Chook Me!

Can some one tell how to build a homemade chicken incubator?

that it doesn't involve wood, please! only inexpensive materials or easy yo work with material!

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1. We did this in grade school. We had a small box (cardboard) and had a 40 watt bulb about 1 foot over the eggs, and they hatched.
2. this is going to be difficult due to eggs need to have a constant temperature of 99 degrees for about 28- 31 days with moisture. they have cheap incubators at any local farm supply store that holds 3 chicken eggs for about $20 . It all depends on how many and what you are trying to hatch. If this is a project you are going to need a Styrofoam container ,small bowl, a thermometer,1/4" screen and a heat light. place the screen on the bottom this will keep the eggs from rolling, fill bowl w/ water for moisture, drill hole for light cord, silicone around hole after wards and place thermometer inside, you can get a wafer thermostat to help regulate the heat at farm supply or check out www.strombergs.com who have everything you will need including the eggs! Good Luck
3. *** Cooler Incubator - Styrophoam Cooler*** http://www.cyberquail.com/incubators.html http://www.matmice.com/home/eggcubator/ I hope this helps and happy hatching.
4. http://www.utm.edu/departments/cece/idea/incu.shtml http://members.cox.net/lovetiels/incubator.html http://www.ogpbb.com/accessories/incubators/ http://www.ogpbb.com/accessories/incubators/ Hope these sites help with what u want.
5. cardboard box with a towel to lay the eggs on, a thermometer to get the temp at 99F-100F, and a small bowl of water. You might need another piece of cardboard to put ontop of the box to get the temp right. You will need to rotate them about every 8 hours. A small fan to place in the box with the eggs would help to.