For those having problems to connect the thermostat, I hope this helps: The heater looks like a very complicated device, but if you focus on the final part of it, It is real easy! As our friend Angelo965 says, disassemble, cut the 2 wires which go to the heating element, connect your lamp wires to the wires where the heating element was connected, tape it or heat-shrink it, connect the water heater cord to the wall (120V), and you are done! Thanks again.
The heater is for a fish tank. You connect the light bulb wires from the socket where the heating element were connected to on the water heater. The fans are connected to transformer i had laying around.
My incubator is 17x17. I can put about 25 to 30 quail eggs. Maybe 2 dozen chicken eggs. If you use a bigger cooler you might have to experiment with different wattage bulbs. Run the incubator for a few hours and keep checking the temperature. I used a 25W bulb.
I used silicone for aquarium tanks if you let it dry it should be ok. I have already incubated brown coturnix quails. They are now 3 weeks old.Check out my other videos
Before you put the eggs in the incubator let it run for a day set the temperature and monitor it for any temperature changes. I did have some temperature changes but not to bad. Out of 33 quail eggs 17 hatched. Most of the eggs that did not hatch were infertile. Most of the videos i saw they used a hot water heater thermostat i tried it and it did not hold steady temperature. I hope your incubator works as good as my. Let me know how everything turns out. If you make a video send it to me.
Thanks for the info, could you please let me know that what the size of Styrofoam you have and how much eggs we can put in it? one more thing if we go to make it larger then should we add more bulbs in it? thanks
For those having problems to connect the thermostat, I hope this helps:
The heater looks like a very complicated device, but if you focus on the final part of it, It is real easy! As our friend Angelo965 says, disassemble, cut the 2 wires which go to the heating element, connect your lamp wires to the wires where the heating element was connected, tape it or heat-shrink it, connect the water heater cord to the wall (120V), and you are done!
Thanks again.
Thanks Angelo965, I'm about to finish my kid's incubator as a science school project and most of the ideas were taken from your fantastic video.
The heater is for a fish tank. You connect the light bulb wires from the socket where the heating element were connected to on the water heater. The fans are connected to transformer i had laying around.
My incubator is 17x17. I can put about 25 to 30 quail eggs. Maybe 2 dozen chicken eggs. If you use a bigger cooler you might have to experiment with different wattage bulbs. Run the incubator for a few hours and keep checking the temperature. I used a 25W bulb.
I used silicone for aquarium tanks if you let it dry it should be ok. I have already incubated brown coturnix quails. They are now 3 weeks old.Check out my other videos
Before you put the eggs in the incubator let it run for a day set the temperature and monitor it for any temperature changes. I did have some temperature changes but not to bad. Out of 33 quail eggs 17 hatched. Most of the eggs that did not hatch were infertile. Most of the videos i saw they used a hot water heater thermostat i tried it and it did not hold steady temperature. I hope your incubator works as good as my. Let me know how everything turns out. If you make a video send it to me.
Im waiting for my quails to start laying eggs. I just used a container of water. Try different sizes to get the right humidity %.
You could try and use something in the incubator to block or reflect the direct light.
Hey, Are you running your fans constantly? or are the shutting of with the thermostat ?
how does the thermo work? does it switch power on and off? does it interrupt current on one leg of two leg wires?
How do you attach the fish tank thermostat to the light bulb base?
Best I have seen. Nice job
@hhshyguy The fans have to constantly be running you want the air to circulate in the bator.
I have 3 questions what is the heater called, how do you hook up the heater to the light and how do you connect the fans too?
What do chicks eat? i mean the moment they hatch, doesnt they need something?
lol in minecraft, you just throw an egg and BAM! you got a chicken XD
With the thermistat do you put the wire on just one of the wires
nice video thanks just have question on how many watts is the light bulb thanks
do you connect the heater like you connect the hot water heater or is it different?
@sirex666 I have 99.7 .Try raising the temperature or try a bigger bulb.
25 Watt light Bulb. I got the fans at Micro center computer store for $1 each.
Thanks for the info, could you please let me know that what the size of Styrofoam you have and how much eggs we can put in it? one more thing if we go to make it larger then should we add more bulbs in it? thanks
what size bulb and where did you get the fans
can you please do everyone who watches this a huge favor and please make a tutorial on how to conned the water heater please
@bmjfarm 2-3 dozens maybe more.
darn I just scrapped two old computer but I'll save in the future
wood it worck for turtles?
How do you turn the eggs?
Nice job !!
thank you
wont the chicks get burned on top of the bulb
Yes it switches power on and off only on one leg.
@jignaxi I turned them by hand.
nice video I hava a question how many day in incubator to chick hatching
It depends on what you want to hatch.
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Hey I just did the same as you but I'm scared the heater will blow up
does the brightness of the bulb not irritate the chicks
How much do you need humidity%..? Sir temperature
FAST TIPC
45% for the first 15 days then the last 3 days 65%. Temperature 99.5f to 100.0f
I used a 25 Watt bulb
@rushboy24
Two to three times a day.
should I leave the light on 24 hours a day ?
if you have a thermostat in your incubator the light turns on and off by it self. You need to keep a steady temperature.
how to stable temperature in incubater
please tell me
I am use 60 watt light bulb
RIZWAN SHAIKH
The same way you woud on a fishtank heater. By turning the dial.
perfect light 60 watt bulb
if i but the egg in the fridg it will work i meam that it in the fridg then i take it out it will work
how many days old egg i can make hatching
at last 10 days
@naomikoek Yes look at my other video.
Both wires.
I have them pointing down.
give me one incubator