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Lind's Incubator
By: ThreeBoysChicks

Posted 2/20/09 • Last updated 2/20/09 • 48,417 views • 1 comment

Lind's Incubator - After looking at all of the great home made incubators on BYC and paying extra
charges for small quantities of chicks. I decided I was going to get started and build my own incubator
so that I can purchase hatching eggs and hatch my own babies..
2/15/2009 - I made two additional adjustments. First, I remounted the fan so it was blowing on an
angle out over the light to circulate air better. I have three thermostats and the farthest corner is
99 - 100 degrees and the closest to the heat source is 99 - 101. Second, (thanks to idea
from gopherboy) I put two tall jars of water in the bator to help stabilize the temps when it is opened.
Working great. The orange thing behind the water heater thermostat is a Nerf Dart. I wanted
something to keep it out away from the wall and the Nerf Dart was laying on the floor in the basement.

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there were a couple of issues that caused complications for my son (bator watcher). First, the 2 Eggs

bantam eggs got rolling around and got up against the cage around the light bulb, I think they got too
hot. Second, when the humidity was raised, the duct tape that was holding the inside piece of plexiglas
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This was a great test hatch and the following corrective measures were taken. First, when using to
Hatch, I put up a piece of hardware cloth that prevents rolling eggs or chicks from getting to close to Step by Step Guide to ASSISTED Hatching
the heat source. Second, use gorilla glue to attach the plexiglas to the inside of the bator and then Last edited: 8/14/14

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use duct tape as a security.

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1/15/2008 - Candling results as of Day #18 As of now, no more turning and the Humidity is UP.
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12/27/2008 - I built an incubator. I must thank MissPrissy and SpeckledHen. It was their threads,
which were so great that encouraged me to fall into the trap. There is no stopping me now. I am going
to be a hatching fool.

MissPrissy - http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=8510
SpeckledHen - http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=43984

It did not take that much time to assemble once I had the parts. The wiring, which I was most
concerned about was not hard at all. Again, great instructions. The hardest part in my mind was
bending that hardware cloth which is sharp and frustrating.

I have been shopping for parts and pieces for the last couple of months.

Thermos Cooler - $2 at Yard sale.

PC Fan - Free from Friend

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Fan Adaptor - Free from Friend

Hardware Cloth - Already Had
Pie Pan for Bottom Water - $1 from Yard sale.
NightLight - Only thing I salvaged from one of those DOME Incubators (Never Hatched)
Hygrometer / Thermometer - Already Had
Light Ficture (Bottle Type) - $6.98 Home Depot
Hot Water Heater Thermostat - $8.57 at Home Depot
Plexiglass (1 on Ouside, 1 Inside) - $3.00 Ace Hardware

Still to purchase
Water Wiggler - Still searching for one.....
Corks

Total Cost as of now - $21.55

This was an old Thermos Cooler that I purchased at a YardSale. It was a little dirty, but with some
bleach it turned out great. I cut out the top and used duct tape to tape a piece of plexiglass on the
inside and outside of the lid. I drilled holes in the end to run the wires for the night light, light
ficture and PC fan.
The one thing that I did change was add a piece of foil to the end of the light cage to deflect heat
from the eggs just outside the cage. I also added a piece of foil under the light to deflect the heat up.

The light ficture is used as a heat source. A cage of hardware cloth is around it to keep something
from getting burned. The night light is used so that when the heat source is off, we can still see the
eggs and thermostats. The PC fan is used to circulate the heat around in the cooler. The Hot Water
heater thermostat is used to control the temperature. The pie plate in the bottom is used to hold
water to increase humidity when required.

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Comments (1)

ozark hillbilly 2/27/12 at 2:54pm

I know this page is a few years old, but my recent building of my own incubator after reading this
and other examples led me to a discovery. I wish I could say it was discovered through critical
thought and research...but no, it just so happened that all I had was masking tape...it holds the
plexiglass in place perfectly, no sagging, no getting soft with heat and failing. I like your design!
Mark (aka Ozark Hillbilly)

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