plywood incubator.

[CaliPheasantGuy]

well i made it using the little giant heating element and fan. it works great as far as regulating temperature. i ran it for about a day yesterday and it leveled off about 8 hours after i plugged it in at 100*F and stayed there. so the element is enough. it may look a little rough but it works. it's because i'm 14 and it's my first time doing anything like this without my dad. 
Power strip has a surge protector.
1/2 inch plywood. it will be in my room so the temperature won't be fluctuating a lot.
Plexiglass door. not sure on thickness. with 1/4 foam weather stripping.
used wood glue to seal the edges.

if you would like pictures send me a pm with your e mail. it wont let me post pictures on here.. it freezes up when i go to post it the reply.

[TENNESSERED]

That's great!  I'm glad it is holding temps using the 40 watt element.  I was just down to the farm coop and picked up a little giant egg turner which they had on sale so in a couple of weeks I'll get busy and build my own.  Good job pheasantguy!

James

[CaliPheasantGuy]

Thank you sir. it is just enough. I'm going to order some bobwhite eggs today so i'll let you know if it works in about a month.

[CharlieHorse]

 

But.....did you put holes in it for fresh air intake/circulation?  They are a must and should be strategically placed.  If not, that will change the dynamics of it considerably as to how well it holds its temp and as to whether or not it can achieve and hold a constant +/- 100* temperature.

Did you try holding elevated humidity levels?

If you can get it to maintain humidity and temperature levels, I'd suggest making some sort of external water filling capabilities in order to keep you from opening door.

[Little Bear Game Farm]

  PheasantGuy and  Nice Catch Charlie

When I built my homemade inc, the hardest part was regulating the humidity.  I ended up buying the GQF 1502.  Good Luck Guy!

[CaliPheasantGuy]

i did add ventilation holes. and havent tried holding humidity yet. thanks for the tip. i used instructions for building it and i put all the air holes in the exact spot that the instructions stated at the correct size. the guy how made the instructions claims to have gotten some 95%+ hatching rates.

[CaliPheasantGuy]

i just got 20 northern jumbo BW's today. so ill be puttin them in the bator tomorrow probably. ohh and i came up with a solution for the not opening up the bator to fill the humidity pan. i have a little pump mister with a long hose. i just drilled a hole put the hose thru it and that is that.

[Harvestalaska]

The problem is trying to find a small enough wattage heat element.  That's one of the reasons I sold my Dickeys inclubator because it had a 600 watt element and used a  lot of electricity.  I would like to find about a 75 watt element.  If anyone knows where I can get one I would love the info thanks

I would use 110v  oil pan heater, we glue them on here in Alaska to heat up our motor oil before starting the car :) I would even cast it into some kind of synthetic cement to give it more mass to radiate heat evenly, so it will look like Reptile heat rock.
   
http://www.padheaters.com/

Just google "Hot Pad Heater"  >>>>>>>>  http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=+Hot+Pad+Heater&aq=f&aqi=&oq=&fp=94f5bc3d92523f1a

I believe here at NAPA stores 75w pads are sold for about 15-20 dollars.

[middyman717]

Hi you can use a G.Q.F 250 watt heating element and put a half bridge rectifier between the wafer and heating element and it will be about 100 watts !