DIY $20 Egg Incubator - How To Make An Egg Incubator, CHEAP and EASY!!!

[@jacobanddevorahgobacktobas1592]

My daughter is home schooled so I’m going to have her build this with me and use it as a science project for her!

[@sixionzear6329]

I was never home schooled but when me and my boyfriend are old enough to maybe have kids, we were thinking of it. It's always wholesome to think of how much you can connect with family WHILE learning something new. I hope the project went well. And if you haven't done it yet, then the best of luck to you

[@ethanolh]

What

[@rocqine]

Why doesn't your daughter go to public school?

[@Meowmeowmeowhehe]

Gi1bert That’s kinda personal, don’t ya think?

[@QuantumFengShui]

home schooled 👍

[@kingjsolomon]

Recomend watching this in 2x speed lol, good luck guys I got a 95% success rate and it works for quail too!

[@athatcher85]

Thank you Tyler and glad you had good success with it

[@itsjohnira]

Was wondering if it would work for quail.

[@MyKitty1972]

Thanks after folowing your idea we made one but with a small plastic cooler. It worked great for cortunix quail eggs. We had to watch the humidity and tempature lots but it worked 13 hatched. The cooler was pretty much my Sons old lunch box.

[@serinahuang9618]

Nathalie Pariseau how many eggs did you try to hatch?

[@kingjsolomon]

Awesome

[@mikeash7428]

Nice project. Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate for us.

[@jedaiahthechosen]

i could not go on with my day without telling you how smarttttt you areee.. thankyouuuu

[@straightupandforward7494]

Awesome, project. You also can save a little money by skipping the tray. You can use a bowl of water, and put some shavings in the bottom of the incubator. I used a large glass flour container, and put some old cotton socks on the bottom. and put in a small bowl of water. Then I put a few eggs in. I covered the top with some cloth, and put the lid on top of that. I set the container close to a heater that blows heat. I did not set it too close. just close enough that it would heat up the inside of the container. Of course I turned the eggs, once every two to three hours apart, 3 times a day. I got amazing results. in 21 days the eggs hatched. I like your idea better. However, I do think one can skip they tray. Awesome video, brother ! A'Ho ! Be blessed

[@vogelkonigin3303]

tip: buy a smaller tray. they do make small trays.

[@wyattsmith8808]

Was thinking the same thing. They sell foil bread pans that would work perfectly and save time

[@chriscedillo7852]

Lol

[@sonjiaj1156]

I wonder if he did that to keep the mat off the water so they eggs don't die

[@harrylee4698]

Try a small heating pad it would be more controllable for temperature

[@brucec296]

Worked great for me hatched snake eggs in it 100% hatch rate. Great video.

[@guglielmoarehsoriente2014]

did you put the light on the side or on top???

[@Blondie31able]

+guglielmo sorient

[@salpd911]

An you used the light bulb heat ? Awesome im making one soon @bruce c

[@aydenandme4641]

I put mine on the side just like his but added a fan because the temperature was jumping to much and I'm still using the 40wtt

[@WayneMeador]

This is a great idea, thank you for filling us in on the update as well! I'm probably going to make something like this as it will be very helpful as I start to homestead (as you know I will be doing shortly). Thank You again and MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[@athatcher85]

I hope your doing good brother, it's been a while

[@CarolReidCA]

Great idea for home use! "50 Ducks in a Hot Tub" bought a large incubator from China, bought backup parts & had a single fan unit failure that had he not caught it in time, could have been a total or nearly-total loss of about 800 eggs!!! Creating redundant backups & easy to get to parts with a fully loaded incubator is important weather you have a small or large incubator! Weather hatching a few eggs or hundreds! I'm sure someone can make well-made, reliable, easy to work on incubators that don't cost an arm & a leg, AND come with redundant auto backup systems , and easy to replace parts with eggs in place! Someone could make a lotta money building affordable commercial units for those who have property & raise their own!

[@MissNebulosity]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video! My quail eggs are on their way, and I am SO EXCITED!!!

[@1ofhis518]

You made this for quail? Did it work?

[@breezharley]

Just made this exact replica, costed me $88 in Canada Lol I should have just bought an incubator

[@tweety1430657]

Wow lmao that's expensive

[@lilypanda6560]

Incubators are way more expensive though.

[@micahnao5649]

bruh I live in California where everything is way more expensive than the rest of Country and this still only costed me 26$.

[@danny9075]

Lily Panda on wish it is $22

[@benny_lemon5123]

@@danny9075 I can't speak to wish specifically, or the quality, but I just came from Amazon.ca and the low-mid ranged incubators at about $125 to $200 have at best 4 stars with very mixed reviews.

[@Mikeshomestead]

Looks good. They take a little time to get the temps figured out. If you get concerned, try using a timer. There cheep, just spend a little time figuring out the time settings. If you know a little wiring. You could use a household dimmer switch, mount it in a electric box, couple wires and you could control the temp of the bulb. Good video Bro.

[@davescopes249]

I've made a couple of these very similar. But it's so difficult to keep it to the correct temperature. It's so much better with a thermostat and small fan from a laptop computer. Not expensive. And also should always have 2 bulbs / lamps. Because if one blows then the other will keep the eggs warm in time to replace the one that had blown. Instead of the incubator going stone cold. You can buy a plug in thermostat unit that goes inside the incubator and the bulb / bulbs plug into that. You can make just about any size incubator you want using one. They are about £10. I got mine second hand for £3.. Thank you for sharing your video 👍

[@hydrogenbomb1737]

I’m working on one right now. It looks like it will work. I’m adding a fan to it and a fan regulator to control the temp inside. Really good design!

[@2709isaiah]

Any update?

[@crownedxwolf]

Every summer swallows come and sparrows and about every week new born birds I don't have a incubator and they die I was so heart broken

[@denstump4590]

Incubators don't keep birds alive, only hatches eggs!

[@bolton7961]

@@denstump4590 it helps if it’s cold so incubators can help

[@soozonthebeach]

This is GREAT! I wanted to incubate some of my duck eggs with the grand kids, but, as you say, incubators are spendy. I have a lot of that stuff all ready so I'm excited!

[@siennakolodychuk9198]

Did it work? Did the eggs hatch?

[@cjkturtle9762]

Great video and the best, easiest, working egg incubator design on the web!!!

[@amberlyjustice1504]

did the eggs u put in here hatch??

[@joydebes3620]

Amberly Justice no they died

[@joydebes3620]

Jk idk that lmao 😂😂

[@rondalengledow4054]

Baked eggs

[@cyangrowsplants3126]

Most probably they would have hatched (if there were no power cuts, or the bulb getting fused or something)

[@natureselement7588]

Well explained. Easy to follow with clear instruction. Thanks so much... Where I live a purchased one is 200 and that's for the basic model. So u are going to save me over $$$

[@bloodandcarnage]

omg...I wanted to scream most of the way through. Dude...you are doing most of it the hardest way possible! lol

[@melvasmr9066]

Watching this in 2023 😂😂😂 I’m like “there’s noooo way that’s just $20” 😭 I’m going to buy the stuff today & see how much it is

[@athatcher85]

Lol, let me know how everything is priced now, I havnt check in a few years, lol. I tried to do it as cheap as possible then

[@ShiaNaturesFearie]

I once figured out that most types of glue melt away the foam. It was terrible! Glues save to use are for example wood glue(white glue) and hobby glue. Just a tip. :)

[@margaretmerrell8883]

ShiaNaturesFearie I used epoxy putty and it held great no melting of foam

[@Lironah]

Only thing I didn't already have in the house was a hygrometer. Got my eggs in it now, we'll see how it goes!

[@KaylaMiller-uo9cq]

Did it work?

[@aaronn6725]

Any luck?

[@skydudehd3647]

IT'S BEEN FOUR YEARS WHAT HAPPENED

[@deepSea__]

Dude, answer us

[@aaronn6725]

@@deepSea__ I made one with his layout and it works

[@PromisedJubilee]

Really cool, thank you! Our SUPER EXPENSIVE incubator pooped out on us midway through and we lost all our eggs at somewhere around day 9 or so. We're trying this now. I'll post again when the eggs hatch what our percentage is :)

[@BRWfilms]

Did it work?

[@PromisedJubilee]

YES!! 13 of 15 eggs!!!

[@BRWfilms]

Promise Jubilee so how do you go about turning them and did you do anything different than what this video shows any thing i should know??

[@PromisedJubilee]

I just put an alarm on my phone and turned them by hand, they were just in a little drawer organizer thingie. X on one side, O on the other so I could make sure they were turned. I only did it 3 times a day and not at all at night. One of the eggs we lost had the air-cell attach on the side instead of the big end. The only big change I made was, I put the cooler on it's side and window on top so my kids would be able to watch easily, and the top opens like an oven. (I used duct tape to make the "hinge") and no hydrometer at all. I "dry incubate" and then soaked two wash rags on lock-down so they were juuuust barely not dripping, tucked around the plastic drawer organizer, and then put a piece of fitted cardboard in between my light and my drawer organizer thingie.

[@yuliathatcher1077]

great job! Can't wait to see some baby chickens in there:)

[@sturbs87]

Thanks for the video, used this for my bee incubator.

[@naomicarmelohernandez5914]

That was great, we are going to make one, thx. ours was a gift but it will be a great project for the kids

[@SuperPahdah]

I really like this idea. I've watched a few videos and this one produces the best looking and probably most durable incubator so far. The issue of regulating the temperature has me concern though. I'm considering using the lowest watt bulb possible and adding either an under aquarium heating pad to the bottom or am aquarium water heater submerged on the bottom. I guess the submersible is most likely to have adjustable controls and may be the best choice for ensuring a stable temp. Thanks so much for the video. If I make any modifications that work, I will probably pst a video of my own.

[@roge715]

you guys have to add a thermostat to the cooler, that way you have control of the temperature

[@koningbolo4700]

Hi, have you tried using a home central heating thermostat to switch the light on and of when needed? You may need the mechanical Honeywell kind with a bi metal coil...which you can tweak a bit (bending some components mainly or mount at an angle) to go beyond 86 degrees F (and go up to chicken incubation temperatures...) I am building a incubator for fungal mycelium and tissue culture incubation which needs a maximum of 85 degrees F (which most household thermostats can handle) Hope this helps. Hope your health is better...I saw a video floating by which you mentioned you were having health issues... You may want to look into Reishi mushrooms... easy to grow at home and very very very healthy... I wonder about the light exposure with chickens... I know mycelium while in colonisation mode does not need light, I am not sure if light is harmful but to be safe I will use a tin soup can as a light shroud to block out the majority of the light coming from the bulb. Regards, Sander Tel.

[@dennism1989]

Great video. Short and sweet. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@robertfrench6271]

I liked the video great to do something with the kids for there home schooling projects. I don't know about the eBay stuff for $25 but i do have all the supply's for this around the house or in one of the sheds. I do have a bunch of old fish tank supply's around here to. Would it be possible to do this with a heater for a fish tank in a old tank on the bottom so that there was only a couple inches in the bottom of the tank and put the hardware cloth a couple inches above the water line so that it would regulate the temperature in the take better or would i just have hard boiled eggs?

[@wyvernsden3385]

Thank you for the DIY I'm 11, and my grandfather was an fresh eggs seller, and he had chickens, this week I saw this ad of fertilized quail eggs, then today I brought everything and I'm building this, I think that this will work perfectly. And heeey, THX

[@Cabmaker]

If you install a dimmer switch on your light you can regulate temp really easy

[@christurley3063]

or a thermostat

[@nancywhite6165]

excellent idea!

[@pn3940]

Yeah I have a dimmer on mine, but still having the issue with afternoon and night temperature fluctuation. I use a 25W bulb and the dimmer is already almost off position. I still need a few holes around the box and a blanket on top at night.

[@sarahogden3826]

Thank you for sharing this! Very informative and interesting. What a great idea.

[@ryantaylor885]

Well done! Thanks for the great video.

[@IMDARKFIRE007]

I just did this with an Omaha steaks cooler, they are CRAZY thick, I would say 2 inches. They are very well insulated, and with the size I was able to use an 8x10 picture frame for the window. I will either use a dimmer switch on a light or something with a thermostat to control temperatures. Now if my Russian would just have a clutch I could get going lol.

[@craigwyatt78]

Awesome little incubater. Maybe you should splice in a cheap dimmer control to turn the light bulb up and down. There really cheap at any hardware store

[@josephhumphrey3651]

i like the concept, with a little tweeking such as adding small low blowing fan to circulate the air better and a way to rotate the eggs and it just might work. maybe place the bulb into the lid

[@e.s.8684]

My thoughts exactly!

[@jen2157-n8b]

Thanks so much for taking the time to post this. It is very helpful :)

[@ninetailedviv]

It worked!!!

[@Aggelos..]

Nice work! I "ll try to make at home. Thanks from Greece!!!, 👍👍👍👍

[@omma-llama7860]

Hi, this old video was amazingly helpful to me, so thanks.... btw, hardware cloth can actually be found at walmart, in the garden section, near the wild bird feed, and where I'm at, they sell a small roll for 5.97

[@johnmorse3343]

I believe using semi soaked perlite will work great for humidity regulation. or even some garden soil and grass. then you wouldn't need the aluminum or mesh. I built one very similar based on this video. I want to thank you and ask what you think. how do I get a picture to you?

[@pickerick1]

Very cool. I sure hope you will do a baby chick's hatching update. That would be cool. How are your hens doing? Thanks for the demo and Merry Christmas :) Rick

[@DStuart]

I like it!

[@alvinmckeague671]

i love ducks

[@juanthehorse1988]

😃😃😃😃😃😃😃ME TOO!!😃😃😃😃😃😃 😃😃😃I actually own ducks😃😃😃

[@antborja166]

Do I have to be flipping the eggs every once and a while Please answer

[@michellemeans8339]

turn the eggs about a third evry day after 12 days take a flashlight in a dark room and put the light up to the egg and if theres a chick its obvious

[@SC-xe6fq]

Michelle Means Can I flip the eggs three times at the same time?

[@erinshin7684]

No you can't because then the one side of the egg won't receive sunlight at all.

[@JuarezDerrick]

Sunlight? Are we talking about chickens or seeds?

[@erinshin7684]

Ughhhh I meant heat. Just you know what I mean

[@SustenanceNCovering]

My space heater just went out. If you can't keep the temperature regulated in that thing, let me know and I'll send you the thermostat out of this heater. If I can figure out how to get it out without breaking it. I've made about a dozen different incubators. The first hatch that I ever did in a homemade incubator hatched 23 out of 23 eggs, first time out. I never have even come close to that since. Not even with a commercial incubator.

[@oliviarice3641]

Awesome incubator!

[@heyfelicia8051]

do you need to run this incubator all the time in 3 weeks of hatching/ incubation the eggs?

[@RealRocknRolla51]

I made this. First of all, it cost more than $20, more like $30-$40. The design has many flaws. Even though I measured everything the tray did not sit in the bottom and ended up looking horrible. The styrofoam broke when I tried to put the viewing window in it. I had to rebuild it. I ended up putting a small dish with water and a sponge in it. And just put the eggs on some pine shavings. Even with a 25-watt bulb, it was getting over 115 degrees and I had to spritz the inside of the cooler several times a day to keep the humidity up (no it wouldn't stay up when the tray was in it either). After 3 attempts I finally threw it away. I hatched one egg and wasted several others. It also cost quite a bit of money experimenting with things trying to get it to work. Just save your money and buy an incubator.

[@claramurzynski6739]

Ok folks, I just made one of these and did have a successful hatch of 3 out of 6 buff orpington eggs. Not bad since they were shipped. BUT, if you don't use a pan but instead just use chicken wire on the bottom of the cooler, you will have a FIT keeping your humidity at its proper levels. I would do this again in a heart beat but DEFINITELY use an aluminum pan.

[@aydenandme4641]

Thank you for the idea I actually paid about 45 for mine but I have a much bigger styrofoam cooler and I bought the lamp kit so I would have a on and off switch and a fan to circulate air so far only two eggs have been fertile but there moving like crazy at only 8 days 😂

[@nellieclay8851]

Does it work on quail too

[@Luiza-tb]

This is helpful, here in Norway the cheapest incubator I found was 40$ this is much better xd I can’t afford so much since I’m only 12 and my parents wasn’t really “excited” so I have to pay for everything TwT

[@dove111]

Excellent! 👏👏👏Can I try this with finch eggs? cockatiel eggs?

[@MB-ot3zh]

It could work I would have something around the eggs so they don't roll around and kill one another when the first child halch

[@ThunderBirdGameFarm]

Question do you have to use a regular light bulb or can you use a heat lamp

[@harrylee4698]

I believe that will work but I think a heating pad would be more controllable for temperature

[@johnliberty3647]

I bought up a bunch of those $1 coolers from the dollar store when they had them, they do not always have them. I have a regular incubator already but I figured I should stock up on cheap stuff I can use if I want to hatch more than my hovabator incubator can hold.

[@Yeshuaschosen]

An igloo cooler on wheels requires a hatching tray on the opposite side of the wheels and greatly reduces the number of eggs you can hatch .A full size tray above the wheels will be too close to the top if your lights on top (like mine!) Wish I'd used a foam cooler like yours!I could have saved myself a lot of time!

[@rizwanshaikh3289]

should I leave the light on 24 hours a day ?

[@vogelkonigin3303]

also would it be easier to stretch pantyhose over the tray like you would for a incubator for tarantula eggs?

[@raybutt5732]

Did you have any problems with the bulb melting the back of the cooler without any foil or tin protecting the inside cooler next to the bulb? I made one very similar about 15yrs ago on a limited budget and used a candle light bulb (40watt) and had to line the cooler wall with foil because after about 4days it started to brown it.

[@jennthompson3552]

This is very cool.... I was looking for an incubator for geckos... did not realize this was for chickens but awesome idea:)

[@mohamedeesakadwa1091]

Use a variable resistor/rheostat to control the temperature instead of punching holes through the side.

[@vergilbitan1852]

Very nice thanks for sharing. Sir God Bless. Keep safe..

[@rayogamefarm3127]

Great video! just bought the stuff will post results

[@bleb9608]

Did it work?

[@noelleb8090]

use a 25 watt bulb.

[@MillenniumRainBow]

nice and easy, but what about egg rotation? do you move them often? thanks

[@yvotyme]

Thank you sharing!

[@mikemorrison281]

I've always wondered about the light blinding the babies...is that a consideration?

[@katieweddle1783]

Looking into breeding my Ball Python and I was thinking about using this method. One thing that I was curious about is if a normal light bulb would work or not..? I know they create some heat to them, but wouldn't it work a bit better to use a low-wattage heat-bulb instead? It would be slightly more expensive, but I feel like it would create a more even heat. As well as what somebody else mentioned about adding the light-dimmer.

[@truthtellermom462]

Thank you for sharing sir

[@latchswaney9233]

Thanks for this. About to make one tomorrow. Went and got the supplies today. Forgot the frame.

[@imenotu2]

Nice design.. simple, cheap, and could easily run off of a small cheap power inverter aswell. A low voltage led with the aluminum heat dissipator removed would probably suffice to keep the temp right also.should a person loose or not have access to 110v.. idk, i may try that and find out... now that I'm done thinking out laud, nice good ideal and nice design bro.. 👍👍

[@MysticalMe131]

This is really Awesome.

[@harrishawker1]

I liked this and You can add a fan for free, Just get one out of a old computer tower. Use a 12 volt tower fan And connect it to a cell phone charger Cord and it will give your eggs uniform temperature.

[@Mallsoop]

So I made this without my mom knowing and made my grandfather take me to Walmart and I used money I earned by doing house work for my grandfather then I went home and made this then I go to my cousins house he raises chickens so I got an egg put it in my pocket while in the car I hold it when I get home I put it in the incubator and waited 3 weeks and the chicken hatched I had it for 1 week and then my mom found out while I was at school when I get home my mom said how long have you had this we gave it to my cousins my aunt laughed and then my mom felt bad and I got a kitten. The end

[@allyc.videlfan7706]

Can this incubator be used for turtle eggs? I have turtles and they had an egg once but it did not survive(most likely form in-proper incubation).

[@castatymelessspell]

So simple and easy n cheap

[@azimalif266]

At least buy a cheap fan regulator and use that for heat regulation.

[@Ena48145]

I'm so devastated today.. we had a male and female sparrow hanging around our condo patio for the last few weeks. It wasn't until 10 days or so ago that I noticed they had built a nest in a fake wreath that laid against our glass window, so we could see their entire journey. I fell in love with mama and her 5 eggs. It was the only pure joy I had felt in a long time. Sad when you're 31 and all you do is work 7 days a week and nature is the only thing that makes you happy. Anyway, I was crushed beyond words today to see that all but one egg was left, nest clearly disturbed, and haven't seen mom since about midnight when she was huddled, curled into her eggs. The eggs were definitely killed and I'm 99.9% sure she was too. Anyway, brought the last egg in because it's so cold here still at night and I know she's gone. It's currently keeping warm at a smooth 98 degrees with a little space heater (I've been checking every hour to make sure it's still okay) It has a bunch of veins in it, but I'm not entirely sure it's still alive and I know it needs humidity to continue to grow, so I will be picking up all of the supplies tomorrow. I know the chances of it living and hatching are .000000000%, but hey, it's worth a chance.

[@ruthsmith6920]

Thank you!

[@zackraquepaw799]

Will it work for leopard gecko eggs?

[@kopi7105]

can i straight put my lamp in to the box?

[@garylabiche]

Would a dimmer switch for the light work in controlling temp

[@isabella_lay]

Yeah

[@tthomestead2763]

I use a reptile thermostat with a thermometer attached.

[@lyssaaaa9646]

this is a good idea thank you i will make it

[@SideoutmediaGamer]

Does it work with lovebird eggs?

[@GoatHollow]

Great idea Dude, will be trying soon (Note; Stock up on bulbs right away, as incandescent bulbs will be illegal to manufacture in the US or import into the country as of Jan 1st)

[@OffGridInvestor]

they "banned them" here but then we can still get 25watt incandescent. and they sell halogen ones (coz they use 1/3 less power for the same light so are somehow considered power saving). a lot of people who don't like the compact fluoros are using the halogen ones here now.

[@CarolReidCA]

We can still get frosted bulbs from what I'm told & those are still on the shelves! Those spiral bulbs flicker, can cause problems for those with seizure disorders & are apparently more toxic if broken than incandescent bulbs! Apparently it's the clear bulbs only that were "outlawed"... dunno what brainiac thought that one up, but seems they weren't thinking at all!

[@GoatHollow]

Carol Reid The "Brainiac" was Al Gore. From what I understand, the bulbs can't be manufactured anymore. The manufacturers ramped up production, and have lots in warehouses. Rough service, or industrial rated bulbs are exempt so we'll still be able to get them. The Wife, and I went to Menards,and bought a big bunch of them for uses like this. We've got like 100 bulbs lol.

[@CarolReidCA]

That's not a bad idea... I don't go through a lotta bulbs, but haven't & won't but those fluorescent bulbs for the house & don't have a use elsewhere. I don't use a lotta lights anyhow & those for the house I usually get full-spectrum bulbs. I may buy a few extras just to be sure,or go to LEDs for the house.

[@crookedcornerfarm1796]

Awesome! We are so trying this!!!

[@ChargeCannons]

Very cool video have you hatch chickens from this single incubator that you made

[@Erickthedreamgiver]

What's tentable do you want

[@meganomelia9048]

This is so cool!

[@chakiperdomo1372]

what was your hatching rate?

[@reynaldobagatsing3127]

I dint use elmers glue but I used something that is called rugby I bought it when I was in philippines it works very well it was used for making shoes in the philippines I saw people using the rugby thing when I was on a tour at marikina shoes factory in the philippines

[@harajukujackie107]

So detailed and helpful

[@imnobody4522]

It's a good plan, you monitoring the humidity and temperature. But how do you regulate the temp, brooding bird eggs like to be around 101F how about a light dimmer? since you don't have a thermostat?

[@paris__thequeen7757]

Thx this was so helpful to hatch my lil baby

[@1MohrFarm]

Thanks. Going to build mine soon.

[@ROBDee-ho9lu]

Very well done!