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an electronic thermostat can not handle the amperage of using light bulbs for a heat source and will burn up.
Good Morning!Does anyone know how much ventilation is required for an incubator during setting and also during hatching? A couple threads said to drill a bunch of holes in the back when you build your own incubator but that is kind of broad.Also, I found an old thread (2005) that said an electronic thermostat can not handle the amperage of using light bulbs for a heat source and will burn up. Has anyone had this problem? I wish I had seen that thread a couple days ago because I got an electro thermo coming from Cutler and was hoping to get my project up and running this weekend.Thanks!
Does anyone know how much ventilation is required for an incubator during setting and also during hatching? A couple threads said to drill a bunch of holes in the back when you build your own incubator but that is kind of broad.
Thank You! Great Info!So basically, I will be changing my ventilation requirements constantly depending on if I have one or all three of my setting trays loaded or if my hatching tray is being utilized. I've read humidity requirements are higher during the hatching process. My setup is basically the same as the Sportsman with the hatching tray at the bottom. Wouldn't there be a higher humidity directly after the fan meaning the eggs in the setting trays would actually grab more of the moisture before the air moved down to the hatching eggs. I do mist my eggs when I place them in the hatcher to soften them. Is there another way to increase the humidity in the bottom level of the incubator by the hatching tray? I've never seen a Sportsman in person but would it make more sense to have the hatching tray closest to the fan to be able to grab the most moisture? OK, I'll stop now....
Is there another way to increase the humidity in the bottom level of the incubator by the hatching tray
So, I'm guessing this is your first year raising game birds This is an unbelievable amount of help and I definitely appreciate it. I can't wait to get this thing going and that is my plan, to be able to set a weeks worth of eggs each week for my coturnix and rotate them to the hatching tray each week. Thanks Steve!