Entry #29: Incubator

4/20/13
2:29pm

So in this blog post I will in detail show how I made and set up my incubator!

Step one:
Gathered my materials.

I got two Styrofoam coolers, two pictures with glass frames, two extension cords, two humidity and temperature regulators (only one is pictured), two 25 watt bulbs, some snazzy looking duct tape, and 2 lightbulb to outlet adapters!

Step 2:
I took out the glass from the picture frames and I cut a big hole so that they would fit in the lids of the
Styrofoam coolers.



This step creates a window so I can look inside of the incubator to check on humidity and temperature.

Step 3: I put a hole in the bottom of the incubator so that the lightbulb would fit through, and put aluminum foil around the lightbulb so that the heat would be spread out more easily in the incubator.

Step 4: I put the thermometer and humidity regulator into the incubator and a sponge and bowl with some water in it to raise the humidity.

 Step 5: I got the eggs.

Step 6: I put the eggs into the incubator.

As you can see I took the digital thermometor out of the incubator because it's results we're waaay off. I put in 2 mercury thermometers and went to Agway to get a new hydrometer (humidity regulator).

 Now every so often I check on the temperature and humidity!