It Works! My New Homemade Incubator

[tuesdays chicks]

that is a great incubator well done and congratulations on your hatch.

 

[MtnAngel]

Wow!!! Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooo much!
I am looking foward to hatching some of my EE's and Reds...

 

[thechickonthehill]

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Just make sure you post pics of yours when its finished!

 

[shaggy]

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Well, at lockdown I had 10 Orpington eggs (shipped) and 5 Faverolles eggs (my own). Six of the Orps pipped, 1 of which died in the shell, so 5 Orps hatched. All 5 of my Faverolles eggs hatched. So 100% of my own and 50% of the shipped which is about average for shipped eggs I think.

I guess whether you can make any money building these would depend on what people would pay for one. I spent about $115 total on the incubator, including the thermostat, thermometer and hygrometer (which was half of the total cost). I definitely prefer this one over one of the styrofoam incubators for roughly the same amount of money.

that is extremely encouraging news for others making homemade incubators

 

[knjinnm]

I'm sure I left something out so if you have questions just ask and I will attempt to answer them.

Hi,
Great project! How are you measuring humidity? I see the sponges for holding water under the eggs but what do you do if humidity spikes?
Joe

 

[sben451]

That's a very nice looking incubator. Congratulations on building such a great incubator and having a good hatch.