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how to make home made egg incubator for duck and turkey eggs?

the easiest method of making a home made egg incubator for duck and turkey eggs

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1. get a box and put the egg in it then put a 80 watt light bulb in there
2. Get a small cardboard box, line it with straw or shredded newspaper, and hang a 60 watt light bulb inside it - make sure the light bulb doesnt touch the sides or the straw.
3. read the answer up there ^ by the way they look really cute i've seen my fren did that for chicken eggs.
4. be very careful...don't cook the eggs! HEAT A chicken embryo can grow and develop only within a narrow range of temperature: from 99° to 105°. At 40° to 60°, life remains dormant. At 80° to 900 the germ will begin to grow but will soon spoil. Above 110° the embryo dies. see this article
5. I have successfully hatched chicken eggs with the lights from the hood of a fish tank (fish tank lights) and a cardboard box. I set them at 5-7 inches above the eggs. It was my first time ever incubating eggs and I was just experimenting but it worked. You need to turn the eggs often to keep the chick from sticking to one side of the egg. I sat the eggs on top of an old shirt I had. You should try a stronger light set further away from the eggs since your eggs may be bigger. They hatch in about 21 days. This was my method, hopefully it helps you and good luck with the birds.
6. This page is all about chickens, ducks and so on. Maybe they have some good ideas.