Incubators Anonymous

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Day 20...

Come on, someone PIP!



Waiting is killing me...

 

[DMRippy]

My incubator is just flexwatt and a light bulb. Same with the hatcher.

Here is the MEGA Bator Build. I didn't get a pic of the flexwatt after we put it in, but that metal band is where we tapped the flexwatt. It goes ALL the WAY around the two ends and the back. I added a light in the corner. Flexwatt does not get HOT QUICK and I didn't want the temps down for long after I opened the door. I have since added a dehydrator base for more heat. In the cold of winter a 75 watt light was not getting it up to temp. It is working GREAT now. Probably don't even need the light now, but I like to see in the bator and see it is working.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/632379/my-mega-homemade-incubator-build/0_20#post_8470092

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

I have a pip! I HAVE A PIP!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SewChaos]

Tomorrow is supposed to be hatch day...no movement or pips yet.

I'm having a hard time keeping the humidity above 50%.....I put crumpled paper towels along one side so I can easily squirt some water on it as needed. Tomorrow I've gotta be in town for most of the morning, not getting home till mid-afternoon....Hope the humidity stays okay.

 

[krazykat0373]

I have a pip! I HAVE A PIP!!!!!!!!!!!!

congrats....hopefully I will have pips sunday

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

Tomorrow is supposed to be hatch day...no movement or pips yet.

I'm having a hard time keeping the humidity above 50%.....I put crumpled paper towels along one side so I can easily squirt some water on it as needed. Tomorrow I've gotta be in town for most of the morning, not getting home till mid-afternoon....Hope the humidity stays okay.

I've been having the same problem. I used a kitchen towel. I wet the whole thing with hot water and squeezed it out till it was damp. If you have a small incubator then use a smaller rag or wash cloth.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Tomorrow is supposed to be hatch day...no movement or pips yet.

I'm having a hard time keeping the humidity above 50%.....I put crumpled paper towels along one side so I can easily squirt some water on it as needed. Tomorrow I've gotta be in town for most of the morning, not getting home till mid-afternoon....Hope the humidity stays okay.

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

I've been having the same problem. I used a kitchen towel. I wet the whole thing with hot water and squeezed it out till it was damp. If you have a small incubator then use a smaller rag or wash cloth.

I am worried too. My problem though is that my humidity holds steady, drops maybe 1-2% a day and then the wells run dry after about 18-24 hours. I have about 8-10 hours of water left in the wells and then I HAVE to open it to refill. I have been dribbling water in through the top to try and extend it as much as possible but...

 

[ChickNmamma]

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I have heard of people using a grommet and a straw to put water in with the lid shut. That way you don't have to open the lid. Can you do this?

Or, remove one plug and put a paper towel around a straw and replace the plug - then put the water through the straw into the wells.

I have also seen a neat trick using a Tupperware container filled with water on its side with a very small hole punched in the lid above the water level. The condensation is the only thing that escapes - it holds a lot more water but only a bit of it gets out so it lasts longer.

 

[Overoberyl]

I use a size 10 french feeding tube taped to the side and through the mesh into the reservoir. Then the big end goes out through that little indent for the auto turner cord. I use a 50 cc syringe into the tube, this way I can put lots of water in without having to open the bator. I had these things on-hand but you can get them from vet supply, and I've also heard of people using fish tank tubing or something similar. I like the feeding tube because it is thin and easily fits through the mesh and stays in place pretty well with one piece of tape.