Researching incubators

[B.P.'s 4me]

If you are only expecting one clutch, you can make an inexpensive cooler incubator. Just need a cooler, some egg crate, a few water bottles, PC fan (you can use an old cell phone charger to wire it so that you can plug it in), Heat cable and a t-stat. There are plenty of Do-it-yourself videos and step by step instructions out there on how to set it up. It's what I used for my first two years.

You make a good point, which, in theory, is probably the route to go. However, I am perhaps the least capable of pretty much ANY diy project. Things that would be simple for others would have me ripping out my hair. There are things that for me, make more sense to purchase, esp. since I don't want to be caught empty handed when I really need something that works. If push comes to shove, i can buy, and then resell. Less aggrevation.