and my first time on this board. I came here because a lot of posts from here came up when I googled questions about hatching chickens.

Unfortunately, I am now thoroughly confused from having read different info from all the sites that came up when I googled this, so I hope someone can let me know if I'm on the right track.

I am trying to make an incubator out of an aquarium. I have a reptile light with a 75 w halogen bulb on top of a cover. The temp inside has only made it to 92* and its been on for ten hours now... should I get a hotter bulb, or does it take longer than this? Also, the humidity seems to be around 50%.. which I read was acceptable, right?

Where should the water be in the tank?

Where should the eggs be in relation to the water?



Thanks in advance, I'm just so confused!!!

 

[happyhens]

Sounds like you need to switch to a stronger light. Good luck!

 

[gabrielle1976]

some people build a wire mesh rack sort of thing and have the water under it while others just sit a little pan of water where the eggs are.

 

[KattyKillFish]

it is fairly easy to build yourself and incubator! there are some really great ideas here, and you can use the ideas here to create your own incubators, or go ahead and use one of the ideas.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/chicken-coop-incubator.html

you may want to make a few, test and see how they work and put a dozen in each to see which works better.