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carlene lamolin said:
You could glue two peices to of 1/2 or 3/4 foam board to make 1 in or 1 1/2 walls just use foam board glue the other glue melts foam board
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One Youtube I watched showed he used duck tape to hinge the top on. There is a Christian Thrift store up the road that has an electronics section. I bet they would have the wiring and fans if I only knew what to look for.
 
I am sure Papa can help with that , we made all kinds of things out of foam board when I worked at Depot and duct tape is a cure all so yes that would make a good hinge .
 
carlene lamolin said:
I am sure Papa can help with that , we made all kinds of things out of foam board when I worked at Depot and duct tape is a cure all so yes that would make a good hinge .
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This thrift store has great buys. They have an electronics section with old computers etc and an electrical/odds & ends section with like things. I'm sure the parts are there, I just need to go in armed with the knowledge of what to look for so I don't grab more useless stuff than I already have lol.
 
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OohLaLa said:
Asking for advice: I'm caught for the first time in the midst of a continuous hatch in my incubator. Fertile eggs were all supposed to arrive with in one day of each other, well that has turned in to 1 week of each other. Now I'm going to be in a pickle come rest time for hatching. My only broody hen already has several Mottled Cochin eggs under her little fluffy self, she is only an option if none of those hatch. Does anyone have any DIY proven incubator ideas that would be cheaper than $44.95 at TSC for a still air unit?
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That's why I bought two incubators. I can do multiple hatches. I incubate them in one and the hatch them in another. The hatching one can be inexpensive and no need for a turner, I also have a mini bator (those ones that hold 7 eggs) so that I can hatch them when situations come up like yours. I have two eggs in there now. One that is pipping, and one that has about 4 more days. My broody hens let other hens lay their eggs with theirs and sometimes, even tho I mark them, I let a hen sit on them too long without picking her up and checking for new eggs. I just can't throw them out if I see any development in them, so I throw them in the mini bator.

I think any homemade incubator will end up costing you as much or more than just going ahead and buying one when you consider all the little parts you need to get.
 
Flowerbh said:
That's why I bought two incubators. I can do multiple hatches. I incubate them in one and the hatch them in another. The hatching one can be inexpensive and no need for a turner, I also have a mini bator (those ones that hold 7 eggs) so that I can hatch them when situations come up like yours. I have two eggs in there now. One that is pipping, and one that has about 4 more days. My broody hens let other hens lay their eggs with theirs and sometimes, even tho I mark them, I let a hen sit on them too long without picking her up and checking for new eggs. I just can't throw them out if I see any development in them, so I throw them in the mini bator.

I think any homemade incubator will end up costing you as much or more than just going ahead and buying one when you consider all the little parts you need to get.
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Thanks, that is what I am trying to figure out. I'm handy which helps me know just enough to weigh out the part/labor cost vs purchase price of ready made. I only need an alternative for hatching as my current incubator is forced air with a turner i good to get the show started. One factor is that this is my first glitch with multiple hatch dates and I don't hatch often.
 

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