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reiko
at Fri Aug 22 22:38:30 2003 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by reiko ]
posted by Lisa OKC-how to make an incubator. or if you have a reptile store nearby they will sell them, as well parrot places etc, not sure where else, chicken places? hope this helps, im sure someone else here will have more info for you
has she been with a male? or are talking about infertile eggs? just making sure
anyhow here is the post...........
Styrofoam cooler from Walmart. $1.99
Aquarium heater from Petsmart $11.99
critter keeper from Walmart $4.00
Schultz vermiculite from nursery $3.99
Results in 64 days.....PRICELESS
I have used this homemade incubator for two years, this summer being the third, and it has worked so well that I don't even think about buying a professional incubator anymore.
I use a styrofoam cooler, put water in it (enough to cover whatever aquarium heater you have, I bought a submersible one this year so I wouldn't have to have the water level as high). I put the container holding the eggs(partially buried in vermiculite in critter keeper) on bricks and I make sure the egg container is above the water level (so it doesn't float). Put the aquarium heater in the water and start measuring the water temp. I usually keep a meat thermometer stuck in the vermiculite of one of the egg containers. I used to keep saran wrap over the egg containers, but this method keeps the humidity high enough that you don't really need to. I think I took it off last year after the eggs had been in awhile. I've still got in on the eggs I've gotten so far because, they were laid last week and I haven't gotten the incubator completely set up yet, so they're at about 75 degrees in my wet bar right now. Many people do incubate at room temperature without an incubator, but you've got to have an area in your house that stays at least in the mid 70s and you really have to make sure the eggs stay humid enough.
Is it too late to breed? I really don't know. If you have a pair, put them together and see what happens. Mine have laid as late as July and its usually 2-4 weeks after mating, so I would think it is possible.
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i found this in a search............ - reiko, Fri Aug 22 22:38:30 2003