Incubating Without Electricity???

[HorizonSon]

I hope to move completely off-grid, sometime, in the future. Question is: other than using a broody hen, does anyone have experience with incubating eggs without a source of electricity? Or know of a reference/resource I could check out?
thanks!

 

[aubreynoramarie]

armpits?

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

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We were dicussing this on another forum and kinda thought the same thing. It would easiest to keep a constant temp there. Plenty of humidity too

 

[aubreynoramarie]

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We were dicussing this on another forum and kinda thought the same thing. It would easiest to keep a constant temp there. Plenty of humidity too

omg hahahaha

 

[Tala]

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We were dicussing this on another forum and kinda thought the same thing. It would easiest to keep a constant temp there. Plenty of humidity too

hens always have eggs stashed between their wings and their bodies......maybe they know somethin about it?

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

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We were dicussing this on another forum and kinda thought the same thing. It would easiest to keep a constant temp there. Plenty of humidity too

hens always have eggs stashed between their wings and their bodies......maybe they know somethin about it?

lol, hens dont stink there like we do though

 

[incubatingisfun]

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i was thinking the same thing

if you are willing to do nothing for a month then it is a good option

 

[coo coo cachoo]

seriously.
if u use a metal stove pipe leading up and into a tall incubator with baffles. u can use a kerosene lantern under the stove pipe . and have multiple shelves with thermometers and place the eggs on the shelf with the closest temp. also if u use a bellows thermostat (old vw) that expand when they get hot u can attach a flap to the top of the incubator to help regulate the heat.

now if u want to try solar than we have allot of options.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

http://www.lehmans.com/store/Tools_..._Egg_Incubator___344462?Args=&customField1=W9

Heres an old one.

You can also use a pc fan, 12V car taillight bulb an almost any thermostat to make a 12V incubator to run off a car battery.

 

[wilkey44]

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you know they have 12 volt bulbs in 75 and 100 w and dc motors to use for turners so all you would need is a solor panel and 12 v battery and the sun could run your incubator