Those who have built incubators?

[mochicken]

My uncle gave me some foam incubators today to use for incubation and hatchers, he also knew I was interested in building an incubator. He gave me this assembly that he had put together when he wanted to build one, there are 2 heating elements, a thermostat, and a fan. Its already wired up with exception of a power cord which obviously I can do.

I planned to build a wood incubator or possibly one with an old mini fridge, is this setup adequate for such a job?

 

[Griffin Nest]

the set-up looks beautiful, have you tested it? But i have to ask, are you using THAT thermostat? Those have so many problems you have no idea

You should get this one!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Incubator-T...ltDomain_0&hash=item3f018315cc#ht_1888wt_1163

This one can connect to a fan too

 

[stoopid]

Depending on how big it is, that heating element may not cut it. That came out of those little styrofoam crapboxes, not alot of space to heat up.

 

[mochicken]

Yeah I will consider the thermostat thing, as well as the heating element.

I was considering a 250 watt heating element that incubator warehouse sells that has a heating element, fan, and digital controller for 95 bucks. I might just sell some of the stuff I have laying around for incubators and buy that or maybe I will make a medium cooler incubator as a backup incubator or one to hatch larger eggs.

 

[al6517]

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I agree and also the fact that the water heater thermostat will just succeed in giving you fit's and kill many an egg, due to some very wide temp swings and refresh cycle rate. Those elements work Ok in the styrobators but to put them in a real bator should be reconsidered.