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egg incubator?

i need to make a fast incubator for a sciance project. what do i need to hatch a chicken egg. and it needs to be cheap

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1. ok look this is as cheap as you can get i tried the same project but there were no places around my house that sold chicken eggs. ok i saw this on a wegbsite (i forgot where) and the list includes: a styrofoam cooler an old lamp 25 watt light bulb a temperture timer- go to any hardware store and you should find it there you can use an indoor or an outdoor a piece of glass (so you could see the egg you have to carefully cut the styrofoam and shape the glass insode it. i think that was it but what you have to do is place the timer inside the cooler so you could see the temperture then hook up the plug from the old lamp to the timer and set the timer for like 70 degrees per every half hour(dont go by that look for it in the internet) after that hook up the timer to the eletrical outlet in your house. after that connect the 25 watt buld to the old lamp and set up the inside on the incubator to the way you want it or the egg. turnthe timer on, put the egg inside, close the lid and turn the light on (you should find a way to get the light close to the egg but not too close or else youll fry the poor thing. what i would do is put the lamp directly on the cooler lid and thats it. when your incubating an egg though you must keep moving the egg every half hour or so you should flip it gently. this is one way you could make one i wish i had the website to give it to you but i forgot it you should look it up though just to make sure what i just gave you is accurate i know most of it is but just to ensure the safety of the chick. good luck!