Putting eggs in the bator on July 25, does anyone wanna hatch along???

[cluckitall]

Dandydoodle, poke around the homemade incubator pictures here. It's amazing how easy they are! Although having built my first one, I can't wait to build my second because BOY are there things I'd do differently! Like size. Size is a big one. This one's too small which means (ironically) there's too much temperature variation -- some eggs are practically crammed up against the light bulb. There's a HUGE temperature difference between being 4 inches away from a 25 watt bulb and being 8 inches away! So one thing I've learned is having an incubator where ALL the eggs are at least 10-12 inches away from the bulb means I can get much more uniform hatching temps. Plus the drop when I open it isn't so severe. Despite that, though, they're easy to build -- and fun!

YAY on the Wheaten eggs!! I personally think the Wheatens are really, really handsome birds -- not as flashy as some of the other Marans, but quietly beautiful And yay for warm, happy, developing eggs!

 

[cluckitall]

Yeah, Shardean, I have to admit the shipping thing makes me nervous too, although there's one breeder on here with cuckoo marans eggs I might have to break down and buy from -- her birds are SOOOO gorgeous! I'm sorry that hatch went so poorly

 

[cluckitall]

Farmerboy, yay!!!! How exciting! I have to admit I kinda like the whole mutt idea -- I'm eager and curious to see what's going to come out of my mutt eggs All of them should prove to be pretty solid layers, I think. Post pics!!!!

 

[farmer boy]

im going out to check out to see if anything hatched yet

 

[dandydoodle]

10 DAYS TO LOCKDOWN!!!!!!!!!
I AM GETTING EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

 

[farmer boy]

nothing hatched yet it sucks someone said that she might be in the middle of hatching some

 

[dandydoodle]

they are just mixs but first hatch ever even from a bator never have so this will be great .... i am getting some other babys from a friend to put in with her .. but the mixs are mostly bantams mixed with a white leghorn or a partridge chantecler .. and the other two are barred rock and one of those roos adn the other is a rir i think or a sex link with one of those lol but im getting pure breds to give her and sell the mix or something

Can't wait for pics.

 

[dandydoodle]

Dandydoodle, poke around the homemade incubator pictures here. It's amazing how easy they are! Although having built my first one, I can't wait to build my second because BOY are there things I'd do differently! Like size. Size is a big one. This one's too small which means (ironically) there's too much temperature variation -- some eggs are practically crammed up against the light bulb. There's a HUGE temperature difference between being 4 inches away from a 25 watt bulb and being 8 inches away! So one thing I've learned is having an incubator where ALL the eggs are at least 10-12 inches away from the bulb means I can get much more uniform hatching temps. Plus the drop when I open it isn't so severe. Despite that, though, they're easy to build -- and fun!

YAY on the Wheaten eggs!! I personally think the Wheatens are really, really handsome birds -- not as flashy as some of the other Marans, but quietly beautiful And yay for warm, happy, developing eggs!

I have looked at the homemade incubator page before and went out to buy some of the stuff to make it. It just felt so complicated and I guess I am a wussy. I broke down and bought a hova bator. I might try again in the future. Kudos to you for doing it though, thats awesome.

 

[farmer boy]

Can't wait for pics.

ya some should hatch today but nothing yet

 

[litljenarey]

I have looked at the homemade incubator page before and went out to buy some of the stuff to make it. It just felt so complicated and I guess I am a wussy. I broke down and bought a hova bator. I might try again in the future. Kudos to you for doing it though, thats awesome. 

It is overwhelming. I ended up finding a neat YouTube video while looking up how to make an egg candler. It was much more helpful to see videos than to read the tutorials.
I work in a hospital so I got a Styrofoam cooler for free from a vaccine shipment and the rest of the wiring bits and light fixture from a local junk shop for less than a dollar. The only thing that cost me was the thermostat, which was $8 at Lowes. So I have a still air LG with the autoturner that cost me a little over $100 and the $9 homemade one which has better controls on temp and humidity, a better viewing area and its just cool I made it myself! Like Cluckitall, I wish I had made it bigger. I can't fit a turner in it and it probably maxes out at a dozen eggs at a time.