I know I've seen lots of pics on here but now I cant find them all! I was hopeing that some of you could post pics of what you have made here so I could get some ideas! Thanks so much! JEN Edited to add: I cant wait to see them all! I really want to build one for my self.
ohhh You had to go and make it easier by having everyone post here....... I am gonna be doomed...... I'll be out in my garage making incubators now.........
I made my first one out of a cardboard box and a heat lamp.They were all fully formed but did not make it as I added too much humidity.
Because I don't have the pics saved where I can find them, here's the link to the one I made last year: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=11774&p=2 I hatched 20 some chicks with it last year (except for the last 3 days and then used my brother's) and I started 15 in it this year, only 12 made it to day 18, 8 of them hatched. They were put in a LG bator after a couple of days, then put back in my homemade bator on day 18 (had other eggs in LG bator).
Jen, look at the link in my sig line for two different homemade bators I've made and used successfully.
Here is my homemade bator. I now have an auto humidity pail. (not in pic) I have $250 invested counting the pail. It holds 240 eggs and has an auto turner made for the Sportsman.
Here's mine, I currently have porcelain D'uccle eggs in there. And yes, there is a lid with a glass pane on it.