How to: Cabinet Incubator - 240 quail egg incubator
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- Опубликовано: 8 сен 2024
- How to build an inexpensive Foamboard Cabinet Incubator. For just over $75 you can build this incubator capable of holding 240 quail eggs or 82 chicken eggs. Check links below for parts I used for this build. Its tested and proven, I've been running this incubator 24/7 for several months and hatched 1000's of eggs.
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Hi Terry- I built it just like you showed to. I love it! My original incubator is a $100 forced air, but it's a piece of junk compared to this one. I appreciate your manner and way of explaining things in your videos. You have a great, no airs, down to Earth way of conducting yourself that is very enjoyable and easy to learn from. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. You are helping a lot of people selflessly, and I do appreciate it.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the incubator. I appreciate all you guys, without you there would be no channel :)
@@CoturnixCorner Just had my first hatch with this incubator. Previously my incubator gave me low, low hatch rates. Tonight I got 46 out of 63 set, and some of those are questionable fertility. May still have some more tomorrow morning. I'm really excited to have over 70%. Thanks again-
@@jklstewart Congrats on the better hatch rates! I'm glad you found our build videos useful. Thanks for sharing!
Awesome !!!!
@@jklstewarthow did you check humidity
I want to thank you for showing how to build an incubator, I hatch Bob white quail back in the 60s and had a $3000.00 forced air incubator and was lucky to get over 55% hatch rate. I built my incubator a little bigger and put a motor in it to turn the eggs 6 times a day. Well I got 50 Bob white eggs and put them in the incubator and on the last of the 20 day put them in the hatcher I built the same way you did your incubator. Back in the 60s the quail would start hatching around the first of the 23rd day and go thru the 25th day. Now I was hatching around 140 eggs a week. The quail this time started pipping the shell on the last hour of the 22nd day. The start of the 23 day they were all piping a little dent on their eggs , but weren't hatching. when the 23rd day was over not a one had started to pip around the egg to hatch. Well on the 24th day, 3 hours and 9 minutes into it, I noticed one had finally started to peck around the top of the shell to hatch. Now these are shipped eggs thru the mail- 50 of them and one was crack. Well after the one came out, 2 hours later 35 had hatch and were out. 7 hours after these hatched I had a total of 43 had hatched! next morning I got up and three of the six left had hatch.! This is the best hatch rate I have ever had and using your instruction on the incubator and the equipment to get has really help me get a better incubator than I could of brought and a hatcher too! I got a 92% hatch rate with shipped eggs. Thanks a lot for putting this video on here and the instruction you provided! Keep up the good work! Thanks again!
How did you turn the eggs?
Great video. So many you tubers do nothing but ramble incoherently and use click bait titles to trick ppl to watch their videos, yours was on point, detailed and valuable. Great job.
Built one and have been using it for months! Works better then a $800 unit!
Congrats!
I’m more impressed with your video quality. Multiple cameras, lav mic, smooth editing
I just finished building my incubator last week. Eggs arrived from Myshire today and will be incubating them tomorrow. Can't wait to see the new babies.
Good luck on the new hatch!
Light bulbs can be so confusing for some people. When you 60 watt light bulbs. Yours are ECO which are 43 watt usable wattage which I’m glad I noticed which would be different heat than the old standard incandescent bulb. Such a great build. Thanks so much. I will be so the same build for chicken eggs.
I just built this and used an Inkbird ITV-106VL and after auto-tune the PID it is holding a steady 99.7 with just +/-0.15 degree fluctuation, It works great Terry! thanks for sharing the build.
What is your hatch rate? Did you make any changes?
@@TheRainHarvester my hatch rate was in the low 90s to high 70s with the quail, 80+ with chicken eggs and 65% with duck eggs
This is wonderful!
I remember being 10 years old and wanting to help my dad with our homestead so I built my own egg incubator out of scrap wood, insulation foam and a small office fan.
The "door" was a piece of insulation foam longer than what was needed cause of the holes I cut into it to control the temperature. My only design flaw was my lamp and sadly the bulb died when my eggs were 13 days into the incubator so it was a sad day for me, but my parents were still impressed.
I'm 26 now, only lived on that homestead for 3 years before we moved back to new york, and now as an adult living on my own for a decade now I was considering quail over chickens as a starter poultry due to the restaurants near me.
Hey terry, I finally built the incubator and it’s been running for 10 days no issues! I made one change. I didn’t like the fact that your temperature controller only was able to be set in 1 degree intervals so I opted for a PID controller. I got the ink bird PID with a solid state relay off Amazon for $40 and then I got a pt100 sensor for $10 and I have to say this combination is amazing. PID controllers (proportional integral derivative) are SO accurate. My device is set for 99.5 and it only hits 99.4 maybe once an hour 😳😳 it’s constantly at 99.5. One last tip, I use laminated pegboard for the tray that holds the egg turner. It allows for a lot of airflow! So far all 12 eggs are alive and this incubator is 1000% more reliable than the little giant incubator I had. That trash incubator cooked my eggs at 115 degrees when they were about 1/3 developed…
Oh yea and I put a small box made of foam board on top of the incubator and cut holes for my controller and my toggle switch so it’s inlaid in the foam as well as all wire connections are covered up. It’s really snug and looks nice. The toggle switch was such a nice add on. Also an outlet on the inside of that box so you can plug in the fan as well as the egg turner that way there is only one plug to plug in the wall
Have any videos on this? Sounds interesting
Would love to see pictures of your build!
Your build videos have saved me a decade and thousands on this hobby. Thank you, for making this so simple!
Glad you enjoyed it. Happy Hatching!
Something I have found when working with this foam building boats is that barbecue skewers work perfectly to essentially nail the pieces together during the drying process. I use none expanding spray foam as a glue it holds pretty good as long as it’s not structural and drys quickly
What is sad is that if you look now the egg turner alone is the price of the entire build when done originally. Cool build, wish I started with quail a couple years ago!
I would like to know how to make the hatching boxes that go in the incubator.
Thanks
I'm new to the incubating and quail raising life, thanks for your insight and instruction I will be building my own incubators from now on. I will be supplying my local 4H and extension office with some.
We are currently making one of these ,can't wait to see how it turns out ! Thank you Terry
Good luck with the build.
Hi Nikki.
Did you get the opportunity to build this style of incubator and if so how has it worked for you?
thanks so much. we just got some quail yesterday and our 2 kids are excited to do a quail project next year in their 4H club. this will no doubt be a project my husband does with my 13yrold at some point.
Good luck with your new birds.
Terry, subscribed to your channel a few weeks ago. As of today I’ve built your three tier cage set up and also I just finished the incubator build. All function as they should and I’m happy I followed your exact instructions! Thanks a lot!
Hatched out almost 600 quail since building this.. Thanks Terry~ (early Feb) bulbs both went out today.
Congrats! Glad its working out for you!
What a great teacher you are and a fine craftsman as well. Thanks for your detailed instructions and great video for us! Greg from Calif.
Thank you Terry for the inspiration -- 'I can do this!'
I have a non-working office fridge that I want to convert into this type of incubator.
I can remove & replace the rotten door gasket with one from another fridge, remove the plastic shelf from the inside-of-the-door and add foam board there, so there is insulation OR replace the whole door with a foam board door like Terry did in his build.
I will remove all the refrigeration apparatus , fill holes with spray foam and create a good incubator. 😁
In Phoenix, Arizona we don't have "freezing" temperatures, (LOL) so I think my plan will work.
I may add a layer of foam board on all exterior sides to keep the interior from cooling down very much or very often, to save on electricity.
This recycled fridge has the shelf bars on each side for sliding of the egg trays. I need to buy a turner plus a few other gadgets. 👍
I want to place the fans & heating element on the inside back wall - and make it easy to R & R. 06/15/2021
Update: my small fridge is too small inside. 😩
But a regular size kitchen fridge will work. 👍
I'm looking for:
1. a freezer-bottm with fresh- food-on-top, non-working fridge to make into my incubator and
2. a large piece of plexiglass to use as an interior door so when I open the outside door, the warm air doesn't leave . . .
I want the unit with a bottom freezer because I won't have to bend down so much.
The shelves & insulation are there and there is enough room for the heater inside at the rear, but I have drill some vent holes. 06/27/2021
@@l.skipallen9080 Make a video. I've not seen any how-tos yet for a fridge incubator. We have a useless fridge in basement that's too heavy to haul up the stairs.... a plexiglss door and a foam door .... The separate freezer compartment could be used to store feed....
@@hal7ter OR better yet use the freezer for the hatching lockdown and the fridge part for your incubation and stagger your hatches. Not sure you would need food stored in it as you don't feed them until after they are in your separate brooder...
Hey CC, would like to say that I have used your how-to videos to get my first flock going. I purchased chicks after spending about two weeks building one of your cage techs, and then made a second as a layer cage. Current capacity 15 of 108 birds!
The auto zone guys now don't really like me, as I keep buying all their oil trays in stock (they explained that they only keep 3 oil trays in stock at a time. Oh well!)
I just used this tech to get my incubator going. However, the recommended egg turner will not fit on the second shelf without some modification. Oh well, the thing works great and saved me about $900!
Do those guys a favor and call the day before and they can get those in
Awesome design for hatching a lot of eggs. I don’t hatch many so I just bought a heating pad and heat controller for germinating plants and put it in a tote with some sand. Lol
Thank you for this video. I am a new homesteader and have been looking for a incubator video. I just came across yours this morning. When I make this, this spring I will let you know how it goes. Again thank you
Thank you Teri, good luck with your build. We are having a live stream here on the channel on February 1st at 7:30 pm EST and the topic will be about this incubator, build ideas and modifications that others have made to it. You're invited!
@@CoturnixCorner thank you very much
Good job sir I made one styrofoam incubator for my chicken eggs and hatched successfully but i personally like your twin fans idea thank you very much for your advice
Thanks for the comment!
God bless this man today and always because he is very humble and wants to help
Thanks for sharing your knowledge with use. I am just starting to put together a quail Hatcher. It’s all new to me. Thanks.
Great build. Watch the DC polarity of the 12v fans. Switching the cables if the power supply may change the spin direction of the fans or they won't turn on at all.
They will just break. There is a small chip inside which does the magic :)
Excellent work and openings technique so that the entire area is equal in temperature
Terry Hi, I m from India and seen almost all your vedios. vedios r great particularly this one . Your information is very useful & helpful for a number of unemployed youth to get livelihoods. I am also one such unemployed and run rickshaw pulling . As rickshow pulling hard and less income source, I study your vedios and develop my own incubator to augment my income with your help and by studying vedios and also taking your guidance.
Brother, I completed making of my incubator with following information I use 60W , two incandescent bulbs and two fan on one on each bulb. Temperature controller W 1209 from AMAZON, gives temp 37.5 .+0, - 0.5
Incubator body made from thremocol of 30mm thickness. Two small holes for air at bottom and small two holes FOR ESCAPE of hot gas at top.
I face a problem in my incubator that temperature and humidity do not rise to required level, if temperature rise the humidity go down and if humidity rise temperatures goes down. I achieved 37.5 degree centigrade and humidity 43 to 45 Rh% , by use of sponge and cotton cloth humidity rise to 60Rh% but temp dropped to 31 in HTC 2 digital temperature and humidity meter , Where as temperature module showed 37mini 37.5 maximum in centigrade
Temperature and Humidity relations is big problem. As without proper temperature and humidity hatching is impossible. I tried on 2 eggs and they got damaged.
Please guide where I go wrong in making incubator or in hatching process, as in achieving temperature and humidity.
And why the problem is arising .
Please guide and advise pl.
Thanks in advance
good man so much junk incubators for sale out there and they want a lot of money for them too. im very happy to see you not even trying to make Money selling stuff but rather showing people how they can own a really good quality Unit and all for much less then the junk that wastes half of the eggs and energy
Terry, have you considered a blog or website to go along with your videos? A written site with all these cut measurements would be helpful.
I've been interested in quail and your videos make me feel like it is do-able for a novice like me
Thank you
Just a little sidenote when you’re holding up the piece that holds the fan inside with the 45° cuts, you say 8 1/2 inches wide on the wrong side. It’s actually 8 1/2 inches wide on the opposite side from the one you were holding toward the camera.
You have great carpentry skills and very precise. I have a metal cabinet I'm going to turn into a Hatcher. I'll have basically the same construction just slide inside the metal cabinet. Never thought of the foam board. I love it!
Thanks for the comment! Good luck with your cabinet build.
Really enjoyed this I want to try it here soon
Good luck with your build!
I really like this. I made one for myself with a few tweaks to control humidity and hide electric connections ect. I appreciate you sharing your design and having pics and video and materials used if interested.
Thank you and good luck with your new incubator
I'm interested! What mods did you make, and what is your hatch rate?
Hi Terry, can you give me the measurements of the hatching boxes you use with this incubator. By the way, great incubator bro, you are awesome.
Job well done Terry, I'm building one this week , your video has made what could have been a nightmare into a sweet dream thank you Terry I do have just one question how big and how many should I make the ventilation holes
Great video I may build this one cause I'm getting alot of mixed reviews on store bought incubators and don't want to just waste my money
I just built one. Looks like it is going to work out great. Thank you for the help.
What is your hatch rate? Any changes to design?
Best how-to video for building anything ever posted online
Awesome technique. I think it will solve the air circulation & temperature issue in the incubator.
Thumbs up for the idea.
You're welcome
Thanks so much for your tutorial on the incubator build, can’t wait to build one myself!
A wonderful teacher.
The neutral wire on a lamp cord has lengthwise ridges in the insulation. The hot wire has smooth insulation. Looking at the insulation is easier than looking at the plug end of the cord.
Great vid, can’t wait to build mine just like yours
Probably, the best build explanation I've ever seen. I'm getting ready to build a new incubator and hoping that I can record it as well as you did. You've definitely given me some ideas that I'll incorporate into my incubator.
Thank you Robert. Good luck with your build!
May I suggest that you add a plastic junction box to the top for all the wire connections!!
Hello your channel is the best am going to start quail hatching and i got alot of knowledge from your channel thanks for sharing you experience with all of us ❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video. I did have a rough time with the temp controller, I purchased a Ketotek KT 1000 from Amazon. It has a little different wiring diagram, I wired it up set temp set offset, heat light was flashing but lights wouldnt come on. So I hooked up lights straight to 110 to just see if the work, they turned on. Watched( I think every video on wiring one of these, it still wouldnt come on. So I ordered another Kt 1000, ( I would have ordered an inkbird but Amazon said shipping would be May 3) it came in today, installed all wires set my limits and it does the same thing. I'm really frustrated now. So my temp setting is F1, temp offset is F2, in all this temp control has 6 channels. So I decided to go into F3 which is compressor delay limit. As soon as I entered F3 my lights turned on. And it works like a charm. Temp set 99.5 , stays 99.3 to 99.8. Just love it, thanks again.
Can you calibrate the inkbird, the kt1000 I can do ice bath and calibrate so temp is correct.
Yes, the inkbird has a temperature offset where you can adjust temp difference if it is off. I have 4 Inkbirds and everyone is spot on. Here is a video I did on the Inkbird ruclips.net/video/2qspysPPpuI/видео.html
Thank you for sharing good technique, specially the air chennel idea for perfect air circulation. I just wonder how the oxygen level can be maintained in incubator ?
Thanks for your comment! There are ventilation holes drilled in the top and on both sides of the incubator. I drill two 1/2" holes on the top and two on each side. One near the top and the other about midway. Hope this helps.
Going to use a 4 inch inline fan that i have laying around. Should work fine. Worst comes to worst ill need a dimmer switch for it.
Just a little info. The video is great. But I just wanted to let you know that the T Five you were talking about being Temp. Set. That is not T5 that is TS which means T for temp, and S for set. SO that would be TS - Temp. Set. Not downing the video just figured it would help in making the next one. Thank you and keep on Keepin on.
Great video. Building my own cabinet incubator now. Wish I had found your video before I started. Mine is framed in square tubing and should 8 trays of 120 eggs. The part about the electronics was most useful. I am trying to figure out an egg turning system at the moment.
You can get factory built egg racks for about 40 bucks, or incubator warehouse has them
I have found egg turning trays for 30 to 44 bucks check Amazon and eBay, got two 50 chicken egg trays last year for 25 each with the power cord already wired up
Thank you so much. Your directions are so complete. Very happy I found your channel.
very well done and you are very good teacher i saved your show and material list and equipment , thank you
I've been watching how to videos on how to build an incubator and this is the one I'm going with thank you so much
How about a quick video, showing how you build your hatching boxes? 💪
I will add that to the list of upcoming videos, thanks for the comment.
Man, you are an awesome instructor. I love the detail tht you give. Fantastic job guy.
Thank you, glad you are enjoying the channel.
Thanks Terry. I build this today. I'm very happy you were so thorough with your explanation. Can't wait to get started this week. Thanks!
Good luck with your build!
What is your hatch rate? Did you make any modifications?
@@TheRainHarvester : Hatch rate is about 85%. I only made some small changes. Such as latches and larger window. Weather stripping around the door to keep the heat in. Otherwise, exactly as Terry showed in his video.
@@muzzyinbambi Thanks! Did you need to cut a recess for weather stripping?
@@TheRainHarvester : No it was simple peel and stick weather stripping.
Thank you Terry!! I really hope you get your place in the history books. So much knowledge I'm learning from you. PS. you should make these into kits..LOL. The Terry box 20/20. 😀 I think that's what I'm going to call mine. Thanks again friend..
Thank you for the nice comment.
thnak you for sharing your amazing video
Thank you for being part of the channel!
Used you design. First hatch today. Thanks for a great design and video.
Great! What kind of hatch rate did you get?
I loaded it lite the first time 12 banties and 18 large breed eggs just have one turner right now all banties have hatched and all but 4 of the large ones when I had to leave for work.
Getting ready to hatch another batch in you incubator!
Honestly thinking about making this or something similar. Love the instructions and how you out this videos together. I was thinking about getting one of those fancy cabinet incubators but man have they gotten expensive.
I built the cabinet incubator and was having problems keeping humidity up, I live in a desert, with smaller plastic water tray so I switched to the aluminum ones from dollar tree, this morning I when in and found a huge puddle of water. In only 5 days electrolysis has eaten many holes in the water tray. I am wondering about the light sockets and how it is affecting the eggs.
Just passing that along for others to keep an eye out for.
Thank you for the tutorial it was great.
Great job. Really useful. This is my next project
You are a teacher
Hello sir you are the best kind person I have met teaching so clearly.I would like to know whether we need to make some holls for some o2 to help the chick ?
Yes. He drilled some on top and sides off camera. He states it towards the end
How do you wire those fans up? I ordered the two you referenced. You didn’t cover the wiring up. I noticed the power 12 volt power outlet has a - and +. The fan wire has 3 wire going to a small block. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks Terry for your knowledge in this!
The instructions for the controller are hard to understand but I found that the factory set temp "swing" is + or - 3 degrees but can be changed to 1 degree. after that I really liked how it worked and how cheep it is.
i cant seem to switch mine from c to f also the uper left corner says cool i cant get it to heat
@@SuperDoerk the instructions are horrible, if it says cool, its because it is reading above set point.. Even the display does not show the letter the manual lists I kind of had to figure it out.
I did this with a dead refrigerator a few years ago ahaha awesome set up you have there ❤
How many ventilation holes and what size? Are they open all the time? Do you have a video showing how you made your egg turner?
Did you ever find an answer to this? I’m not even sure how much ventilation the store bought ones have?
Excellent tutorial! Thanks for all of the content you put out. Now that you've been using this incubator, how many cycles have you run through it so far, and is there anything you would change if you were building one from scratch now?
He moved the lights away from the fans so changing bulb wouldn't hurt fingers in fan.
Thanks for the build. Something I can afford to do and can do myself.
Great video Terry ! Clear and detailed. I like this design, well thought out. I may build one of these at some point and I will definitely use your video as a guide. Thanks for sharing my friend.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
thank u for the info
Hi Terry what a great video we all appreciate you passing on your knowledge to help us getting started in breeding quails. Thank you for supplying the materials cut list and I wondered does it have an egg turner?
Thank you mister so much for the great design and i made the same one and its successful thank you for the good ideas
Mr Terry first like to say very good video. I’m thinking of building one and putting plywood on outside
Haven't purchased this yet, but adding the materials from the links provided plus Lowes for the foamboard and lightbulb sockets, plus egg turners, the total is over $200. Without the egg turners, it would be around $100 - still not the $50 suggested.
Prices I paid from Home Depot:
Foam: $20
Glue: $5
Inkbird: $15
(Amazon)
Transformer: $6 on ebay
Light sockets: $6
Fans: $3 ea.
Lightbulbs: $ 5
Hinges: $3.50
Water pan: $1
Add another $100 for turners and quail rails.
The links I included are just for reference so you get the right materials and some include multiple items.
Great job, thanks for the easy diy instructions.
Very good video definitely going to be practicing some of your techniques for sure I think raising Quail is a good way provide meat for the family and also make a few extra dollars. Thank you for the great video look forward to seeing more videos in the future from you
Awesome build !! Thanks for the help and great video !! I modified mine with a top channel enclosing the electrical and the ink bird controller that I already had purchased for another project . Also if you set the controller up in C at 37.5 you can run the differential down to .3 and it holds 99.5 a little closer . got it loaded and so far so good ! thanks again oh about those hatching boxes ???
Love these incubators! Thank you for the amazing how to video! My husband built two of these a couple years ago and we've been using them every year. We've come across a problem finding Incandescent light bulbs now though and was wondering what kind of bulbs you recommend using for the best results? Thank you!
I'm using 75 or 100 watt Halogen's from Walmart.
@@CoturnixCorner Thank you so much for the reply.
Thanks for your reply, kind regards from México
Thanks a lot for this free info.
thanks for the comment Henry!
Thanks for stopping by the channel. If you have any questions or comments about this incubator or building process, please post your comments down below. Hope you enjoyed the video!
Nice build! Would this work say in an unheated garage where the temps get below freezing?
@@stevenmwarehimee I really can't say what the lowest external temperatures are that the heating elements could keep up with. As built they would probably be on continuously and still not reach incubation temperatures. I would imagine if you insulated the cabinet enough it could be made to be used in lower temperatures.
I need a temoster please how do I get it?
@around the block There is a complete list of all materials needed in the description, there is also a link to the cut list. If you order from the links they are shipped from amazon, not china.
@@akentiabraham8907 There are links in the description to all materials and parts from Amazon.
Thank you so much for taking the time to show how you'Ve done it, soooo great stuff right here.
thanks for these very informative video;questions Sir, 1. What temperature set point ( min and max) ? 2. how many days before the eggs start to hatch ?
good night my friend!! Is your incubator made of styrofoam? What is the voltage of the lamps? you are very good!! Brazil embraces your talent! thanks
Great job
What wattage of light bulbs do you use? Thanks for making a great build video!
Thank you, for sharing a wonderfully detailed instruction video. That’s very helpful.
Thanks for the comment!
Great video aiming to make one in the coming weeks!! Thank you
Hi Terry, I'm about to build your incubator, except for chickens. I'm hoping the measurements will work out. I'm planning to use an egg turner from an old styrofoam incubator that I have on hand. My question is about the holes for ventilation that you mentioned at the end. How big and how many? Thanks for the information. Your video was well made.
thanks for this question! I was just about to ask the same thing but figured I would scroll first! lol I bought a 120V automatic egg turner that holds 56 eggs. I am going to build this same design, but will build the dimensions to accommodate the size of my turner! Have fun and good luck!
Have you considered using 12V globes to reduce running costs? I am thinking off-grid with a solar panel and battery. also a link to the hatching boxes would be very useful.
Great amount of detail and explanation! Thank you!!
Hi pretty lady. How are you doing today? And how is the weather over there?????