I have been looking for an incubator. Most of the expense in the chicks I raised to sell this year was from buying the chicks, so if I could hatch the eggs from my own flock, I’d save a lot of money – though I’d have a lot more roosters to sell too. Today my friend Martha emailed me to say she saw a free incubator on CL.
Free Humidaire Incubator, drum type, good for parts, or you can use it as is. I am out of the chicken business and just want it gone.
I called him up, he said come and get it, it was even close to home. I had no idea what I was getting.
Inside is a fan, and above that the racks for the egg trays, which came with it, I just took them out to move it.
What a bizarre contraption! The power cord was cut, and it’s been sitting in the weather a while, but it looks pretty good. I can’t wait to play around with it and see if I can get it working again.
Steff Does Stuff! 
My private MacGyver says that is a timer with a bunch of yellow jackets… Have fun playing with it. If you need help, I can send hubby your way for plane fare and meals…
🙂
P.S. I'll need him back… hahahahahaha!
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I'd say you got much more than you bargained for. Showed your post to my husband, an electrical engineer, and he wondered what the cloud of steam/smoke was, coming out of the device in the second picture. I had to point out that it was a dog. A very curious dog!
Reva (newbie on PDXBackyardChickens)
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I guess they DO kind of look like clouds 🙂 Yes, they were terribly curious about it.
I think it's pretty neat, I'm just not sure what it will take to get it going again.
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Wow! Looks like it would give my Little Giant incubator a run for its money.
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