How Do You Make A Simple Incubator?
Breeding chickens is usually not difficult, so long as your hens are laying. If you want them to continue laying eggs rather than roosting on the ones they have already laid, you need an incubator. There are some made by companies that work well, but you can make a simple incubator at home for much less money. Cut a view port into a Styrofoam cooler. The Styrofoam cooler is the basis of your incubator. Measure a rectangle 8 1/2 inches tall and 11 inches long on the side of the cooler. Use a pocket knife to cut the rectangle out and glue the glass from a frame into it. Install the incubator heater. Hold a single bulb lighting socket upside down on the cooler lid and trace around it with a pencil. Cut the circle you traced with the knife and slide the fixture into the hole. Invert the cooler lid and screw a 15-watt light bulb into the socket. Install a thermometer and ventilation system to regulate your new incubator’s temperature. Tape a thermometer into the inside of the cooler so you
