Some might know I have a hatching problem. Along with that comes an incubator fascination. And with that the ability to see things with potential to become an incubator.
A few years ago I was using 3 hovabators for incubators and a 4th for a hatcher when I decided I should look into getting a cabinet incubator or building one. Neither would be new to me and with the scarcity and prices of used cabinets in my area I decided to build one.
I'd had a GQF sportsman before and built a few smaller then it ones. I had an understanding of what was needed. That left me in the planning and thinking things through stage for a while.
Then one day as I drove by a garage sale I spotted something. It was perfect. One of those Pepsi coolers with the glass doors.
That sound be insulated well and have good visibility. I turned around and inquired about it figuring they'd probably want more then it would be worth to me.
Luck was on my side. It didn't work and they were basically just wanting it to go. I played it cool and we he asked what I'd offer I pulled out what money I had in my pocket. A measly like $7. Sold
I took it home and stripped some useless stuff off it and cleaned it etc. It had a working fan of decent size in it. Bonus. Anyways to make a long story even longer I did end up making it into an incubator and had it finished in I believe October of 2020.
I used it starting in the spring of 2021 until now. This year's hatching season is about to end.
To date that's gonna be 4 seasons of use. Over 3,000 chicks hatched and as of today it's been used for 96 hatches. I want to make it a even 100 hatches before unplugging it for the year. It's getting late in the season and I need 4 more hatches. This hasn't been the most productive year for hatching for me. I'm actually running about 25% of what I do in a good year. I have one batch in it now and including those I want to make it setting 100 eggs by the 100th hatch.
I'm hoping to set a new batch every 3rd day. It's gonna go to the wire.
A few years ago I was using 3 hovabators for incubators and a 4th for a hatcher when I decided I should look into getting a cabinet incubator or building one. Neither would be new to me and with the scarcity and prices of used cabinets in my area I decided to build one.
I'd had a GQF sportsman before and built a few smaller then it ones. I had an understanding of what was needed. That left me in the planning and thinking things through stage for a while.
Then one day as I drove by a garage sale I spotted something. It was perfect. One of those Pepsi coolers with the glass doors.
That sound be insulated well and have good visibility. I turned around and inquired about it figuring they'd probably want more then it would be worth to me.
Luck was on my side. It didn't work and they were basically just wanting it to go. I played it cool and we he asked what I'd offer I pulled out what money I had in my pocket. A measly like $7. Sold
I took it home and stripped some useless stuff off it and cleaned it etc. It had a working fan of decent size in it. Bonus. Anyways to make a long story even longer I did end up making it into an incubator and had it finished in I believe October of 2020.
I used it starting in the spring of 2021 until now. This year's hatching season is about to end.
To date that's gonna be 4 seasons of use. Over 3,000 chicks hatched and as of today it's been used for 96 hatches. I want to make it a even 100 hatches before unplugging it for the year. It's getting late in the season and I need 4 more hatches. This hasn't been the most productive year for hatching for me. I'm actually running about 25% of what I do in a good year. I have one batch in it now and including those I want to make it setting 100 eggs by the 100th hatch.
I'm hoping to set a new batch every 3rd day. It's gonna go to the wire.
how in the world do you care for so many? Do you have help? I usually do 4-5 chicks every year or so, and that is plenty
