Chook Me! - I need to make a homemade incubator to put cockatiel eggs in. What is the easiest way to make one?

I need to make a homemade incubator to put cockatiel eggs in. What is the easiest way to make one?

I need to find the cheapest,easiest,fastest way to make a homemade incubator for cockatiel eggs. I need one really quick to in order for me to save the eggs that the mother bird has laid. Shes not a very good sitter. Help!!!!

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a syrofoam box
go to the pet store and buy a reptile light... heat light and put it over them... nocuurnal lights arent that hot so try one of those they are like 6-20 dollars and will fit into a regular light socket.. but if there isnt a male present she might be ignoring them bc they arent fertilized... idk good luck tho
Would a heating pad work? I once rescued a baby squirrel who was so small he couldn't produce enough heat of his own. I made him a bed in a shoebox and towels with the heating pad under everything. I kept it on the lowest setting and it kept him warm. He grew up to be a healthy squirrel.
A cake pan with about a 60 watt light bulb over it.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Livestock_and_Farming/1975_March_April/How_To_Hatch_Chicks_In_A_Homemade_Incubator http://www.herpcam.com/incubator.htm http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/IncBurgoon.html http://members.cox.net/lovetiels/incubator.html http://members.aol.com/CGFARMS/buildincubator.html
i did not do this with eggs but i did with a 2 wk old indian grey: put them in a plastic container, put a heating pad under that, use a lamp with a flourescent light for and if the eggs need it, and partially cover the box top with a towel to keep the heat in. good luck
seem to have some good ideas here, but take into consideration the eggs may not be fertile and that may be why she won't set......