(You should firmly tape this in place with duct tape both on the inside and outside. Cut a hole in one end of the cooler and insert the socket for your bulb then screw on the bulb.
Homemade egg incubator cooler install#
Now let's install the bulb then the screen.
You now have an observation window you can look down into the incubator through.
Tape the glass down to the cover with duct tape. You don't want the glass to fall through. It should be at least an inch smaller on all sides. Use this as a guide and cut a square hole out of the cover that is almost as large as the glass. Take the glass or plastic out of your picture frame and put it right on top of the cover of the cooler. The first thing to do is make the observation window. That setup will simply plug right into the wall. Often times you can take apart a lamp like this to get the socket and wire out. The type with 1/4 inch squares is perfect (optional)
Homemade egg incubator cooler how to#
Below the video I also have the web based tutorial on how to make this incubator. This video shows you how to make the incubator and I go over the important points. It is quite ok to keep the humidity on the low end of the scale 55-65 for the first 15 days but try to get the humidity up to around 65-70 for the last few days.There is no way to guarantee fertilization but the chicken raiser will give you good eggs that have probably been fertilized You can't use store bought eggs, you have to get them from somebody that raises chickens, ask for fertilized eggs because you want to incubate them.Don't wash the eggs before putting them in the incubator, leave them as they are.For the last three days of incubation do not rotate the eggs.Gently rotate the eggs 1/4 to 1/2 turn three times a day for the first 18 days.It will take 21 days for the eggs to hatch.Keep the temperature between 98 and 101 fahrenheit (The optimal temperature that you are striving for is 98.5).Guidelines for Successfully incubating chicken egges You can see a video of him two months after hatching hereĬan you make this incubator successfully? You sure can! Here are some pics by a web visitor who did this. And both these things can easily be achieved with a simple incubator made out of styrofoam.Ī note about this incubator project: One of the eggs did hatch and the chicken (Moe) is doing great. The first is the temperature inside and the second is the humidity inside. There are two important things that you have to monitor if you want your incubator to be successful. It is not a hard project to do and it can be very rewarding when those chickens hatch!įirst let me give you some quick guidlines on what to do and how to care for your chicken eggs so they will incubate successfully. This is a tutorial on how to make a home made egg incubator out of a few basic materials.
My name is Will and if you have questionsĬontribute projects or ideas you can contact me How to make a homemade egg incubator for chickens Mine is ready to go minus the heating, I even have a peeking window done.Hi, Thanks for visiting my website. I need a heating method where I can keep the temp steady in the whole cooler, preferably without worrying about a severe fire hazard. Not to mention the headache of maintaining a constant temp by trying to hook a thermostat or dimmer onto a bulb. The other method of a light bulb gives me pause.an electric heat source not designed for water, styrofoam, humidity and water in a confined space just seems like a bad idea to me. Would a submersible heater under a few inches of water really heat the whole cooler to the 87-89 range? Humidity would be fine, but the temp too? and does it not need ventilation holes? I saw this video in the breeding section here and was confused, every Youtube video had a heating element like a light bulb, but this had only a heater under water and eggs above. I am using an Omaha steaks cooler which is CRAZY thick, right at an inch and a half. Alright I am trying my hand at a DIY incubator.
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