Making a home made incubator

[countrygirl911]

hi i am going to attempt to make a home made incubator and wanted to know what light bulb WATT do i need. I bough a little incubator but did not realize how small and it says hold 3 eggs but i only think it will hold one. Any help will be greatly appreciated

 

[perolane]

I've never used that method, but I've read that the wattage of the bulb depends on the size of the incubator. You will have to use different size bulbs, check temps, & then determine which one gets your temp to the proper range. Once that's decided...keep extras on hand for when the bulb burns out & quickly replace.

Pat

 

[kjhowe77]

I just built my first homemade bator and I am testing it out now while I wait for eggs. It is in a small Styrofoam cooler. I am using a 34 watt bulb now and it seems to be ok. I do have a 60 watt I may try but the 34 seems to work.

Good luck!