Incubators - Post pics of yours!!!

Let's see what everyone is using for an incubator... Post up pics of yours!

I am on the lookout for an old cococola fridge if I can find one... Any ideas where I should look that might help me actually find one?

I prefer beverage coolers, because I like to see in without having to open the door.

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yeah thats why i want one myself... where did you find yours?

Old broken Pepsi cooler someone had in their garage.

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I prefer beverage coolers, because I like to see in without having to open the door.

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Wow I want one like that!!! Man I will have to remember this for when my girl is big enough to have babies! Thanks for the heads up!

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Chase,

How do you fill in with the grooves? Do you simply just cake the silicone in the grooves? Or do you do something different?

Thanks!

It is full of beer right now but here is a pic when i first put it together.

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It is full of beer right now but here is a pic when i first put it together.

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so when are we going to take care of that beer problem :8:

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It is full of beer right now but here is a pic when i first put it together.

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ok I officially hate you.

Thats EXACTLY what I want..

:rolleye2::rolleye2::rolleye2:

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deborah, you have to put some windows in that thing!!!! it is surprisingly VERY easy to do.

Mike

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deborah, you have to put some windows in that thing!!!! it is surprisingly VERY easy to do.

Mike

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I didn't put a window in mine either - I figure I might want to use it as a cooler someday... ;)

It worked perfectly last season...

Here is the one I am using some of the pics was before I put the window in.



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I'll have a diet coke w/ lime please :)

Here is a pic my bator a brewing ;)
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ok I officially hate you.

Thats EXACTLY what I want..

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Make it happen. It took me 3 months to track mine down. I found mine on craiglist. happy hunting!

Richard

Natures Spirit waiting to be fired up

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This is an incubator that I built and it worked very well for last year's season. I have a step by step how to on my website if anyone is interested. Also, you can take the same principals and scale them down to whatever size incubator you need.

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hey guys whats with the bottled water? it can't be for humidity its sealed. keeps the heat steady?

Yep--keeps the heat steady from what I understand. Water retains heat better than air or earth, which is why it's always warmer on the coast during winter--same principle.

Good looking bators here. :)

Mine isn't built yet, since school issues are taking precedence over BP breeding so far (Tho I may get in some late season breeding as well as some corn breeding this spring), but it shall be built from this:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x...Cooleropen.jpg

I already have the components (new shelves, Flexwatt, spare t-stat, Acurite), I just have to find the time to get it all together. :)

As for finding one... I got mine from an appliance repair place. Most of them will have broken coolers and such that they'll either give away free to anyone who comes down, or sell for a VERY reduced price. I got that one for $30 (+$20 to have it delivered, sometimes its bleh not having a car).

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hey guys whats with the bottled water? it can't be for humidity its sealed. keeps the heat steady?

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I keep tubs with rock and water(with a lil bleach). The water and rock help stabilize temps at the bottom, I also put holes in the top of my tubs for humidity too. It is very dry where I live.

fireball,
what exactly heats the natures spirit incubator. it doesnt have any info on their site. thanks in advance.

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fireball,
what exactly heats the natures spirit incubator. it doesnt have any info on their site. thanks in advance.

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You have to buy a 3rd party thermostat for NS incubators.

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You have to buy a 3rd party thermostat for NS incubators.

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i understand that part, but what is the heating element, ie heat tape, cable etc? i dont see anything in any of the pictures.

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i understand that part, but what is the heating element, ie heat tape, cable etc? i dont see anything in any of the pictures.

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I would assume heat tape, you cant actually see it, the cord comes out the back and plugs into the thermostat.

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I would assume heat tape, you cant actually see it, the cord comes out the back and plugs into the thermostat.

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i see.....well whats your opinion of the incubator. does it have good temperature stability? i was thinking of trying one of these or getting one from pytonwallace. thanks in advance, sean.

I havent used it yet but everyone else seems to like it. I dont think you can go wrong with either one of the choices.

What is the range of the DIY incubators? Assuming you have a fridge or can get one...

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Chase,

How do you fill in with the grooves? Do you simply just cake the silicone in the grooves? Or do you do something different?

Thanks!

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Mine's just like this and I just filled in the grooves with silicone. We have a couple feet of 11" flex at the bottom controlled by a Helix. There's a light grate on top of the flex, on little feet things, and then bottles of water for the heat sink and then another light grate and then 5 egg boxes. Works well and keeps a steady 89-90F temp for a small monetary investment (the neighbor's cooler!)

You put the probe for the thermostat in the egg box instead of on top of the heat tape like on racks to get a more accurate reading. Please correct me if i am wrong. I will be building an incubator out of a mini fridge in the next year or so. Thanks for all the help

This is mine im still working on it, replacing the flexxwatt ext. :salute: Everyones looks great. Wish you all the best of luck
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:salute::salute::salute::D:gj:

Here are ours, newly constructed and about to be tested!!

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Mine's just like this and I just filled in the grooves with silicone. We have a couple feet of 11" flex at the bottom controlled by a Helix. There's a light grate on top of the flex, on little feet things, and then bottles of water for the heat sink and then another light grate and then 5 egg boxes. Works well and keeps a steady 89-90F temp for a small monetary investment (the neighbor's cooler!)

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Where do you put the probe for the thermostat? Do you use a fan and if no how come? Thank you:D

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I would assume heat tape, you cant actually see it, the cord comes out the back and plugs into the thermostat.

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You are correct heat tape is used to heat NS incubators. He will also sell the theromostat with it but of course its additional charge

I made an incubator out of an igloo. 3 years in a row and is still gives me good temps and successful hatchling BPs.

I use a Zoomed Heat Cable and an Alife thermostat with one 7" computer fan.
I had a humidity and temp gauge inside as well as outside displayed. It can hold up to 6 15 qt sterilite 1754s. But I normally have one filled with water to stabalize the temps.

Once I got the temps to hit 89-90 it stayed no lower than this. It did get higher due to the temps in my room increased too much. Since the heat in the incubator can only turn off most incubators will do this if the room temps get too hot. This is because there is no cooling system in the majority of the incubators even my homemade one. But the insulation from this igloo was great. That is one reason I didn't make a window in the lid. Which may compromise the igloo's insulation unless you use dual pane.

The pics are not what it looks like now. I made it look neater. Tightened loose wires, installed a small inside light, repositioned and changed the fan and also have the probe hanging in the middle of the incubator.

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