incubator ideas! post your ideas for home made incubators, whether they work or not~

[quintinp]

Kelly, Please don't use the other diagram I made for you, this is the correct one. I edited the other post, but just wanted you to NOT use the other diagram.

 

[Fat Daddy]

My fridge bator, put eggs in, 6 Turkey, 30+ quail and 10 bym, temps have been stable and humidity at 30 need to up it but am ok for right now
Ayda

I like it! What kinda quail are ya cook'n? I have alot of game birds too...

 

[Wyogirl]

Thank you Fat DAddy, I am "cooking" Gambel and coturnix quail. My first try I ended up with 4 hatching, 1 died

, so thought I would keep trying.
I am concerned about putting them outside so have built a brooder out of plastic bins to keep in garage and eventually will put them outside.
We actually have snow right now!!!!
Ayda

 

[kellyn]

Kelly, Please don't use the other diagram I made for you, this is the correct one. I edited the other post, but just wanted you to NOT use the other diagram.

Well, then for once I suppose it was a good thing I was lazy. ^^ Anyways, d u know where to get a fan? For an incubator my size? Not ebay though... thanks!

 

[Fat Daddy]

I use the rubbermaid totes too Ayda, 60 watt bulb in a heat lamp fixture sit'n straight on wire top. Got outta coturnix a while back but still have gambles, butler bobs and chukar.... I DO NOT envy your snow! Good luck with your birds. Bill

 

[Fat Daddy]

Anyways, d u know where to get a fan? For an incubator my size? Not ebay though... thanks!

Hey Kelly, Dollar gen around here sells a 4" desk fan. Cheap, simple one speed and real quiet, I leave the switch on and cut the wire plug off. Wire them direct. On a nice little wire stand that you can use as is. I drilled holes in "J" clips for build'n wire cages. Then used those with screws as hold downs for the wire stand. Bill

 

[mohillbilly]

cut my vent holes today then plugged it in to test the connections ....sitting on my test bench outside in the open with 4 vents open it only took 4 minutes to come up to temp and the wind was blowing...after reaching temp it would cycle on and off about every 5 minutes but it held temp and that's in the wind.

 

[Cpntherfan]

Im loving this thread, i have 2 cooler Bators and going to start a fridge Bator tom. I have a smaller fridge used to sell energy drinks with a glass door. Ill take pics tom

 

[Cpntherfan]

here is a few pics it isnt quite done as I still have to put in the vents and the door seal.







this is with a turner in it.

no need to cut holes to run your turners

I will post more once i get the vents and seal installed.
In case you are wondering the switches light up when turned on, they are in this order from left to right ,Power , heating element , fan , turners.
the heating element and fan are both hooked to the thermostat.

what did you use for a heating element?

 

[mohillbilly]

what did you use for a heating element?

if you look at the top behind the shelf you will see it .It is a 250 watt heating element for incubators.