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Will this incubator work?
Hello everyone !
So, I have made my own incubator for my first clutch (hopefully she is gravid) and I want your opinion if this will work or not.
All right... It is a styrofoam box. On the bottom I have a heating cable. Then I have 4 water bottles on the heating cable. On top of the water bottles I have a grid that matches perfectly to the box, with a termostat sensor in it. Then of course, the egg box on the grid.
Some people have mentioned a fan to circulate the air. Is it really necesarry? I will post pictures of the whole construction later.
Thanks ! ;d
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fans help prevent hot spots. Really only necessary for large incubators. one small cooler would be ok without one, but it does help.
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Re: Will this incubator work?
I would run a couple of digital thermometers on different sides to test the temps, if they stay even all around you should be OK, if they vary widely you might want a real soft computer fan.
Always run incubator for a few days, test temps and adjust before adding eggs
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I dont think you should put heatwire directly on styrofoam it will melt it sometimes.I dont think it would start a fire but eggs are pretty sensitive and i dont know if the fumes could harm the eggs.I think it would be better with a heat mat.I seen a heat wire melt through a peice of styrofoam.Just my 2 cents
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Okay, I will test temperatures every day this week and check for some hot spots.
Ryan: So a heat mat is more secure than heat cables? I have heard that there is heat cables inside every heat mat.
Thanks for your opinions guys, I really appreciate it ! I hope my female is or will be gravid soon, I can't wait for my first clutch. Thanks again !
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Re: Will this incubator work?
Originally Posted by Ryan denmark
I dont think you should put heatwire directly on styrofoam it will melt it sometimes.I dont think it would start a fire but eggs are pretty sensitive and i dont know if the fumes could harm the eggs.I think it would be better with a heat mat.I seen a heat wire melt through a peice of styrofoam.Just my 2 cents
some types of styrofoam, when burned, create cyanide fumes
Last edited by Ezekiel285; 11-21-2011 at 04:23 PM.
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Do you have any pictures? It sounds good to me. I would put a fan in there though. Even small incubators can have a decent temp variance. The fan will only cost you $10 so I really don't see the reason for not using one with any bator. You can go to a radio shack to pick, up the fan, then all you have to do is wire it to an old cell phone charger.
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I will post pictures as soon as possible, though I am in school right now. Thanks ! ;d
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Re: Will this incubator work?
Originally Posted by Ezekiel285
some types of styrofoam, when burned, create cyanide fumes
How do you know if the styrofoam you have will do that or not?
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