I am thinking of making a water-based incubator for this season as I am only having 1 clutch. I believe it was O.C.D that mentioned this type of incubator.

It's an air-tight cooler with bricks placed on the bottom. Water is filled just to the tops of the bricks and a submersible water heater is placed inside. My thermostat probe is placed in the water and the heater is connected to the thermostat set at 87-89. I'll have two thermometers, one's probe will be in the water and the other will be in the egg box to monitor proper temperatures. The egg box will be filled with hatch-rite (etc) and placed on top of the bricks just over the water. The egg box will be covered in press and seal wrap and with a lid.

Does this sound reasonable? I have heard of a couple people using this method without a problem but I want to ensure my clutch will be healthy. If you have any pointers/advice on this method please let me know as well.



Thanks!