Figured since the males and females are hard at work making eggs I should probably make myself a nice new incubator to cook them in.

First...a premade cabinet from Target...to the tune of $19.99
The dimensions are 24"x12"x30". I found some great tubs to use in it that are roughly 10x10, this incubator should be able to fit four clutches total with these tubs.

I didn't really take pictures of the assembly process, but the cabinet came with a faux back wall made of cardboard...not good at all for keeping heat in....so I put that in place...and placed a sheet of one inch foam on top of that so the pretty pink foam wasn't visible.

To make the box lighted for easy viewing I installed an 18in under cabinet flourescent light fixture for $6.99. I have to order and install a computer fan and 30" of 4in flexwatt.

I also have to pick up some weather stripping to seal the doors a bit better...and maybe install a viewing window so I don't have to open the doors of the incubator all the time to see how everything is doing. The wood shelf will be replaced with an eggcrate shelf for maximum airflow.

Here she is as she stands...running total of about $35 after the addition of an indoor/outdoor thermometer. I'll update again after the fan/flex/herpstat additions and do a dry run!








Enjoy! Hope I can help inspire a few others to build a inexpensive and hopefully efficient incubator for this egg laying season.

Jason