Build a Forced Air Incubator For UNDER $25!! 

I should have watched this yesterday BEFORE I bought mine for $50. Brilliant!

Loved your video, Finally someone showing us how basic it is to wire a fan without talking electrical talk or referring us to an electrician..THANKYOU !

Best Home made incubator I've seen yet!! I made one on a lot smaller scale, didn't know about the air circulation, so my hatching rate was low. This is one cool incubator!!!!

Doing a good job but may I make a suggestion; First thinking ahead to cleaning and sterilizing because they will get nasty ,so maybe painting the inside of the box to give it a cleanable surface. and the for the ones I have made using light bulbs.I found it better to place two bulbs at lower watts than to go one bulb at the higher wattage.So if in the middle of the night if a bulb burns out the other bulb will still hold the temp. But it is very nice of you to take the time to be helping out the newbies.

You remind me of my mum, you are legendary. I have been watching homestead videos for years, but first time I have seen your channel. Strange

LOVE LOVE LOVE this video!!!!! Is there anything you can't do??!!!!! You simply amaze me!!!! I can't wait to make one of these!!! Thank you so very much!!!!!

Wow, that was terrific! You are so talented and I can't wait to see the egg turner and how you deal with getting humidity in the incubator. This is so exciting.

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen! Brilliant!

great work! May I suggest adding a simple power-free hygtometer to monitor humidity? They run about $5 on amazon :)

You clever, clever girl! I'm showing this to the hubby, and hunting one of those coolers straight away! (we have the rest) Thank you so much.

That is brilliant! I HAVE to do this!!! I try to make the most of what I have but sometimes ya just need a little push in the right direction. Your ingenuity is unsurpassed!

Oh my goodness, this is great! I would never have tried to wire something myself before this video. I actually think I can build this and I will! Thank you!

Finally i found this video which is practical for the starter.its simple not so expensive but serves the purpose.thank you

Excellent! You make it look soooo easy! Brilliant job well done!

I want to say I followed all your steps and built the incubator and it’s working so well just figuring out how to sustainable humidity but great instructions 💙🙌🏾

I love all your technical terms "thingie" hahaha. So cool!! Thanks for sharing!!

I can't wait to see what you come up with for an egg turner.

awesome job Mrs V...you're one smart cookie

Your are so darn inventive. I hope I can be as creative as you once we get moved out of the city. Take care!

Wow, very impressed with your skills!

Excellent video!!! All your videos are great. Very practical with recycled parts and such brains you have...Amazing...

Thanks again for this wonderful project, I have already started to get all the material together so I can built one,I already have 2 but one more is not going to hurt. So thanks you, and by the way how is your husband doing. Thank you. Texas

You are simply amazing!!! Can't wait to see the egg turner :D

What a clever women you are. Thank You for this. I am about to start raising chicks soon this will help immensely with cost and a very neat way to control and observe the eggs. Now how about that egg turner. Again thank you. Love all of your videos. .

Awesome! I was going to buy a water heater thermostat but now I will get a plug in dimmer switch, so much easier and cleaner! Thanks very much!

Good Job! Love your style!

I would suggest taking a sharpie and marking a line in the middle of the switch on your dimmer switch and then on the actual little box of the dimmer exactly where you get 99.5 or whatever its supposed to be that way you know, you could even mark it in different color for different wattage bulbs.

Excellent video. I'm having a problem with the temperature creeping up too much. I haven't put the fan on. Will that make it easier? What about the humidity? Also, what watt bulb are you using? Thanks

Great idea, very informative!

Thank you for posting this video. you saved me $3k from buying an incubator for my project.

You Go Girl! this is the kind of stuff I do.. still amazes hubby! we don't need no handy man haha..Im 64 and still building/electrical/painting, paving, etc etc etc! . electricians HATE these kinds of videos... "electrical shock.. dangerous..you need an electrician $$$$ blah blah blah. well if they weren't so bloody expensive, wed use them ha! *johns wife*

Really a great ideal. Nice job! Was a little worried with you and the knife... lol. Really a great looking incubator. I will be building one just like it. Thanks for the video.

Absolutely Fantastic!!

You are always using your coconut!!!!!!! What a smart lady!

That’s fabulous, I’ve been looking at how expensive it is to buy an incubator and I can’t believe how expensive they are. I already have just about everything I need to bouts one for myself. New to farm life, new to chickens and looking forward to trying to hatch some baby chicks :-)

Can't wait to see what you come up with for the egg turner!

Wow Bev , You can do everything.

thank you, thank you!!! my little one was just saying she wanted an incubator for hatching chick...Brilliant!!!

This was too cool. I've learned so much from watching your videos. I know the babies are nice and comfy in there before they're born haha.

Brilliant...This is just what I am needing. Thanks

BWAHHHAHAHA OHHHH i hear ya about the foam, i countersunk the boomerang when i sent it to bexar prepper for the 2014 unplugged challenge, an i did it outside,i had foam flying around everywhere in the yard for weeks. LOOOOVVVEEEE the mood lighting, need a little Barry white playing in the background a few rose petals, "darling I, cant get enough a your love baby" lol. very nicely done Mrs V :)

I'm impressed.

You're so fearless Bev. This is great to know and TY for sharing.

have you done the video about egg turner? I would like to watch it. By the way, Thanks for spending your time making this video. Helped me a lot.

Very practical design. Does it work well?

You are an awesome teacher Bev!

Yes, I built 2 of them too. Spent $21.00. BUT we could not keep a constant humidity nor temp due to the weather here in TX. I was totally bummed. I need to record mine and upload a vid. I really can not wait to see how yours works for you.

Very nice, thanks for sharing

Well done! Added to my "how to" favorites so when I get to making one I can review how you did this.

AWESOME How to Video! Thank you so much for sharing!! ❤🙌❤😉

I know this is an older video, but I was wondering if you had successful hatches with this incubator. I am looking to build my own and I was hoping to see or hear of your success or failures while using it.

good to know there are cheaper way's to do things :) thanks for sharing

Fantastic project Bev, thanks for sharing. ollllllllllo

Go girl! Great idea. I going to get a cooler. That a little giant egg turner fits in. God bless

I could never even conceive of anything like this. Here I wa=ss thinking of you as just the lady who made laundry soap....lol. You are wayyyyyy too cool!

Wow, that's inventive. At first I was thinking my husband could build this, but you've explained it so well, I think I could actually build this. Looking forward to seeing if you can rig an egg turner. Will you be covering how to do the humidity in it as well?

almost makes me think I could manage to do this lol! y'all never cease to amaze me...and good news FINALLY...9 out of the 10 new chicks I purchased are hanging in there so maybe maybe they will be ok. hope the light brahmas live up to all the hype cause they have certainly been trouble ;-)

You are so amazing Bev, Love to you from Kate in Ga.

heck yea- i was waiting for this one- now i know i can do it- awesome-

Secure the wires a few inches from where they attach to the light socket. Just tie them down or secure them to the fixture so you won't be pulling on the electrical connections if you pull on the cord. This is called "cord relief" and it's required in the National Electrical Code (NEC by the NFPA) book because if you are putting mechanical stress on the electrical connection it can lead to a poor connection = fire hazard. Of course there are lots of other codes (such and such enclosures, etc..) but I think the cord relief is the most important improvement you can make.

Do you need a heat lamp? Can you use a regular lamp that can brighten or dim?

Looking forward to you posting hatching day! Is there anything you do for the humidity or is that a different process?

U r sure a helpful person..tyvm. I do have a question, not pertaining to this at all. Can onion blades be cut up, and canned along with the bottoms of onions in jars? I will be waiting for your answer.

Necessity is the Mother of invention.....Nice job, Bev.

Very resourceful! Good job, Bev. ;)

Fantastic!!!

That was awesome Sis, J

Excellent-this is great!!

Where did you find the coolers? I know where I can obtain the other goodies. I love recycling stuff I already have!

Very very cool guys! Love it :-)

Look at you go McGiver! Nice job lady! :)

great video but have you built the turner? where is he video?

Old video but I am extremely impressed. Freaking awesome!

wow you are one talented lady

Bev you are a smart lady 👍

Also, for anyone that might have a question about computer/pc fans. They can come in different watts. You can have a 6 watt or a 12 watt fan. I do not recommend using anything higher than a 12 watt though. You can find these at thrift stores in old pc towers, but it might be a bit costly. I would ask friends, family, or good neighbors if they have any old computers that are broken so that you can scavenge the fans from them. You might even get lucky and find one that has more than one fan in it. A local pc repair shop might have extras they are willing to part with as well. I might even have a few that I would barter/trade/ sell if anyone is interested. Doesn't hurt to ask or help!

Beverly Wolfe. I live in Arkansas. We call the tops of onions blades..the green tops. The part, that is not in the ground. Can I safely chop them up and can them in jars, along with the bottoms of the onions, that is in the ground.

does it still work that's an awesome idea tfs

Im really needing a incubator and we have a pile of old snake shipping boxes so hoping to make one of these soon!

I Was Your 400TH Like. Great Job, You Made It Perfectly Simple,

I've said it before but it bears repeating...Martha Stewart fears you!!! 💕

Great Idea! Out of curiosity what would a new incubator cost to purchase?

Your so smart! I can't wait to see if it works.. it would save us a lot of money if it does! Blessings!

Could you please tell me what size the cooler box was and kind of lamp did you buy

where did you find that big styrofoam box at

Nice, but mine I didnt really cut some hole..just open the cover, since i live in tropic, hot humid climate it maintain the temp of 99-101*f plus instead of putting a air vent, i have a desk fan to cool it off :)

I think if you position fan on the lid. It would have better circulation

Where did you buy the stuff from thanks god bless

You are awesome 😊

Hi Mom, thanks for your video, two hands thumbs up, brilliant !!! would you please tell me, to where I can get /buy the plug in dimmer switch ?.....may be Home depot, Lowe, or some where I don't know. By waiting your answer, thanks again.

Thank God you use your BRILLIANT powers for good. I can't imagine the destruction you could wield if you used that incredible cleverness for evil! ; ) Serious respect for any woman who knows how to do anything electrical. I would have burnt the house down or at the very least, scorched my hair.

Here in 2024 and can proudly say i was able to build this for about 35$. Much better then paying 100$ for the ones online. I haven't built it yet. Just got all of the materials

Where did you get that dimmer switch? I have looked everywhere

Would this be good for quail?

How do we determine humidity? I dont have a high tech thingy to do it with. I built my incubator just like this one. I sat a whole cup of water in it. Now how do I determine if it's right?

Most dc computer fans are 12 volts and cell adaptors are 5 how did the fan work for you??? Id think it would run REALLY slow. Also computer fans usually have a direction arrow on the casing somewhere😀 Thanks for the idea!!!!

Did u use a dimmable lite bulb made for dimming

Thanks I like your idea.like your tattoos. Problem I think egg turner. Glenn

hi OurHalfAcreHomestead , i needs ask can you use a 12V 100W PTC Car Fan Air Heater Constant Temperature Heaters with a digital thermostat Controller 12v any iders on how i would go about do this ,plaese could do video on this ? would love to here back from you. kind regards

What about water for the humidity?