Just another DIY Incubator

[RichnSteph]

As badly as we don't need/want any more chickens I'm probably going to end up building a DIY incubator just to see if I can do it. This thread has helped a ton.

 

[Hatcherguy86]

Give me a few and I will get the wiring diagram made. Been busy dealing with some flock integration and hatching the past few days.

 

[Riverdale]

most all the parts were things I had laying around the house in the MISC Junk Bin. LoL.. The wood is all reclaimed/ scraps from other projects. I think the only think I bought was the temperature controller and the hygrometer. The Hygrometer is an ebay special for I think $3 or so and the Temp Controller was around $13 off ebay as well. It wasn't listed with any part number really just the label Temperature controller. If you were to buy the rest of the electronics I would say to pick up a

12 Volt Single Pole Single Throw Relay -------"typically found in automotive stores",
12 Volt DC Power Supply, --------"Radio Shack or you could find an old one at goodwill that went to something else and repurpose it"
(2) 75-100Watt Light Bulbs, -----"I used black light bulbs, They can't be florescent or LED"
(2) 12 Volt Computer Fans ------"Size is 3-4 inches"-------"mine came from a Junk computer"
2-bulb light fixture,---------"Home Depot"
and just a few scrap pieces of wire in varying lengths

Not sure if that helps much. I could Draw a Wiring Diagram out as well and try to make it as simple as possible

A diagram would be great! Parts numbers would be great, too!
Thanks for the insperation (and future persperation!

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[Hatcherguy86]

Srry its taken so long to get these up. I had around 30 chickens get attacked by two dogs and have been dealing with the carnage and repopulating/ reinforcing the coop. I will get on ASAP and get them up

 

[speedy2020]

Srry its taken so long to get these up. I had around 30 chickens get attacked by two dogs and have been dealing with the carnage and repopulating/ reinforcing the coop. I will get on ASAP and get them up

I found chain link work best for the run. It will keep the large animal out, but not small one. I loose some over to racoon over the years. Sorry.. for your lost.

 

[Ironsights]

I like it! I'm tired of using the little styrofoam incubators even though I've only hatched out a couple batches. I made 1incubator out of a styrofoam bee hive I had laying around but it's not quite big enough so I want to use wood. I'm kind of a bigger is better kind of guy so we'll see what I come up with.

 

[Ironsights]

Thanks much for the pictures! I decided to build a wooden one too and planning to use it a lot so I kinda went all out. First mistake was making it out of 3/4 plywood with a hatcher in the end. It weighs a TON. I have room for two egg turners and water trays. I had not thought of a drawer in the hatcher so I'm adding that. My wife is concerned because that I might bring it in the house. Maybe the garage lol

 

[Hatcherguy86]

 

[coleco]

I liked the read. Have you considered getting a humidity controller to match your temp controller? I use the identical style for lots of things all the time. I use 2 temp controllers and a humidity controler I just hooked up a personal usb humidifier from amazon and it saves me the trouble of using a dish of water. You can see an example of the humidity controller in the image below its the one with a green indicator light by it.