Installing A Fan In A Still Air Incubator!! For PENNIES!

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I have seen this done a couple of times...the only thing i did not like..was the fan blowing directly on the eggs..so I did some thinking and came up with a penny solution!
I am not an electrician! This is not a How To Video..this is a How I do it video.
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[@cheerio9119]

What a fabulous & creative mind you have!! This was exactly what I was looking for 😊 Thank you kindly

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

Your hair looks fine! :) Chickie update! Broody #2 hatched out 2 chickies last night!! Both are from green eggs. There was a small brown egg under her too, but I will be surprised if that one hatches. She is a first time mom and she's only about a year old herself! She is being a good momma. :) My friend got 2 BR chicks at the feed store today and put them under her. All 4 are doing well. :D

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

WONDERFUL!! Congrats!!

[@garyhempel6316]

this video makes electricians cringe...but it should work since it is low voltage.

[@edgarrivera6012]

😂🤣

[@living-wisdom]

Great work. Thanks for being you, and sharing your great skills and creativity.

[@DixieGirl9876]

Clever girl! You always come up with the best ideas! Thanks for sharing.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

My Pleasure! and the modification to the home made incubator have it working like a charm..I just hope I have not killed all the eggs in the learning process!

[@CatsSleepyHollow]

I did that, but now my secondary thermometer probe won't show accurate temperature anymore?! Where would you put the probe now? The humidity probe works fine, but the thermometer probe is thrown off due to the 'air'!

[@buzzsah]

good job for a woman. lol. lol. lol. All in fun.

[@USA4thewin]

But why didn't you keep it ad a still air incubator

[@TruongLe-eo8kh]

Does fan run all the time?

[@onelessrat4022]

ahhhhhh the sound of styrofoam bending makes my teeth itchy!!! for the canucks, Pauto has 'snail shaped' 12v fans for 4.99 if you look in the 'discount' section... very concentrated air flow. perfect for solar furnaces, solar dehydrators, incubators...

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

goo to know!

[@heatherinparis]

OMG.......you are just SO smart and creative! Impressive :D

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Not as smart as you think! But tomorrows video is lessons learned! lol

[@SSanf]

I'm not looking at your hair, 'kay?

[@AuntDuddie]

I would never think of that :0!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

I just tore down two old towers we are getting rid of and harvested FIVE fans!!

[@danettacates734]

You're one smart cookie & obviously enjoy sharing & helping others.I bet @ night when u lay your head down to sleep it is difficult 'cause your mind is still working over time coming up with all these brilliant ideas.Still hoping one of us can come up with the idea of using a very less expensive dehydrater sheets. Thank you Bev.

[@nothingbutthebest513]

We love your hair. You go engineering lady. Maybe punching holes in the plastic shield would help even more.

[@cherylverhelst8245]

You are so creative! Love this idea. I have an old computer that I will be taking apart to salvage parts from. Showed this to my hubby and he was impressed. Thanks for all your great ideas. God bless.

[@sheps4hershomestead]

This is an awesome idea. My husband converted one of my incubators using a computer fan also....never thought about adding a shield to disperse the fan breeze. You come up with some great ideas!

[@TWILIGHTR0SE]

thank you so much for this video!

[@glasser620]

just install the fan upside down..

[@PotiaGraphy]

that is good idea

[@mrghostpiesmom7896]

Thank you! I like the shield idea and haven't seen that in other tutorials and wondered if it was OK to put blowing air on eggs because it didn't seem to simulate a mother hen if air is blowing directly on them. I wanted to do a shield on mine but wasn't sure how to safely put one on until I saw your video, thank you!

[@maryford6904]

Thank you so much! My still air incubator now has air. I followed your video, and it is up and running!

[@carmenhitchcock9135]

you are so creative and smart

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@Ostara616]

That was genious! I'm going to go rip apart my old laptop right now. Thanks!

[@contreeman]

great job sis

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thanks Bro!

[@leep1410]

Brilliant thank you

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

My Pleasure!

[@roseinthepines]

Thank you so much for this! I'm on the fence with buying or making a 'bator - and the air movement seems important. I can get the incubator you show for about $40 and would still have to get a fan, but that's cheaper than the kit they sell for the unit to add a fan. The 'bator already has everything else needed except the egg turner. You are just so creative!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thanks Honey!!

[@tropicallivingoverseas5202]

Perfect ! I have the same Hova Bator, an extra computer fan and a box of adaptors. I'm on my first hatch and I will be doing the same thing on my second batch. thanks!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

+dany richard I recommend installing the fan so that the air blow TOWARDS the lid..then you don't NEED the shield! I am glad this video helped!

[@joelcrmt]

other great parts outta the computer include the very strong magnets in the hard drive and the power supply which can be modified for other things as well :)

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

I will look into that more!

[@SusanRogersMakingItWork4Me]

Smart idea, it should work well to circulate the air without blowing straight onto the eggs. Nice Job!!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thanks Hon!!!

[@shawhit3462]

Another great 'how to' video. You make us so smart. Thanks Bev. and by the way, you look great as always!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

lol Thanks Honey!

[@cheekysaver]

LOL you are going to have so many birds!!!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

lol..Only until butchering time!

[@cheekysaver]

Then you will have a full freezer and full canning jars! :)

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Cheeky Saver Gosh I hope so!

[@bebebutterfield1]

Sweet, now your babies have AC. You are amazing Bev.

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

lol

[@OhPervyOne]

Bev, I think I should share a little something regarding those fans. The small fan is meant for cooling a hard drive or smaller desk-top PC. The larger size fan (what you called "the regular fan") is the most common size case fan for a typical tower PC. So if someone has an old tower PC they want to get rid of, you could harvest the case fan off that PC and it'll be a regular-size fan for your incubator. One note of caution: If the computer was pretty old (like a home computer instead of a office machine) it's likely that fan has done a long spell of duty and probbly has worn bearings and an accumulation of dust. Dust is especially likely in a home PC. They get long usage, but very little cleaning. This means you might not get much use from them before they fail. When they do fail, I hope you get to your eggs before they cook. Your best bet is to head to your local (SMALL) electronics store, where you can get the small computer parts they don't sell at big box stores. I don't know if Canada has Radio Shack. If you do, they're perfect. You just go in and ask for a 4 inch PC case fan. They're as common as dirt and almost as cheap but being new won't have much dirt in em, nor any wear-and-tear on em. Or you can order them from the interwebz. Check pricewatch.org for deals. ---> www.pricewatch.com/price/fans/case I hope this helps at least a little. Matthew

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thanks Darlin! Duly noted!!

[@madtaxpayer5818]

i love your videos :)

[@TheEmptynester]

You are so creative! Love your ideal. :)

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@JodiBeans411]

Great job, so creative...as usual! 😊

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@764marion]

Pretty neat bev, good job!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thanks!

[@Chickenfoothomestead]

Wonderful!

[@OurHalfAcreHomestead]

Thank you!

[@bluraymex23]

So ghetto

[@derrickdonley7572]

So why are you watching it? Lol

[@bluraymex23]

@@derrickdonley7572 waiting for your mom to pop out

[@derrickdonley7572]

@@bluraymex23 My mom's dead.

[@derrickdonley7572]

@@bluraymex23 But extremely quick comeback, which made absolutely no sense, and still said it all! You called it ghetto, yet here you were, WATCHING IT!