I am starting to plan to build a homemade incubator at some point in the very near future. I am going to use plywood because I want it to look decent (it has to live in my bedroom and these styrobators look like crap). I may insulate it with styrofoam and line it with plexiglass to make cleaning easier and prohibit mold/bacteria growth.
I have a couple of questions.
1. I always run staggered hatches, so I have 2 bators running at a time. Would there be any problem with building a double cabinet ... i.e. hatcher built on top of the bator ... if they have separate doors, heating elements, thermostats, and power sources? Or even one plug for two heating elements and a fan in the bator (I like my hatcher still air)? Maybe that would be too much for one plug ... two would not bother me. I just want them attached and one on top of the other to save space as I have precious little.
2. I am not looking to build a huge incubator, 50 eggs would be fine ... have not decided exactly how large though. Would the thermostats, heating elements, and fan from my styrobators work? Or do I have to go a different route? The inside of the cabinet would not likely be much larger than the the styrobators. I think they hold 40 some eggs, if I remember right. I would just have to watch the cubic feet inside the bator and try not to go too large. My main objective in building the bator is not to add more egg space, I have plenty for my uses. I just want a better looking bator and NEED something that takes up less space.
Sorry about asking yet another homemade bator question, but I have not been successful in finding the answers myself.
Thanks
I have a couple of questions.
1. I always run staggered hatches, so I have 2 bators running at a time. Would there be any problem with building a double cabinet ... i.e. hatcher built on top of the bator ... if they have separate doors, heating elements, thermostats, and power sources? Or even one plug for two heating elements and a fan in the bator (I like my hatcher still air)? Maybe that would be too much for one plug ... two would not bother me. I just want them attached and one on top of the other to save space as I have precious little.
2. I am not looking to build a huge incubator, 50 eggs would be fine ... have not decided exactly how large though. Would the thermostats, heating elements, and fan from my styrobators work? Or do I have to go a different route? The inside of the cabinet would not likely be much larger than the the styrobators. I think they hold 40 some eggs, if I remember right. I would just have to watch the cubic feet inside the bator and try not to go too large. My main objective in building the bator is not to add more egg space, I have plenty for my uses. I just want a better looking bator and NEED something that takes up less space.
Sorry about asking yet another homemade bator question, but I have not been successful in finding the answers myself.
Thanks