Hi. Thanks for sharing your interesting video. I've made 2 or 3 incubators using similar polystyrene containers. First one using a dimmer switch to help control the temperature. A few hatched but temperature would go up and down. Then I used a thermostat from a fish tank heater. It was much better. Now I've used a unit that plugs into the mains and it's a thermostat that goes inside the incubator and then the light bulb plugs into it and you just set the temperature to whatever you want it. It's brilliant. BUT I would say that when making an incubator ALWAYS use more than just one light bulb. Use one that brings it up to about 3 quarters of the temperature you need. It needs to run constantly and independently. Then the second bulb plugs or is connected to the thermostat. Just to bring it up to the correct temperature. The reason for this is because if one of the bulbs blows and goes off then the other one will keep the eggs almost at the correct temperature for longer. It gives you time to replace the broken lamp and the eggs won't die. If you only use one bulb and it blows and the eggs go cold. Dead eggs. I'm not criticising. It's just a useful tip. PS. The plug in thermostats are about £10. I got mine second hand for £3. And in my opinion they work so much better with a thermostat. 👍
I just got my eggs, put them in the incubator for one day. My electricity goes off all day. So I filled up Glad bags with hot water and tried my best to stay at a hundred. I have prayed over them. So I'm hoping that they will hatch. Great incubator
Oh I love it, I love the way you did the window too. When I was younger and we had backyard birds (in the middle of a small town on a quarter of an acre much to the mayor who lived across the streets dismay but there were no prior rules and nothing he could do about it). I use to take my mom's lamps apart (curious little thing I was lol) and make incubators for the birds. I never made one this nice and there was always issues with the balance of heat and humidity. This is so awesome. All neat and tidy and a perfect view thank you so much for this video.
+MyHomesteadingProject Mom would start putting lamps and music boxes where I couldnt find them. I cant get iver your window view. I think when I get on land and can have birds this is going to be a must do project with my daughter.
For anyone that is building an incubator, save yourself some stress and spend the money on a thermostat! It's not expensive, $8-10 or so, a little more if you want a digital one. I had a horrible time trying to regulate the temperature on my DIY incubator (nuked several eggs) until I installed a thermostat, now it's super easy and works fantastic! My biggest issue was that the temperature in the house changes significantly from night to day, so keeping the temperature at a steady ~100f was impossible without a thermostat turning the light off and on.
I've tried this same set up with a dimmer switch but it's still difficult to keep it at a constant correct temperature. Especially if the room you keep it in temperature drops or rises it will affect the inside of the incubator. Trust me I've tried it. BUT if you fit a thermostat to the light bulb it's spot on. The cheapest thermostat is one like I used from a cheap fish tank heater. Just pull it apart and connect the lamp to the heater eliments went. And take the eliments off. It's so much better. But your set up is good.
That is exactly how I hatch out my eggs. If you know any body who buys Omaha Steaks, ask them to save the cooler and box that they come in. They are really thick, big and very well insulated. Also, consider getting a small computer fan and a USB charger adapter (110v. to USB)... Plug it in and put the fan in the incubator. What you have there is a still-air incubator, but the circulator incubators are much more reliable and consistent. I doubled my hatch rate once I added a fan... Good Luck, +Blessings
+liboriopsych I agree with installing a computer fan. An old phone charger works good for converting the fan. We added a neon blue fan (got off ebay for cheap) to our Little Giant Incubator and no more hot spots.
+liboriopsych Thanks. I considered a fan but thought for my first attempt I'd keep it simple. I have a larger cooler that I will upgrade to after I see how this one works.
+MyHomesteadingProject That's the best way to learn... Incidentally, after years of my DIY incubator, this year I used a "real" incubator, for the first time, and it had a higher fail rate. Just saying 😎 Sometimes homemade is better. Good Luck, +Blessings
Hello I'm 14 years old and I'm planning to do an incubator for my school project but I'm worried because I see that you don't have any ventilation in your incubator, how important is ventilation. Do I need to make any holes or put a little fan (which I have made) in the incubator? looking forward to see your reply.
+Marcus Aarma Yes you do need ventilation. I forgot to show it but there are thee holes at the top on the ends. I just used an awl to make the holes. It will make a great project! It works very well. 😊
What about turning the eggs? Did you just open it up to turn them every couple of hours? Also, were you successful at hatching the eggs with this incubator?
Um, this is genius. I love your design! :) I love all the helpful comments below, too. We're going to try making this soon. (Our quail babies are about 2 weeks old, so we have some time before we'll need this.)
I have watched and listened to all the info on a home built incubator. Some is good and some not good (based on my experience)... Here is what I have found out. I started with a styrofoam ice chest, a 40 watt clear bulb and socket along with a cheap dimmer( first mistake). After many sleepless nights constantly adjusting the temp (because of night time temp changes) I realized the large plate glass I had installed was cooling the incubator, loosing heat through it. I covered it with another piece of styofoam except a One inch square peep hole to view the tempature. Outside temps change the inside temp from 1 to 5 degrees depending on the rise in temp outside the box. The cheap dimmer after 14 days started fluttering the bulb, finally, I happened to walk in and the incubator was dark inside. ON
Gonna try to do this for my soon to be puppies... might not be able to considering its the middle of winter. Her mom always lost like almost half the pups. They are so small when born, about 1 lb some a little over. Thanks for the video.
That was good, am having problems with my humidity staying at 60 and under, i, got water inside my home made incubator, but some how it plays around 70 to 80 what ideas can you give to get this humidity down, Thanks.
She has the right idea here. Got one coming up too temp right now. DO NOT substitute superglue to hold the front window on. Superglue reacts too the stirophome and puts off toxic chemicals and you will ruin your cooler. You need to use the idea she has with the pins. Gl all on hatching
I Apologize if this is a dumb question. With the extension cord wired like that is it safe? I have a really terrible fear of house fires but I would love to make this
Absolutely! As long as you don’t have any exposed wire where you connect them you’ll be good. I like this incubator better than the one I later bought. Easier to keep a consistent heat and humidity.
Do you think the temperature directly under the bulb is dramatically different from the sides and do you notice more eggs hatching in some areas more than others?
+LadyJennivieve It is very dry here! That is why water is like gold! The only reason the humidity started as high as it did was because it rained yesterday.
This is very clever, but I wish you would have shown the parts before they were assembled and also the actual assembling of the lid electric parts. Perhaps you could insert a simple wiring diagram into the video. Good job!
Can you tell me please what happens when you open up the incubator to turn eggs and it cools down. I made a home made incubator but when ever I open it temp decreases and it stays low (36 celsius instead of needed 37.5) for some time 20 min or more. Will this influence the eggs?
I'll be making this one. My husbands cousin let us use is $700 cabinet incubator but only a few eggs have signs of life. Itd never got enough, he didnt even tell us out to use it. It was a nightmare. 300 eggs or so gone to waste. So yeah I will try to hatch my own in my homemade incubator that I'm gonna try to make.
Hi! We used your video to make our incubator and it looks great! Thanks! We added another glass at the top so we can look inside from both the top and from the side and we put the light fixture on the side. My question to you though is that i don't see any holes for ventilation and oxygen air flow supply....did you make any? We added two 10mm slits on opposite sides of the incubator. Just wondering about that...did you chicks hatch? :)
@scootermom1791 hi! He grew to 16 days and sadly died. Didn't make it to 21 days. Broke our heart. It was hard to find a company who would rent us an oxygen tank that is needed since it's controlled of course but we did manage to get one. It was a beautiful experience and we treasured it so much.
@scootermom1791 we made an incubator from a Styrofoam cooler and used light bulbs for heat and added water for humidity...we had a thermometer in the incubator to monitor the temperature inside the incubator. It was difficult at night since we were sleeping but we did our very best.
How long does it take for the temp to rise to 99-101 F? Mine went to 80 F in 1 hour with 60w buld. That seems like an awful long time. What did i do wrong?
That is a great idea! I have so many of these fixtures lying around from replacing mine. How did you terminate the wires? You really don't want to play with fire and foam indoors. Toxic fumes and high flammability. If you're worried at all about the biodegradability of that cooler when it can no longer be used as an incubator, you can burn it at really high temperature without much pollution or melt it with acetone and potentially cast it into a tool.
hey saw you video and was wondering how to increase the humidity in the incubator? this is the only thing that needs to be done. have the right temp. but not the humidity . what can i do
I would not put it next to a heater. Place it in an area that is free from drafts or temperature changes. It will make it easier to keep an even temperature an give you better hatch results.
Great video for torts too...I would however add a couple ventilation holes, generally under the bulb and directly across from the bulb at the same height so the heat pulls air in and out the other side. My only thing with these is they strike me as a severe fire hazard...a hot bulb and styrofoam? Not sure I would want to sleep with that going.
I made one like this and was thinking the same thing. Only thing i think would be wise too do would to be fill in the top of it with some kind of flame retardant where your electricals hook onto the porcelan fixture. and to put some kind on the whole top of the lid on the inside. I am yet too find what would substitute. Please send me a message if you find. But she has for sure got me in the right direction. Also DO NOT use Superglue on the Stirophome!!! Use the things she used here in the picture then use duct tape you actually use for heat ducts over it. Eats it and gives off toxic fumes.
@@shawnwears7830 I solved my worries of a fire hazard by using a Sylvania 40 watt "twist" bulb. They don't get very hot, and take a while to get you to desired temperature, but once there they maintain it easily with limited risk. I used a thermostat that plugs in and has a probe, fed the probe in through a drilled hole. Working great...my female just needs to have her first clutch now haha.
@@IMDARKFIRE007 I have 25 B.B Red Old English bantam eggs all clean in the coop that my other two hens refuse too sit on rn because of the heat. I have one sitting on 9 but i hate too waste those. Beautiful female line. Gotta try something. Also i cant seem to get Humitity over 41. Thats not good. Not sure what i am doing wrong. Temp is holding if i want at 99, 100, or 101 and had it at 102 at highest.
@@shawnwears7830 I have no CLUE about those eggs, I'm a tortoise guy...but the humidity, that should be easy if you can maintain a hundred degrees. Just adjust the amount of water you have in the incubator.
hi ma'am good day your diy incubator is very interesting...did you try it to hatch eggs?hope to watch your videos again while hatching eggs in your homemade incubator. thanks god bless
I love your incubator. I do have one suggestion though. You should try using a halogen blacklight bulb. So you don't have so much of an annoying light coming from the incubator.
That's nice. Mine holds 42, but I don't always put that many. Also, you got yours for much less. But it's ok, it paid for itself in the first year with some chicks I sold. Plus, any incubator saves so much money, not having to buy the chicks for like $3 each.
Does this help grow bacteria for Petri dishes (I’m testing an experiment if the 5 second rule works because some think it does and I’m doing it for a science project in 6th grade gifted and talented and if I miss this opportunity then my grades would die out.)
You would need something on a much bigger scale for sure! Make sure that you have good ventilation for an animal that is already born. I think for puppies I would use heat mats instead.
Is there a reason why you can't just buy one? If you can't buy a lightbulb, I would be afraid to know what else you can't buy. If you're so limited to what you can buy, then honestly, just don't try to make one.
I'm too scared of making any mistakes. lol would you make one if someone could buy it from you and pay for shipping? I screw up literally everything. and I need an incubator fast. What's happened is. I made a bet with my mom. We went to the grocery store and bought a carton of regular eggs from the cold section. I don't have enough money to buy a 100$ incubator or a 60$ one. So I've been keeping the egg in my bra. and sleeping with it too. I candled it. Veins are showing, it's taking up half the egg. The regular egg I got from the grocery store is actually growing. but it's hard. Trying to go about daily life this way. that's why I ask. my budget right now is 50$. How much would you charge?
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I've now got 7 fully grown quails. Thank you so much for this tutorial it was very helpful :)
Wait really?!
This is really the best homemade incubator yet. It's really nicely built, and has all the extras. Good job! Well thought out!
Hi. Thanks for sharing your interesting video. I've made 2 or 3 incubators using similar polystyrene containers. First one using a dimmer switch to help control the temperature. A few hatched but temperature would go up and down. Then I used a thermostat from a fish tank heater. It was much better. Now I've used a unit that plugs into the mains and it's a thermostat that goes inside the incubator and then the light bulb plugs into it and you just set the temperature to whatever you want it. It's brilliant. BUT I would say that when making an incubator ALWAYS use more than just one light bulb. Use one that brings it up to about 3 quarters of the temperature you need. It needs to run constantly and independently. Then the second bulb plugs or is connected to the thermostat. Just to bring it up to the correct temperature. The reason for this is because if one of the bulbs blows and goes off then the other one will keep the eggs almost at the correct temperature for longer. It gives you time to replace the broken lamp and the eggs won't die. If you only use one bulb and it blows and the eggs go cold. Dead eggs. I'm not criticising. It's just a useful tip. PS. The plug in thermostats are about £10. I got mine second hand for £3. And in my opinion they work so much better with a thermostat. 👍
What was the name of this thermostat plug?
I just got my eggs, put them in the incubator for one day. My electricity goes off all day. So I filled up Glad bags with hot water and tried my best to stay at a hundred. I have prayed over them. So I'm hoping that they will hatch. Great incubator
I would've warmed them up with a heating pad
My dumbass forgets we have a generator
Did they ever hatch?
Oh I love it, I love the way you did the window too. When I was younger and we had backyard birds (in the middle of a small town on a quarter of an acre much to the mayor who lived across the streets dismay but there were no prior rules and nothing he could do about it). I use to take my mom's lamps apart (curious little thing I was lol) and make incubators for the birds. I never made one this nice and there was always issues with the balance of heat and humidity. This is so awesome. All neat and tidy and a perfect view thank you so much for this video.
+Mistress Phoenix You are very welcome. Sounds like you and my oldest son are kindred spirits. He was always taking things apart too! :)
+MyHomesteadingProject Mom would start putting lamps and music boxes where I couldnt find them. I cant get iver your window view. I think when I get on land and can have birds this is going to be a must do project with my daughter.
For anyone that is building an incubator, save yourself some stress and spend the money on a thermostat! It's not expensive, $8-10 or so, a little more if you want a digital one. I had a horrible time trying to regulate the temperature on my DIY incubator (nuked several eggs) until I installed a thermostat, now it's super easy and works fantastic!
My biggest issue was that the temperature in the house changes significantly from night to day, so keeping the temperature at a steady ~100f was impossible without a thermostat turning the light off and on.
Cheap Chinese thermostat under $4. Power supply at thrift store.
Good job there! The Beastie Boys song popped in my head "She's Crafty" LOL
LOL!!!
I've tried this same set up with a dimmer switch but it's still difficult to keep it at a constant correct temperature. Especially if the room you keep it in temperature drops or rises it will affect the inside of the incubator. Trust me I've tried it. BUT if you fit a thermostat to the light bulb it's spot on. The cheapest thermostat is one like I used from a cheap fish tank heater. Just pull it apart and connect the lamp to the heater eliments went. And take the eliments off. It's so much better. But your set up is good.
That is exactly how I hatch out my eggs. If you know any body who buys Omaha Steaks, ask them to save the cooler and box that they come in. They are really thick, big and very well insulated. Also, consider getting a small computer fan and a USB charger adapter (110v. to USB)... Plug it in and put the fan in the incubator. What you have there is a still-air incubator, but the circulator incubators are much more reliable and consistent. I doubled my hatch rate once I added a fan... Good Luck, +Blessings
+liboriopsych I agree with installing a computer fan. An old phone charger works good for converting the fan. We added a neon blue fan (got off ebay for cheap) to our Little Giant Incubator and no more hot spots.
+liboriopsych Thanks. I considered a fan but thought for my first attempt I'd keep it simple. I have a larger cooler that I will upgrade to after I see how this one works.
+LilBit AtATime Thanks for the tip!
+MyHomesteadingProject That's the best way to learn... Incidentally, after years of my DIY incubator, this year I used a "real" incubator, for the first time, and it had a higher fail rate. Just saying 😎 Sometimes homemade is better. Good Luck, +Blessings
Fan helps improve air temp consistency. Temp is hotter nearer light than at sensor otherwise
What a brilliant idea. Thank you for sharing
This is very creative and I'm going to build it as soon as my cooler arrives! Thanks for sharing!
Just found your videos I like them very much and have subscribed and given thumbs up! Keep up the good work.
Great idea👍 ...1st item is a " porcelain light fixer" and the other item is called a " butterfly nut" 👍
Hello I'm 14 years old and I'm planning to do an incubator for my school project but I'm worried because I see that you don't have any ventilation in your incubator, how important is ventilation. Do I need to make any holes or put a little fan (which I have made) in the incubator? looking forward to see your reply.
+Marcus Aarma Yes you do need ventilation. I forgot to show it but there are thee holes at the top on the ends. I just used an awl to make the holes. It will make a great project! It works very well. 😊
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MyHomesteadingProject the quail eggs are in the incubator on lockdown and wobbling (day 16 :)
Marcmar idiot! Don't give your age or school out online
Marcmar it's like going oh hey I'm 10 and am fine with being sold to abusive people
I'm gonna use your system to teach my wife 5th graders. Thank you so much
How are you going to turn your eggs. 3x/day by removing your cover and dropping your temperature and humidity? Thanks Glenn
Can someone demonstrate wiring the light & dimmer switch?
What about turning the eggs? Did you just open it up to turn them every couple of hours?
Also, were you successful at hatching the eggs with this incubator?
Um, this is genius. I love your design! :) I love all the helpful comments below, too. We're going to try making this soon. (Our quail babies are about 2 weeks old, so we have some time before we'll need this.)
Curious what the hatch rate was with this
Great video. You are a very resourceful person. I liked and subscribed. My wife and I are venturing into homesteading.
I have watched and listened to all the info on a home built incubator. Some is good and some not good (based on my experience)... Here is what I have found out. I started with a styrofoam ice chest, a 40 watt clear bulb and socket along with a cheap dimmer( first mistake). After many sleepless nights constantly adjusting the temp (because of night time temp changes) I realized the large plate glass I had installed was cooling the incubator, loosing heat through it. I covered it with another piece of styofoam except a One inch square peep hole to view the tempature. Outside temps change the inside temp from 1 to 5 degrees depending on the rise in temp outside the box. The cheap dimmer after 14 days started fluttering the bulb, finally, I happened to walk in and the incubator was dark inside. ON
Super detailed and helpful. Thanks for sharing!!! :)
Gonna try to do this for my soon to be puppies... might not be able to considering its the middle of winter. Her mom always lost like almost half the pups. They are so small when born, about 1 lb some a little over. Thanks for the video.
Thanks! What was the hatch rate?
I would have loved a video of chicks hatching in this incubator. I'm really thinking of going for it
So how well was your hatch rate? wanting to make my own due to the high cost of incubators
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That was good, am having problems with my humidity staying at 60 and under, i, got water inside my home made incubator, but some how it plays around 70 to 80 what ideas can you give to get this humidity down, Thanks.
This is great! Thanks for the walk through
did you ever try this and did it work?
She has the right idea here. Got one coming up too temp right now. DO NOT substitute superglue to hold the front window on. Superglue reacts too the stirophome and puts off toxic chemicals and you will ruin your cooler. You need to use the idea she has with the pins. Gl all on hatching
I hope this helps someone
I believe it will work real good! Can't wait to see!
+WORM GITTER Me too!
You video was very nice and informative.
Do you think fan is not needed?. Because I have seen incubator with fan to circulate heat.
I tried it with a 40 watt bulb but it had way too much heat. How do you keep the heat down?
That is why I use a dimmer. That way you can adjust the temp
How do you make sure the lightbulb doesn’t start a fire?
is that a normal light bulb or a specific dimming light bulb?
This just might work. Wondering about air flow though.Do you need air flow?
+Wendy Benjamin I forgot to show it but there are 3 holes on each side for ventilation. It worked great!
How many watts is the bulb?
I Apologize if this is a dumb question. With the extension cord wired like that is it safe? I have a really terrible fear of house fires but I would love to make this
Absolutely! As long as you don’t have any exposed wire where you connect them you’ll be good. I like this incubator better than the one I later bought. Easier to keep a consistent heat and humidity.
This is going to be excellent for the emu egg I am planning on getting!! Thank you!!! 🥰💖
Did this setup work for you?
Looks really good, I would love a thermometer like that, Something to add to the wish list.
+lifeinthailand Thank you.
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That's fantastic! Well done.
+Hilltop Farm Thank you.
Thanks! Putting our eggs in today!
How many watts is your lightbulb?
How do you control the temperature without a thermostat? What light bulb do you use?
I use a dimmer switch and a 20 watt light bulb.
Do you think the temperature directly under the bulb is dramatically different from the sides and do you notice more eggs hatching in some areas more than others?
this is the role of the fan you have just to take it from a useless computer
should we keep the bulb switched on constantly as the temp. should be at 99.5 F
this is really cool ! good job
Wow! It's very dry there! Our humidity here on the east coast of New South Wales, Australia, sits between 60% and 70% year round.
+LadyJennivieve It is very dry here! That is why water is like gold! The only reason the humidity started as high as it did was because it rained yesterday.
This is very clever, but I wish you would have shown the parts before they were assembled and also the actual assembling of the lid electric parts. Perhaps you could insert a simple wiring diagram into the video. Good job!
Nice 👍 might consider a computer fan to circulate air
Can you tell me please what happens when you open up the incubator to turn eggs and it cools down. I made a home made incubator but when ever I open it temp decreases and it stays low (36 celsius instead of needed 37.5) for some time 20 min or more. Will this influence the eggs?
It only takes a minute to turn the eggs. It drops a little in temp but heats back up pretty quickly. It doesn't seem to affect the hatch rate.
I'll be making this one. My husbands cousin let us use is $700 cabinet incubator but only a few eggs have signs of life. Itd never got enough, he didnt even tell us out to use it. It was a nightmare. 300 eggs or so gone to waste. So yeah I will try to hatch my own in my homemade incubator that I'm gonna try to make.
I started with this for budget reasons but later bought a commonly used model. I went back to this though as it works better!
Might sound like a stupid question but I've heard different opinions before.. Must the incubator be connected to electricity at all times? (For light)
electricity in incubator is a must, not for the light but for heat. constant heat is needed by the eggs (around one hour off in one day would be okay)
yes it should tha whole period
Do you gave a list of everything you used?
Hi! We used your video to make our incubator and it looks great! Thanks! We added another glass at the top so we can look inside from both the top and from the side and we put the light fixture on the side. My question to you though is that i don't see any holes for ventilation and oxygen air flow supply....did you make any? We added two 10mm slits on opposite sides of the incubator. Just wondering about that...did you chicks hatch? :)
Did your chicks hatch with your system? I'm asking because I may need to create a low cost incubator for Green Cheek Conure eggs.
@scootermom1791 hi! He grew to 16 days and sadly died. Didn't make it to 21 days. Broke our heart. It was hard to find a company who would rent us an oxygen tank that is needed since it's controlled of course but we did manage to get one. It was a beautiful experience and we treasured it so much.
@scootermom1791 we made an incubator from a Styrofoam cooler and used light bulbs for heat and added water for humidity...we had a thermometer in the incubator to monitor the temperature inside the incubator. It was difficult at night since we were sleeping but we did our very best.
@@NucciaArdagna did the chick hatch and live to 16 days old? Or did he not hatch?
@@scootermom1791 no he didn't make it to the full 21 days incubation 😢
How long does it take for the temp to rise to 99-101 F? Mine went to 80 F in 1 hour with 60w buld. That seems like an awful long time. What did i do wrong?
I’m not sure what you did wrong but it shouldn’t take that long. I only use a 40watt bulb and mine heats up very quickly.
How did this setup do for hatching eggs.
That is a great idea! I have so many of these fixtures lying around from replacing mine. How did you terminate the wires? You really don't want to play with fire and foam indoors. Toxic fumes and high flammability.
If you're worried at all about the biodegradability of that cooler when it can no longer be used as an incubator, you can burn it at really high temperature without much pollution or melt it with acetone and potentially cast it into a tool.
Is ventilation unnecessary?
There is ventilation but I forgot to show it. Three holes on each side that I made with a screw driver.
hey saw you video and was wondering how to increase the humidity in the incubator? this is the only thing that needs to be done. have the right temp. but not the humidity . what can i do
Amen. True, God is good all the time
Great job, but I have a question, the heat will be coming from the light or should I put it close to the heater?
I would not put it next to a heater. Place it in an area that is free from drafts or temperature changes. It will make it easier to keep an even temperature an give you better hatch results.
+MyHomesteadingProject Thanks a lot 👍🏻
How do you hold the humidity steady?
I’m just now seeing this how did your hatch go. I am looking into building one
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Ingenious! Excellent job!
+TerrilianReya Thank you. We'll see how well it works. :)
so im guessing controlling the temp is with the dim controller ? also what about ventilation ?
You did a great job! Good luck with your eggs, please keep us updated!
+Amanda Hersey Thanks. I will.
Great idea, practicable, now I need to build one only bigger!
As the diy nerd I am this is so cool I’m going to try this myself
Great video for torts too...I would however add a couple ventilation holes, generally under the bulb and directly across from the bulb at the same height so the heat pulls air in and out the other side. My only thing with these is they strike me as a severe fire hazard...a hot bulb and styrofoam? Not sure I would want to sleep with that going.
I made one like this and was thinking the same thing. Only thing i think would be wise too do would to be fill in the top of it with some kind of flame retardant where your electricals hook onto the porcelan fixture. and to put some kind on the whole top of the lid on the inside. I am yet too find what would substitute. Please send me a message if you find. But she has for sure got me in the right direction. Also DO NOT use Superglue on the Stirophome!!! Use the things she used here in the picture then use duct tape you actually use for heat ducts over it. Eats it and gives off toxic fumes.
@@shawnwears7830 I solved my worries of a fire hazard by using a Sylvania 40 watt "twist" bulb. They don't get very hot, and take a while to get you to desired temperature, but once there they maintain it easily with limited risk. I used a thermostat that plugs in and has a probe, fed the probe in through a drilled hole. Working great...my female just needs to have her first clutch now haha.
@@IMDARKFIRE007 I have 25 B.B Red Old English bantam eggs all clean in the coop that my other two hens refuse too sit on rn because of the heat. I have one sitting on 9 but i hate too waste those. Beautiful female line. Gotta try something. Also i cant seem to get Humitity over 41. Thats not good. Not sure what i am doing wrong. Temp is holding if i want at 99, 100, or 101 and had it at 102 at highest.
@@shawnwears7830 I have no CLUE about those eggs, I'm a tortoise guy...but the humidity, that should be easy if you can maintain a hundred degrees. Just adjust the amount of water you have in the incubator.
What kinda bulb did you use?
hi ma'am good day your diy incubator is very interesting...did you try it to hatch eggs?hope to watch your videos again while hatching eggs in your homemade incubator. thanks god bless
I love your incubator. I do have one suggestion though. You should try using a halogen blacklight bulb. So you don't have so much of an annoying light coming from the incubator.
The light isn't really that bright since it is turned sown pretty low. The kids and I enjoy watching the eggs as well so it doesn't bother us.
I have a dimmer lamp would that work so I can skip the cutting wires to attach a dimmer
What would be a good watt bulb to get? I do not want to buy too strong of a bulb and over cook the eggs
I found a 20 watt. That is also why I used the dimmer switch. Maintains the temperature well.
Looks better than the ghetto rig I just made lol
Are you supposed to puncture ventilation holes into the container? I can't seem to find this answer anywhere in these "how to" videos.
Do you have a video of how you actually wired it together?
The bulb u are using is of how many watts?
Great job. So nice. How many eggs will it hold?
+My frugal life I would guess 18-24 chicken eggs would fit fine.
That's nice. Mine holds 42, but I don't always put that many. Also, you got yours for much less. But it's ok, it paid for itself in the first year with some chicks I sold. Plus, any incubator saves so much money, not having to buy the chicks for like $3 each.
do you have have a video of making an incubator from scratch
Awesome job! Looking forward to seeing it in action. Cheers!
+Joshua Smith-Homesteader Me too! :)
Thanks this will help so much with my project
Great job! I see lot's of baby's in your future......good luck Tina !!
+Sammie jo Thanks. I sure hope so!
god is great, godbless you sister
How do you adjust the temperature?
Where did you get the dimmer switch?
Does this help grow bacteria for Petri dishes (I’m testing an experiment if the 5 second rule works because some think it does and I’m doing it for a science project in 6th grade gifted and talented and if I miss this opportunity then my grades would die out.)
This may work for that but you would have to make sure that it can provide the proper environment for growth.
Looks great! Should work great!
+Pratt Family Homestead Eggs come on Thursday so I sure hope so.
I May have to give it a go.
Where'd you find that light bulb?I can't find them anymore.
At the dollar store.
I'm thinking about trying this but for a puppy incubator , do you recommend that
You would need something on a much bigger scale for sure! Make sure that you have good ventilation for an animal that is already born. I think for puppies I would use heat mats instead.
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Good day. How many watts your bulb light?
20watt
Isn't it cool to build things yourself?
+Buckrun11 I love figuring out how to do stuff myself! Much more fun.
This is an amazing video.
isn't there a way to hook-up a thermostat?
Hey I don’t have a lightbulb any other ideas?
Is there a reason why you can't just buy one? If you can't buy a lightbulb, I would be afraid to know what else you can't buy. If you're so limited to what you can buy, then honestly, just don't try to make one.
I'm too scared of making any mistakes. lol would you make one if someone could buy it from you and pay for shipping? I screw up literally everything. and I need an incubator fast. What's happened is. I made a bet with my mom. We went to the grocery store and bought a carton of regular eggs from the cold section. I don't have enough money to buy a 100$ incubator or a 60$ one. So I've been keeping the egg in my bra. and sleeping with it too. I candled it. Veins are showing, it's taking up half the egg. The regular egg I got from the grocery store is actually growing. but it's hard. Trying to go about daily life this way. that's why I ask. my budget right now is 50$. How much would you charge?
how many wats your balb ?
A bulb holder is called a socket.