incubator

blazinreps · 05-03-05, 11:20 AM

I want to get an incuabator. I have built ones in the past with the traditional aquarium heater and cooler. But now i want one for my button quail eggs. The problum im having is that my aquarium heaters only go to 89f. and quail eggs need 99f. so i was thinking of buying a hovabator but have no idea where to get one. any ideas of how to build an incubator for this temp or where to get one would be great. thanx

smeagel · 05-03-05, 12:27 PM

using heat tape and a good proportional themostat should work, but i'm no expert on quail eggs.

peterm15 · 05-03-05, 01:44 PM

ya use the same plans but a different heating method.. like heat tape... or us a combo of 2 heating methods... heat tape and aquarium heater

clint545 · 05-03-05, 01:46 PM

If you want to buy one, try some Farm supplys/co-ops. Port Credit pet Center and the Reptile Wrangler(Barrie) carry Hovabators most of the time.

crocdoc · 05-03-05, 04:54 PM

Keep in mind that bird eggs, unlike reptile eggs, need to be turned regularly.

blazinreps · 05-03-05, 11:41 PM

Well theres a place not to far from me that carry hovabators. But a friend of mine just redid there kitchen and there throwing out there old fridge so i thought maybe ill take it and turn it in to one. I found some thermostats at canadian tire but wasent sure really what i was lookin for. Does anyone have any instructions of how to do this.