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boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 14 9:57 am Post subject: Incubator question.
Going to make an incubator and use one of more light bulbs with a dimmer control as the heat source. So have the bulb(s) in the bottom or the sides? And presumably regulate the heat so it's the correct setting just where the eggs are?

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 14 11:04 am Post subject:

Put the heat source at the top. You'll need to make the temperature 37 degrees half way down the eggs. Ish. You'll have cold spots in the incubator - most still air ones do - so make sure you move them all around regularly. To help with airflow, you can use a computer fan connected to a mobile phone charger to make a forced air, in which case it should be 37.5 throughout. If you do it right, it cuts down on cold spots. But still have two or three thermometers in there to keep an eye on what's going on.

Or borrow a broody

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 14 11:39 am Post subject:
Thanks Chez. BTW do you sell fertile eggs - looking for intereating breeds they migt not have here. X

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 14 3:26 pm Post subject:
I do - but nothing is shagging effectively at the moment, it's a bit cold. Probably won't have anything for sale until February.

SteveP

Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Posts: 155
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 14 3:36 pm Post subject:
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Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 14 4:18 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I do - but nothing is shagging effectively at the moment, it's a bit cold. Probably won't have anything for sale until February.

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Fri Dec 12, 14 4:36 pm Post subject:

Chez wrote:

I do - but nothing is shagging effectively at the moment,

Story of my life

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