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JP
at Mon Jan 30 14:43:59 2006 [ Email Message ] [ Show All Posts by JP ]
Here's what I do....
1) use an egg box that will sit inside of the incubator with a snug, but not completely air tight lid. Rubbermade or sterlite type containers work great. Egg box should be large enough to hold a large clutch of eggs, but not too large.
2) add a layer of perlite in the bottom of the egg box...about 2 inches is fine.
3) add water to the perlite until it is sopping soggy wet. Just passed the point where no more water can be absorbed. Although some folks do it without the perlite, I think it helps with thermal stability, and I hate the idea of having just plain standing water in an incubator for two months at 90 degrees.
4) put plastic grating over wet perlite. You can get the stuff at home improvement stores (Lowes, Home depot) in the lighting section. Its actually called a "lens" for flourescent fixtures.
5) get the whole thing up to temps (I put the probe and sensor in the egg box.
6) eggies sit on top of the grate. Keeping the lid on insures near 100% humidity, but the eggs stay completely dry...this is the perfect incubation condition.
7) I open the egg box BREIFLY once every week to 10 days at first, to inspect the eggs and change the air. During the last 2 to 3 weeks, I open the egg box BREIFLY every 3 to 5 days.
Any other questions, just ask........JP
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RE: Pics of my (modified) no-sub set up... - JP, Mon Jan 30 14:43:59 2006