Simple Homemade Egg Incubator idea

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Here is a very simple egg incubator idea made from things around your house.

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[lc7017]

Hi! Im doing a science fair project about hatching eggs and I followed your idea for an incubator but im having trouble keeping the tempeture still. its gone to 107 to 84 and im worried about them, do you think theyre dead? its only been a day since iv had them. How do i keep the temp at 100?

[mylittlehomestead]

@lc7017 For only a day you are probably okay but the key is keeping the temp steady around 100. We usually test ours for a few days before we put the eggs in it. This means not only setting the heating pad temp correctly but adding/taking away towels, jarring/shutting the lid, and moving the container to a room where the temp doesn't fluctuate much. On our last clutch, we jarred the lid open during the day and closed it at night to handle the difference in temps. Best of luck to you! :)

[nickandfrogs]

Can you get an egg from the supermarket liek sobeys?

[mylittlehomestead]

@nickandfrogs I wish we could but eggs from the supermarket cannot be used because they have been refrigerated.

[nickandfrogs]

@mylittlehomestead ok thx but I tryed to inncubat a egg from the grocrey store after a few days i candled it and it looked like it was fertile.

[mylittlehomestead]

@nickandfrogs Cool! Then go for it.  Let us know what happens! :)

[brambleoak]

Did the eggs hatch?

[Unlimitedrs101]

thanks!



[JimshaMottemmal]

Hi. You didn't say how to control the moisture; but placed a bowl of water (Is it important?). More over, heating pad wastes electricity even at its lowest (around 50W) while we can only minimize the temperature by putting a pillow. A light bulb of 20W will be better?

[lc7017]

Okay thank you! I hope they make it, I would feel so horrible if they didnt :/

[stonefly71]

99.5 degrees



[alizah7861]

i dont get it wat temperture does it have do be???