The incubator that "MacGyver" built! Homemade bator!! SUCCESS!!!

[peepblessed]

Love the side doors for reaching in real quick. Looks fancy with all those switches. Great job and can't wait to see how it works out for you. Is it holding temps well?

The themostat shuts off at 101 degrees and comes back on at 99. The whole top half is solid. The very bottom shelf (where the chicks will hatch) is dropping to 96 when the above shelves temps drop to 99 so he is working on some ideas to get it more even. Maybe a bigger fan or smaller water holder. Those are just two of the ideas so far. Thanks for the great feedback. I love the doors too!

I forgot to mention that I love all the lights and switches too. I just need an operators manual!

 

[sheboyganjohn]

I forgot to mention that I love all the lights and switches too. I just need an operators manual!

Operators manual?!?!? I think you need a license for an incubator with that many gizmo's on it.

Actually I am jealous,

I am getting ready to build one and have no plans for that level of electronics, I think I have switch envy.

 

[jnjross]

i was just about to get that thermostat , can it easily be set to 99.5 or just whole numbers??

 

[TommyTurkey]

Looks fantastic...hope it works well...

 

[peepblessed]

i was just about to get that thermostat , can it easily be set to 99.5 or just whole numbers??

Unfortunately it doesn't do half numbers. I candled last night. Have one quitter and four growing. We got the bottom temp stable at 97 by changing the position of the water holder.

 

[peepblessed]

Operators manual?!?!? I think you need a license for an incubator with that many gizmo's on it.

Actually I am jealous,

I am getting ready to build one and have no plans for that level of electronics, I think I have switch envy.

Thanks for a great laugh!!

 

[peepblessed]

Just candled my test eggs and all is well. Out of five eggs I had one quitter on about day 3. The other four look perfect!

 

[peepblessed]

Chicks are hatching!! What a relief after all the work. I love the visibility!! Also posting a photo of the outside water dispenser. I had to add about a quart a day just to keep the humidity at 30%. It was so nice to add it outside!

 

[peepblessed]

Chicks are hatching!! What a relief after all the work. I love the visibility!! Also posting a photo of the outside water dispenser. I had to add about a quart a day just to keep the humidity at 30%. It was so nice to add it outside!

By the way. The light bulb is just for light. Only 13 watts.

 

[cva34]

Realy looks great ,bet it outperformes most on market...cva34
Mc Guiver did well