Homemade Chicken Egg Incubator made from Styrofoam cooler

Homemade chicken egg incubator made from styrofoam cooler, hardwire mesh, rocks, desk light, duct tape, glass, and thermometer.

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[stadadwell]

do u need a rooster at all if you have hens and you just encubate the eggs?

and what was all the material you used?

i currently just had 3 hens killed by a fox so i want to hatch some chickens?

[JenniferMomof2]

@stadadwell I'm sorry about the fox...I've had a fox steal some of my hens, too.

Yes, you need a rooster otherwise your eggs won't be fertile - just like most of the species on the planet (although there are some that don't need the male/female combo such as most snails and most plants). If you don't have a rooster, you can buy fertile eggs from other farmers or hatcheries depending on where you live. Google 'fertile chicken eggs' and you should be able to find some. Good luck.

[JenniferMomof2]

@stadadwell I should also say that a hen won't care if the eggs aren't hers - she just needs to go broody first (she has to want to set on her eggs).

[reece703]

did it work

[JenniferMomof2]

@reece703 It sure did! Did you try this? Did yours work?

[me12686]

do you have to get it from a farm or u can buy it from any store the (egg)

[jamesrking1]

The dimmer switch is such a simple idea to change the heat that the incandescent light gives off. I will use your idea! Thanks.

[ComeOnYouBoyzInBlue]

its weird cause we done this in school 4 two years and both times no ducks hatched only chickens

[ukurbanfarmer]

does water have to be below

[Rafeedah2012]

Pls i would like to know something, i tried making an incubator and am successful with quail eggs. so i tried with goose eggs but out of 6eggs, 5eggs looks like died in the 3rd week (as only little egg yolk was left) and the only egg that hatched survived for 2wks. so could u pls suggest the possible problem. i keep a good check on the humidity.

Happy new year, thank you.

[stadadwell]

@JenniferMomof2 could u tell me all the materials u used? thanks

[kuvtuagnoobs]

you could've just added water instead of rocks for the thermal mass