Incubators Anonymous

[jbravo54]

Just hatched 19 Easter eggers over the weekend. Santa will be delivering some tomorrow night.

Hopefully, the incubator won't turn itself on until march. We'll see.

 

[gimmie birdies]

good way 2 spend winter.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

I'm just waiting on eggs then ill be hatching

 

[DMRippy]

My son wired up the NEW hatcher I have had for MONTHS LOL. I still have to get everything worked out but the thermostat is in and it will heat and COOL if needed. It has a constant electrical supply and a on off switch.... (just for safety reasons.... not that I have NEED to turn it off or anything) OOOOHHHH the hatcher is turned off sometimes for a couple of days LOL.

QUESTION - to all of you that use lights to heat your bators..... what are you going to use now that light bulbs will be GONE in 2014?????

I am not even wiring a light in this new hatcher. I bought a cheap ceramic heater I am going to try. Seems like it would work well, my only fear is the humidity in the hatcher, but it is cheap under $19. I figured if it ruined the electronic stuff we could still use the heating element. I am also using flexwatt..... I like having 2 heat sources just in case one goes out.

 

[MarineCorpFarmr]

I use wire elements for heat in the bator currently. But halogen bulbs would be an option. Otherwise ceramic heat emitters would be the way to go

 

[ki4got]

I use wire elements for heat in the bator currently. But halogen bulbs would be an option. Otherwise ceramic heat emitters would be the way to go

my suggestion is wiring multiple light bulbs in series... it decreases the voltage of each, one, but increases the life exponentially... in addition, the output is shifted more to the infrared range than visible light, so they are even more efficient in an incubator IMO...

if you don't believe me, google it. there are some light bulbs out there that have been running for close to a hundred years running at half their rated voltage.

 

[HatchCraft]

Standard incandescent bulbs will still be available. The standard bulbs are labeled rough service now. Calling them rough service exempts them from the law somehow.

 

[Hangtown Farms]

my suggestion is wiring multiple light bulbs in series... it decreases the voltage of each, one, but increases the life exponentially... in addition, the output is shifted more to the infrared range than visible light, so they are even more efficient in an incubator IMO...

if you don't believe me, google it. there are some light bulbs out there that have been running for close to a hundred years running at half their rated voltage.

there is one in Livermore that has been running since the 1890's I think at a fire station

 

[hickchick02]

I haven't incubated an egg in 4 months & I don't know if I can hold out til spring!

 

[gimmie birdies]

George.